Azlin Fazlina Osman
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Azlin Fazlina Osman
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Azlin Fazlina, Osman
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Osman, Azlin Fazlina
Osman, A.
Fazlina Osman, Azlin
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K-2714-2019

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  • Publication
    The role of zinc chloride in enhancing mechanical, thermal and electrical performance of ethylene vinyl acetate/carbonized wood fiber conductive composite
    ( 2021-02-02)
    Mohd Hanif Mohd Pisal
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Tan Soo Jin
    ;
    Rozyanty Rahman
    ;
    Alrashdi A.A.
    ;
    Masa A.
    Carbonized natural filler can offer the production of low cost composites with an eco-friendliness value. The evolving field of electronics encourages the exploration of more functions and potential for carbonized natural filler, such as by modifying its surface chemistry. In this work, we have performed surface modification on carbonized wood fiber (CWF) prior to it being used as filler in the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) composite system. Zinc chloride (ZnCl2) with various contents (2 to 8 wt%) was used to surface modify the CWF and the effects of ZnCl2 composition on the surface morphology and chemistry of the CWF filler were investigated. Furthermore, the absorptive, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the EVA composites containing CWF-ZnCl2 were also analyzed. SEM images indicated changes in the morphology of the CWF while FTIR analysis proved the presence of ZnCl2 functional groups in the CWF. EVA composites incorporating the CWF-ZnCl2 showed superior mechanical, thermal and electrical properties compared to the ones containing the CWF. The optimum content of ZnCl2 was found to be 6 wt%. Surface modification raised the electrical conductivity of the EVA/CWF composite through the development of conductive deposits in the porous structure of the CWF as a channel for ionic and electronic transfer between the CWF and EVA matrix.
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    Physical, thermal transport, and compressive properties of epoxy composite filled with graphitic- and ceramic-based thermally conductive nanofillers
    ( 2022)
    Siti Salmi Samsudin
    ;
    Mohd Shukry Abdul Majid
    ;
    Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Jamir
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Mariatti Jaafar
    ;
    Hassan A. Alshahrani
    Epoxy polymer composites embedded with thermally conductive nanofillers play an important role in the thermal management of polymer microelectronic packages, since they can provide thermal conduction properties with electrically insulating properties. An epoxy composite system filled with graphitic-based fillers; multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and ceramic-based filler; silicon carbide nanoparticles (SiCs) was investigated as a form of thermal-effective reinforcement for epoxy matrices. The epoxy composites were fabricated using a simple fabrication method, which included ultrasonication and planetary centrifugal mixing. The effect of graphite-based and ceramic-based fillers on the thermal conductivity was measured by the transient plane source method, while the glass transition temperature of the fully cured samples was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Thermal gravimetric analysis was adopted to study the thermal stability of the samples, and the compressive properties of different filler loadings (1–5 vol.%) were also discussed. The glass temperatures and thermal stabilities of the epoxy system were increased when incorporated with the graphite- and ceramic-based fillers. These results can be correlated with the thermal conductivity of the samples, which was found to increase with the increase in the filler loadings, except for the epoxy/SiCs composites. The thermal conductivity of the composites increased to 0.4 W/mK with 5 vol.% of MWCNTs, which is a 100% improvement over pure epoxy. The GNPs, SiCs, and MWCNTs showed uniform dispersion in the epoxy matrix and well-established thermally conductive pathways.
