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PublicationGraphitization of empty fruit bunch (EFB) waste at lower heating temperature(AIP Publishing, 2023)Previously, synthetic graphite was produced at higher heating temperature, which is above 2500°C in complex processing method and by using petroleum coke, anthracite, and coal tar pitch as the starting materials. These materials are known as non-waste sources. Therefore, in this study, Empty Fruit Bunch Waste (EFB) has been identified as a potential carbon source from waste to replace the non-waste sources of starting materials for synthetic graphite production. Hence, by implementing a controlled heating condition via pyrolysis process, with fixed heating rate and soaking time, Empty Fruit Bunch Waste (EFB), was heated at 3 different series of heating temperatures, which are, 300°C, 400°C and 500°C. The heating rate applied was maintained at 10°/min and the soaking time used 3 hours. After the heating treatment, the synthetic graphite obtained was characterized by various analytical tools, including, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis, and Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) Analysis. Based on the analysis, it was confirmed that synthetic graphite was successfully synthesized by heat treatment at 500 °C with 10°/min of heating rate and 3 hours soaking time. Synthetic graphite was observed in the form of amorphous carbon based on the XRD diffraction pattern that matches with the reference code of 00-041-1487.
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PublicationDevelopment of geopolymer ceramic as a potential reinforcing material in solder alloy: short review(IOP Publishing, 2020)Nowadays, the consumption of lead-free solder has been widely used around the world since the utilization of SnPb solder has been banned and restricted by European Union. Variety of studies have been conducted by the researchers to find an alternative to replace the usage of SnPb such as SnCu, SAC, SnAg and etc. However, the development of plain lead-free solder was declared to provide low mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties in terms of interfacial intermetallic compound and wettability towards its solder joint compare to the traditionally monolithic SnPb solder alloy. Mostly, previous studies stated that addition of some additives such as ceramic particles (Si 3 N 4, TiO 2, SiC, NiO and etc) may improves the solder joint reliability. At the same time, no major studies were done using geopolymer ceramic as reinforcing agent in plain matrix alloy. Therefore, this paper reviews the fabrication process of multiple geopolymer-based ceramic such as fly ash, kaolin, and slag as reinforcement in solder alloy. The development process includes the processing method of geopolymer ceramic and the characterization of geopolymer ceramic as reinforcing material consist of; i) chemical composition, and ii) phase identification.
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PublicationIdentification of timber material defect using VIA on selected traditional Malay house: case study on Tuan Hj Hashim Itam (Kerani) historical house at Penang, Malaysia(IOP Publishing, 2020)The timber or wooden base is a significant material in traditional Malay houses from structure to architecture craftsmanship of the buildings. Due to the material natural condition the problem perceive to be very particularly dealing with common wood base treat namely rot, decay and broken material. The study purpose is to identify existing defect facing by the traditional house via the house component namely roof system, ceiling, wall, beam, column, floor boards, balustrade and stairs. Visual impact assessment (VIA) method used to identifies defect area followed by natural infrared heat radiation test to the defective area. The preliminaries finding indicates the timber species namely Intsia palembanica Miq or well known in local community as a 'Merbau', with a low surface temperature range in 25.1°C at minimum census compare to surrounding census at 31.2°C. Due to the huge gap in surface calibration leads to consistent treat in dampness activity causes rotten and decay in timber material in the houses.
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PublicationTin whiskers formation in Sn₀.₇Cu₀.₀₅Ni₁.₅Bi under electro-migration stressing(Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), 2020)Stress induced by electrical current testing indeed has caused the formation of many whiskers growth in soldering applications. The aim of this investigation is to investigate the electrical current testing to the formation of whiskers. Also the mitigation could be achieved with the additional element of Nickel-Bismuth (Ni–Bi). Characterization of whisker growths are evaluated using the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) on the deposits near anode and cathode areas. Synchrotron micro-XRF were performed on Sn₀.₇Cu₀.₀₅Ni₁.₅Bi at anode and cathode to accurately observe the distributions of elements in the sample. The obtained results demonstrate that the whisker growths with the effect of current stressing is associated with the intermetallic compound (IMCs) thickness on the anode and cathode areas. Finding shows that by addition of Ni-Bi elements can help to reduce the amount of whiskers form by refining the IMCs formation.
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PublicationThe effects of different bamboo filler loading on HDPE/BF composites and rHDPE/BF composites: flexural and morphology(AIP Publishing, 2020)In this article, wood plastic composite (WPC) is a composite material made up from bamboo as filler (BF) and high-density polyethylene and recycle high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic as matrix. This research was conducted in order to investigate the mechanical properties of HDPE/BF and rHDPE/BF composites with different filler loading (5 wt.%, 10 wt.%, 15 wt.% and 20 wt.%). From the morphology test by using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), the bonding between filler and matrix to 10 wt.% show a positive effect and have a great bonding. The, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) used to analyze the functional group in the bamboo filler which contain lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. The flexural test was conducted to study the mechanical properties of rHDPE/BF composites. Based on the flexural test result, the HDPE/BF and rHDPE/BF composites with 10 wt.% BF show the highest flexural result as decreasing filler loading will reduce the strength of the composites.