Current Research Interests

Indonesian natural zeolites: purification, modification, characterization and application as adsorbents, support catalysts and photo catalysts, and molecular sieves.
Synthetic zeolites: modification, characterization and application.
Heterogeneous catalysts: hydrocracking, cracking, hydrotreatment, demetallization, denitrogenation, desulsurization.
Metal complexes.
Clays: modification (pillarization), application as adsorbents, catalysts.
Synthesis and application of inorganic materials: meso and macro porous materials, nano technology: preparation and application.
Supramolecular Chemistry: synthesis and application.
Solar cells: preparation and application.
Synthesis and application of layered materials.

Indonesian vegetables and essential oils: virgin coconut oil (VCO), citronellal oil, clove oil (eugenol), palm oil, castor oil. Isolation, purification, and derived products.
Organic synthesis and application.
Biotechnology and biosynthesis.
Foodstuffs: fish oils, lipids.
Chromatography and bioanalysis.

Fate and dynamic: monitoring and analysis of hazardous chemicals.
Treatment of hazardous wastes: adsorption, bio-coagulation, ion exchange, photocatalytic.
Fuel chemistry: reuse of petrochemicals waste.
Natural compounds: isolation, purification, and application.
Chemical sensors: synthesis and application.
Metals extraction.

Equation of state, thermodynamics.
Computational Chemistry: molecular modeling, molecular dynamics (MC and MD), computer aided molecular design and QSAR.