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THE PRESIDENT OF TOYOHASHIUNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

VISIT TO USM20 December 2016 - The President of

Toyohashi University of Technology(TUT), Prof. Takashi Onishi visited USMon the 18th December 2016. A specialdinner was arranged by InternationalCollaboration Office USM to welcome himand his team on the night of 19th

December. From our side, DatukProfessor Dr. Asma Ismail the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysiawas among the guest of honour alongwith Professor Dato' Dr. Ahmad ShukriMustapa Kamal (Deputy Vice Chancellor,Academic and International Affair, USM).Since School of Materials and MineralResources Engineering (SMMRE) hasbeen working closely with TUT for thepast 15 years, several active members ofour school and Prof. Dr. ZuhailawatiHussain (Dean, SMMRE) also attendedthe dinner to have a rather relaxing envi-ronment to generally discuss on the cur-rent scenario of research activities andfuture collaboration between the two uni-versities. On the 20th December, Prof.Takashi Onishi came to SMMRE accompa-nied by Prof. Dato' Dr. Muhamad Jantan(Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research andInnovation, USM) and Prof. Dr. Lee KeatTeong (Director of the InternationalCollaboration Office, USM) for a formalmeeting and up-to-date discussion onTUT-USM collaboration. USM and TUT

have a join collaboration on Heavy MetalMitigation Project via Nanotechnologylead by Assoc. Prof. Dr Zainovia Lockmanand supported by Research UniversityGrant, USM. Since the signing of theMOA on the project in August 2016,research teams from USM and TUT havebeen working closely on the subject inorder to achieve the set targets by theend of 2017. Among the project leaderswithin the project are Assoc. Prof. DrKhairunisak Abdul Razak and Assoc. Prof.Dr Yeoh Fei Yee. During his visit, Prof.Takashi Onishi was taken around the

SMMRE especially to the relevant labora-tories where the project is conducted. Hewas also been briefed on the close rela-tionship between the two universitiessince early 2000; portrayed by researchpublications, join supervision and variousmobility efforts.

MAJLIS ANUGERAH SANGGAR SANJUNG (MASS)

201523 October 2016 - The Sanggar

Sanjung event which began in 2001 is aspecial ceremony held to celebrate out-standing contributions of USM staff andAcademic Staff Training Scheme (ASTS)Fellows in research, publications, person-ality, quality, creativity and teaching cate-gories and who had received awards andaccolades from both national and/orinternational agencies for their efforts andachievements. Majlis Anugerah SanggarSanjung (MASS) 2015 was held on 23October 2016 at Panggung PelenggangCahaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Eleven academicians from School ofMaterials and Mineral ResourcesEngineering won award in JournalPublication category: Assoc. Prof. Dr.Ahmad Azmin Mohamad, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Azura A. Rashid, Prof. Ir. Dr. Cheong KuanYew, Prof. Dr. Hanafi Ismail, Prof. Dr.Hazizan Md Akil, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Khairunisak Abdul Razak,

ENJINIERBuletin Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral

Bulletin for the School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia

JIL. 18 BIL. 02 No. ISSN: 1511-5275 http://www.usm.my JAN 2017

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A dinner with the President of Toyohashi University of Technology, Prof. Takashi Onishi (Front,first from the left), Datuk Professor Dr. Asma Ismail (second from the left), and Professor Dato'

Dr. Ahmad Shukri Mustapa Kamal (third from the left).

Gambar kenangan penerima Anugerah Sanggar Sanjung (MASS) 2015 dari PPKBSM.

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Dr. Norazharuddin Shah Abdullah, Dr.Raa Khimi Shuib, Dr. Shah Rizal Kasim,Prof. Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad and Prof. Dr.Zuhailawati Hussain. In addition, Prof. Dr.Zainal Arifin Ahmad also won BookPublication category.

INOVASI SAINTIS PPKBSM MENGGONDOL PENGIKTIRAFAN BERPRESTIJ DI KOREA SELATAN

4 Disember 2016 - Profesor Dr. HanafiIsmail dari Pusat Pengajian KejuruteraanBahan dan Sumber Mineral (PPKBSM)telah sekali lagi mengharumkan namaUniversiti Sains Malaysia (USM) apabilaInovasi yang dibangunkan oleh beliauiaitu ‘Recycling of Rubber Wastes andBiodegradable Plastics’ telah memenangianugerah World Golden Scientist GrandAward anjuran Korean Inventions News(KINEWS) di Seoul, Korea Selatan. Selaindaripada itu, Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismailturut dinobatkan sebagai salah seorangpenerima anugerah utama iaituOutstanding Leaders of Global Inventorsdan telah dilantik sebagai ProfesorKunjungan oleh Korea InventionAcademy. Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismailmerupakan salah seorang di antara lebih50 orang penyelidik dan saintis seluruhdunia yang telah diberi pengiktirafan didalam acara tahunan anjuran KINEWS ini.Setinggi-tinggi tahniah diucapkan kepadaProfesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail dan kejayaanini sudah pasti akan menjadi pemangkinsemangat kepada penyelidik atau saintisyang lain untuk mengikuti jejak langkahbeliau.

PROFESOR DR. HANAFI ISMAIL TERSENARAI DI DALAM“MOST CITED RESEARCHERS”

1 September 2016 – Profesor Dr.Hanafi Ismail dari Pusat PengajianKejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral(PPKBSM) telah memahat satu lagikejayaan apabila tersenarai di antara‘most cited researchers’ di dalamShanghai Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities (ARWU) 2016 bagi bidangkejuruteraan kimia. Dua orang pensyarahdari Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Kimiaiaitu Profesor Dr. Bassim H. Hameed(bidang kejuruteraan kimia dan sainsalam sekitar) dan Profesor Dr. Lee KeatTeong (bidang sains dan kejuruteraantenaga) turut tersenarai. Profesor Dr.Hanafi Ismail merupakan pakar di dalambidang polimer terutama sekali meli-batkan teknologi getah, pemprosesankomposit getah dan plastik, kitar semulasisa getah, plastik serta polimerbiodegradasi. Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismailtelah menghasilkan lebih dari 500 kertaskerja penerbitan berimpak tinggi di dalamjurnal berindeks ISI. Kejayaan ini mem-buktikan kepakaran dan hasil penerbitanbeliau telah menjadi bahan rujukan kepa-da penyelidik-penyelidik lain terutamasekali di dalam bidang kejuruteraan dansains polimer. Syabas diucapkan di ataskejayaan ini.

THE NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POLYMERIC MATERIALS

2016 (NSPM)

10-12 October 2016 - The NationalSymposium on Polymeric Materials 2016(NSPM 2016) held at Science andEngineering Research Centre (SERC,USM) was a successful memorable eventfor all participants including researchers,representative from industry and educa-tors.

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Editorial Board

Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail (dua dari kanan) menerima anugerah World Golden Scientist GrandAward anjuran Korean Inventions News (KINEWS) di Seoul, Korea Selatan.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khairunisak

Abdul Razak

(Advisor)

Prof. Dr. Chow Wen Shyang(Chief Editor)

Dr. Shah Rizal Kasim

Dr. Raa Khimi Shuib

Associate Prof. Dr. Pung Swee Yong

Dr. Hareyani Zabidi

Ms. Habsah Haliman

Assistant Editor

Ms. Hasnah Awang

Ms. Nor Asmah Redzuan

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It was a two-day programme of pre-sentations, discussions and interactiveworkshop at the conference on leadingthe way in “Advanced Polymeric Materialsfor a Sustainable Future”. It was a collab-orative effort between School of Materials& Mineral Resources Engineering, Plasticand Rubber Institute (PRIM) and Clusterfor Polymer Composite (CPC). The eventbrought together 2 keynote speakers, 10invited speakers and about 60 set of pre-sentations from various countries toexchange and share scientific researchexperience related to polymeric materials.It is hoped that NSPM will continue toembark in the following coming years.

MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING EXTERNAL

EXAMINER VISIT

19 December 2016 - PPKBSM receiveda formal visit from the new elected exter-nal examiner for Mineral ResourcesEngineering, Prof. Tsutomu Sato fromHokkaido University, Japan. Prof. TsutomuSato currently is the head of departmentfor Laboratory of Environmental Geology,Faculty of Engineering, HokkaidoUniversity, Japan. The three days visit ispart of activities required for the accredi-tation of Mineral Resources Engineeringprogram. The first day was utilised bydetail discussion with the academic staffs.Discussions revolved around teachingmodule, syllabus and concerns related toteaching and learning of undergraduates.On the 2nd day, Prof. Tsutomu Sato visit-ed laboratories at SMMRE and then laterproceeded with a technical talk with thetitle "Geochemical reaction modelling -Powerful tool for management of miningand mineral processing". The talk wasattended by academic staff, postgraduateand undergraduate students as well assome staffs of Mineral Research Centre,

Ipoh. On the 3rd day of the visit, meetingwas held between Prof. Tsutomu Satoand academic staff and later with post-graduate and undergraduate students todiscuss on the potential collaboration andfuture direction of study between USMand Hokkaido University.