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    Influence of carbonization conditions and temperature variations on the characteristics of coconut shell carbon
    ( 2024-03)
    Yee Wen Yap
    ;
    Nurul Najiha Abu Bakar
    ;
    Norsuria Mahmed
    ;
    Midhat Nabil Ahmad Salimi
    ;
    Siti Norsaffirah Zailan
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Kamrosni Abdul Razak
    ;
    Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim
    ;
    Mohd Yusry Mohamad Yunus
    This research aims to study the impact of carbonization atmospheres (ambient and nitrogen) and temperature on the properties of the coconut shell carbon (CSC) formed. To characterize the properties of CSC, the char yield percentage was calculated. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to study the surface morphology of CSC while X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis was done to identify the degree of graphitization. The carbon formed by carbonization under the nitrogen atmosphere yields lower char percentages compared to the ambient atmosphere. When the carbonization temperature elevated, both atmospheres produced a lower char yield percentage. This result is aligned with the SEM analysis where more and larger pores were observed from the carbon produced at higher temperatures and the result was further enhanced under a nitrogen atmosphere. It was found that the char yield of CSC decreased from 20.9% to 11.4% when the carbonization temperature increased from 400°C to 1000°C under the ambient atmosphere. More significant changes were formed through the carbonization process under the nitrogen atmosphere (from 18.3% to 6.03%). Pores formed when the volatile materials are released due to the elevated carbonization temperature, resulting in a reduction in total weight thus, the char yield percentage. From the XRD, all CSC produced from both atmospheres with varying temperatures poses an amorphous XRD pattern. However, the right shifted peak and the presence of an additional peak of ~40° suggest that under different temperatures and atmospheres, the crystallinity of the CSC produced was affected. This research provides insight for optimizing CSC production in the future to enhance the application of CSC.
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    Impact of Mendong fiber–epoxy composite interface properties on electric field frequency exposure
    ( 2023-11-01)
    Suryanto H.
    ;
    Irawan Y.S.
    ;
    Soenoko R.
    ;
    Binoj J.S.
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Hakimah Osman
    ;
    Maulana J.
    ;
    Ali A.
    This research investigates the effects of the frequency of the external electric field during the curing process on the interfacial properties of epoxy composites reinforced by Mendong fiber. Epoxy was used as a matrix with cycloaliphatic amine as a curing agent. The AC electric field by frequencies of 1, 2, and 3 kHz and strength of 750 V/cm were applied during the curing process. The functional groups, structure, interface properties, and morphology of treated epoxy were observed using Fourier-transform infrared, x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and pull-out test, respectively. The result indicates that after treatment with an electric field of 1 kHz, new peaks were observed in the epoxy diffractogram at the angle of 6.2° and 12.3°, change in morphology, the wettability properties of epoxy were increased and interface shear strength was improved. Increasing the frequency of electric fields results in more damage to the interface and subsequently reduces the shear strength at the interface. Highlights: Interface properties of the composite after curing in an electric field characterized. Exposure to electric field frequency during curing changed epoxy properties. Shear strength of Mendong fiber/epoxy varied post-exposure to the electric field.
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    Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of hybrid epoxy multi-walled carbon nanotubes silicon carbide conductive nanocomposites
    ( 2024-12)
    Nurul Hani Noor Asmadi
    ;
    Siti Salmi Samsudin
    ;
    Mohd Shukry Abdul Majid
    ;
    Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Jamir
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    This study investigates the efficacy of an epoxy composite system that incorporates hybrid nanofillers consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and silicon carbide nanoparticles (SiCs), as a means of reinforcing epoxy matrices with enhanced thermal properties. The fabrication of epoxy hybrid nanocomposites was carried out through a solution mixing process involving ultrasonication and planetary centrifugal mixing. Before proceed with the analysing synergistic effect of hybrid filler ratios, the samples were first being investigated on the effect of filler loadings to determine the optimal fillers loading, and it was discussed in other study. It was found that there was a correlation between the thermal properties of the specimens and their respective filler loadings, which an increase in filler loadings led to an increase in thermal properties. The incorporation of 4 vol.% of MWCNTs resulted in a significant enhancement of the thermal conductivity of the composites, reaching a value of 0.46 W/mK. This represents a doubling of the thermal conductivity compared to that of pure epoxy (~0.2 W/mK). Moreover, the hybrid fillers loadings of 3vol.% MWCNT+1vol.% SiC shows a higher thermal conductivity value of 0.48 W/mK which indicates the synergistic effects of hybrid fillers. The epoxy matrix exhibited uniform dispersion of MWCNTs and SiCs, resulting in the establishment of thermally conductive pathways.
