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Analyses of cement composites with the addition of quarry dust as partial sand replacement materials
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. ... -
Application of chitosan biopolymer as a sensing material
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)The chitosan solution has been succesfully deposited on the silicon wafer using sol-gel method to fabricate the chitosan thin film sensors. The effect of different annealing temperature and annealing time to their electrical ... -
Characterisation and properties of aluminium/zinc oxide composites as catalytic gases from depolymerisation of low density polyethylene to liquid oil
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2012)The effects of addition zinc oxide (ZnO) or magnesium trisilicate (MTS) in aluminum (Al) matrix composites on physical and mechanical properties at different sintering temperature were studied. The Al/ZnO and Al/MTS ... -
Characteristics and properties of activated carbon from bamboo filled Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) vulcanizates
Carbonized bamboo and bamboo activated carbon (AC) were prepared via carbonization process and chemical activation process using potassium hydroxide (KOH) as activating agent. Carbonization process was conducted at different ... -
Characterization and in-vitro activity of powder metallurgy magnesium-zinc/bioglass composite for biomedical applications
In this study, bio-glass 45S5 powder was added into the mixture of Mg-Zn powders to produce biocomposite using powder metallurgy method for biomedical applications. The bio-glass composition was varied from 0, 5, 10, 15, ... -
Characterization and mechanical properties of coconut shell filled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene / ethylene propylene diene monomer composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Coconut shell filled ABS/EPDM composites were prepared using a Z-blade mixer at processing temperature 2000C and rotor speed 50rpm.Effect of chemical treatment,different composition of blend ratio , different filler loading ... -
Characterization and mechanical properties of geopolymer materials using kaolin and white clay for coating application
Geopolymer exhibit a wide variety of properties in various applications including coating. Geopolymer as inorganic coating has good bonding structure of amorphous inorganic polymer which has excellent bonding agent properties ... -
Characterization and properties of calcium carbonate filled polypropylene (PP) / ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Composites of thermoplastic elastomer blend of polypropylene (PP) and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) reinforced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) was investigated. All the composites were prepared by using Z-blade ... -
Characterization and properties of natural rubber/styrene butadiene rubber/recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NR/SBR/rNBR) blends
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 ... -
Characterization and properties of palm fiber filled unsaturated polyester composites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2011)The research on characterization and properties of palm fiber (PF) filled unsaturated polyester (UP) was investigated. The composites were prepared by using hand lay up technique before cured on oven about 10 minutes at ... -
Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell filled low density polyethylene biocomposites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2011)Biocomposites based on palm kernel shell (PKS) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated. The biocomposites were prepared by using Z-Blade mixer at processing temperature 180 oC and rotor speed 50 rpm. The effect ... -
Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell reinforced polyester composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Composites of unsaturated polyester (UP)/palm kernel shell (PKS) have been prepared by hand lay-up technique. The effect of filler loading of UP/PKS composites on mechanical properties and morphology were studied. Tensile ... -
Characterization and properties of Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (rNBR) filled Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR 25) compound
The uses of recycled rubber in rubber compounding become an alternative method to reduce the landfill of rubber waste and gives opportunity to produce new product. In this research, the study on the properties of recycled ... -
The characterization and properties of recycled natural latex gloves (rNL-G) filled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) compounds
The utilization of waste rubber from recycled natural latex gloves (rNL-G) by means of compounding together with synthetic rubber: acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) could represents a new product with an acceptable ... -
Characterization and properties of recycled polypropylene (rPP)/ recycled high density polythylene (rHDPE) blends and its composites
The thermoplastic blends of recycled polypropylene (rPP) and recycled high density polyethylene (rHDPE) was studied. The rPP/rHDPE blends were prepared by using twin screw extruder at temperature 190⁰C and rotor speed of ... -
Characterization and properties of recycled polypropylene (RPP)/chloroprene rubber (CR) blends
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2011)The thermoplastic elastomer of recycled polypropylene (RPP) and chloroprene rubber (CR) blends were studied. Virgin polypropylene (PP)/chloroprene rubber blends were used as comparison. The blends were prepared by using ... -
Characterization of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for an extraction Of curcumin from Curcuma longa (Turmeric)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Material Engineering, 2012)A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for selective extraction of curcumin has been synthesized via non-covalent approach by using curcumin as a template. Polymerization was prepared using 2 (two) functional monomers ... -
Chemical modification of palm kernel shell filled polylactic acid biocomposite flims
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 ... -
Citric acid leaching process for silica extracted from oil palm ash for zeolite synthesis
Agricultural wastes such as oil palm ash have a possibility to be utilized as a useful renewable source for production of energy and silica (SiO2). Extensive researches have been carried out to extract silica from agricultural ... -
Comparative study of natural rubber and recycled natural rubber as toughening agent in epoxy foam
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 ...