VISITING LECTURER FROMJAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (JAIST)

18 July 2016 - Assoc. Prof. Dr. YukiNagao from Japan Advanced Institute ofScience and Technology (JAIST) has visit-ed School of Materials and MineralResources Engineering in relation to theMemorandum of Understanding (MoU)that has been signed between USM andJAIST in 2012. JAIST was established inthe centre of Ishikawa Science Park (ISP),located at the south of Kanazawa City.JAIST consists of three schools, two ofwhich focus on conventional fields ofinformation science and materials scienceand the other on JAIST's original field of

knowledge science. Possibility of renew-ing the MoU has been discussed Duringthe visit, Assoc. Prof. Dr Yuki Nagao pre-sented to the postgraduate students onthe opportunity of short-term study inSchool of Materials Science, JAIST underJapan Student Services Organization(JASSO) scholarship. In his talk, Assoc.Prof. Dr. Yuki Nagao invited undergradu-ate and postgraduate students fromMaterials Engineering and PolymerEngineering to apply for this program. Inpast few years, few postgraduate stu-dents from SMMRE had joined JASSO pro-gram and attached to specific laboratoriesin JAIST.

KUNJUNGAN PROF. THOMAS L. LADWEIN DARI GERMAN

19 Ogos 2016 – Prof. Thomas L.Ladwein dari Department of SurfaceScience and Materials, Aalen University,German telah berkunjung ke PPKBSM danmenyampaikan satu taklimat berkenaanpeluang kerjasama yang ditawarkan diAalen University termasuklah aktiviti pen-gajaran, penyelidikan dan pertukaranpelajar serta staf. Program ini bermuladengan ucapan aluan dari dekan PPKBSM,Profesor Dr. Zuhailawati Hussain. Semasataklimat tersebut, Prof. Thomas berkongsikepakaran dan pengalaman beliau dalambidang kakisan selama lebih 20 tahun.Staf akademik dari program KejuruteraanBahan dan pelajar ijazah tinggi telahmenghadiri taklimat tersebut.

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A group photo taken after Dr. Yuki Nagao's talk.

A group photo taken together with Professor Tsutomu Sato (front, fourth from the right),external examiner for Mineral Resources Engineering.

KUNJUNGAN DELEGASIUNIVERSITI SULTAN AZLAN SHAH

(USAS), KUALA KANGSAR 27 Julai 2016 – PPKBSM telah mener-

ima satu kunjungan delegasi daripadaUniversiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS) KualaKangsar yang diketuai oleh Prof. Dato’ Dr.Wan Sabri Bin Wan Yusof, TimbalanRektor Akademik & Hal Ehwal Pelajarbersama-sama Dekan Fakulti Pengurusan& Teknologi Maklumat, Dekan AkademikKemasukan & Rekod serta Ketua JabatanPasca Siswazah. Turut serta di dalam sesiperbincangan ini adalah Timbalan NaibCanselor (TNC) Akademik &Antarabangsa USM, YBhg. Profesor Dato’Dr. Ahmad Shukri Mustapa Kamal danbarisan Exco Dekan PPKBSM dan stafakademik Program Kejuruteraan SumberMineral. Mesyuarat yang julung kalidiadakan ini bertujuan membincangkanpotensi kolaborasi, hala tuju pengajiandan penawaran Ijazah SarjanaPerlombongan di USAS pada masa hada-pan. Perbincangan ini diilhamkan olehUSAS dengan melihat ProgramKejuruteraan Sumber Mineral, USM seba-gai pusat rujukan berkaitan penawaranIjazah Sarjana Perlombongan. Ahli-ahlidelegasi juga turut dibawa meninjaukemudahan makmal di pusat pengajian.

VISITING LECTURER FROMJAPANASE PROFESSOR DISPATCH

PROGRAM (JPDP) 2016

21 December 2016 - MineralResources program is the only program inMalaysia that offers undergraduate andpostgraduate courses in the field ofMining Engineering and MineralProcessing Engineering that knowledge-able in geology, mineralogy, mineral pro-cessing and mining required by thenation. Program of Mineral ResourcesEngineering is an active member of AUN-SEED-net, a regional educational programin ASEAN region in strengthening educa-tion in the field of Engineering, includingin the field of Geological ResourcesEngineering (GeoE) field. This programwhich is supported by JICA and ASEANFoundation have introduced various edu-cation program such as Master and PhDcourses program, student exchange,industrial research collaboration,Japanese Professor Dispatch Program(JPDP) etc. that encourage studentssupervision and knowledge transfer/shar-ing.

In extending this corporation, a fewseparate MOU and MOA have been signedin foster and promoting more exclusivecorporation with Earth ResourcesEngineering Department, KyushuUniversity and Environmental Geology,Faculty of Engineering, HokkaidoUniversity that promoting internship pro-gram, i.e. students and staff exchangeprogram including research collaboration

funded by Japanese Institution e.g.JUSSO and AIST. The activities involve areAsean-Japan Building CapacityEngineering Program in Mining/MineralResources Engineering (AJ-BCEP), sum-mer school and Double-Degree programsinvolving Asean nation students andstaffs.

In 2016, as courtesy visit as part ofJPDP program, two distinguishedJapanese Professor visited SMMRE toshare knowledge and expertise in thisfield. On 25 July 2016, Professor KotaroYonezo from Earth ResourcesDepartment, Kyushu University visitedSMMRE and gave a technical talk on atopic of “REE Resources : ProcessingInnovation and Challenging’ involvingweathered granite and Nickel Lateritetype deposit.

On 19 December 2016, Prof. TsutomoSato, Dean, Department of EnvironmentalGeology, Faculty of Engineering, HokkaidoUniversity visited SMMRE as an externalexaminer of Mineral ResourcesEngineering Program. This is mainly tolook into the sustainability of the programin the perspective of curriculum andrequirement planning and development inthe future, especially on the teaching staffand academic facilities.

PROFESSOR KAWASHITA VISITTO SMMRE

19 December 2016 - Professor M.Kawashita from the Graduate School ofBiomedical Engineering, TohokuUniversity, Japan visited SMMRE on 19-20December 2016. The visit was supportedby AUNSEEdnet-JICA. ProfessorKawashita is currently co-advising MissChuthathip Mangkonsu (PhD candidatesupervised by Prof. Ahmad Fauzi, Dr.Khairul and Dr. Yanny Marliana). Duringthe visit, progress of Ms. Chuthathip was

discussed and plan for future work waselaborated. A few academics also took theopportunity to discuss with ProfessorKawashita and extending research collab-oration. Professor Kawashita also present-ed a seminar-talk to staffs and postgrad-uates in Seminar Room on ‘ProteinAdsorption on Hydroxyapatite and Al2O3and the Effects on Osteoblast-like CellResponse’ as well as ‘CeramicMicrospheres for Intra-arterial Therapy’.As token of appreciation, ProfessorMariatti Jaafar, the Deputy Dean was gra-cious to present a souvenir on behalf ofSMMRE to Professor Kawashita.

PROMOSI PPKBSM: PAMERANPENDIDIKAN DAN HARI KERJAYADI SEKOLAH MENENGAH TEKNIK

ALOR SETAR 27 Julai 2016 - Sekolah Menengah

Teknik Alor Setar, Kedah telah men-gadakan Pameran Pendidikan dan HariKerjaya bersempena Hari Ko-Kurikulum.Sempena itu, Pusat PengajianKejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral(PPKBSM) telah dijemput untuk menyertaipameran berkaitan peluang melanjutkanpengajian di Universiti Sains Malaysia danseterusnya kerjaya di dalam bidang keju-ruteraan. PPKBSM telah diwakili oleh tigaorang pensyarah iaitu Dr. Khairul AnuarShariff, Dr. Ku Marsilla Ku Ishak dan Dr.Suhaina Ismail. Di antara aktiviti yangdijalankan semasa sesi pameran iniadalah taklimat mengenai program pen-gajian yang ditawarkan di PPKBSM.Taklimat telah disampaikan oleh Dr.Khairul Anuar. Selain sesi taklimat, bahan-bahan pameran yang berkaitan denganprogram yang ditawarkan turut dipamerkan. Diharapkan dengan aktiviti-aktiviti tersebut dapat memberi pendeda-han awal kepada para pelajar berkenaanprogram pengajian yang ditawarkan olehPPKBSM.


Gambar kenangan program promosi PPKBSM sempena Pameran Pendidikan dan HariKerjaya di Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Setar, Kedah.

