22. Enjinier Jun2015 - school of materials and mineral resources

Buletin Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral
Bulletin for the School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering
Universiti Sains Malaysia
ENJINIER
JIL. 17 BIL. 01
No. ISSN: 1511-5275
http://www.usm.my
Pembentangan Pembangunan PTJ USM 2014
PEMBENTANGAN
PEMBANGUNAN PTJ USM 2014
23 Mac 2015 - Pusat Pengajian
Kejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral
(PPKBSM) telah meraih markah yang
amat memberangsangkan dalam pembentangan pembangunan PTJ
2014.
PPKBSM telah berjaya mendapat
kedudukan pertama berdasarkan MyRA2
untuk keseluruhan pusat tanggungjawab
(PTJ)
USM
dan
tempat
ketiga
berdasarkan
perkiraan
MyRA1.
Peningkatan markah indeks petunjuk
prestasi (KPI) dari 67.8 pada tahun 2013
kepada 98 untuk tahun 2014 telah meletakkan PPKBSM dalam senarai PTJ Unggul
di samping Pusat Pengajian Sains
Kajihayat. Antara faktor penyumbang
kepada kejayaan ini adalah kecemerlangan warga PPKBSM di dalam bidang
penyelidikan dan pembangunan. Bagi
tahun 2014 PPKBSM telah menghasilkan
lebih 200 penerbitan berimpak tinggi di
samping berjaya memperolehi lebih RM3
juta geran penyelidikan dalam dan luar
negara. Syabas diucapkan kepada warga
PPKBSM dan semoga kecemerlangan ini
dapat diteruskan di masa hadapan.
ROMBONGAN AKADEMIK
PPKBSM KEMALANGAN DI
ACHEH
12 Mac 2015 - Seorang penuntut
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) maut
manakala tujuh yang lain cedera apabila
bas yang membawa 24 anggota rombongan akademik dari Pusat Pengajian
Kejuruteraan Sumber Mineral (PPKBSM)
ke Acheh, Indonesia terlibat dalam
kemalangan. Penuntut yang maut dalam
JUN 2015
kemalangan pada 7 malam waktu Acheh
itu ialah Allahyarham Sdr. Muhamad
Izzamir Nabihan A. Majid, 23, pelajar
tahun akhir Program Kejuruteraan
Sumber Mineral. Muhamad Izzamir
Nabihan meninggal dunia ketika menerima rawatan di Pusat Kesihatan
Masyarakat
Geumpang,
Acheh.
Rombongan itu membawa 24 orang yang
terdiri daripada 18 penuntut dan enam
kakitangan termasuk pensyarah PKBSM.
Bas yang mereka naiki terbabas ke
kawasan curam ketika dalam perjalanan
pulang dari kawasan lawatan lombong
arang batu di Geumpang PD Acheh. Dua
daripada tujuh orang yang cedera ringan
itu dimasukkan ke rumah sakit dan pusat
kesihatan masyarakat berhampiran lokasi
kejadian.
Jenazah Allahyarham Muhamad
Izzamir Nabihan telah selamat disemadikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam
Masjid Jamiul Badawi, Kepala Batas,
Pulau Pinang selepas solat Jumaat. Majlis
pengkebumian turut dihadiri oleh sejumlah kakitangan dan pelajar USM. Alfatihah
disedekahkan
kepada
Allahyarham
Muhamad Izzamir Nabihan dan semoga
roh beliau ditempatkan bersama-sama
orang-orang beriman dan beramal soleh.
Amin.
Gambar kenangan rombongan akademik PPKBSM ke Acheh. Allahyarham
Muhamad Izzamir Nabihan (berdiri 2 dari kanan)
Buletin Enjinier, Jun 2015
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Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad
(Advisor)
Dr. Shah Rizal Kasim
(Chief Editor)
Short Course “One Dimensional Materials towards A New Dimension of
Nanotechnology World”
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Syed Fuad
Saiyid Hashim
SHORT COURSE ON
“ONE DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
TOWARDS A NEW DIMENSION OF
NANOTECHNOLOGY WORLD.”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azura A. Rashid
Dr. Arjulizan Rusli
Dr. Pung Swee Yong
Dr. Mohamad Hazizan Mohamad
Hashim
Ms. Habsah Haliman
22 - 24 April 2015 - A short course entitled “One Dimensional Materials Towards
A New Dimension of Nanotechnology
World” was successfully organized by
School of Materials and Mineral Resources
Engineering under the umbrella of
NanoMaterials
Initiative
Group
(NanoMIG). This short course has been
conducted as an effort to elucidate a brief
overview and scientific perspective on the
synthesis and characterization of one
dimensional nanomaterials. The important properties and applications of one
dimensional materials have also included
in the appropriate context of this short
course, to create an awareness among
the participants about the unique features
of one dimensional materials. In this
short course, hands on training section
has included the basic concepts of the
synthesis, characterization and application of one dimensional materials.
According to the Chairman of the Nano
Short Course, Assoc. Prof, Ir. Dr. Srimala
Sreekantan, this short course offered participants an opportunity to explore the
world of science through hands-on experiences.
Assistant Editor
AKREDITASI PROGRAM AKADEMIK
PUSAT PENGAJIAN KEJURUTERAAN
BAHAN DAN SUMBER MINERAL
Ms. Hasnah Awang
4 - 6 Mac 2015 – Program ijazah yang
ditawarkan oleh Pusat Pengajian
Kejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral
(PPKSBM) iaitu Ijazah Sarjana Muda
Kejuruteraan Bahan, Ijazah Sarjana Muda
Kejuruteraan Sumber Mineral dan Ijazah
Buletin Enjinier, Jun 2015
Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan Polimer telah
melalui proses akreditasi oleh pihak Majlis
Akreditasi Kejuruteraan (EAC), Lembaga
Jurutera Malaysia. Objektif akreditasi
adalah untuk memastikan program ijazah
sarjana muda yang ditawarkan oleh
PPKBSM mempunyai keperluan akademik
minimum bagi membolehkan graduan
untuk mendaftar sebagai jurutera
siswazah dengan Lembaga Jurutera
Malaysia (BEM). Untuk proses akreditasi
kali ini, program Kejuruteraan Bahan dan
Kejuruteraan Sumber Mineral memohon
untuk pelanjutan manakala program
Kejuruteraan Polimer memohon untuk
kitaran baru. Panel yang hadir untuk
menilai ketiga-tiga program terdiri dari
tiga orang untuk program Kejuruteraan
Polimer dan masing-masing seorang
untuk program Kejuruteraan Sumber
Mineral dan Kejuruteraan Bahan. Aktiviti
akreditasi termasuk penyemakan dokumen-dokumen berkaitan, sesi temuduga
bersama warga PPKBSM termasuk pelajar
serta lawatan ke makmal dan kemudahan
di kampus kejuruteraan seperti perpustakaan dan sebagainya. Proses akreditasi
telah berjalan lancar dan secara umumnya panel berpuas hati dengan program
yang
ditawarkan
oleh
PPKBSM.
