Farizul Hafiz Kasim
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Farizul Hafiz Kasim
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Farizul Hafiz, Kasim
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Hafiz Kasim, Farizul Hafiz
Hafiz Kasim, Farizul
Kasim, Farizul Hafiz
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  • Publication
    The effect of stacking sequence on fatigue behaviour of hybrid pineapple leaf fibre/carbon-fibre-reinforced epoxy composites
    ( 2021)
    Mohd Khairul Rabani Hashim
    ;
    Mohd Shukry Abdul Majid
    ;
    Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Jamir
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan
    ;
    Ain Umaira Md Shah
    ;
    Kamarul Arifin Ahmad
    ;
    Adi Azriff Basri
    This study examined the fatigue behaviour of pineapple leaf fibre/carbon hybrid laminate composites under various stacking sequences. The vacuum infusion technique was used to fabricate the symmetric quasi-isotropic oriented laminates, in which the stacking was varied. The laminate was tested under static and fatigue tensile load according to ASTM D3039-76 and ASTM D3479-96, respectively. Maximum tensile strength and modulus of 119.34 MPa and 6.86 GPa, respectively, were recorded for the laminate with external PALF ply and internal carbon ply oriented at [± 45°2, 0°/90°2]s (PCCP_45090). The fatigue tests showed that PCCP_45090 and CPPC_09045 (with internal PALF ply and external carbon ply oriented at [0°/90°2, ± 45°2]s) exhibited a higher useful life, especially at the high-stress level of the ultimate tensile strength. The normalised stress against the number of cycles showed that the stacking sequences of different ply orientations affected the fatigue behaviour more than the stacking sequences of the material. The laminate stacking sequence significantly affected the hysteresis energy and stiffness evolution. The scanning electron microscopy images showed that the fatigue failure modes included fibre pull-out, fibre breakage, matrix cracking, debonding, and delamination. The study concluded that PCCP_45090 exhibited an outstanding fatigue performance.
  • Publication
    Bio-based Packaging Materials for Fruit and Vegetables-Current Applications and Future Trends: A Review
    ( 2023-01-01)
    Razman N.S.
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Ahmad Anas Nagoor Gunny
    ;
    Subash Chandra Bose Gopinath
    ;
    Yussuf M.A.M.
    A growing concern of green packaging material for fresh fruit and vegetables is highly demanded. Deterioration of fresh fruits and vegetables primary causes by postharvest damage, moisture loss, biochemical changes, and microorganism. To achieve this goal, biopolymers should be economic, renewable, abundant, and capable of preserving microbial growth while having an outstanding thermal, mechanical, and barrier properties. The most current developments in biopolymer-based coatings and films for active fruit and vegetables packaging are described in this review. Synthetic polymers from biomass monomers (PHA and PLA), animal derived biopolymer (chitosan, gelatin, whey protein, casein and others) and wood-based polymers (cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, lignin and others) were among the materials that were most widely exploited for the packaging development of coatings and films. Reinforcement with nanomaterials and incorporating active agents such as antimicrobial, organic (e.g. nanocellulose fibrils), and inorganic materials also address these shortcomings in biopolymer-based composite This review summarized the characteristics and advantages of whole or fresh cut fruit and vegetables bio-based packaging, as well as the methods employed to improve their performance.
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    Determination of degree of acetylation (DA) for chitin in deep eutectic solvents (DES)
    ( 2022-11-18)
    Suhardy Daud
    ;
    Luqman Musa
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Ahmad Anas Nagoor Gunny
    ;
    Mohd Nazry Salleh
    ;
    Nazahah Mustafa
    ;
    Mubarak N.M.