EDUCATIONAL-INTERACTIONPROGRAM MALAYSIA-THAILAND

16 July 2016 - 2nd Year PolymerEngineering students together with theProject Leader, Assoc. Prof. Dr. NadrasOthman accompanied by Prof. HazizanMd Akil and supported by one of the tech-nical staff, Mr. Mohd Faizal Mohd Kassimwere departed from School of Materials &Mineral Resources Engineering (SMMRE),Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) toDepartment of Rubber & PolymerTechnology, Faculty of Science &Technology (FST), Prince SongklaUniversity (PSU), Pattani Campus. 16 of2nd Year Polymer Engineering studentswere selected under the program ofEducational-Interaction Program betweenMalaysia-Thailand (USM-PSU) whichfinancially sponsored under the ShortTerm Grant Mobility with the theme of“Continuing Sustainability Relationship ofPolymer Engineering across theBoundaries”. The grant was funded byMinistry of Higher Education viaInternational Mobility & Career Centre(IMCC), USM. The project was carried outwith the objectives of firstly to serve aseducational interaction and social net-working between students in both indus-tries and universities in Thailand in thefield of polymer engineering studies.Secondly, to create positive impacts tothe polymer engineering studentsthrough international experience and theconcept of education without borders.The third objective was to encourage thepolymer engineering students to establishthemselves at international level.

As stated in the terms and conditionsof this grant, the project should be con-

ducted at least two weeks with minimum15 undergraduate students. This projectcan be carried out with at least 2 transfercredit units which involved at least 26contact hours in the class and 80 studentlearning time (SLT). To fulfill the require-ment of this grant, the students managedto register TWO subjects in PSU, PattaniCampus; (1) Adhesions and Adhesives (2)Analysis of Rubber and Rubber ChemicalsLaboratory. This project also can be stat-ed as a part of MOA activity between FST,PSU Pattani Campus and SMMRE, USM.This MOA was signed on 27th of July2011.

At 10pm on 7th of August, 2016, thestudents and lecturers were safely arrivedat the SMMRE. The journey was fun andenjoyable even though the students were

hectic with their classes and laboratoryschedule before. Most of them mentionedthat this project should be implementedevery year. As a conclusion, they gainedlot of benefits from this visit, learned asmuch as they could and also tried toimplement improvements throughouttheir campus so that USM can be theleader in higher education in Malaysia interms of academic excellent, leadershipquality and future achievements.

MOA ACTIVITIES BETWEENSMMRE AND FACULTY OF SCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGY (FST), PRINCE

SONGKLA UNIVERSITY (PSU)PATTANI CAMPUS

8 August 2016 - As a part of MOAactivities between SMMRE, USM and FST,PSU Pattani Campus, two PolymerEngineering technical staffs, namely; Mr.Mohamad Hassan and Mr. Shahril AmirSalleh were invited to attend a “Seminaron Development Research and InnovationWork in ASEAN Networking”. The seminarwas organized by FST, PSU PattaniCampus at B.P. Samila Beach Hotel,Songkla, Thailand on August 8-9, 2016.Mr. Mohamad presented a paper on“Management and innovation of thermalanalysis instruments in USM” and Mr.Shahril also presented a paper entitle“Handling of rubber laboratory equip-ments in USM”.


Group photo taken during Educational-Interaction Program Malaysia-Thailand at Prince of

Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Thailand.

Technical staffs of polymer engineering, Mr. Mohamad Hassan (front, seventh from right) and

Mr. Shahril Amir Salleh (front, sixth from the left) were invited to attend “Seminar

on Development Research and Innovation Work in ASEAN Networking” at Faculty of Science &

Technology (FST), Prince Songkla University (PSU), Pattani Campus, Thailand

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPWITH PRINCE OF SONGKHLA

UNIVERSITY

3 August 2016 - USM had continued theirstrong international relationship withPrince of Songkhla University by receivingthree PSU Students to do laboratoryattachment. The students are Ms.Premkamon Leenanon, Ms. SalakeeyahArwae and Ms. Famee Taleh. They arefinal year students from Polymer engi-neering program in PSU seeking practicalknowledge in rubber and plastics field.They have been introduced to researchexperience under supervision of Dr. RaaKhimi Shuib and Dr. Ku Marsilla Ku Ishak.

MAJLIS SAMBUTAN SISWALESTARI

1 September 2016 - Majlis SambutanSiswa Lestari telah diadakan pada 1September 2016 sempena meraikan pela-jar-pelajar baharu Tahun Satu bagi SidangAkademik 2016/2017. Seramai 89 orangpelajar Tahun 1 telah menjadi ahli keluar-ga baharu di PPKBSM. Majlis sambutanini dimulakan dengan acara bergambaryang melibatkan semua staf akademikPPKBSM bersama pelajar Tahun Satu dankemudian majlis diteruskan di DewanKuliah 9 bagi mendengar ucapan Dekandan sesi memperkenalkan staf-staf PPKB-SM. Majlis kemudian diteruskan di pusatpengajian dan pelajar-pelajar telah diba-hagikan mengikut program masing-mas-ing bagi mendengar taklimat PengerusiRancangan dan aktiviti bersama AlumniPPKBSM. Pendaftaran kursus bagi pelajar-pelajar Tahun 1 juga telah disempurnakanpada hari tersebut. Justeru adalah dihara-pkan semua pelajar dapat menyesuaikandiri dengan suasana baharu dan seterus-nya menjadi pelajar yang cemerlang dimasa depan.

MALAYSIAN RUBBER EXPERT PROMOTION COUNCIL (MREPC)

CAREER TALK 2016

6 September 2016 – 34 final year stu-dents attended career talk organized byMREPC in Kuala Lumpur ConventionCenter. The career talks held in conjuctionwith IRGCE 2016. Deputy CEO of MREPC,the speaker from Karex Bhd, Mr. GohMeng Kiat shared his recipe of successwith the students. The second speaker,Mr. Lim Kwee Shyan shared how to sur-vive in the industries. He shared a lot ofexperiences in the industries. A short talkwas delivered by Dr. Supramaniam aboutthe new technology in latex and rubberindustries. Last speaker, Ms. Thulasimani,MREPC’s very own scholar who is current-ly attached with Kossan Industries moti-vated the students in her own humble andsincere way. The students were alsobrought for tour around the exhibition

halls to introduce and expose them to thelatex industry.

MESYUARAT AGUNG TAHUNANMIMATES

26 September 2016 - Mesyuarat AgungTahunan (AGM) bagi Persatuan PelajarPusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan danSumber Mineral atau lebih dikenali seba-gai Mineral & Material Engineering Society(MIMATES) telah diadakan bagi melantikjawatan kuasa baharu persatuan untuksidang akademik 2016/2017. Aktiviti initelah diadakan di bilik BSK1. PenasihatMIMATES, Profesor Ir. Dr. Mariatti Bt.Jaafar yang juga merupakan TimbalanDekan Akademik, Pelajar dan Alumnitelah turut hadir di mesyuarat ini.Mohamad Ikhwan bin Muhamad Noor dariProgram Kejuruteraan Sumber Mineraltahun 3 telah diundi sebagai presidenbaharu MIMATES. Semoga jawatankuasaMIMATES yang baharu akan terus aktifbagi menghasilkan graduan yang seim-bang dan cemerlang dari segi sahsiah danakademik.

MAJLIS SANJUNGAN BUDI STAFPPKBSM

8 September 2016 - Majlis SanjunganBudi untuk staf bersara wajib danbertukar tempat bertugas telah diadakandi Dewan seminar, PPKBSM. Encik TuanBesar Tuan Sarif telah bersara wajib padaumur 60 tahun sementara Encik MiorZulbahri M. Chek bertukar tempat bertu-gas ke Jabatan Pendaftar, KampusKejuruteraan. Majlis dimeriahkan dengantayangan multimedia bagi mengimbaukenangan semasa mereka bertugas diPPKBSM. Jasa dan pengorbanan merekaselama berkhidmat di PPKBSM amatdihargai dan akan sentiasa dikenang.


Majlis sanjungan budi staf PPKBSM

Prince of Songkhla University undergraduate students doing laboratory attachment, at rubberlab, with Mr. Shahril Amir Salleh (third from the right).

PEMBENTANGAN POSTER LATIHANINDUSTRI 2016

28 September 2016 - Pembentanganposter Latihan Industri telah diadakan diPPKBSM. Seramai 124 orang pelajar yangterdiri dari program Kejuruteraan Bahan,Kejuruteraan Sumber Mineral danKejuruteraan Polimer yang telah selesaimenjalani latihan di industri selama 10minggu telah terlibat dalam pembentan-gan ini. Penilaian poster telah diadili olehpensyarah-pensyarah dari setiap pro-gram. Pembentangan ini memberi ruangkepada pelajar untuk menunjukkankemahiran berkomunikasi mereka disamping berkongsi pengalaman kerjamereka semasa di industri. Lanjutan dariitu, seramai 10 pembentang poster ter-baik dari setiap program telah dipilihuntuk menerima hadiah berserta sijildalam satu majlis yang diadakan diDewan Seminar PPKBSM.