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    Thermoplastic starch hybrid biocomposite films with improved strength and flexibility produced through crosslinking via carboxylic acid
    ( 2023)
    Di Sheng Lai
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Sinar Arzuria Adnan
    ;
    Ismail Ibrahim
    ;
    Midhat Nabil Ahmad Salimi
    ;
    Mariatti Jaafar @ Mustapha
    Thermoplastic starch (TPS) suffers from its intrinsic low mechanical strength and high brittleness due to its strong hydrogen bonding and low chain mobility. The conventional way to crosslink the TPS film can improve the strength and stiffness of the films, but usually reduces the flexibility of the film, and increases its brittleness. In this study, the incorporation of the hybrid nanofiller [1 wt% nanocellulose (C) and 4 wt% nano bentonite (B)] into the TPS proved to improve greatly the films’ strength and flexibility. The hybrid nanofillers with ratio 4B:1C was incorporated into the crosslinked thermoplastic corn starch (CR-TPCS) film to increase the its flexibility and toughness and produced a high mechanical strength fully biodegradable film. Two different aqueous carboxylic acids: citric acid (CA) and tartaric acid (TA) with different pH values (2,4,6) as the green crosslinker were employed. Substantial increase of tensile strength (3.98 to 9.17 MPa), Young’s modulus (9.10 to 46.30 MPa) and elongation at break (55.2 to 135.7%) was observed for the CA- 4B1C/pH2 films compared to the CR-TPCS films. The melting temperature (Tm) of the CA-4B1C/pH2 improved compared to the TPCS/4B1C (un-crosslinked) film due to its crosslinking effect. Meanwhile, the CA-4B1C films exhibited the highest degree of substitution and di-esterification with the lowest swelling and water solubility properties due to the formation of a special “bridge” structure between the CA, nanocellulose and plasticizer. The “bridge” structure developed between the TPCS chains serves as the toughener to motivate higher chain stress relaxation and load endurance. The crosslinked “bridge structure” also proved to effectively reduce the retrogradation phenomenal in the TPCS films. This combination method of hybridization and crosslinking is an efficient, low cost, and environmentally friendly technique to overcome the low flexibility and brittleness problem of the TPS based packaging film.
  • Publication
    The effect of twin screw compounding parameters on the tensile properties of pineapple leaf/sea shell hybrid polymer composite using DOE approach
    ( 2020-11-24)
    Ching N.T.
    ;
    Khairul Anwar Abdul Halim
    ;
    Mohd Firdaus Omar
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Muhammad Salihin Zakaria
    Pineapple leaf and sea shell were used as natural fillers in this research due to its biodegradable nature, wide availability, continuous resources and low cost. This research work was carried out to investigate the effect of compounding process using twin screw extruder on the tensile performance of pineapple leaf / sea shell polymer composite using Design of Experiment (DOE) approach. A total of nine runs of were formulated and the resulitng hybrid composites were compounded using twin screw extruder. The short term tensile test was carried out to determine the tensile properties and the data were sunsequently analyse using DOE software. Pareto chart of the standardized effect and the main effect plot were employed to investigate the relationship between processing parameters and the tensile performance of the hybrid composite systems. Based on the initial DOE analysis, it is shown that compounding parameters had influenced the final mechanical behavior of the hybrid composites.
  • Publication
    The use of ground & ultrasonicated dolomite (GUD) for improving the tensile performance of Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) copolymer composite
    ( 2021-11-12)
    Fauzi A.A.A.
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    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Khairul Anwar Abdul Halim
    ;
    Mustafa Z.
    ;
    Alakrach A.M.
    ;
    Mohd Nazry Salleh
    The combination of the organic and inorganic materials to fabricate a new form of material called 'composite' has been performed since several decades ago. However, the strategy to improve the homogeneity of the resultant composite system is still being the main focus of current research. In this study, dolomite and poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (PEVAc) were employed as filler and matrix, respectively. Dolomite was ground and ultrasonicated before being used as filler. It can be observed that the size of dolomite particles has been reduced significantly upon the grinding and ultrasonication processes. The effect of ground and ultrasonicated dolomite (GUD) addition on the mechanical performance of the PEVAc copolymer was investigated. Results indicate that the GUD filler has successfully increased the tensile strength, elongation at break, modulus of elasticity and tensile toughness of the PEVAc copolymer when being employed in 1 wt%. However, the use of higher content of GUD resulted in the decreasing trend of those properties. This shows that the ground and ultrasonicated dolomite with smaller and higher surface area particles than its pristine form could bring improvement to the mechanical performance of the copolymer when being used in low loading as it can be more easily dispersed in the copolymer matrix.