Kerjasama yang diberikan oleh semua
warga PPKBSM telah memastikan
kejayaan proses akreditasi pada kali ini.
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BELANGSUNGKAWA:
ALLAHYARHAM MUHAMAD
IZZAMIR NABIHAN BIN
A. MAJID
Muhamad Izzamir Nabihan Bin A.
Majid dilahirkan pada 8 Oktober 1992 di
Hospital Besar Kuala Lumpur. Anak kedua
daripada lima orang adik beradik ini
adalah seorang anak yang sentiasa
menanam impian untuk menjadi anak
sulung lelaki yang bekerjaya bagi membantu keluarganya. Hal ini disebabkan
bapanya, En. A. Majid Bin Abd Gaffor
yang kini berumur 55 tahun akan bersara
daripada berkhidmat sebagai anggota
polis tidak lama lagi. Hasrat ini telah
dikhabarkan berulang kali kepada ibunya,
Suria Binti Omar dan adik-beradiknya
yang lain. Beliau menjadi harapan keluarga kerana beliau merupakan anak lelaki
sulung dan bakal menamatkan pengajian
di dalam jurusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda
Kejuruteraan Sumber Mineral di Universiti
Sains Malaysia.
Sejak kecil lagi, beliau berhajat untuk
melanjutkan pelajarannya di Universiti
Sains Malaysia. Hal ini kerana USM adalah
tempat yang akan dilihatnya terlebih
dahulu setelah melalui Jambatan Pulau
Pinang setiap kali keluarganya pulang ke
kampung ayahnya di Gelugor. Perkara ini
diberitahu oleh ibu bapanya sendiri.
Menjadi seorang mahasiswa USM merupakan kebanggaannya dan juga keluarga.
Cita-citanya untuk menjadi seorang
Jurutera Pemprosesan Mineral di Rahman
Hydraulic Tin Sdn. Bhd. iaitu tempat beliau menjalani latihan industri selama 10
minggu (semasa di tahun tiga) juga sering diceritakan kepada sahabat-sahabatnya di universiti. Minatnya begitu mendalam di dalam aktiviti perlombongan
bermula sejak tahun pertama berada di
universiti. Buku ensiklopedia kecil mengenai batuan dan mineral yang disimpan
dalam beg beliau sentiasa dibawanya ke
mana sahaja bagi dijadikan rujukan.
Beliau dikenali sebagai seorang yang
mudah didekati dan disenangi oleh orang
ramai terutamanya pensyarah-pensyarah
dan rakan-rakan di universiti. Sikapnya
yang ramah dan terbuka juga membuatkan semua selesa untuk bergaul dengannya. Di kampus, beliau sangat aktif di
dalam aktiviti kokurikulum, badan persatuan dan juga khidmat masyarakat. Sukan
yang sangat digemarinya ialah ragbi.
Beliau menyertai banyak perlawanan di
peringkat universiti dan juga negeri.
Sukan ini menjadi sukan kegemarannya
setelah beliau memasuki universiti.
Dorongan jurulatih dan rakan-rakan
membuatkan beliau bersemangat untuk
menceburi sukan ini. Beliau telah dilantik
sebagai pengerusi bagi kelab ragbi di universiti. Kejohanan Ragbi 10 Sebelah USM
kali ke 10 merupakan jasa terbesar beliau
dalam usaha mempromosikan sukan
ragbi di universiti dan negara.
Buletin Enjinier, Jun 2015
Perjalanan terakhir Allahyarham Muhamad Izzamir Nabihan
Kebolehannya dalam pengurusan sesuatu
acara atau program membuatkan kejohanan tersebut berjaya dilaksana dengan
jayanya.
Di kampus, beliau merupakan ketua
exco desasiswa yang didiaminya iaitu
Desasiswa Jaya. Sifat kepimpinan yang
dimiliki membuatkan beliau ditawarkan
jawatan tersebut. Pada awal tahun 2015,
beliau pernah melibatkan diri dalam misi
bantuan banjir di Temerloh, Pahang. Hal
ini disebabkan sikapnya suka membantu
orang di dalam kesusahan. Perkara ini
dapat dilihat di dalam aktiviti harian di
kampus. Beliau sedia memberi khidmat
bantuan kepada rakan tanpa mengira
waktu dan sebarang alasan. Sikapnya ini
turut dikhabarkan oleh ibunya ketika
mana beliau berada di rumah. Oleh sebab
itu, beliau mendapat perhatian ramai
dalam kalangan pelajar di universiti.
Sesungguhnya Allah s.w.t. lebih
menyayangi beliau setelah terlibat di
dalam kemalangan ketika mengikuti
lawatan akademik ke Acheh, Indonesia
pada 11 Mac 2015 yang lalu. Kehilangan
beliau amat dirasai oleh keluarga, handai
taulan dan universiti. Semoga roh beliau
dicucuri rahmat dan mendapat pengampunan daripada Allah s.w.t.
KEJOHANAN BADMINTON
TERTUTUP PPKBSM 2015
9 Mei 2015 - Sempena Pesaraan En.
Abdul Razak bin Embi, Kelab Sukan &
Rekreasi (KSR) PPKBSM telah mengadakan satu Kejohanan Badminton
Beregu Tertutup PPKBSM 2015 bertempat
di Kompleks Sukan USM Kejuruteraan.
Kejohanan yang julung-julung kalinya
dapat diadakan ini mendapat sambutan
yang menggalakkan di mana seramai dua
belas beregu telah berentap dan telah
dibahagikan kepada empat kumpulan.
Keputusan penuh perlawanan adalah
seperti berikut: Johan - pasangan beregu
En. Razak/En. Mior Zulbahri, Naik Johan pasangan beregu En. Zulkarnain/En.
Faizal, Tempat Ketiga - pasangan beregu
En. Suharudin/En. Junaidi dan Tempat
Keempat – pasangan beregu Prof. Madya
Dr. Azhar/En. Hasnor. Selain tujuan riadah
dan rekreasi, kejohanan ini turut dapat
merapatkan hubungan kekeluargaan
sesama warga PPKBSM. Syabas dan tahniah kepada para pemenang.