    Degree of acetylation (DA) is an important parameter to determine the quality of chitin. Apart from the assessment on the bond structure in the chitin molecule, infrared spectroscopy is one of the methods that can be used to determine the value of DA. The DA value of chitin is an important parameter because the value indicates the purity of chitin quality. Chitin acetylation is the process of addition an acetyl substitution group (-COCH3) to a chitin chain. The addition of acetyl will improve its dispersing properties and subsequently will improve the chitin adhesion properties within hydrophobic matrix in composite materials as well. In this study, Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) was used as a medium for chitin extraction and acetylation in one single process. DES has two components namely Hydrogen Bond Donor (HBD) and Hydrogen Bond Acceptor (HBA). Betaine and choline chloride were used as HBA whilst urea was selected to be utilized as HBD. The findings showed that the quantity of extracted chitins by the DESs were 5.4609 % and 2.0020 % respectively. The DA values for the extracted chitins are 103.1699 and 83.4821. For acetylated chitin in DES betaine - urea, the DA value was increased from 103.1699 to 118.4818. The findings showed that the high quality acetylated chitin can be produced in a single process involving extraction and acetylation process by using DES as a medium.
  • Publication
    Turning oil palm empty fruit bunch waste into substrate for optimal lipase secretion on solid state fermentation by Trichoderma strains
    ( 2017-12-01)
    Haliru Musa
    ;
    Pang Chien Han
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Subash Chandra Bose Gopinath
    ;
    Mohd Azmier Ahmad
    This study is aimed to improving extracellular lipase production by Trichoderma strains using oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) medium on solid state fermentation with the assistance of statistical optimization. Two selected Trichoderma strains (Trichoderma sp.1 and Hypocrea neorufa.1) with high lipase producing potential were employed in a stepwise optimization. Initially, the influence of nutritional (carbon, nitrogen sources, and inducers) and environmental (moisture and temperature) factors on lipase production was evaluated using One-Factor-At-A-time (OFAT) method. Next, three most influential factors (Glucose, Urea and Olive oil) resulting from OFAT were optimized for lipase production by Trichoderma sp.1 using the central composite design under response surface methodology. Experiments conducted under optimum conditions (10.38% (w/w) glucose, 0.86% (w/w) urea, and 7.38% (v/w) olive oil) were further improved the lipase production from 0.195 to 0.390 Ug−1, which is about 2 folds greater than un-optimized condition. This study demonstrated that OPEFB can be utilized as inexpensive substrate for improving the lipase secretion by Trichoderma sp.1.
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    The effect of stacking sequence and ply orientation on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre (Palf)/carbon hybrid laminate composites
    ( 2021-01-01)
    Mohd Khairul Rabani Hashim
    ;
    Mohd Shukry Abdul Majid
    ;
    Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Jamir
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Sultan M.T.H.
    In this paper, the effects of stacking sequence and ply orientation on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibre (PALF)/carbon hybrid laminate composites were investigated. The hybrid laminates were fabricated using a vacuum infusion technique in which the stacking sequences and ply orientations were varied, which were divided into the categories of cross-ply symmetric, angle-ply symmetric, and symmetric quasi-isotropic. The results of tensile and flexural tests showed that the laminate with interior carbon plies and ply orientation [0â—¦, 90â—¦ ] exhibited the highest tensile strength (187.67 MPa) and modulus (5.23 GPa). However, the highest flexural strength (289.46 MPa) and modulus (4.82 GPa) were recorded for the laminate with exterior carbon plies and the same ply orientation. The fracture behaviour of the laminates was determined by using scanning electron microscopy, and the results showed that failure usually initiated at the weakest PALF layer. The failure modes included fibre pull-out, fibre breaking, matrix crack, debonding, and delamination.
  • Publication
    Whole genome sequence of moderate halophilic marine bacterium Marinobacter litoralis SW-45: Abundance of non-coding RNAs
    ( 2019-07-15)
    Musa H.
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Ahmad Anas Nagoor Gunny
    ;
    Subash Chandra Bose Gopinath
    ;
    Chinni S.V.
    ;
    Ahmad M.A.