GOTONG-ROYONG BERSEMPENAPENDAFTARAN PELAJAR BARU

SIDANG 2016-2017

29 Ogos 2016 - Satu Program Gotong-royong telah diadakan bersempena den-gan pendaftaran pelajar baru anjuranPusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan &Sumber Mineral (PPKBSM) dengan ker-jasama dengan Kelab Sukan & RekreasiPPKBSM. Gotong-royong ini diadakanbagi menyediakan pusat pengajian dalamkeadaan yang baik bagi menyambutkehadiran ahli baru yang diraikan kePPKBSM. Tugas-tugas gotong-royongtelah dibahagikan antara staf pusat pen-gajian dan turut dibantu oleh pelajar-pelajar pasca-siswazah.

MAJLIS RUMAH TERBUKA PERSATUAN PELAJAR IJAZAH

TINGGI (PGSC) PPKBSM

2 Ogos 2016 – Persatuan Pelajar IjazahTinggi (PGSC) PPKBSM telah mengan-jurkan majlis rumah terbuka sempenasambutan Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Majlis telahdiadakan di Dewan Banquet, KampusKejuruteraan. Program telah bermulapada jam 12.00 tengahari dan berakhirpada jam 3.00 petang dengan menyak-sikan kehadiran hampir 100 orang jem-putan. Tujuan penganjuran majlis rumahterbuka ini bukan sahaja dengan niatuntuk berkongsi kegembiraan sambutanHari Raya Aidifitri malahan turut diharap-kan dapat mengukuhkan lagi tali silatur-rahim di kalangan pelajar ijazah tinggiPPKBSM. Selain daripada jamuan, merekayang bertuah berpeluang membawapulang hadiah melalui aktiviti cabutanbertuah.

MESYUARAT AGUNG TAHUNANPERSATUAN PELAJAR IJAZAH

TINGGI (AGM)

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Protein Bioplastics

K.I. Ku Marsilla

School of Materials & Mineral Resources Engineering, Engineering Campus,

Universiti Sains Malaysia,14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang

Current development

Petroleum-based plastics are widely usedin modern life, but the huge volume pro-duced and discarded has a negativeimpact on the environment. As a result,there is on-going search for cost-effec-tive, renewable alternatives to petroleum-based products. Ideally these alternativeswill also be recyclable or biodegradable.One possible feedstock is proteins. Thedevelopment of protein bioplastics fromprotein sources such as soy meal, canolameal, corn meal and bloodmeal areexpanding in the past few years. Forexample, research team at BioproductsDiscovery and Development Centre(University of Guelph, Canada) has beenexploring the possibility of soy meal,canola meal and jatropha meal for pro-ducing composites and thermoplasticsblends. Researchers at Iowa StateUniversity, Biopolymers andBiocomposites Research team along withother institute have been working oncropping system, made in part or wholeof protein plastics. Various prototypewere developed such as pots, proteinbased adhesive composites panels, ani-mal toys and lubricant sticks as well astemporary lawn and garden markers.Interestingly, thermoplastic based onbloodmeal which is a by-product of themeat industry was developed byUniversity of Waikato Polymers andComposites Group research team.Bloodmeal is similar to other many plant-based sources that have been used withmore than 80% protein content which isbest suited for agricultural and horticul-tural applications such as seedling trays,biodegradable plant pots, vine clips, con-tainers and pegs.

The concepts

Utilization of protein for bioplastics appli-cation start with the protein structureitself. Natural proteins are linear,unbranched and have a precise lengthwith a molecular diversity consisting up to20 amino acids joined by peptide bonds.These different 20 amino acids interactdifferently with their environment and thephysical properties of the protein aredetermined by the sequence of aminoacid groups forming a polypeptide chain.Table 1 shows 20 different amino acids in the primary structure of a protein. Amongall, cysteine and lysine are the most reac-tive amino acids. The behaviour of molec-

ular transitions in protein does differbetween different protein sources.Understanding about these chemicalreactivity of the amino acid side chains isimportant as it could leads to manipula-tion of protein structure to produce spe-cific functional materials. For example,cysteine residues play a valuable role bycrosslinking proteins, which increase therigidity of proteins. Other than amino acidreactivity, there are four targets function-al groups for protein crosslinking orchemical interaction as shown in Table 2.Interactions between amino acids deter-mine the protein folded conformations.Protein structure is broadly categorizedinto four structural forms; called primary,secondary, tertiary and quaternary struc-tures (Figure 1). The primary structurerefers to the sequence of amino acidresidues in the polypeptide chain.Secondary structures are ordered struc-tures constructed by internal hydrogenbonding between amino acid residues. Itwill become stabilized in a position whereamine groups become close enough toform hydrogen bonds with carboxylgroups on another chain, or further alongthe same chain. The two main secondary

structures are α-helices and β-sheets,and are the most stable structures whilethe tertiary structure is the three dimen-sional conformation of a single proteinmolecule. The structure is stable whenchains are locked in place by disulfidebonds formed among two cysteine aminoacids. The structure that have less disul-fide bonds are usually rigid but still bend-able, tough and can oppose rupture suchas hair and wool while structures thathave more disulfide bonds are stronger,stiffer and harder. The quaternary struc-ture is the arrangement of more than twopeptide chains, forming an entire unit ofultimate shape. The quaternary structureis stabilized by noncovalent interactionsand disulfide bonds as the tertiary struc-ture. There are two foremost categoriesof proteins, based on their quaternarystructure, i.e., fibrous (keratin, wool) andglobular protein (insulin, hemoglobin). Anincrease in temperature, pressure, pH orthe addition of ,certain chemicals can dis-rupt the folded state

NON POLAR, HYDROPHOBIC POLAR, UNCHANGED

Alanine Glycine

Valine Serine

Leucine Threonine

Isoleucine Cysteine

Phenylalanine Tyrosine

Tryptophan Asparagine

Methionine Glutamine

Proline Lysine

POLAR ACIDIC POLAR BASIC

Aspatic acid Arginine

Glutamine acid Histidine

Table 1: 20 amino acids in protein

Table 2: Four chemical targets account for the majority crosslinking and chemical interaction

Target side Explanation

Primary amines (-NH2) this group exists at the N-terminus of

each polypeptide chain and in the side

chain of lysine (Lys) residues

Carboxyl (-COOH) this group exists in the C-terminus of

each polypeptide chain and in the side

chains of aspartic acid (Asp) and glu-

tamic (Glu)

Sulfhydryl (-SH) this group exists in the side chain of

cysteine (Cys). Often, as part of a pro-

tein’s secondary or tertiary structure,

cysteine is joined together between

their side chains via disulfide bonds

Carbonyls (RCHO) these aldehyde groups can be created

by oxidizing carbohydrate groups on

glycoprotein

of proteins, resulting in unfolding of high-er order structural forms of proteins(denaturing). Proteins are only marginallystable at best and the folded conforma-tions are balanced by many interactionsbetween amino acids.

Sources of Protein

Protein from plantsPlant protein is one of the major biopoly-mers from agricultural feedstocks. HenryFord pioneered the use of soy protein inplastics and fibers in 1930s. He patentedan invention of panels in automobile bod-ies made from soy meal with the additionof phenol or urea to increase strength andresistance to moisture. Later, it has beenused as food ingredient, film formation,composites and food packaging. TheUnited States is one of the major produc-ers of soybeans in the world. It is avail-able commercially in three differentgrades from soybean processing plants:soy protein isolate (90% protein), soyprotein concentrate (65- 72% proteincontent) and soy flour (54% protein). Soyprotein (SP) is hydrophilic due to pres-ence of a high proportion of glutamic andaspartic acid compared to other proteins. Whey is the by-product of cheese andcasein manufacture that contains approx-imately 7% dry matter. In general the drymatter includes 13% protein, 75% lac-tose, 8% minerals, approximately 3%organic acids, and less than 1% fat. WheyProtein Concentrate (WPC, protein con-centration 65–80% in dry matter) orwhey protein isolate (WPI, protein con-centrations over 90% in dry matter) canbe obtained through a membrane filtra-tion process followed by spray drying. Pure protein isolate from gluten isobtained by washing off the soluble com-ponent (mostly starch). It has good elas-tic properties because of disulfidelinkedglutenin chains, making it a good candi-date for film formation. Zein is extracted

from maize gluten meal (corn) withhydrophobic properties, characterized byhigh percentage of proline. The most pop-ular application of zein is in the textilefiber market.Sunflower meal is a by-product obtainedafter oil extraction from sunflower seeds.The high amount of histidine and argininein sunflower meal increases its nutritivevalue that potentially can be used as addi-tives in the food industry. Peanut proteinis extracted from defatted flour whichprovides the food industry with a new

high protein food ingredient for productformulation. Peanut proteins with high oiland water binding ability are widely use inmeats, sausages and breads, while pro-teins with high emulsifying and foamingcapacity are good for salad dressing,bologna, soups, confectionery, frozendesserts and cakes.