Kejohanan Badminton Tertutup PPKBSM 2015
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PERTANDINGAN SUDOKU 2015:
TROFI PROF. DR. ZAINAL ARIFIN
AHMAD
25 Mac 2015 - Pertandingan Sudoku
2015: Trofi Prof. Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad
telah dianjurkan oleh Kelab Pelajar Ijazah
Tinggi (PGSC) sesi 2014/2015 dan telah
diadakan di Dewan Seminar, Pusat
Pengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan dan
Sumber Mineral, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Pertandingan sudoku ini adalah antara
program tahunan anjuran PGSC yang
mana kali ini ia merupakan tahun ke-8
sejak pertama kali pertandingan ini dianjurkan pada tahun 2007. Pertandingan
sudoku ini adalah salah satu pentas untuk
mengetengahkan kreativiti dan daya fikir
kritis di kalangan mahasiswa dan juga
staf. Pertandingan sudoku ini juga dapat
melatih peserta untuk berfikir dengan
pantas dan logik untuk menyelesaikan
masalah. Pada tahun ini, seramai 99
orang peserta telah menyertai pertandingan ini. Para peserta terdiri dari 17 orang
staf, 40 orang pasca-siswazah dan 42
orang pelajar siswazah. Pertandingan
sudoku ini juga turut menarik minat pelajar antarabangsa daripada Libya, Iraq,
Indonesia, Thailand dan Kemboja. Setiap
peserta dikehendaki menyelesaikan 2 set
sudoku dalam masa 40 minit. Peserta
dibahagikan kepada tiga kategori; kategori staf, kategori pelajar pasca-siswazah
dan kategori pelajar siswazah. Pemenang
adalah peserta yang dapat menyelesaikan
sudoku dalam masa yang paling singkat
tanpa sebarang kesalahan. Pemenang
keseluruhan menerima sebuah trofi, sijil
penyertaan serta hamper dan telah dimenangi oleh saudara Wong Liang Chern
dari Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan
Mekanik.
SEMINAR AKADEMIK
“VIVA: DEFENDING YOUR
THESIS”
16 Jun 2015 - Seminar Akademik
bertajuk “Viva: Defending Your Thesis”
telah dianjurkan oleh Kelab Pelajar Ijazah
Tinggi (PGSC) dan telah diadakan di
Dewan Seminar, Pusat Pengajian
Kejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral,
Universiti Sains Malaysia. Ia adalah program seminar akademik ketiga yang dianjurkan pada PGSC sesi 2014/2015. Prof.
Madya Dr. Khairunisak Bt. Abdul Razak
telah dijemput sebagai penceramah pada
seminar tersebut. Sebanyak 67 orang
pelajar pasca-siswazah telah menyertai
seminar berkenaan. Seminar ini bertujuan
untuk memberi panduan kepada para
pelajar untuk mempersiapkan diri bagi
menempuhi “Viva Voce”. Terdapat banyak
perkara yang diberi perhatian dalam seminar tersebut antaranya adalah; kesilapan
yang selalu dilakukan oleh pelajar ketika
viva, kaedah menjawab soalan pemeriksa
dengan yakin dan cara menyediakan
pembentangan yang mudah difahami
oleh pemeriksa.
Buletin Enjinier, Jun 2015
Pertandingan Sudoku 2015: Trofi Prof. Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad
KEJOHANAN FUTSAL TERBUKA
PGSC 2015
6 Mei 2015 - Kejohanan Futsal
Terbuka PGSC 2015 merupakan kejohanan tahunan anjuran Kelab Pelajar
Ijazah Tinggi (PGSC), Pusat Pengajian
Kejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral,
Universiti Sains Malaysia. Kejohanan ini
telah berlangsung di padang kompleks
sukan USM Kampus Kejuruteraan. Tujuan
utama kejohanan ini diadakan adalah
untuk mengeratkan hubungan silaturahim
antara ahli-ahli kelab dengan pelajar dan
staf yang lain. 8 pasukan telah berdaftar
untuk kejohanan ini di mana ia telah disertai oleh pelajar siswazah, pelajar pascasiswazah dan staf USM. Kejohanan ini
menggunakan format liga yang mana
setiap pasukan perlu bermain dalam 7
perlawanan. Pasukan yang memperolehi
mata yang tertinggi akan diisytiharkan
sebagai pemenang. Pendaftaran bermula
dari pukul 8.30 pagi dan sepak mula per-
lawanan pertama bermula pada pukul
9.00 pagi. Kejohanan diakhiri dengan
ucapan ringkas oleh presiden PGSC,
Mohd. Fariz Ab. Rahman dan diikuti
upacara penyampaian hadiah dan sijil
untuk pemenang dan semua peserta.
Pasukan Banana FC telah dinobatkan
sebagai juara keseluruhan untuk kejohanan futsal kali ini. Syabas dan jutaan
terima kasih diucapkan pada semua pihak
yang menjayakan Kejohanan Futsal
Terbuka PGSC 2015.
Mutiara kata:
Nabi Muhammad s.a.w pernah
bersabda: "Tidak akan masuk
syurga orang yang jirannya
tidak aman dari gangguangangguannya" (Riwayat Muslim)
Kejohanan Futsal Terbuka PGSC 2015
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TRIZ LEVEL 1 PRACTITIONER
WORKSHOP
25 - 26 April 2015 - Innovation is an
important skill much needed in the new
economy. With competition becoming
increasingly intense, innovation is no
longer a “nice-to-have” skill but a “musthave”. There is a way to learn “INNOVATION” in a systematic approach. The
approach is called TRIZ or Theory of
Inventive Problem Solving. TRIZ is a
Russian methodology discovered about
66 years ago but has remained a wellkept secret. This open-secret has finally
reached you through the MyTRIZ Level
1+ Workshop (© MYTRIZ).
This workshop was organize by School
of Materials & Mineral Resources
Engineering (SMMRE) in collaboration
with the Malaysia TRIZ Innovation
Association (MYTRIZ) and Multimedia &
Development Corporation (MDeC).
The aim of this workshop is to bridge
the gap in understanding complex problem solving from the academia and industries perspectives.
Complex problem
solving is a multifaceted skill that is
required among 21st Century Graduates.
This attribute is also an essential outcome
for accreditation of engineering programmes.
Therefore, learning and
exploring on a systematic inventive problem solving is important in meaningfully
preparing and developing our future engineers.
This workshop was attended by 49 students including undergraduate and post
graduate students; participation not only
comes from SMMRE but also School of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering. A
Certified Trainer for TRIZ Level 1, Dr.
Zuratul Ain Abdul Hamid has conducted
and delivered TRIZ Level 1 syllabus
throughout the two days workshop. The
certification was endorsed and certified
by MDeC and MYTRIZ and recognized
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TRIZ Level 1 Practitioner Workshop
worldwide as the workshop followed the
TRIZ International syllabus. The workshop is hopeful to initiate the creativity
and provide a systematic inventive problem solving that can be used by the students in any problem or research works.
