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    • Effects of calcination temperature and zinc-source concentration on chemical-solution synthesized ZnO nanorods 

      Kuan Y., Cheong; Hartini, Hussin; Khairul Nizar, Ismail (Electrochemical Society, 2006)
      In this paper, ZnO nanoparticles, in particular nanorods, were prepared by a time-saving and a cost effective chemical-solution process. Zinc acetate dehydrates, 2-propanol and diethanolamine were used as the source to ...

    • The fabrication of artificial marble from dolomite (Batu Reput) 

      Kamarudin, Hussin; Shamsul Baharin, Jamaludin; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Mohd Sobri, Idris; Mohd Nazry, Salleh; Mohabattul Zaman, S NS Bukhari; Khairul Nizar, Ismail (The Mineral, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2006-01)
      Perlis is one of the major producers of "Batu Reput" in Malaysia and majority of the deposits contain of high-purity calcium and magnesium carbonate. The composition of Batu Reput is similar with the ordinary dolomite. ...

    • Comparative Study of Clinker’s Transformation at Different Temperature Zone During Cement Production 

      Mohd Sobri, Idris; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Shamsul Baharin, Jamaludin; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Kamarudin, Hussin (Science Publications, 2007)
      Chemical composition analysis using x-ray fluorescence is one of the important quality analysis for examining of cement and widely used in cement industries for a long time as a tool to estimate phase composition. X-ray ...

    • Comparative characterization of Clinker’s microstructure at different temperature zone during cement production 

      Mohd Sobri, Idris; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Shamsul Baharin, Jamaludin; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Kamarudin, Hussin (Science Publications, 2007)
      Temperature is an important parameter for transformation of minerals in clinker during cement productions. It influences the formation of alite from belite during calcinations and clinkering processes. The result of ...

    • Comparative Characterization of Clinker’s Microstructure at Different Temperature Zone during Cement Production 

      Mohd Sobri, Idris; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Shamsul Baharin, Jamaludin; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Kamarudin, Hussin (Science Publications, 2007)
      Temperature is an important parameter for transformation of minerals in clinker during cement productions. It influences the formation of alite from belite during calcinations and clinkering processes. The result of ...

    • Physical & Chemical properties of Pulverised Fuel Ash 

      Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Dr.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Kol. Prof. Dato' Dr.; Mohd Sobri, Idris (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2007-06-09)
      Pulverised fuel ash is the finely divided mineral residue resulting from the combustion of coal in electric generating plants. Pulverised fuel ash consists of inorganic, incombustible matter present in the coal that has ...

    • Properties of modified polystyrene lightweight aggregate in concrete 

      R., Fetra Venny; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah (Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 2009-06-20)
      Several experiments were conducted to characterize the properties of modified polystyrene lightweight aggregate in concrete. Microstructure of modified polystyrene lightweight aggregate in concrete can be assessed by ...

    • Microstructure study between lightweight aggregates and cement matrix 

      Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Dr.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering & School of Environmental Engineering, 2010-06-09)
      This paper presents a study of lightweight aggregates microstructure using Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (SEM-EDS). This paper examined the topography of the interfacial zone and the ...

    • Review on fly ash-based geopolymer concrete without portland cement 

      Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      This paper summarizes the factors that affect the properties of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete. Alkaline activator is an important material that controls the properties of geopolymer concrete. The workability of fresh ...

    • Effect of curing profile on kaolin-based geopolymers 

      Heah, Cheng Yong; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohd Mustafa, Al Bakri Abdullah; Mohammed Amjad, Hussain; Luqman, Musa; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Liew Yun, Ming (Elsevier B.V., 2011)
      Depending on the processing conditions, geopolymers can exhibit a wide variety of properties and characteristics. Curing profile serves as a crucial parameter in synthesis of geopolymers. In this paper, the influence of ...

    • Influence of solids-to-liquid and activator ratios on calcined kaolin cement powder 

      Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Assoc. Prof.; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Heah, Cheng Yong; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Mohammed, Binhussain; Liew, YunMing (Elsevier BV, 2011)
      This paper summarizes the effect of activator ratio on the processing of cement powder. Geopolymer slurry was produced via alkaline activation of calcined kaolin. Once the geopolymer slurry solidified, it was crushed and ...

    • The relationship of NaOH molarity, Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio, fly ash/alkaline activator ratio, and curing temperature to the strength of fly ash-based geopolymer 

      Mohd Mustafa, Al Bakri Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohammed Amjad, Hussin; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2011)
      Geopolymer, produced by the reaction of fly ash with an alkaline activator (mixture of Na2SiO3 and NaOH solutions), is an alternative to the use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in the construction industry. However, there ...

    • The effect of curing temperature on physical and chemical properties of geopolymers 

      Mohd Mustafa, Al Bakri Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohammed Amjad, Hussain; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Zarina, Yahya; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Elsevier BV, 2011)
      Fly ash-based geopolymers required heat to increase the geopolymerization process in order to obtain higher compressive strength. As such, geopolymer samples were prepared using different curing temperatures (room temperature, ...

    • Potential application of kaolin without calcine as greener concrete: A review 

      Cheng, Yong Heah; Hazlinda, Kamarudin; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr; Liew, Y. M. (INSInet Publications, 2011-07)
      Kaolin is a white raw material that has an essential constituent which makes it ideal for industrial applications such as green concrete. Based on a historical review, it appears that green polymeric composites created by ...

    • Chemical reactions in the geopolymerisation process using fly ash-based geopolymer: A review 

      Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohammed Amjad, Hussain; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad (American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI Publisher), 2011-07)
      The development of our world, demanding the power supply which is produced by combustion of coal. Unfortunately, the million of tons of fly ash and related-products have been generated. To overcome these problems, fly ash ...

    • Investigating the possibility of utilization of kaolin and the potential of metakaolin to produce green cement for construction purposes-A review 

      Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Liew, Y. M.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, I.; Heah, Cheng Yong (INSInet Publication, 2011-09)
      Geopolymers are inorganic alkali aluminosilicate gels, formed from reaction of mineral clays or aluminosilicate-bearing industrial wastes, and treated with alkali silicate solution at 40-80°C. Geopolymers have been studied ...

    • The processing, characterization, and properties of fly ash based geopolymer concrete 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya (Advanced Study Center Co. Ltd, 2012)
      In recent years, attempts to increase the utilization of fly ash as a replacement for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in concrete have increased in significance. Geopolymer concrete does not need the presence of Portland ...

    • The influence of curing periods on the compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymer at different aging times 

      Omar A., Abdulkareem; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Prof. Madya Dr. (Trans Tech Publications, 2012)
      The results of the current experimental investigation indicate the significant effect of the heating periods on the compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymers prepared at different alkaline liquid content at both ...

    • Microstructure study on optimization of high strength fly ash based geopolymer 

      Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2012)
      The compressive strength and microstructural characteristics of fly ash based geopolymer with alkaline activator solution were investigated. The sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate were mixed together to form an alkaline ...

    • Characterization of LUSI mud volcano as geopolymer raw material 

      Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Djwantoro, Hardjito, Dr.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr. (Trans Tech Publications, 2012)
      The mud of mud volcano samples were collected from an eruption site named 'LUSI' (Lumpur "mud" -Sidoarjo), East Java, Indonesia for characterization. Analysis showed that, the major constituents of mud are SiO 2 and Al 2O ...