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    • A Simple Method for the Production of Pure Crystalline Silica from Lemon Grass 

      Mohamed Yusof, Nur Firdaus; Hakimah, Osman; Metselaar, Hank S. C.; Rozyanty, A. Rahman (North Carolina State University, 2016)
      Lemon grass is an inexpensive raw material that can be used to produce natural silica. A method using hydrochloric acid (HCl) leaching followed by thermal combustion at 600 °C was developed to produce purified silica from ...
    • Surface modification of coconut shell powder filled polylactic acid biocomposites 

      Salmah, Husseinsyah Ismail; Chun, Koayseong; Hakimah, Osman, Dr. (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013)
      The acrylic acid was used as chemical modifier to improve the properties of coconut shell powder (CSP) filled polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites. The effects of filler content and acrylic acid on tensile properties, thermal ...
    • Tensile properties of polypropylene/cocoa pod husk biocomposites: Effect of maleated polypropylene 

      Koay, Seong Chun; Salmah, Husseinsyah, Prof. Madya Ir. Dr.; Hakimah, Osman, Dr. (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Polypropylene/Cocoa Pod Husk (PP/CPH) biocomposites with different maleated polypropylene (MAPP) content were prepared via melt blending process using Brabender Plastrograph mixer. The tensile strength and tensile modulus ...