The success of this workshop will not
be realized without the help of organizing
committee lead by Ms. Nor Ezza Sofiah,
3rd Year Polymer Engineering student.
Their enthusiasm and hard works have
resulted in the smooth and success of the
workshop. It is important SMMRE support
more similar workshop to be organized to
enhance and value add our students in
problem solving skill, communication skill
and also build up their confident level
whenever facing any problem in their
studies.
Science and Engineering
Research Centre(SERC),
USM Engineering Campus,
Penang, Malaysia |
27th−29th January 2016
Website: http://ignite.eng.usm.my
Contact: +6045996153/6101
Dr. Zuratul Ain Abdul Hamid
ignite@usm.my
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MAJLIS SANJUNGAN BUDI STAF
PPKBSM
8 Mei 2015 – Majlis sanjungan budi untuk
staf bersara wajib dan bertukar tempat
bertugas telah diadakan di Dewan
Seminar, PPKBSM. Prof. Dr. Azizan bin
Aziz dan En. Abdul Razak bin Embi
bersara wajib pada umur 60 tahun
sementara Dr. Julie Juliewatty bt.
Mohamad telah bertukar tempat bertugas
ke Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK).
Majlis dimulai dengan ucapan aluan oleh
Dekan pusat pengajian, Prof. Dr. Hanafi
bin Ismail, diikuti ucapan dari staf yang
diraikan. Beberapa orang staf telah
dijemput untuk berkongsi pengalaman
bersama dengan mereka. Prof. Dr. Azizan
Bin Aziz dan En. Abdul Razak bin Embi
merupakan antara staf perintis ketika
PPKBSM ditubuhkan di Bandaraya Ipoh
hampir 30 tahun lalu. Majlis turut dimeriahkan dengan tayangan multimedia bagi
mengimbau kenangan, suka duka
semasa mereka bertiga bertugas di PPKBSM. Majlis diakhiri dengan penyampaian
cenderahati dan jamuan makan tengahari
di Dewan Seri Ilham. Bak kata pepatah,
harimau mati meninggalkan belang,
manusia mati meninggalkan nama. Jasa
dan pengorbanan mereka selama
berkhidmat di PPKBSM amat dihargai dan
akan senantiasa dikenang.
Majlis sanjungan budi staf PPKBSM
CERAMAH KERJAYA OLEH GUOCERA
HOLDINGS SDN. BHD
27 Mei 2015 – Pihak Guocera Holdings
Sdn. Bhd. telah mengadakan ceramah
kerjaya bersama pelajar tahun tiga dan
juga tahun akhir Program Kejuruteraan
Bahan. Program telah diadakan di Dewan
Seminar Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan
Bahan dan Sumber Mineral (PPKBSM).
Pihak Guocera diwakili oleh Encik
Murugahia Tiruganasambathan selaku
Pengurus Sumber Manusia dan Encik Sow
Sew Seng, Pengurus Kanan Penyelidikan
dan Pembangunan (R&D).
Guocera
Holdings Sdn. Bhd. adalah antara pengeluar utama jubin di Malaysia dan juga
merupakan salah satu entiti konglomerat
Kumpulan Hong Leong. Ceramah kerjaya
ini juga merupakan kesinambungan dari
lawatan pihak Guocera ke PPKBSM pada
tahun 2014. Program ini bertujuan memberi kefahaman yang lebih mendalam
kepada bakal graduan terutama sekali
dari Program Kejuruteraan Bahan untuk
memasuki dunia pekerjaan khususnya
bersama Guocera Holdings.
Program
seperti ini adalah selaras dengan agenda
pihak universiti untuk mewujudkan
rangkaian kerjasama dengan pihak industri.
Buletin Enjinier, Jun 2015
Ceramah kerjaya oleh Guocera Holdings Sdn. Bhd
8th International Conference On Geological and Geo-Resources Engineering
IC-GeoE 2015
CITITEL HOTEL, PENANG, MALAYSIA |
September, 29th - 30th, 2015
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List of SMMRE Postgraduate Students Viva from January - June 2015
No.
Student Nama / Date
Degree
Title of Thesis
Name of Supervisor
1
Afikah binti Rahim
26 January 2015
M.Sc
The Effect of the Rockmass Properties and Groundwater Inflow Related to Dr. Hareyani Zabidi
Performance of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at Pahang – Selangor Raw Prof. Madya Dr. Kamar Shah Ariffin
Water Transfer Tunnel Project (PSRWT)
2
Nurhaswani binti Alias
27 January 2015
M.Sc
Synthesis and Electrochemical Behavior of LiFePO4/C With Air-Electrode
for Aqueous Lithium Ion Battery
Prof. Madya Dr. Ahmad Azmin Mohamad
3
G Ambarasan a/l Govindasamy
28 January 2015
M.Sc
Studies on Antimicrobial Agent Incorporated Polypropylene for
Antimicrobial Application
Prof. Madya Ir. Dr. Srimala a/p
Sreekantan
Prof. Dr. Hazizan Md Akil
4
Ng Chai Yan
2 February 2015
Ph.D
Synthesis and Characterization of Tungsten Oxide (WO3) Nanostructures
for Electrochromic Application
Prof. Madya Dr. Khairunisak Abdul Razak
Prof. Madya Dr. Zainovia Lockman
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Em Sereiratana
5 February 2015
M.Sc
Characterization and Synthesis of Soda-Lime-Silicate Glass Produced
From Cambodian Silica Sand
Dr. Sheikh Abdul Rezan S. Abdul Hamid
Prof. Dr. Radzali Othman
6
Nik Akmar bin Rejab
12 February 2015
Ph.D
Toughness Improvement of Zirconia Toughnened Alumina (ZTA) Through
The Addition of CeO2 and MgO
Prof. Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad
Prof. Dr. Mani Maran a/l Ratnam
7 Siti Rohana binti Yahya
16 February 2015
Ph.D
Prof. Madya Dr. Azura A. Rashid
Prof. Madya Dr. Baharin Azahari
8 Maslinda binti Kamarudin
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Studies on the Effect of Mechanical and Chemical Treatments on
Rheological, Mechanical and Biodegradation Properties of Sago Starch
Filled Natural Rubber Latex (NRL) Films
Effect of AI Addition to IMC Formation, Mechanical and Wetting Properties
of Low-Ag SAC Solder Alloy
9 Wan Fahmin Faiz bin Wan Ali
16 March 2015
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Optimizing The Formation of Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) Via Response
Prof. Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad
Surface Method (RSM) for Dielectric Resonator Antenna (DRA) Application Dr. Norazharuddin Shah Abdullah
Prof. Dr. Mohd Fadzil Ain
10 Muhammad Razlan bin Zakaria
25 March 2015
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Enhancement of Mechanical, Thermal and Dielectric Properties of Epoxy
Nanocomposites Through Chemical Hybridization of Carbon Nanotubes
and Alumina
11 Mohd Saidina bin Dandan Satia
6 April 2015
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Prof. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Noor
13 Tham Cho Yin
16 April 2015
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Synthesis of Poly(Lactic Acid)(PLA) Microspheres for Drug Delivery
System
Dr. Zuratul Ain Abdul Hamid
Prof. Dr. Hanafi Ismail
Prof. Madya Dr. Zulkifli Ahmad
14 Phan Chee Hong
29 April 2015
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Fabrication and Properties of Electromagnetic Interferences Shielding
Polymer Composites for Electronic Packaging Application
Prof. Ir. Dr. Mariatti Jaafar
15 Norshahida binti Sarifuddin
6 May 2015
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Mechanical, Physical, Thermal and Biodegradability Studies of Low
