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    • Influence of dolomite on the mechanical properties of boiler ash geopolymer paste 

      Zarina, Yahya; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      The waste material from palm oil industry has been increasing since Malaysia was the world largest exported of palm oil mill. The waste such as palm fibers, nut shells, palm kernel and empty fruit bunches are the solid ...
    • Influence of kaolin in fly ash based geopolymer concrete: destructive and non-destructive testing 

      Zarina, Yahya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; N. Mohd Ramli; Burduhos-Nergis, D. D.; Rafiza, Abd Razak (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2018-06)
      Development of geopolymer concrete is mainly to reduce the production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) that adverse the natural effect. Fly ash is a by-product collected from electrical generating power plant which resulted ...
    • Malaysian Foxtail grass - A potential source of natural/agro fibre for polymer composite panel 

      Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Norazian, Mohamed Noor; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Foxtail grass, also known as 'rumput bulu' by the local people, is one of the fast growing grasses abundantly available all over Malaysia. A full grown Foxtail grass attains a height of about 0.5 - 1.5 meters. The fibres ...
    • Microstructure studies on the effect of the alkaline activators of fly ash-based geopolymer at elevated heat treatment temperature 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Omar A., Abdulkareem; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya; Alida, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Fly ash-based geopolymers are new binding materials produced to replace the ordinary Portland cement (OPC) used in concrete. In this research, the effect of alkaline activators on the compressive strength and the microstructure ...
    • Microstructure study on volcano ash geopolymer aggregate at different sintering temperature 

      Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Djwantoro, Hardjito, Dr.; Wan Hamidon Wan Badaruzzaman, Ir. Dr.; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Recent research shows that the by-product materials such as fly ash can be used as raw material in producing aggregates and lightweight aggregates. The usage of this material can improve the quality of the aggregates ...
    • Optimization of NaOH Molarity, LUSI Mud/Alkaline Activator, and Na2SiO3/NaOH Ratio to Produce Lightweight Aggregate-Based Geopolymer 

      Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Djwantoro, Hardjito; Zarina, Yahya (MDPI AG, 2015-05-21)
      This paper presents the mechanical function and characterization of an artificial lightweight geopolymer aggregate (ALGA) using LUSI (Sidoarjo mud) and alkaline activator as source materials. LUSI stands for LU-Lumpur and ...
    • Paraffin as a phase change material in concrete for enhancing thermal energy storage 

      Rafiza, Abd Razak; Khang Zhe, Adeline Choo; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Zarina, Yahya; Subaer, Junaidi; Khairunnisa, Muhamad; Nurul Aida, Mohd Mortar (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-02)
      Phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) is the material that can absorb energy during heating process as phase change takes place and release energy to environment during cooling process. Nowadays, ...
    • Performance of geopolymer concrete when exposed to marine environment 

      Fakhryna Hannanee, Ahmad Zaidi; Romisuhani, Ahmad; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Zarina, Yahya; Wan Mastura, Wan Ibrahim; Ahmad Syauqi, Sauffi (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-07)
      Over the decades, concrete is widely known as the most resourceful construction material as it is suitable for many building applications. However, despite its ability to last hundreds of years in many applications, it has ...
    • The relationship of NaOH molarity, Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio, fly ash/alkaline activator ratio, and curing temperature to the strength of fly ash-based geopolymer 

      Mohd Mustafa, Al Bakri Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohammed Amjad, Hussin; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2011)
      Geopolymer, produced by the reaction of fly ash with an alkaline activator (mixture of Na2SiO3 and NaOH solutions), is an alternative to the use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in the construction industry. However, there ...
    • A Review on the Manufacturing of Lightweight Aggregates Using Industrial By-Product 

      Nor Aiman, Mahmad; Zarina, Yahya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Rafiza, Abd Razak; Januarti Jaya, Ekaputri; M. A., Faris; Hazamaah, Nur Hamzah (EDP Sciences, 2016-10)
      The waste materials from industrial are one of the concern issues in sustainable development. Recycle and reduce the waste material is one of the strategies to produce the better sustainable system. One of the methods is ...
    • Review on the various ash from palm oil waste as geopolymer material 

      Zarina, Yahya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Advanced Study Center Co. Ltd., 2013)
      The solid waste from palm oil mill industry has been increasing annually where it has been reported that the palm oil waste was produced 4 million tons/years in Malaysia only. Hence, the solution to overcome the problems ...
    • 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 ...
    • Seawater exposure effect on fly ash based geopolymer concrete with inclusion of steel fiber 

      Zarina, Yahya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Yee Jing, Leow; Long-Yuan, Li; Rafiza, Abd Razak (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-02)
      Concrete is widely used in construction offshore such as concrete floating bridges and sea tank. This research is providing an alternative construction material to replace ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete known as ...
    • Strength, density and water absoprtion of Palm oil boiler ash (POBA) geopolymer brick/IBS brick 

      Zarina, Yahya; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Rafiza, Abd Razak (Trans Tech Publications Ltd., 2016-01)
      Geopolymer or alkali-activated binder is produced by synthesizing aluminosilicate source materials with an alkaline activator solution. This study has been conducted to produce palm oil boiler ash (POBA) geopolymer brick/IBS ...
    • 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 ...