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Paraffin as a phase change material in concrete for enhancing thermal energy storage
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-02)Phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) is the material that can absorb energy during heating process as phase change takes place and release energy to environment during cooling process. Nowadays, ... -
Effect of graphene oxide on microstructure and optical properties of TiO₂ thin film
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)GO/TiO₂ thin films have been synthesized from titanium (IV) isopropoxide (TTIP) by a sol-gel method. The films were deposited onto a glass substrate using spin coating deposition technique then were subjected to annealed ... -
A review of geopolymer ceramic as a potential reinforcement material in solder alloys
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)Nowadays, lead-free solder has been currently used in electronic packaging technology as part of soldering material. Since SnPb was detected to produce toxicity and might harm the consumers, the usage of Pb solder has been ... -
Effect of different ratio of geopolymer paste based fly ash-metakaolin on compressive strength and water absorption
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)This paper presents the effect of different solid to solid (S/S) ratio by mixing the fly ash and metakaolin as geopolymer paste on the compressive strength and water absorption. Fly ash is a waste materials produced by ... -
Microstructural studies of doped PEG Ag/TiO₂ thin film
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)Ag/TiO₂ thin film was prepared by the sol-gel method through the hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide and silver nitrate solution. Various amount of PEG was doped into the solution preparation to study the effect on ... -
Synthesis and charactherization of TiO₂ doped SnO₂ thin film prepared by sol-gel method
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)In this work, preparation of titanium dioxide doped with tin oxide, SnO₂/TiO₂ thin films deposited onto silicon wafer via sol-gel method. Different amount of SnO₂ was added (5 ml, 10ml and 15 ml) into parent solution. The ... -
Influence of kaolin geopolymer ceramic additions to the wettability and electrical properties of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) lead free solder
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)The effect of kaolin geopolymer ceramic addition to the wettability and electrical resistivity of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) lead free solder was successfully explored. Powder metallurgy with microwave sintering method was ... -
Characterization of geopolymer ceramic reinforced Sn-0.7Cu composite solder: effect of milling time and speed
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)The effect on the addition of optimally ball milled kaolin and fly ash geopolymer ceramic as reinforcement on the morphology and electrical properties of Sn-0.7Cu composite solder were explored. Geopolymer ceramics from ... -
The effect of chloride ion diffusion on corrosion activity of kaolin geopolymer paste in artificial seawater
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-12)This paper presents the effect of chloride ion diffusion on the corrosion activity of kaolin geopolymer paste in artificial seawater. An aluminosilicate material that rich with aluminium and silicon such as kaolin is ... -
Microstructure and wettability of Graphene Oxide/TiO2 thin film prepared via sol-gel method
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)The microstructure of graphene oxide TiO2 (GO/TiO2) films on wettability and morphology properties were studied at different amount of Titanium isopropoxide with fixed amount of GO. GO/TiO2 thin films were prepared by using ... -
Microstructural analysis of fly ash-based geopolymers with various alkali concentration
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)In the present work, a comparative study on the effect of different concentration of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on fly ash-based geopolymer was investigated. The geopolymer synthesis by mixing fly ash with alkali activator ... -
Mesoporous structure of doped and undoped PEG on Ag/TiO₂ thin film
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)In this reaserch, photocatalyst silver titanium dioxide was doped and modified by Polyethylene Glycol (PEG). The purpose of the present study was to analyse the synthesized Ag/TiO₂ thin film doped and undoped PEG. Ag/TiO₂ ... -
Graphene geopolymer hybrid: a review on mechanical properties and piezoelectric effect
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)A review on graphene geopolymers hybrid is presented, focusing on the mechanical properties and piezoelectric effect. The method and way of mixing graphene with geopolymers are discussed, including form of graphene that ... -
Recent graphene oxide/TiO₂ thin film based on self-cleaning application
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)Graphene oxide/TiO₂ (GO/TiO₂) thin films works as self-cleaning device have been developed in various method onto selected substrates. It was noticeable that graphene oxide is the best form in the group of graphene family. ... -
Correlation of microstructure and flexural strength of fly ash geopolymer of varying molarities
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)The present work studies and compares the flexural properties of fly ash geopolymer with varying molarity of sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Different molarities of NaOH solution (6M, 8M, 10M, 12M and 14M) are used to prepare the ... -
Mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of lightweight foamed geopolymer concretes
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)Foamed geopolymer concretes have a better performance in the thermal insulation properties compared to normal geopolymer concretes. In this research, lightweight aggregate geopolymer concretes was incorporated with different ... -
Investigation of heat released during geopolymerization with fly ash based geopolymer
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)Geopolymerization consists of several chemical reactions that has been reported widely as an exothermic reaction. Previous studies on heat released during geopolymerization used metakaolin and fly ash of F class as a ... -
Porous metakaolin geopolymers with tailored thermal conductivity
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)In this work, a novel lightweight metakaolin geopolymers were produced by using hydrogen peroxide as foaming agent. The influence of the hydrogen peroxide incorporation content (0.25 – 1.25%) on density, compressive strength ... -
Influence of solid-to-liquid ratio on properties of fly ash geopolymer ceramics
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)Ceramics has come to be progressively very important in industry because of their exceptional mechanical and physical properties The motivation to develop fly ash geopolymer ceramics was to overcome the problem associated ... -
Performance of geopolymer concrete when exposed to marine environment
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-07)Over the decades, concrete is widely known as the most resourceful construction material as it is suitable for many building applications. However, despite its ability to last hundreds of years in many applications, it has ...