Density Polyethylene/Thermoplastic Sago Starch/Kenaf Core Flour
Biocomposites
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SrCO3 Additions Without Calcinations Step
Dr. Julie Juliewatty Mohamed
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5 June 2015
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Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Based Material for Carbon
Dioxide Adsorbent
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Sreekantan
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Consisting Epoxy Hollow Sphere
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Lighted displays showing drilling, blasting,
and mucking equipment are displayed on
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modern society. The mine is usually relatively dry and a constant 54 degrees
Fahrenheit, year-round. CSM provides
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7.0 Summary
Edgar Mine is the experimental mine of
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mining engineering education being delivered in U.S.A. It can be a very good lesson to be learned of becoming an engineer that proof the real life experiences
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Article 1
EFFECT OF EXCITATION SOURCES
ON THE PHOTODEGRADATION OF
RHB SOLUTION USING NI
EMBEDDED ZnO NANORODS AS
PHOTOCATALYST
Myo Thuya Thein1,
Swee-Yong Pung1,
Azizan Aziz1,
Mitsuru Itoh2
1Science
and Engineering of
Nanomaterials Team,
School of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering,
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Engineering Campus, 14300
NibongTebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
2Materials
and Structures Laboratory
Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259
Nagatsuta,
Midori, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
Abstract
Ni embedded ZnO nanorods were synthesized by two step solution precipitation
method followed by reduction in H2
atmosphere at 500oC for 2 hours. The
XRD analysis shows that the as-synthesized particles were ZnO that well crystallized in hexagonal wurtzite structure.
There is no Ni (or NiO) diffraction peaks
could be found in the XRD analysis.The
SEM image confirmed that the morphology of ZnO nanorods did not change with
Ni loading on its surface. The EDX analysis shows the present of Ni beside Zn and
O elements. The photocatalytic activity in
removal of RhB dye by Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods was greatly enhanced when
using a smaller UV excitation source. The
photodegradation efficiency using UV
light with wavelength of 254 nm almost
completely removed RhB, i.e. 98% within
75 min as compared to 58% when using
UV light with wavelength of 352 nm. It is
worth mentioning that the rate constant
of using 254 nm UV light is 0.048 min-1,
which is four times larger than using 352
nm UV light.
1.0 Introduction
Semiconductor photocatalysts have been
attracting research focus recently because
of its great potential as remedy to solve
environmental problems [1]. These semiconductor photocatalysts could be used to
remove organic pollutants by degrading
them into less harmful byproducts such as
water and carbon dioxide under sunlight
[2]. In addition, their other applications
as environmental remedy are to inactivate
microbial [3]and remove heavy metals
[4].
Amongst the semiconductors, wide band
gap TiO2 (3.2 eV) is the most studied pho-
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tocatalyst as it has high photochemical
efficiency and stability [5-7].A suitable
alternative to TiO2 is ZnO [8] as it possesses a similar bandgap (3.3 eV), low
cost and non-toxic nature. Studies have
shown that ZnO demonstrated a better
photocatalytic efficiency than TiO2 in
removal of 2-phenylphenol [9], Reactive
blue [10], Rhodamine 6G [11], Acid Red
14 [12] and Acid Red 18 [13] in aqueous
solution.
Many attempts have been made to
improve photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO
photocatalyst in degradation of organic
compounds. One of the approaches is to
modify the surface of ZnO by coupling of
another metal oxide semiconductor to
achieve a higher light adsorption capacity
by shifting the absorbance to visible light
region [14, 15]. Another way of improving
the photodegradation efficiency is by
means of restricting the electron-hole
recombination rate of ZnO. This could be
achieved by embedding metals such as
Au [16] and Ag [17] onto the surface ZnO
particles.
In this work, Ni embedded ZnO nanorods
were prepared by two-step solution precipitation. Since ZnO is capable of absorbing irradiation in UV wavelength attributed to its wide band gap, the effect of UV
excitation sources on the photodegradation efficiency of Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods in removal of RhB dye was studied.
2.0 Experimental
Stacked ZnO nanorods were synthesized
by solution precipitation method as
described in our previous paper [18].
Subsequently, the Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods were synthesized by immersing
the ZnO nanorods into 0.03 M of Ni(NO3)2
aqueous solution. The mixture was stirred
at room temperature for 24 hours to allow
the deposition of nickel particles onto the
surface of ZnO nanorods. The white precipitate was filtered and dried in the oven
for 12 hours at 120oC. The product was
calcined at 500oC for 1 hour and reduced
under hydrogen atmosphere at 500oC for
2 hours.
The photocatalytic study on the Ni
embedded ZnO nanorods in removal of
Rhodamine (RhB) dye was conducted
using different UV excitation sources (254
nm and 352 nm). The photocatalytic
activity of Ni embedded ZnO nanorods
was achieved by irradiating mixture of 20
mg ZnO Ni embedded ZnO nanorods and
30 ml RhB (1x10-5 M) by UV light. Then,
photodegradation of RhB solution was
determined by monitoring the decay of its
553 characteristic absorption peak using
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer (Cary 5).
tion peaks could be indexed to wurtzite
ZnO crystal structure (JCPDS No. 01-0792205) with lattice constant of a = 3.250
nm and c = 5.207 nm, regardless ZnO
particles or Ni embedded ZnO particles.
The diffraction peaks at 31.74o, 34.40º,
36.26º, 47.52º, 56.54º, 62.84º, 66.26º,
67.92º and 68.98º are corresponded to
(100), (002), (101), (102), (110), (103),
(200), (112) and (201) crystal planes of
hexagonal ZnO. Their strong and sharp
features suggest that the samples were
well crystalline. No impurity peaks were
observed for both types of particles. This
result indicates that only a small amount
of Ni particles was deposited onto the surface of ZnO nanorods, which was below
the XRD detection limit.