Protein from animalsProtein from animal by-products such asbovine bloodmeal, fish, gelatin and colla-gen can be processed to form thermo-plastics, fibers, films and coatings withinteresting properties. Gelatin for exam-ple, has been produced on a large scaleand used widely in the pharmaceuticaland food industries. Gelatin film frommammals have the highest mechanicalproperties compared to fish gelatin film.Meat bone meal which contain 50% pro-tein, 9.5% fat, 10.1% calcium, and 4.8%

phosphorus are being considered in adhe-sive for poly-wood industry and sandreplacement in cement based materials.In other research, milk protein is effectivein delaying browning reactions on the sur-face of sliced fruits. Dragline silk is one ofthe strongest fibers produced by spiders.The fiber is stronger and is one-tenth theweight of the high tensile steel and con-sists of mainly hydrophobic amine groupssuch as glycine and alanine. However, themass production of the silk is too expen-sive and time consuming and limits itswidespread applications.

Processing

Transformation of protein into thermo-plastics involve a few steps: (1) proteindenaturing; (2) plasticization throughheat and additives, 3) shearing (through aconventional plastic extruder), (4) pelleti-zation. The pellets are similar to resin thathas been used in plastic industry whichcan be injection moulded and blown intofilms. Transformation of protein into pro-tein thermoplastics involves the additionof plasticizer, a denaturant, a reducingagent and a surfactant. It is postulatedthat these additives break covalentcrosslinking and reduce hydrophobic andhydrogen bonding between chains andallow the formation of new interactionsafter processing.

Challenges

Typically, protein bioplastics is hydrophilicin nature which make protein an idealstarting material as biodegradable basedpolymers. However, the mechanical prop-erties of NTP are not exceptional. One ofthe most apparent limitations of NTP isbrittleness. Although water is an efficientplasticizer to increase toughness, duringproduction and storage, water desorbsfrom the moulded plastic over time andmakes the materials brittle. Application ofsome external stress or compound suchas additives and heat can exhibit a widerange of characteristics, from loss of solu-bility to protein aggregation. Therefore,protein structure needs to be mobile forthe chains to unravel, disassociate andalign at the perfect time (processing con-dition). Processing condition such asextrusion greatly affects the chain config-uration and properties of protein.


Figure 1: Four level of protein structure

Figure 2: Thermoplastic conversion of bloodmeal thermoplastics

The evaporation of water and additivesthat occur at certain temperature couldpossibly lead to aggregation of the pro-tein. The effect of excessive aggregationis that it can caused physical crosslinking,increase the viscosity and further limit theprocessing. Therefore, the majority ofreactions in proteins need to occur justbefore, or just after exiting the die.Blending is an interesting option thatoffers the possibility to develop newmaterials with more desirable properties.Among the reasons for the popularity ofpolymer blends is the versatility in tailor-ing the end products’ properties; whetherto produce synergistic combinations oftwo components, such as high modulusand toughness, improving water-resist-ance, biodegradability and recycling or tolower costs. For instance, in the packag-ing industry, excellent mechanical proper-ties are required as well as, for examplewater-resistance. The hydrophilic natureof protein could potentially be manipulat-ed by blending it with hydrophobic poly-mers, offering an excellent combination ofmechanical properties from two differentpolymers whilst maintaining some of itsbiodegradation. Although the rate ofdecomposition of the materials might becompromised, optimal formulation interms of composition could minimizethese concerns. Having said that,although polymer blending offers anattractive route to modify selected poly-mer properties, it is not always successfulwithout the addition of compatibilizers.Selection of component materials, theprocessing method and interactionbetween the materials are still somewhatunresolved issues. Significant research onthese issues is essential to overcominglimitations and will lead to improvementin material performance as well as foster-ing development of new applications.

Applications

Today, around the world, there is cleardirection towards biodegradability andcompostability since waste generated bysynthetic plastic in one of the greatestproblems of the 21st century. Many ofbioplastics that synthetically derived fromnatural sources such as PLA, PHA, PBSand PCL degrade under control environ-ments. Despite that, their degradationrate is considered slow compared withstandard compostable materials such ascellulose. Incorporation of protein inthese materials can improve the degrada-tion rate of these bioplastics. It was alsopostulated that if protein could be blend-ed with synthetic plastic, it may improvethe water resistance properties, althoughit might not fully biodegradable but somebelieve that by blending, the inert compo-nents will slowly decompose and disap-pear as long as the particle size of thethermoplastic resin is fine enough. Apartfrom that, research shown that protein

polymer (soy) have a potential to providefertilizer effect for plant to grow inside acontainer that made from this material.Once the plant is in the soil together withthe pot, the pot degrades within specifictime and inherently releases nitrogen intothe soil. This self-fertilizing effect is con-sidered to be ‘green’. Apart from that,Novatein Thermoplastic (NTP) is currentlybeing commercialized by AduroBiopolymers had developed a few prod-ucts from bloodmeal as starting materialsas shown in Figure 3. It was proved thatNovatein is not harmful or toxic in theenvironment, which means it can be safe-ly disposed of in landfills or domestichome compost facilities. More recently,Penn State University Research havedeveloped a thermoplastics from squidprotein that is remarkably versatile andcan be used in 3D printing. The discoveryof this remarkable thermoplastic materialdoes not need to collect and sacrificesquid but can be manufactured syntheti-cally using recombinant gene technologyto create functional materials with tailoredphysical properties.

Conclusion

It was remarkable what researcher hasbeen done with protein. It was obviousthat this biodegradable materials havecapture and hold the attention of bioplas-tics producers. Nevertheless, the processof converting protein into a thermoplasticmaterial is rather “easier said than done”,but with new technology, researchershave had to overcome various obstaclesin material development. Previousresearch has shown that protein is suit-able polymer for use as plastic materials.The next challenge for researcher is to doappropriate scale up experiments, toenable the manufacture of bioplastics onan industrial level.

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Figure 3: Products of Novatein Thermoplastic


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Visitors to the SMMRE (July to December 2016)

No. Date Name Organization Purpose

1. 18.07.2016 Yuki Nagao JAIST, Ishikawa Japan Introduction of JAIST

2. 03.08.2016 Prof. Neng Sri SDr. Resi Suai HDr. Sayehih W

Univ. Sebelas Maret, Indonesia Research Collaboration

3. 13.08.2016 Prof. Thomas L. Ladwein Aalen Univ., Germany Research Collaboration

4. 08.09.2016 Sow Sew SengTan Chin ChuDatin Lynette Chan

Ceramic Research Co. Sdn. Bhd. Klang, Selangor Research Collaboration

5. 22.09.2016 Nur Azam BadrulzamanMuhamad Zaini YunosAhmad Mubarak Tajul Arifin

UTHM, Johor Research Collaboration

6. 21.12.2016 Tsutomu Sato Hokkaido University, Japan External Examiner Visit, MineralResources Engineering

No. Student Nama / Date Degree Title of Thesis Name of Supervisor

1 Zaw Lin Htun

27 July 2016

M.Sc Y2O3 and CaO Zirconia as Reinforcement for Hydroxyapatite

BiocompositeProfesor Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Noor (PU)Dr. Nurazreena Ahmad (PB)

2 Zhwan Dilshad Ibrahim Sktani

23 August 2016

Ph.D Fracture Toughness Enhancement of Zirconia Toughened Alumina

(ZTA) Through Additions of Combination of CaCO3 and CaOProfesor Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad (PU)Profesor Dr. Mani Maran a/l Ratnam (PB)

3 Teo Pao Ter

5 September 2016

Ph.D Utilization of Electric Arc Furnace Steel Slag as Partial

Replacement of Raw Materials in Ceramic TileProf. Madya Dr. Nurulakmal Mohd Sharif (PU)

4 Nurul Nadia Mohd Salim

7 September 2016

M.Sc Effects of Strontium and Samarium Dopants on the Dielectric

Properties of Nickel OxideProfesor Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad (PU)

5 Nurul Hidayah Ismail

9 September 2016

Ph.D Properties of Linear Low Density Polyethylene/Silicone Rubber

Nanocomposites For High Voltage Insulation ApplicationProfesor Ir. Dr. Mariatti Jaafar @ Mustapha (PU)

6 Muhammad Syukron

19 September 2016

Ph.D Effect of Heat Treatment and Equal Channel Angular Pressing on

the Microstructures, Hardness and Wear Resistance of A356

Aluminium Alloy with TiB2

Profesor Dr. Zuhailawati Hussain (PU)Dr. Anasyida Abu Seman @ Hj. Ahmad (PB)

7 Andre Ningkan Gaduan

23 September 2016

M.Sc Preparation, Characterization and Micromechanical Modelling of

Resin Transfer Molded Nonwoven Kenaf Fibre/Epoxy CompositesProfesor Dr. Zainal Arifin Mohd Ishak (PU)

8 Maliha Siddiqui

6 October 2016

M.Sc Effect of Li2CO3 Addition On The Piezoelectric and Dielectric

Properties of Pb0.93La0.02Sr0.05(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 CeramicsProfesor Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad (PU)

9 Siti Shuhadah Md Saleh

11 October 2016

Ph.D Synthesis and Properties of Phenolic Based Hybrid Carbon

Nanotube/Inorganic Filled CompositesProfesor Dr. Hazizan Md Akil (PU)Dr. Ramdziah Md. Nasir (PB)