  • Publication
    Surface treatment to improve water repellence and compatibility of natural fiber with polymer matrix: Recent advancement
    ( 2022-11-01)
    Mohammed M.
    ;
    Rozyanty Rahman
    ;
    Mohammed A.M.
    ;
    Tijjani Adam
    ;
    Betar B.O.
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Dahham O.S.
    The world is in need of more eco-friendly material, therefore numerous efforts have been made to replace synthetic fibers in fiber-reinforced composites with natural fibers reinforced composite (NFRC), owing to growing environmental consciousness and the depletion of oil supplies. The low cost, low density, abundance, and biodegradability of NFRC, have encouraged several researchers worldwide to study their potential applications in a number of industrial sectors. However, NFRC have several disadvantages, including excessive moisture absorption and subsequent swelling and degradation, low chemical and fire resistance, significant mechanical characteristics dispersion, insufficient interfacial interactions with polymeric or cementitious matrices, etc. Consequently, there is great interest in modifying the surface of NFRC using a variety of methods. This review presents an overview of the NFRC, its characterization, the problems associated with adding NFRC to polymer matrix. The main motive of this article is to review existing research on the surface treatments of NFRC, namely alkali, silane, acetylation, benzoylation, etc., which are all used to reduce moisture absorption and fibers deterioration in order to tackle their obvious disadvantages and effectively employ in a variety of application areas. The effect of these surface treatments on the hydrophilicity, surface chemistry, interface bonding, mechanical characteristics, and thermal performance of NFRC has also been addressed. In addition, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the surface treatment of NFRC using nanoparticles (NPs) to increase the hydrophobicity and interfacial bonding between the NFRC and polymer matrix, which might improve the strength and dimensional stability of NFRC. As a result, this review article may make a valuable contribution for researchers interested in coating and treating NFRC to further enhance their surface characteristics.
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    Physical, thermal transport, and compressive properties of epoxy composite filled with graphitic- and ceramic-based thermally conductive nanofillers
    ( 2022)
    Siti Salmi Samsudin
    ;
    Mohd Shukry Abdul Majid
    ;
    Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Jamir
    ;
    Azlin Fazlina Osman
    ;
    Mariatti Jaafar
    ;
    Hassan A. Alshahrani
    Epoxy polymer composites embedded with thermally conductive nanofillers play an important role in the thermal management of polymer microelectronic packages, since they can provide thermal conduction properties with electrically insulating properties. An epoxy composite system filled with graphitic-based fillers; multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and ceramic-based filler; silicon carbide nanoparticles (SiCs) was investigated as a form of thermal-effective reinforcement for epoxy matrices. The epoxy composites were fabricated using a simple fabrication method, which included ultrasonication and planetary centrifugal mixing. The effect of graphite-based and ceramic-based fillers on the thermal conductivity was measured by the transient plane source method, while the glass transition temperature of the fully cured samples was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Thermal gravimetric analysis was adopted to study the thermal stability of the samples, and the compressive properties of different filler loadings (1–5 vol.%) were also discussed. The glass temperatures and thermal stabilities of the epoxy system were increased when incorporated with the graphite- and ceramic-based fillers. These results can be correlated with the thermal conductivity of the samples, which was found to increase with the increase in the filler loadings, except for the epoxy/SiCs composites. The thermal conductivity of the composites increased to 0.4 W/mK with 5 vol.% of MWCNTs, which is a 100% improvement over pure epoxy. The GNPs, SiCs, and MWCNTs showed uniform dispersion in the epoxy matrix and well-established thermally conductive pathways.
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