Browsing School of Materials Engineering (Articles) by Author "vc@unimap.edu.my"

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    • Properties of chitosan-filled polypropylene (PP) composites: The effect of acetic acid 

      Salmah, Husseinsyah, Prof. Madya Ir. Dr.; Faisal Amri; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr. (Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, 2012-01)
      The main objective of this research was to investigate the effect of chitosan content and chemical modification with acetic acid on mechanical and thermal properties of PP/Chitosan. It was found that the tensile strength, ...

    • Properties of metakaolin geopolymeric binder 

      Liew, Yun Ming; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Heah, Cheng Yong (American Scientific Publishers, 2013-01)
      This paper investigates the physical and mechanical properties as well as the morphology study of the MK geopolymeric binder. Mixture of waterglass liquid and NaOH solution were used as the activator solution for the ...

    • Reviews on the different sources materials to the geopolymer performance 

      S. N. Fifinatasha; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Zarina, Yahya; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Liyana, Jamaludin (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      Geopolymer is manufactured from the aluminosilicate source material in example fly ash, silica fume, kaolin, ground granulate blast slag (GGBS), boiler ash and volcano ash reactivated via alkaline solution. But the different ...

    • Reviews on the Geopolymer materials for coating application 

      Zarina, Yahya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Scientific.Net, 2012-12)
      The application of geopolymer has been expand in many areas where before this it only used for the production of cement and concrete. One of the new applications of geopolymer is for coating. Metakaolin, fly ash and ...

    • Reviews on the properties of aggregates made with or without geopolymerisation method 

      Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Prof. Madya Dr.; Djwantoro, Hardjito, Dr.; Zarina, Yahya (Scientific.Net/Trans Tech Publications, 2012-12)
      Aggregates are popular for use in concrete and lightweight concrete applications. Recent research shows that the by-product materials such as fly ash can be used as raw material in producing aggregates and lightweight ...

    • Shear strain analysis in FSS microchannel 

      Zaliman, Sauli, Dr.; Retnasamy, Vithyacharan; Nor Shakirina, Nadzri; Tan, Hsio Mei; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr. (AENSI Publications, 2013-10)
      Microfluidics has motivated the development of various fields in biological engineering due to its advantages. The favorable benefits of using microfluidicsare being easy to fabricate, requirement of minimal fluid volumes, ...

    • Strength and microstructural properties of mechanically-activated kaolin geopolymers 

      Cheng, Yong Heah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Mohammed, Bnhussain; Luqman, Musa; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Liew, Yun Ming (Trans Tech Publications, 2012-12)
      Kaolin geopolymers exhibit low strength properties due to its plate-like nature which contribute to smaller surface area for geopolymerization reactions. Layered kaolin structure only allows very little, if any, substitution ...

    • Strength of concrete based cement using recycle ceramic waste as aggregate 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Norazian, Mohamed Noor; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Arif Anuar, Mohd Salleh; Adila, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      The main focus of this research is to study the strength of concrete with ceramic waste as coarse aggregate. The sources of ceramic waste are obtained from the industrial in Malaysia. Presently, in ceramics industries the ...

    • Strength of concrete with ceramic waste and quarry dust as aggregates 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Norazian, Mohamed Noor; Mazlan, Mohamed; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Liyana, Jamaludin (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      This research focuses on a study of the strength of concrete with ceramic waste as coarse aggregate and quarry dust as fine aggregate. The sources of ceramic waste and quarry dust are obtained from the industrial in Malaysia. ...

    • Study of concrete using modified polystyrene coarse aggregate 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Zarina, Yahya; Norazian, Mohamed Noor; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Polymer recycling has received a great deal of attention in recent years. At the present time, small percentages of polymer wastes in Malaysia are being recycled. The recycling process has typically consisted of reprocessing ...

    • Study on fly ash based geopolymer for coating applications 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Liyana, Jamaludin; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Geopolymer is cementitious binders that do not require the presence of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). Fly ash with geopolymer formulations prepared with mixing alumino-silicate with the alkaline activator solution has ...

    • Study on physical and chemical properties of fly ash from different area in Malaysia 

      Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Alida, Abdullah; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2013-12)
      Fly ash is residue from the combustion of coal which widely available in worldwide and lead to waste management proposal. Moreover, the use of fly ash is more environmental friendly and save cost compared to OPC. Fly ash ...

    • Study on radioactivity components, water quality and microstructure characteristic of volcano ash as geopolymer artificial aggregate 

      Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Sandu, Ion; Djwantoro, Hardjito, Dr.; Zarina, Yahya (SYSCOM 18, 2013-06)
      The assessments of radioactivity, water qualitytesting and microstructure characteristic of volcano ash have been examined. The measurement of the 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 238U were carried out using radioactive concentration ...

    • Study on refractory materials application using geopolymer processing 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Liyana, Jamaludin; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad (American Scientific Publishers, 2013-01)
      Geopolymer is cementitious binders that do not require the presence of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). Class F fly ash with geopolymer formulations prepared with an alkaline activator (mixture of Na2SiO3 and NaOH solutions) ...

    • A study on relationship between porosity and compressive strength for geopolymer paste 

      Farah Farhana, Zainal; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Azmi, Rahmat, Prof.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2013-12)
      This paper presents a study on the relationship between porosity and compressive strength for geopolymer paste. In this research, geopolymer paste was made from fly ash class F based geopolymer mixed with alkaline activator; ...

    • Study on the properties of oil palm trunk fiber (OPTF) in cement composite 

      Alida, Abdullah; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Arif Anuar, Mohd Salleh; Phang, Kam Sang; Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Properties of oil palm trunk fiber reinforced cement composite were investigated in this study. Oil palm trunk fiber was used to improve the properties of cement composite. It was found that increasing in oil palm trunk ...

    • A study on the synthesis of fly ash-based lightweight aggregate geopolymer concrete 

      Omar A., Abdulkareem; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr. (American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved., 2013-01)
      The experiments conducting for current investigation aimed to study the synthesis process for lightweight aggregate geopolymer concrete (LWAGC) and explore the significance and limitations of the activator content on the ...

    • Sulfuric acid attack on ordinary Portland cement and geopolymer material 

      Mohd Izzat, Ahmad; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Sandu, Andrei Victor; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Moga, Ligia Mihaela (Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), 2013-09)
      The resistance of ordinary Portland cement binder towards acid had been widely discussed by researchers. The deterioration effect of this binder may cost high repair expense and rehabilitation. Geopolymer material is a new ...

    • Wettability analysis on platinum deposited wafer after reactive ion ecthing using SF6+argon/CF4+argon gaseous 

      Retnasamy, Vithyacharan; Zaliman, Sauli, Dr.; Aaron, Koay Terr Yeow; Goh, Siew Chui; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr. (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      Wettability in microfluidic has direct influence to its fluid flow channels. This paper investigates the variable parameters that affect the wetability in terms of contact angle on a Platinum deposited wafer after reactive ...

    • Wettability and interfacial phenomena investigations on high-density polyethylene and petroleum coke 

      Sharifah Shahnaz, Syed Abu Bakar, Dr.; Khanna, Rita, Assoc. Prof.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Sahajwalla, Veena, Scientia Prof. (Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2012-08)
      An in-depth wettability and interfacial phenomena investigation was carried out to study interactions between high density polyethylene (HDPE) and petroleum coke. The aim is to investigate the effect of temperature and ...