10 Wong Wai Yee

13 October 2016

M.Sc Fabrication of 3D Porous Beta Tricalcium Phosphate Bone Scaffold

Coated by Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) and Poly(Lactic Acid)Profesor Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Noor (PU)Dr. Nurazreena Ahmad (PB)

11 Hamdan Yahya

18 October 2016

M.Sc Formulation and Characterization of Porcelain Balls from Malaysian

ClaysProfesor Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad (PU)Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Roslee Othman (PB)

12 Nor Aina Mohd Nor

19 October 2016

M.Sc Synthesis of Natural Rubber Palygorskite Composite via Combine

Latex Compounding and Melt Mixing MethodProf. Madya Dr. Nadras Othman (PU)Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail (PB)

13 Nurul Khalidah Yusop

7 November 2016

M.Sc Surface Morphology and Electrical Properties of Cu-Ni Alloy Thin

Film Deposited on Printed Circuit Board by Evaporation MethodProf. Madya Ahmad Badri Ismail (PB)Prof. Madya Dr. Nurulakmal Mohd Sharif (PU)

14 Nur Farahiyah Mohammad

9 November 2016

Ph.D Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Carbonate

Hydroxyapatite for Drug Delivery ApplicationProf. Madya Dr. Yeoh Fei Yee (PU)Profesor Dr. Radzali Othman (PB)

15 Shuhairiah Daud

11 November 2016

M.Sc The Effect of Palm Kernel Shell Hybridization and Surface

Treatments on Properties of Natural Rubber CompositesProfesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail (PU)Prof. Madya Dr. Azhar Abu Bakar (PB)

16 Norlin Nosbi

14 November 2016

Ph.D The Synthesis, Functionalization and Characterization of Carbon

Nanotubes/Alumina Hybrid Compound and its Nanocomposites

Profesor Dr. Hazizan Md Akil (PU)

17 Siti Nadzirah Abdul Muttalib

17 November 2016

M.Sc Effect of Different Filler Preparation Method on Properties of

Natural Rubber/Palygorskite Nanocomposite

Prof. Madya Dr. Nadras Othman (PU)

Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail (PB)

18 Nor Fasihah Zaaba

25 November 2016

Ph.D Preparation, Characterization, Properties and Degradation

Behaviour of Peanut Shell Powder/Recycled Polypropylene

Composites

Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail (PU)

Profesor Ir. Dr. Mariatti Jaafar @ Mustapha (PB)

19 Phoumiphon Nordala

5 December 2016

Ph.D Effect of Annealing on the Microstructure and Mechanical

Properties of 0.06% Carbon Steel

Prof. Madya Ahmad Badri Ismail (PU)

Profesor Dr. Radzali Othman (PB)

20 Siti Zuliana Salleh Ph.D Natural Rubber/Recycled Chloroprene Rubber Blends : Preparation

and Properties

Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail (PU)

Profesor Dr. Zulkifli Ahmad (PB)

21 Muhammad Anas

20 December 2016

M.Sc The Effect of Pre-Treatment Followed by Cryorolling on the

Microstructures, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behaviour of

Al-5052 Alloy

Dr. Anasyida Abu Seman @ Hj. Ahmad (PU)

Profesor Dr. Zuhailawati Hussain (PB)

List of SMMRE Postgraduate Students Viva from July-December 2016


No. Title Impact

Factor

1 Mohamad, A.A., 2016. Absorbency and conductivity of quasi-solid-state polymer electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Acharacterization review. Journal of Power Sources, 329, pp.57-71.

6.333

2 Kho, C.M., Ab Rahim, S.K.E., Ahmad, Z.A. and Abdullah, N.S., 2016. A Review on Microdialysis Calibration Methods: the Theoryand Current Related Efforts. Molecular neurobiology, pp.1-22.

5.397

3 Zamri, M.H., Osman, M.R., Akil, H.M., Shahidan, M.H.A. and Ishak, Z.M., 2016. Development of green pultruded compositesusing kenaf fibre: influence of linear mass density on weathering performance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 125, pp.320-330.

4.959

4 Mahmood, H., Moniruzzaman, M., Yusup, S. and Akil, H.M., 2016. Pretreatment of oil palm biomass with ionic liquids: a newapproach for fabrication of green composite board. Journal of Cleaner Production, 126, pp.677-685.

4.959

5 Othman, M.B.H., Khan, A., Ahmad, Z., Zakaria, M.R., Ullah, F. and Akil, H.M., 2016. Kinetic investigation and lifetime prediction ofCs–NIPAM–MBA-based thermo-responsive hydrogels. Carbohydrate polymers, 136, pp.1182-1193.

4.219

6 Thein, M.T., Pung, S.Y., Chin, J. E. and Pung, Y. F. 2016. Highly UV driven Wox@ZnO nanocomposites synthesized by liquidimpregnation method. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 46, pp. 119–129.

4.179

7 Nyein, N., Tan, W.K., Kawamura, G., Matsuda, A. and Lockman, Z., 2016. Anodic Ag/TiO2 nanotube array formation in NaOH/flu-oride/ethylene glycol electrolyte as a photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells. Nanotechnology, 27(35), p.355605.

3.573

8 Salmazo, L.O., Lopez-Gil, A., Ariff, Z.M., Job, A.E. and Rodriguez-Perez, M.A., 2016. Influence of the irradiation dose in the cellu-lar structure of natural rubber foams cross-linked by electron beam irradiation. Industrial Crops and Products, 89, pp.339-349.

3.449

9 Daud, F.D.M., Vignesh, K., Sreekantan, S., Mohamed, A.R., Kang, M. and Kwak, B.S., 2016. Ca(OH)2 nano-pods: investigation onthe effect of solvent ratio on morphology and CO2 adsorption capacity. RSC Advances, 6(42), pp.36031-36038.

3.289

10 Ramli, M.R., Ramli, R., Mohamed, K. and Ahmad, Z., 2016. Synthesis and fidelity study of ultraviolet-curable hydrogensilsesquioxane analogue as an elastomeric stamp. RSC Advances, 6(84), pp.81364-81371.

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11 Daud, F.D.M., Vignesh, K., Sreekantan, S. and Mohamed, A.R., 2016. Improved CO2 adsorption capacity and cyclic stability ofCaO sorbents incorporated with MgO. New Journal of Chemistry, 40(1), pp.231-237.

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12 Lim, W.F., Quah, H.J., Lu, Q., Mu, Y., Ismail, W.A.W., Rahim, B.A., Esa, S.R., Kee, Y.Y., Zhao, C.Z., Hassan, Z. and Cheong, K.Y.,2016. Effects of rapid thermal annealing on structural, chemical, and electrical characteristics of atomic-layer deposited lan-thanum doped zirconium dioxide thin film on 4H-SiC substrate. Applied Surface Science, 365, pp.296-305.

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13 Razak, K.A., Neoh, S.H., Ridhuan, N.S. and Nor, N.M., 2016. Effect of platinum-nanodendrite modification on the glucose-sensingproperties of a zinc-oxide-nanorod electrode. Applied Surface Science, 380, pp.32-39.

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14 Hlaing, N.N., Vignesh, K., Sreekantan, S., Pung, S.Y., Hinode, H., Kurniawan, W., Othman, R., Thant, A.A., Mohamed, A.R. andSalim, C., 2016. Effect of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide concentration on structure, morphology and carbon dioxide adsorp-tion capacity of calcium hydroxide based sorbents. Applied Surface Science, 363, pp.586-592.

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15 Deepthi, K.A., Balachandran, R., Ong, B.H., Tan, K.B., Wong, H.Y., Yow, H.K. and Srimala, S., 2016. Physical and electrical charac-teristics of NiFe thin films using ultrasonic assisted pulse electrodeposition. Applied Surface Science, 360, pp.519-524.

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16 Abdullah, T.K., Petitjean, C., Panteix, P.J., Mathieu, S., Rapin, C., Vilasi, M., Hussain, Z. and Rahim, A.A., 2016. Electrochemicalcharacterization of chromia-and alumina-forming nickel-based superalloys in molten silicates. Applied Surface Science, 360,pp.510-518.

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17 Ahmadipour, M., Ain, M.F. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Effect of thickness on surface morphology, optical and humidity sensing prop-erties of RF magnetron sputtered CCTO thin films. Applied Surface Science, 385, pp.182-190.

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18 Budiman, F., Bashirom, N., Tan, W.K., Razak, K.A., Matsuda, A. and Lockman, Z., 2016. Rapid nanosheets and nanowires forma-tion by thermal oxidation of iron in water vapour and their applications as Cr (VI) adsorbent. Applied Surface Science, 380,pp.172-177.

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19 Ullah, F., Othman, M.B.H., Javed, F., Ahmad, Z., Akil, H.M. and Rasib, S.Z.M., 2016. Functional properties of chitosan builtnanohydrogel with enhanced glucose-sensitivity. International journal of biological macromolecules, 83, pp.376-384.

