The aim of this work is to prepare I-NR using a photodegradation method, hence to characterize its physical and chemical properties. In this study, UV light was used to degrade NR in latex state. Reaction parameters such as UV radiation, temperature, hydrogen peroxide, reaction time, DRC and stabilizers showed synergistic effect and influenced the ...

Large area graphene (LAG) were synthesized and grown on copper (Cu) foil and nickel (Ni) foil. The synthesis were carried out using atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition and methane decomposition. The highly uniform and i-•' of high quality LAG was produced and was evaluated by Raman spectroscopy mapping, electron diffraction and. trans.m...

Thermionic energy conversion (TEC) is the direct conversion of heat into electricity by the mechanism of thermionic emission, the spontaneous ejection of hot electrons from a surface in vacuum environment. There are two major obstacles for achieving highly efficient TECs; the strict need for low emitter and collector work functions, and the mutual ...

The effect of space holder amount and decomposition methods on the morphology, density and porosity and compressive properties of aluminum foams were investigated. Aluminum foam was fabricated by powder metallurgy method using spherical carbamide as space holder using three different decomposition method of carbamide includes; dissolution process, ...

This research investigates the synergistic effect of precursor feeding and elicitation towards the production of patchouli alcohol (PA) from Pogostemon cab/in callus and cell suspensron cultures rn shake flask systems. Initial study on feeding cis-farnesol as the precursor to activate PA production revelead tho prt sence of 68 mg/ml of PAin the c...

Gravity die casting and squeeze casting are the techniques used for the fabrication of hypoeutectic open-cell Al-Si foams which are characterized and studied for their energy absorbing quality in compression tests. The effect of different amounts of sodium chloride (NaCl) (up to 56 vol.%) as a space holder in the casting of aluminum foam on the mor...

Stress induced by ethanol accumulation is a fe ctor that inhibits cellular growth during fermentation and reduced ethanol yields. To determine the effect of ethanol during growth of K/uyveromyces marxianus, fermentation wus performed at 40°C, 150 rpm for 72 h, in the presence of various ethanol concontrntions (5 - 25 % (v/v)). Under the condi...

Tiie versatility of natural clay and their ability to adsorb a variety of environmental contaminants present in the water effluents has attracted aesthetic concem among environmentalist. These practical applications rely primanly on the diversity of natural clay structure to retain to relai harmlul and undesirable substance from the immediate e...

This research aims to investigate the presence of four non-linear characteristics (i.e., hysteresis, saturation, creep and vibration) when a piezoelectric patch material is acted as actuator for the AVC of a beam. The parameters such as frequencies and voltages are taken into account for the piezoelectric patch material characterization and the vib...

The stress-induced failure, such as spalling and rock burst are considered as engineering disasters in deep underground excavations in hard rock. A practical predictive technique or a model to evaluate these stress-induced failures and a spalling strength is a concern in the design of support systems and excavations in underground tunnels. In the p...

In this study, cordierite was prepared by glass-route method using Si02, A1203 and MgO as raw materials. Cordierite powder produced was then used to fabricate 3-D porous cordierite using gel casting method using different amount of GRF (2.5, 4.0 and 6.0g) and dried egg white (DEW) (1.5, 2.5 and 4.0g) as binder to observed their effect on the streng...

Considerable efforts have been made for the fabrication of up r hydrophobic coating for self-cleaning applications. However,a facile, eco-friendly and cost effective co

Plant phenotyping studies represent a challenge in agriculture application. The studies normally employ CMOS optical and image sensor. One of the most difficult challenges in designing the CMOS sensor is the need to achieve good sensitivity while achieving low noise and low power simultaneously for the sensor. At low power, the CMOS amplifier in th...