Figure 1: XRD patterns of ZnO nanorods and
Ni embedded ZnO nanorods.
Figure 2 (a) shows the field emission
scanning electron microscopy (FESEM)
image of as-synthesized ZnO nanorods. It
could be clearly seen that the nanorods
have hexagonal tips. As shown in Figure 2
(b), the morphology of Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods did not change with Ni loading
on its surface. However, as shown in
Figure 2 (c), small particles could be
found on the surface of ZnO nanorods.
These particles were homogeneously distributed on the surface of ZnO nanorods.
The EDX elemental analysis was performed on the Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods. As shown in Figure 3, the
analysis indicates that Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods compose of Zn, O and Ni elements.
3.0 Results and discussion
3.1 Structural and optical properties of Ni
embedded ZnO nanorods
XRD patterns of as-synthesized particles
are represented in Figure 1. The diffrac-
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Figure 4: (a) TEM and (b) HRTEM image of Ni embedded ZnO nanorod.
Figure 2: FESEM images of (a) ZnO nanorods
(b) Ni embedded ZnO nanorodsand (c) Ni
embedded ZnO nanorods at high
magnification.
Figure 3: EDX spectrum of Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods.
Figure 4(a) shows the TEM image of Ni
embedded ZnO nanorods. Very fine Ni
particles with size below 9 nm were
deposited uniformly onto the surface of
ZnO nanorods. The HRTEM image of Ni
embedded ZnO nanorod is shown in
Figure 4 (b). The d spacing of 0.26 nm
and 0.20 nm are corresponded to the
(002) planes in the ZnO crystal lattice and
(111) plane planes of face-centered cubic
(fcc) Ni[19].
The optical band gap of ZnO
nanorods and Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods were investigated using UV-Vis
absorption spectra [20]. The band gap
energy was calculated by extrapolation of
the linear portion of the plot with respect
to hv at α = 0 as shown in Figure 5. The
optical band gap for both ZnO nanorods
and Ni embedded ZnO nanorods is 3.09
eV, indicating that the small amount of Ni
loading was not sufficient to cause red
shift of the absorption edge of Ni embedded ZnO nanorods [21, 22].
Figure 5: Optical band gap energy of (a) ZnO nanorods and (b) Ni embedded ZnO nanorods.
3.2 Photocatalytic Study
The effectiveness of Ni embedded ZnO
nanorods to degrade RhB solution using
UV light with different wavelengths was
studied. Figure 6 shows the degradation
of RhB solution over a period of time
using Ni embedded ZnO nanorods as photocatalyst. The RhB solution decolorized
gradually when exposed to UV radiation
for 0 min, 15 min, 30 min, 45 min, 60 min
and 75 min. Figure 6 (a) shows the
absorption spectra of photocatalytically
degraded RhB aqueous solutions in the
presence of Ni embedded ZnO nanorods
under 352 nm of UV light. The
absorbance peak of RhB significantly
decreased to 0.5354 a.u. after 45 min of
UV irritation, then continued down to
0.4030 a.u. upon prolonging the irritation
time to 75 min. Figure 6 (b) shows the
absorption spectra of photocatalytically
degraded RhB aqueous solutions in the
presence of Ni embedded ZnO nanorods
under 254 nm of UV light. The
absorbance peak of RhB significantly
decreased to 0.1512 a.u. after 45 min of
UV irritation, and then down to 0.0200
a.u. upon prolonging the irritation time to
75 min. It could be clearly observed that
the degradation of RhB solution was
faster when using UV light with 254 nm
than UV light with 352 nm wavelength.
As shown in Figure 7 (a), Ni embedded
ZnO nanorods achieved a higher photodegradation efficiency when using UV
light with wavelength of 254 nm (98%) as
compared to 352 nm (58%) after 75 min
irradiation. By plotting the data as ln
(Co/C) of the time-dependent normalized
dye concentrations (which is the ratio
between the initial concentration and the
concentration upon reaction) in Figure 7
(b), linear plots are obtained. This indicates that the decomposition of RhB followed first order kinetic regardless the
optical excitation wavelength. The rate
constants, which determined from the
slopes of Figure 7 (b), is increased almost
four times, i.e. from 0.012 to 0.048
min─1 when the UV wavelength was
changed from 352 nm to 254 nm. This
result indicates that a smaller wavelength
of excitation source (254 nm) supplied
more energetic photons which could pro-
Figure 6: Absorbance spectra of degraded RhB solution by Niembedded ZnO nanorods under
UV irradiationof (a) 352 nm and (b) 254 nm.
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duce more electron hole pairs that were
needed to form free radicals for more
effective degradation of RhB dyes.
constant was increased from 0.012 min−1
to 0.048 min−1 by changing UV excitation
source from 352 nm to 254 nm. The more
energetic photons from the 254 nm UV
source generated more charge carriers
that were needed for the formation of
free radicals. As a result, the RhB dye
degraded faster when 254 nm excitation
source was used in this study.
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank
AUN/SEED-Net
under
Collaborative
Research Program (CR) (304/PBAHAN/6050277/A119) and USM Research
University Grant (RU) (1001/ PBAHAN/
814200) for providing the research funding to conduct this project.
Figure 7: (a) Photodegradation efficiency
(b) pseudo first-order kinetic of time evolution and (c) degradation rate constant of Ni
embedded ZnO nanorods under different
UV excitation sources (254 nm and 352
nm).
4.0 Conclusions
Ni embedded ZnO nanorods were successfully synthesized via two step solution
precipitation, followed by reduction in H2
atmosphere at 500oC for 2 hours. The Ni
particles (<9 nm) were deposited uniformly onto the surface of ZnO nanorods,
without changing the morphology and
hexagonal wurtzite crystal structure of
ZnO. The EDX analysis shows the present
of Ni beside Zn and O elements. The photocatalytic activity in removal of RhB dye
by Ni embedded ZnO nanorods was
greatly enhanced when using a smaller
UV excitation source. It is noted that the
photodegradation efficiency after 75 min
was improved from 58% to 98%, and rate
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Article 2
EVALUATION OF EMULSIFIED
ACRYLATE POLYMER AND IT’S
POUR POINT DEPRESSANT
PERFORMANCE
A. Admiral,
K. Z. Zakaria,
M. R. H. Rosdi,
M. A. A. Razali,
A. Ariffin
School of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering,
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Engineering Campus,
14300 Nibong Tebal,
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Abstract
A traditional pour point depressant (PPD) of acrylate polymer is in solid
form at room temperature. The costing
for preheating is a prerequisite to be considered for its utilization in a crude oil
industry. The PPD was improvised as an
emulsion system in order to increase its
flow ability. Evaluation of the emulsion
system has been elucidated and its pour
point depressant performance has also
been studied. The emulsified product
could flow as low as -20oC. The viscosity
of emulsified product is much lower than
traditional PPD, which is about 16 CP. The
particle size of the sample becomes
increased by freeze thawed activities, but
does not affect the stability of the emulsion. The zeta potential is about -43 MV
showing that the emulsion is in the stable
range. The pour point performance of
emulsified product is better compared to
traditional PPD. The increasing trends of
performance by increasing the injection
showing that the polymer content is the
most influenced factor that increased
pour point performance of emulsified
product.