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20 Nazeri, M.F.M. and Mohamad, A.A., 2016. Corrosion resistance of ternary Sn-9Zn-xIn solder joint in alkaline solution. Journal ofAlloys and Compounds, 661, pp.516-525.

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21 Salleh, E. M., Hussain, Z., Ramakrishan, S. and Gepreel, M. A.-H. 2016. A statistical prediction of density and hardness ofbiodegradable mechanically alloyed Mg-Zn alloy using fractional factorial design. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 644, pp.476-484.

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22 Abu, M.J., Mohamed, J.J., Ain, M.F. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Phase structure, microstructure and broadband dielectric response ofCu nonstoichiometry CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramic. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 683, pp.579-589.

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23 Ahmadipour, M., Ain, M.F. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. A Short Review on Copper Calcium Titanate (CCTO) Electroceramic: Synthesis,Dielectric Properties, Film Deposition, and Sensing Application. Nano-Micro Letters, pp.1-21.

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24 Ali, W., Faiz, W.F., Othman, M., Ain, M.F., Abdullah, N.S. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. The Investigation of the Phenomenological YIGPhase Formation Within 1000° C to 1250° C: A Kinetic Approach. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99(1), pp.315-323.

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25 Yusoh, S.N. and Yaacob, K.A., 2016. Effect of tetramethylammonium hydroxide/isopropyl alcohol wet etching on geometry andsurface roughness of silicon nanowires fabricated by AFM lithography. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 7(1), pp.1461-1470.

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26 Zairani, N.A.S., Jaafar, M., Ahmad, N. and Razak, K.A., 2016. Fabrication and characterization of porous β-tricalcium phosphatescaffolds coated with alginate. Ceramics International, 42(4), pp.5141-5147.

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27 Jamaludin, A.R., Kasim, S.R., Abdullah, M.Z. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Physical, mechanical, and thermal properties improvementof porous alumina substrate through dip-coating and re-sintering procedures. Ceramics International, 42(6), pp.7717-7729.

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28 Zairani, N.A.S., Jaafar, M., Ahmad, N. and Razak, K.A., 2016. Fabrication and characterization of porous β-tricalcium phosphatescaffolds coated with alginate. Ceramics International, 42(4), pp.5141-5147.

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29 Noaman, A.T., Bakar, B.A. and Akil, H.M., 2016. Experimental investigation on compression toughness of rubberized steel fibreconcrete. Construction and Building Materials, 115, pp.163-170.

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30 Salami, B.A., Johari, M.A.M., Ahmad, Z.A. and Maslehuddin, M., 2016. Impact of added water and superplasticizer on early com-pressive strength of selected mixtures of palm oil fuel ash-based engineered geopolymer composites. Construction and BuildingMaterials, 109, pp.198-206.

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31 Phan, C.H., Mariatti, M. and Koh, Y.H., 2016. Electromagnetic interference shielding performance of epoxy composites filled withmultiwalled carbon nanotubes/manganese zinc ferrite hybrid fillers. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 401, pp.472-478.

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32 Surya, I. and Ismail, H., 2016. The effect of the addition of alkanolamide on properties of carbon black-filled natural rubber(SMR-L) compounds cured using various curing systems. Polymer Testing, 50, pp.276-282.

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33 Samsudin, D., Ismail, H., Othman, N. and Hamid, Z.A.A., 2016. Comparative study of glut palmitate salt and polyethylene graft-ed maleic anhydride compatibilizer on the properties of silica filled high-density polyethylene composites. Polymer Testing, 52,pp.104-110.

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34 Hidayah, I.N., Mariatti, M., Ismail, H. and Kamarol, M., 2016. Effect of selective localization on dielectric properties of boronnitride nanofiller filled linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/silicone rubber (SR) blends. Polymer Testing, 56, pp.131-139.

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35 Cheah, W.K., Sim, Y.L. and Yeoh, F.Y., 2016. Amine-functionalized mesoporous silica for urea adsorption. Materials Chemistryand Physics, 175, pp.151-157.

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36 AbdulQader, S.T., Rahman, I.A., Thirumulu, K.P., Ismail, H. and Mahmood, Z., 2016. Effect of biphasic calcium phosphate scaf-fold porosities on odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp cells. Journal of biomaterials applications, 30(9), pp.1300-1311.

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37 Tham, W.L., Poh, B.T., Ishak, M., Arifin, Z. and Chow, W.S., 2016. Epoxidized natural rubber toughened poly (lactic acid)/hal-loysite nanocomposites with high activation energy of water diffusion. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133(3).

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38 Satia, M.S.D. and Jaafar, M., 2016. Properties of treated calcium copper titanate filled epoxy thin film composites for electronicapplications. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133(16).

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39 Shuib, R.K. and Pickering, K.L., 2016. Investigation and modelling of damping mechanisms of magnetorheologicalelastomers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133(13).

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40 Tham, W.L., Poh, B.T., Ishak, Z.M. and Chow, W.S., 2016. Transparent poly (lactic acid)/halloysite nanotube nanocompositeswith improved oxygen barrier and antioxidant properties. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 126(3), pp.1331-1337.

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41 Kahar, A.W.M., Ismail, H. and Hamid, A.A., 2016. The correlation between crosslink density and thermal properties of high-den-sity polyethylene/natural rubber/thermoplastic tapioca starch blends prepared via dynamic vulcanisation approach. Journal ofThermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 123(1), pp.301-308.

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42 Ahmadipour, M., Ain, M.F. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Fabrication of resistance type humidity sensor based on CaCu3Ti4O12 thickfilm. Measurement, 94, pp.902-908.

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43 Rozana, M., Razak, K.A., Yew, C.K., Lockman, Z., Kawamura, G. and Matsuda, A., 2016. Annealing temperature-dependent crys-tallinity and photocurrent response of anodic nanoporous iron oxide film. Journal of Materials Research, 31(12), pp.1681-1690.

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44 Ismail, S., Ng, C.Y., Ahmadi, E., Razak, K.A. and Lockman, Z., 2016. Segmented nanoporous WO3 prepared via anodization andtheir photocatalytic properties. Journal of Materials Research, 31(6), pp.721-728.

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45 Rozana, M., Razak, K.A., Yew, C.K., Lockman, Z., Kawamura, G. and Matsuda, A., 2016. Annealing temperature-dependent crys-tallinity and photocurrent response of anodic nanoporous iron oxide film. Journal of Materials Research, 31(12), pp.1681-1690.

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46 Ismail, S., Ng, C.Y., Ahmadi, E., Razak, K.A. and Lockman, Z., 2016. Segmented nanoporous WO3 prepared via anodization andtheir photocatalytic properties. Journal of Materials Research, 31(6), pp.721-728.

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47 Hayeemasae, N., Surya, I. and Ismail, H., 2016. Compatibilized natural rubber/recycled ethylene-propylene-diene rubber blendsby biocompatibilizer. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, pp.1-12.

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48 Harun, K., Mansor, N., Yaakob, M.K., Taib, M.F.M., Ahmad, Z.A. and Mohamad, A.A., 2016. On the verification of sol–gel-derivedZnO nanoparticle properties using first-principles calculation. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, pp.1-12.

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49 Chan, W.H., Mazlee, M.N., Ahmad, Z.A., Ishak, M.A.M. and Shamsul, J.B., 2016. Effects of fly ash addition on physical propertiesof porous clay-fly ash composites via polymeric replica technique. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, pp.1-10.

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50 Ervina, J., Mariatti, M. and Hamdan, S., 2016. Mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of multi-walled carbon

nanotubes/epoxy composites: effect of post-processing techniques and filler loading. Polymer Bulletin, pp.1-21.

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51 Zaaba, N.F., Ismail, H. and Jaafar, M., 2016. Recycled Polypropylene/Peanut Shell Powder Composites: Pre-Treatment of

Lignin Using Alkaline Peroxide. BioResources, 11(2), pp.3524-3537.

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52 Tajuddin, M., Ahmad, Z. and Ismail, H., 2016. A Review of Natural Fibers and Processing Operations for the Production ofBinderless Boards. BioResources, 11(2), pp.5600-5617.

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53 Pang, A.L., Ismail, H. and Bakar, A.A., 2016. Tensile Properties, Water Resistance, and Thermal Properties of Linear Low-DensityPolyethylene/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Kenaf Composites: Effect of 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl Methacrylate (TMS) as a Silane CouplingAgent. BioResources, 11(3), pp.5889-5904.

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54 Owi, W.T., Lin, O.H., Sam, S.T., Chia, C.H., Zakaria, S., Mohaiyiddin, M.S., Santos, G.N. and Akil, H.M., 2016. Comparative studyof microcelluloses isolated from two different biomasses with commercial cellulose. BioResources, 11(2), pp.3453-3465.

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55 Jaya, H., Omar, M.F., Akil, H.M., Ahmad, Z.A. and Zulkepli, N.N., 2016. Effect of Particle Size on Mechanical Properties ofSawdust-High Density Polyethylene Composites under Various Strain Rates. BioResources, 11(3), pp.6489-6504.

