• Effects of cellulose, bentonite and hybrid cellulose/bentonite fillers on morphology, ambient and low temperature tensile properties of thermoplastic starch composites for refrigerated food packaging application 

  Ahmed Moh. T. L., Ashafee

  Thermoplastic starch (TPS) is a biodegradable and renewable bio-based plastic which has great potential for the fabrication of edible and biodegradable film for refrigerated food packaging application. In this study, ...

• Comparative study of natural rubber and recycled natural rubber as toughening agent in epoxy foam 

  Mohamad Saed, Hussein

  Epoxy foam is one of the common materials used, which being applied especially as the insulator material in electronic purposes and aerospace applications. In order to maximize the potential of natural rubber and recycled ...

• Potential of LUSI Mud as geopolymer material for artificial lightweight aggregate 

  Rafiza, Abd Razak

  The abundant amount of LUSI (LU-Lumpur, SI-Sidoarjo) mud that began erupting near the Banjarpanji-1 exploration well in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia need to convert onto useful and valuable alternatives. Geopolymer becomes ...

• Characterization and properties of natural rubber/styrene butadiene rubber/recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NR/SBR/rNBR) blends 

  Nik Zakaria, Nik Yahya

  Utilization of recycled rubber in rubber blends preparation has provided the simplest and most cost-effective method in recycling discarded rubber products. The increasing demand for nitrile latex glove and it high consumption ...

• Effects of cross head speed on properties and energy absorption of sandwich AL/PU-PTFE foam composite 

  Rosaniza, Md Isa

  This study to investigates the relations between cross head speed and the energy absorption of sandwich Al/PU/PTFE foam composite. The PU foam was prepared using the palm oil based polyol and isocyanate (MDI) with ratio ...

• Development of a chemiresistor sensor based on polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers for detection of ammonia 

  Zulkhairi, Zakaria

  Nanostructured conducting polymers have received great attention due to their unique properties and promising applications in nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Among them, nanostructured polyaniline (PANI) has been extensively ...

• Properties of ethylene propylene diene monomer blended with recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber filled bamboo particulate (EPDM/rNBR) 

  Norhafizah, Zaharuddin

  Rubber blending has been selected as one of the techniques and opportunity to overcome the environmental issues regarding rubber waste product. The ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber blended with recycled ...

• Physical and mechanical studies of kaolin-based geopolymer masonry brick 

  Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir

  A brick is mainly applied as a building material in construction of walls. Conventional construction bricks are usually made from Portland cement, clay and sand, which are mixed and molded in various method and need to be ...

• Effects of filler content and various coupling agents on properties of polypropylene/cocoa pod husk biocomposites 

  Koay Seong, Chun

  Chemical modification plays an important role in enhancing interfacial adhesion in thermoplastic biocomposites. In this study, the cocoa pod husk (CPH) filled polypropylene (PP) biocomposites were prepared using Brabender ...

• Production and characterization of shape memory epoxy foam by an advances aqueous method 

  Muhammad Syazwan, Fauzi

  Shape memory foam is consider as an advantageous invention that has being gained researcher’s focus recently. The ability of shape memory foam is it will deform under certain mechanical forces and slowly recover back into ...

• Effect of different process parameters on the heat transfer of liquid coolant in electronic system 

  Wan Mohd Arif, Wan Ibrahim

  An effective heat transfer system is important for new technologies today to enhance the performance of heat transfer, especially, since the miniaturization of electronic system that resulted in dramatic increase in the ...

• Porous catalyst support from clay-precipitated calcium carbonate for carbon nanomaterials growth 

  Yasmin, Yuriz

  Currently, porous materials were widely used as catalyst supports, adsorption of gases or liquid, and gas sensors. In this research, the fabrication of catalyst support utilised clay with controlled amounts of precipitated ...

• Effect of kapok husk content and chemical treatment on properties of linear low density polyethylene eco-composites 

  Nurul Fatin Syazwani, Arshad

  The utilization of kapok husk (KH) as filler in linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) was studied. The effect of KH content and chemical treatments on tensile properties, morphology, thermal properties and water absorption ...

• Chemical modification of palm kernel shell filled polylactic acid biocomposite flims 

  Mohd Akmalhakim, Hasnan

  In this research the effect of untreated and treated palm kernel shell (PKS) on the mechanical properties, morphological analysis and thermal properties of polylactic acid (PLA)/PKS biocomposite films were studied. The ...

• Pengoptimuman parameter penuangan untuk Aloi Magnesium (Mg) sebagai anod korbanan bagi kegunaan bawah tanah 

  Hazrin Jahidi, Jaafar

  Perlindungan katod merupakan kaedah yang digunakan secara meluas bagi mengawal kadar kakisan terhadap bahan berunsur logam di dalam persekitaran bawah tanah yang berair. Pengunaan anod korbanan merupakan antara kaedah ...

• Sodium bicarbonate as a blowing agent on morphology and properties of conductive carbon black-filled epoxy porous prepared by emulsion system 

  Anusha Leemsuthep, Am Phan

  This study reported a single emulsion method to produce conductive epoxy porous (CEP), which worked as a conductive additive. The CEP was fabricated to overcome the high content of conductive filler using in composite and ...

• Structure and properties of cathode and electrolyte for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCS) 

  Nurhamidah, Zakaria

  Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFCs) is a device that used to convert from chemical energy to electrical energy. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the correlation of structure and properties of electrode and electrolyte ...

• Synthesis of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) nano-particles using turbo-mixing reactive precipitation 

  Mohd Darus, Daud

  Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is a crystalline compound appear abundantly in nature substance mostly in sedimentary rocks which comprise more than 4% of the earth’s crust throughout the world. Calcium carbonate is one of the ...

• The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors 

  Nur Zuraihan, Abd Wahab

  Chitosan was used as a sensing material for gas sensing applications. In order to nurture the chitosan properties as a sensing material, chitosan (CS) was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and filled with exfoliated ...

• Analyses of cement composites with the addition of quarry dust as partial sand replacement materials 

  Madzura, Mohamad

  The development of cement composites has been proposed for many decades to fulfil the requirements in the construction sector and became one of the major producers of waste and source depletion, especially river sand. ...

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