Keywords: Emulsified PPD, emulsion evaluation, PPD performance
1.0 Introduction
A traditional pour point depressant of
acrylate polymer (Trade name: PD90) has
higher polymer-solvent interaction and
low glass transition temperature. It will
cause the PD90 to solidify at room temperature. To resolve this problem, emulsion technique was used to create emulsified PD90 to form fine droplets in a mixture. The emulsion has two different
phases in which the water-based will form
a continuous phase to act as a carrier for
the oil polymer-based hence give a better
flow ability to PD90[1]. However, the
knowledge on the emulsion state of the
acrylate polymer after being emulsified is
still scarce in the literature. Hence, the
present study aims to investigate emul-
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sion behavior such as freezing point, viscosity at room temperature, particle size
and zeta potential of the emulsified products and to evaluate its performance as
pour point depressants towards synthetic
crude oil/paraffin wax solution after being
emulsified.
2.0 Methodology
PD90, emulsifier (MWV) and Solvesso 150
were supplied by ACME Chemicals
(Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Xylene and ethylene
glycol were purchased from Merck Sdn.
Bhd. PD90 consist of 40 to 60 wt. % of
acrylic polymer in xylene. Emulsified PD90
was prepared by mixing all chemical at 50
oC and stirred at 500 rpm for 1 hour. The
mixture was sonicated at 70 Hz until the
mixture reach 60oC. The thermal properties were determined by using Mettler
Toledo
DSC1-Differential
Scanning
Calorimetry (DSC), United States system
3.0 Results and Discussion
Flow ability of emulsified PD90
Solvent based PD90 has a low melting
point of around 45oC which will make it
solidify at room temperature. To utilize
this chemical additive in crude oil’s well,
preheating is required to make sure that
this material is pump able. The introduction of an emulsion system to PD90 would
produce a flow able material at room temperature so that the preheating cost
would be discarded. Figure 1 shows the
DSC curve for the solvent based PD90
and emulsified PD90. From the figure, it
shows that the emulsified PD90 has the
melting point of -20oC while solvent based
PD90 is 45oC. This is due to the emulsion
state that allowing the water-based to act
as a medium without forming any direct
interaction between the polymer. In the
system, polymer would be encapsulating
Figure 1: DSC curve for PPD before and after emulsified
apparatus with nitrogen as purge gas.
Starting from -60oC, each sample below
10 mg was first heated until reaching 120
oC , held isothermally and then cooled to
-60oC at a pre-defined rate of 5oC
/minute. Viscosity of PD90 after emulsified were measured by using Brookfield
viscometer. Viscometer was loaded with
samples and sheared by using spindle set
no 04. Particle size and zeta potential
were measured on a Malvern Instruments
Nano ZS Zetasizer, using a flow through
cell with a Malvern Instruments MPT-2
Multi Purpose Titrator. Freeze thawed test
was conducted by freezing the samples in
chiller at temperature -10oC for 20 hours.
Then the samples were taken out and
heated in water bath at 50oC for about 4
hours. Samples are then being cooled
down at ambient temperature before
observations had been made. The cycles
has been made until week 4 which equally to 4 cycles. The pour point performance
testing has been made according to
ASTM-D97 method. The method involves
periodically tilting a tube containing sample of crude oil at decreasing temperatures, to find the temperature where
there is no movement of the crude.
by emulsifier to present as small droplet
or particle inside the water-based.
Unlikely, the polymer in solvent based
PD90 had directly coiled with the solvent
so that solution tends to solidified at low
temperature.
Viscosity of emulsified PD90
The viscosity is the most important
parameter that would be considered for
achieving a good flowability of pour point
depressant. After being emulsified, the
emulsion viscosity is only 16 cP at room
temperature as shown in Table 1. The
resulted value of emulsified product is
sufficiently low and suitable for application as the traditional PPD with the range
of <300 cP [2]. Low viscosity would
reduce the cost for pumping during appliTable 1: The viscosity of pour point
depressants at room temperature
Type of PPD
Viscosity at room
temperature, cP
Solvent based
PD90
Solidified
Emulsified PD90
16
Traditional PPD
<300
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cation. The viscosity of the solvent based
PD90 was not able to be measured as it
solidify at room temperature.
Particle size and zeta potential of
emulsified PD90
Particle size is the most important parameter that indicates the stability of an
emulsion [3]. As an emulsion system is
being introduced for this PD90, it has a
tendency to break and the solution
becomes separated at elevated temperature. In considering that factor, freeze
thaw test has been conducted for emulsified product. Figure 2 below shows the
trend of particle size for the sample after
being freeze-thawed for 4 cycles within
20 days. The particle size increases by the
number of freeze-thaw cycles applied to
the samples. However, this trend would
not affect the stability of the emulsion as
there is no separation observed during
the test as shown in Figure 3 below. In
order to confirm the stability of the emulsion, zeta potential of emulsified PD90 is
also determined. The zeta potential value
of emulsified PD90 is about -43 mV. For
such a situation the colloid will be more
stable, the further away it is formulated
from the isoelectric point. The value is in
the range (±40 to ±60 mV) for good stability of emulsion [4]. The electrostatic
repulsion of the particles become main
contributor that will lead to a stable dispersion. The stable emulsion would make
improve storage capability.
Applied test, ASTM D97
A pour point depressant performance test
was conducted to study the emulsified
PD90 response or performance towards
synthetic crude oil after being emulsified.
From Figure 3, emulsified PD90 showing
excellent pour point reduction as compared to solvent based PD90 conducted
at 50oC. This is due to ability of emulsified
PD90 to flow at low temperature as compared to solvent based PD90. The flow
ability of emulsified PD90 provides higher
energy so that it could efficiently propagate in order to inhibit the crystallization
growth of paraffin wax. Furthermore,
micron size of polymer producing from
emulsified product could provide higher
surface area so that the interaction
between polymer and paraffin wax would
be higher. Increase of additive dosage
could also increase the pour point reduction of paraffin wax. This is attributed to
high active content of the polymer which
efficiently inhibits the formation of crystallization growth of wax.