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56 Abdullah, T.K., Petitjean, C., Panteix, P.J., Schmucker, E., Rapin, C. and Vilasi, M., 2016. Corrosion of Pure Cr and Ni–30Cr Alloyby Soda–Lime–Silicate Melts: Study of Simplified Systems. Oxidation of Metals, 85(1-2), pp.3-16.

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57 Rejab, N.A., Ahmad Azhar, A.Z., Ratnam, M.M. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Role of MgO nanoparticles on zirconia-toughened alumi-na-5 wt-% CeO2 ceramics mechanical properties. Materials Science and Technology, pp.1-7.

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58 Ismail, A.K., Abdullah, M.Z., Zubair, M., Jamaludin, A.R. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Effect of ceramic coating in combustion andcogeneration performance of Al2O3 porous medium. Journal of the Energy Institute, 89(1), pp.81-93.

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59 Sktani, Z.D.I., Ratnam, M.M. and Ahmad, Z.R., 2016. Influence of combined CaO and CaCO3 additions on the microstructure andproperties of ZTA. J. Austr. Ceram. Soc, 52(1), pp.167-176.

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60 Wahab, N.S.A., Omar, M.F., Akil, H.M. and Noriman, N., 2016. Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Rice Husk (RH)/LinearLow Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) Composites under Various Loading Rates. Materiale Plastice, 53(1), pp.42-47.

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61 Adik, N., Lin, O.H., Akil, H.M., Sandu, A.V., Villagracia, A. and Santos, G.N., 2016. Effects of Stearic Acid on Tensile, Morphologicaland Thermal Analysis of Polypropylene (PP)/Dolomite (Dol) Composites. Materiale Plastice, 53(1), pp.61-64.

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62 Chan, Y.L., Pung, S.Y., Sreekantan, S. and Yeoh, F.Y., 2016. Photocatalytic activity of β-MnO2 nanotubes grown on PET fibreunder visible light irradiation. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 11(8), pp.603-618.

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63 Fairuz, Z.M., Abdullah, M.Z., Zubair, M., Abdul Mujeebu, M., Abdullah, M.K., Yusoff, H. and Abdul Aziz, M.S., 2016. Effect of WingDeformation on the Aerodynamic Performance of Flapping Wings: Fluid-Structure Interaction Approach. Journal of AerospaceEngineering, p.04016006.

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64 Khe C.S., Aziz A., Lockman Z., Liu W.W., Lai C.W., Rajalingam S., Merican Z. 2016 Surfactant-free synthesis of magnetic cobaltparticles with hierarchical nanostructures.Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 11(2).

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65 Zulkarnain, M., Husaini, A.M., Mariatti, M. and Azid, I.A., 2016. Particle Dispersion Model for Predicting the Percolation Thresholdof Nano-Silver Composite. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, pp.1-14.

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66 Rusdi, M.S., Abdullah, M.Z., Mahmud, A.S., Khor, C.Y., Aziz, M.A., Ariff, Z.M. and Abdullah, M.K., 2016. Numerical Investigation onthe Effect of Pressure and Temperature on the Melt Filling During Injection Molding Process. Arabian Journal for Science andEngineering, 41(5), pp.1907-1919.

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67 Ahmadipour, M., Abu, M.J., Ab Rahman, M.F., Ain, M.F. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Assessment of crystallite size and strain of CaCu3Ti4O12 prepared via conventional solid-state reaction. IET Micro & Nano Letters, 11(3), pp.147-150.

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68 Saeed, A., Ruthramurthy, B., Yong, W.H., Hoong, O.B., Ban, T.K., Kwang, Y.H. and Sreekantan, S., 2016. Structural and electricalproperties of nickel–iron thin film on copper substrate for dynamic random access memory applications. Russian Journal ofElectrochemistry, 52(8), pp.788-795.

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69 Van Thuong, N., Zuhailawati, H., Anasyida, A.S., Huy, T.D. and Dhindaw, B.K., 2016. Dry wear behavior of cooling-slope-casthypoeutectic aluminum alloy. International Journal of Materials Research, 107(6), pp.578-585.

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70 Olokede, S.S., Zubir, I.A., Ain, M.F. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Bandpass filter based on novel‐coupled half‐wavelength microstripring resonators. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 58(4), pp.911-918.

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71 Soon, L.L., Zuhailawati, H., Suhaina, I. and Dhindaw, B.K., 2016. Prediction of Compressive Strength of Biodegradable Mg–Zn/HAComposite via Response Surface Methodology and Its Biodegradation. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English letters), 29(5), pp.464-474.

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72 Bahanurddin, N.F.K., Ahmad, Z.A. and Mohamed, J.J., 2016. Effect of different compaction pressure and different sintering routeon K0.5Na0.5NbO3 physical and dielectric properties. Ceramics–Silikáty, 60(3), pp.220-225.

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73 Jimoh, O.A., Ariffin, K.S., Hussin, H.B. and Habeeb, A.A., 2016. Characterization and assessment of Okpella metacarbonatedeposit in Nigeria. Carbonates and Evaporites, pp.1-12.

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74 Nuraya, A.S., Baharin, A. and Azura, A.R., 2016. Effect of Ball Milling Time on Treated Banana Stem Fibre on the Mechanical

Properties of Natural Rubber (NR) Latex Films. Journal of Polymer Materials, 33(1).

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75 Norshamira, A. and Mariatti, M., 2016. Multilayer Graphene Filled Epoxy Thin Film Composites: Transparency, Morphology and

Thermal Conductivity. Journal of Polymer Materials, 33(1).

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76 Ghaleb, Z.A., Mariatti, M. and Ariff, Z.M., 2016. Effect of Amino-functionalized on Tensile and Electrical Properties of GrapheneNanopowder Filled Epoxy Thin Film Nanocomposite. Journal of Polymer Materials, 33(1).

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77 Mahir, N.A., Ismail, H. and Othman, N., 2016. Tensile, Swelling and Thermal Aging Properties of Mangosteen (Garcinia

Mangostana) Peel Powder Filled Natural Rubber Compounds. Journal of Polymer Materials, 33(1).

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78 Sabee, M.M., Kamalaldin, N.A., Yahaya, B.H. and HAMID, Z.A., 2016. Characterization and In Vitro Study of Surface Modified PLAMicrospheres Treated with NaOH. Journal of Polymer Materials, 33(1).

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79 Ng, S.A., Razak, K.A., Cheong, K.Y. and Aw, K.C., 2016. The Effect of Al (NO3)(3) Concentration on the Formation of AuNPs usingLow Temperature Hydrothermal Reaction for Memory Application. Sains Malaysiana, 45(8), pp.1213-1219.

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80 Ridhuan, N.S., Razak, K.A. and Lockman, Z., 2016. Formation of ZnO Nanorods via Low Temperature Hydrothermal Method forEnzymatic Glucose Sensor. Sains Malaysiana, 45(8), pp.1221-1225.

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81 Zaman, R.A., Ali, W.F.F.W., Abu, M.J., Mohamed, J.J., Ain, M.F. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. Role of mixing mediums in the synthesisof single phase CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO). Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 17(6), pp.626-631.

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82 Alhareb, A.O., Akil, H.M. and Ahmad, Z.A., 2016. PMMA Denture Base Composites Reinforced by Nitrile Rubber and CeramicFillers. Polymers & Polymer Composites, 24(1), p.71.

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83 Elshereksi, N.W., Mohamed, S.H., Arifin, A. and Ishak, Z.A., 2016. Evaluation of the Mechanical and Radiopacity Properties ofPoly(methyl methacrylate)/Barium Titanate-denture Base Composites. Polymers & Polymer Composites, 24(5), p.365.

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STAF NAIK PANGKAT 2016

BIL NAMA JAWATAN TARIKH LANTIKAN

1 YEOH FEI YEE, PROF. MADYA DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI DS54 13/10/2016

2 NOOR HAKISHAH BINTI SAMSUDIN, CIK PEMBANTU TADBIR (P/O) N22 (KUP) 19/05/2016

3 JAMILAH BINTI TAIB , PUAN PEMBANTU TADBIR (P/O) N22 (KUP) 02/06/2016

PELANTIKAN STAF BARU


1 KHAIRUL ANUAR BIN SHARIFF ,DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI GRED DS51 01/04/2016

BERSARA WAJIB/PILIHAN


1 TUAN BESAR BIN TUAN SARIF, ENCIK PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI DS51 31/08/2016

2 JAMILAH BINTI TAIB, PUAN PEMBANTU TADBIR (P/O) N22 (KUP) 30/12/2016

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1 SHARMILA AZLIN BINTI RAMLY ,PUAN PPKM-->PPKBSM 01/11/2016

2 SITI MARIAM BINTI MOHD ZUKI, PUAN PUSAT HEP, KAMPUS INDUK-->PPKBSM 01/11/2016

3 ROSILA BINTI SULEIMAN, PUAN PPKBSM-->PPKEE 01/11/2016

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