    A report on the de novo Whole Genome Sequence (WGS)of Marinobacter litoralis SW-45, a moderately salt-tolerant bacterium isolated from the seawater in Malaysia is presented. The strain has a genome size of 3.45 Mb and is capable of producing halophilic lipase, protease and esterase enzymes. Computational prediction of non-coding RNA (ncRNA)genes in M. litoralis SW-45 was performed using standalone software known as the non-coding RNA characterization (nocoRNAc). In addition, a phylogenetic tree showing the evolutionary relationship between the strain and other members of the genus Marinobacter was constructed using 16SrRNA sequence information. A total of 385 ncRNA transcripts, 1124 terminator region, and 2350 Stress Induced Duplex Destabilization sites were predicted. The current WGS shotgun project has provided the relevant genetic information that may be useful for the strain's improvement studies. This manuscript gives the first description of M. litoralis with a complete genome.
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    Penggunaan kaedah Kolorimetri pembentukan kompleks kuprum-sabun dalam penentuan kandungan asid lemak bebas bagi minyak kelapa sawit
    ( 2005)
    Suhardy Daud
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Saiful Azhar Saad
    ;
    Mustaffa Nawawf
    ;
    Kee Szi Loof
    Kandungan asid lemak bebas merupakan sa/ah satu aspek yang sangat penting dalam mengenalpasti kualiti sesuatu minyak kelapa sawit. Kaedah yang /azim digunakan bagi penentuan kandungan asid /emak bebas dalam minyak kelapa sawit ialah kaedah titratan dengan larutan natrium hidroksida. Bagaimanapun, kaedah ini memakan masa yang panjang dan sukar dilakukan. Melalui kajian ini, suatu kaedah kolorimetri yang ringkas dan cepat telah dibangunkan bagi menentukan kandungan asid /emak bebas dalam minyak kelapa sawit. Kaedah ini berdasarkan kepada pembentukan kompleks kuprum-sabun selepas asid-asid /emak bebas bertindak balas dengan /arutan kuprum asetat. Tiga sampel minyak kelapa sawit telah ditentukan kandungan asid /emak bebas mela/ui kaedah kolorimetri dan titratan. Bagi kaedah kolorimetri, kandungan asid lemak bebas dalam sampel-sampel tersebut ialah 1.93%, 0. 77% dan 0.16% wlw. Menggunakan kaedah titratan pula, kandungannya ialah 2.09%, 0. 73% dan 0.16% w/w. Hasil kajian menunjukkan kaedah kolorimetri sesuai digunakan bagi penentuan kandungan £!Sid lemak bebas dalam minyak kelapa sawit dengan /ebih mudah dan cepat berbanding kaedah titratan
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    Characterization and anti-bacterial potential of iron oxide nanoparticle processed eco-friendly by plant extract
    ( 2020-11-02)
    Yan L.P.
    ;
    Subash Chandra Bose Gopinath
    ;
    Anbu P.
    ;
    Farizul Hafiz Kasim
    ;
    Hanna Ilyani Zulhaimi
    ;
    Ahmad Radi Wan Yaakub
    This research comprehends iron-oxide nanoparticle (IONP) production, the apparent metallic nanostructure with unique superparamagnetic properties. Durian-rind-extract was utilized to synthesize IONP and the color of reaction mixture becomes dark brown, indicated the formation of IONPs and the peak was observed at ∼330 nm under UV-visible spectroscopy. The morphological observation under high-resolution microscopies has revealed the spherical shape and the average size (∼10 nm) of IONP. The further support was rendered by EDX-analysis showing apparent iron and oxygen peaks. XRD results displayed the crystalline planes with (110) and (300) planes at 2θ of 35.73° and 63.53°, respectively. XPS-data has clearly demonstrated the presence of Fe2P and O1s peaks. The IONPs were successfully capped by the polyphenol compounds from durian-rind-extract as evidenced by the representative peaks between 1633 and 595 cm−1 from FTIR analysis. The antimicrobial potentials of IONPs were evidenced by the disk-diffusion assay. The obtained results have abundant attention and being actively explored owing to their beneficial applications.