Figure 3: Emulsified PD90 before (left) and
after (right) being freeze thawed for 20 days
sure that it would be able to use in an
extreme condition as well as could
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5.0 References
1. Chen, G., & Tao, D. (2005). An experimental study of stability of oil–water
emulsion. Fuel Processing Technology,
86(5), 499–508
2. Li, Y. & Zhang, J. (2005). Prediction of
viscosity variation for waxy crude oils
beneficiated by pour point depressants
during pipelining. Petroleum Science and
Technology, 23(7-8), 915-930
3. Kokal, S. &Al-Juraid, J. (1999).
Quantification of various factors affecting
emulsion stability: watercut, temperature,
shear, asphaltene content, demulsifier
dosage and mixing different crudes.
Presented at the SPE Annual Technical
Conference and Exhibition, Houston,
Texas, 3-6 October 1999. SPE-56641-MS
4. Hunter, R. J. (2013). Zeta potential in
colloid science: principles and applications (Vol. 2). Academic press.
Article 3
EDGAR EXPERIMENTAL MINE:
THE REAL LIFE MINING
ENGINEERING STUDENT’S
EXPERIENCE
Figure 3:Pour point depressant performance
for solvent based PD90 and emulsified PD90.
Figure 2: Particle size trends by number of
cycles
towards synthetic crude oil after being
emulsified has been successfully evaluated. The performance as pour point
depressant for emulsified PD90 is better
than solvent based PD90. The performance also increased as the active content
of polymer increased.
4.0 Conclusion
Emulsion behavior such as freezing point,
viscosity at room temperature, particle
size and zeta potential of the emulsified
products has been studied. Emulsified
PD90 could flow at room temperature
while solvent based PD90 become solidified. Emulsified PD90 could flow at colder
temperature as the freezing point of the
solvent is around -20oC. It would ensure
that emulsified PD90 could be stored in a
cold environment as well. The viscosity of
emulsified PD90 at room temperature
was much lower than traditional PPD
results of an ease handling and storage.
The particle size trends have been evaluated after the emulsified PD90 undergo
freeze thawed testing. The trend shows
the increment but do not affect the stability of emulsion. The zeta potential data
had confirmed the stability of the emulsion. The good stability of emulsified
PD90 would allow them to store at any
condition without any separation. The
performance as pour point depressants
Teuku Andika Rama Putra,
School of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering,
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Engineering Campus,
14300 Nibong Tebal,
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
1.0 Introduction
The mountains above Idaho Springs and
the nearby communities of Black Hawk,
Central City and Georgetown show the
abandoned mine openings and remnants
of a romantic past: the "Rush to the
Rockies" and feverish mining for silver
and gold. The Edgar mine, the Colorado
School of Mines (CSM) Experimental
Mine, is a contemporary to that era. In
the 1870s, it produced high-grade silver,
gold, lead and copper. Today, as an
underground laboratory for future engineers, it produces valuable experience for
those who are being trained to find,
develop, and process the world's natural
resources.The Edgar mine is located in
Idaho Springs, approximately 40 miles
west of Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. It can be
reached by Interstate 70 or U.S. 6.
The CSM Mining Engineering Department
is proud of the Edgar Experimental Mine
and the purposes it serves: educational
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tours for the public and school groups;
cooperation with industry, state, and federal organizations in research; and training of the manpower needed to maintain
the nation's leadership in the field of mineral engineering. Industry is highly supportive of the research and educational
programs at the mine. In fact, most of the
equipment used at the mine is donated
by individual businesses and corporations.
2.0 An Underground Classroom
The Edgar Experimental Mine (Figure 1)
provides CSM students in Mining
Engineering and other disciplines with a
unique environment for research and
practical training in mining techniques
and systems. In this underground laboratory, CSM students gain hands-on experience in underground mine surveying,
geological mapping, rock fragmentation
and blasting practice, mine ventilation
field studies, rock mechanics instrumentation practice, underground mine unit
operations, and mine safety. Through a
course in the practical use of mining
equipment, students can apply classroom
exercises to real situations in a realistic
mining environment.
other disciplines have the opportunity to
interact with the mine through projects in
both EPICS and Senior Design. Examples
in recent years includes: Documentation
and Design of a Mine Water Distribution
Network for the Edgar Experimental Mine,
Design of a Power Distribution Network of
the Edgar Experimental Mine Army Adit,
Modifications to the Surface Drainage
Network for the Edgar Experimental Mine,
Design of a Compressor Installation for
the Edgar Experimental Mine Army Adit.
3.0 Research
Research is carried out on a continuing
basis at the Edgar Experimental Mine.
Numerous academic, government, and
industry groups, including the CSM
Mining Engineering Department, the
National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH), the U.S. Army,
MainNet, Vital Alert and others participate
in cooperative research ventures at the
facility. Studies include tunnel detection,
blasting, rock mechanics, communications and development of new mining
equipment and methods.
The Mining Engineering Department –
Mine Safety and Health Program (Figure
2) operates a full function mine rescue
training facility for use by the mining
industry. Mine rescue training can be
developed and tailored to the specific
needs of any mining operation. Special
training can be conducted for mine operators to address the individual needs of
virtually any mine. The rescue training
includes:
• Incident Command for
Mine/Underground emergencies
• Comprehensive Mine and
Underground Search and Rescue
• Computer rescue simulation
training
• General Heavy Lifting and
Rescue using air bags
• Confined space rescue training
• Rope rescue training
• Mine firefighting
Figure 2. Mine safety, health and rescue
training program at Edgar Mine
Figure 1. A. Edgar Mine tunnel gate, B. Tunnel with railroad, C. Training class conducted inside Edgar Mine, D. Jet drilling activity in the Edgar Mine.
The course runs the full cycle of underground mining operations, and includes
hands-on experience with drilling, blasting, and mucking (loading blasted rock)
using both rail mounted and rubber-tired
mining equipment. By the completion of
the course students have earned safety
credentials in underground mining from
an MSHA certified mine safety training
instructor.
Although the Edgar Experimental Mine is
managed and operated by the Mining
Engineering Department, students from
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4.0 Industrial Outreach Programs
The CSM Mining Engineering Department
conducts a comprehensive industrial outreach program, including mine rescue
training, for the mining industry.
Collaborators include the Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG)
and the Western Mining Resource Center
(WMRC).
5.0 Edgar Mine Rescue Training
Program
Courses can be conducted either on-site
at the Edgar Mine or at mine sites anywhere within the United States. The
Mining Engineering Department (MSHP)
collaborates with the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety to conduct
Mine
Emergency
Response
Development exercises, mine rescue contests, and other training.
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akhlaknya...
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Hari keluarga Kelab Pelajar Ijazah Tinggi
Kejohanan Bowling Piala Prof. Dr. Hazizan
Md. Akil
Lawatan pelajar Universiti Kuala Lumpur
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Nanomaterials short course
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