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APPLICATION OF ALKALINE

PROJECT CODE HYDROTHERMAL TECHNIQUE FOR
RDU141005 ; I-GT/33 (UMP-14)
ZEOLITES SYNTHESIS FROM PALM OIL
PROJECT LEADER
ASSOC. PROF. DR. SAID NURDIN INDUSTRY FUEL ASH (OPA)
ACADEMICIAN
1. PROF. DATO’ TS DR. ROSLI BIN
MOHD YUNUS
2. ASSOC. PROF. DR. ERWEEN ABD RAHIM (FKMP UTHM)
3. DR. ABD. AZIZ BIN MOHD AZODDEIN
4. ASSOC. PROF. DR. MOHD. HASBI BIN AB. RAHIM
5. MR. MUHAMMAD HAIRYNIZAM BIN MUHD TAIB
INDUSTRIAL / COMMUNITY PARTNER
CH BIOTECH SDN BHD.
CORE FOCUS AREA
SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

DURATION
15TH FEBRUARY 2014 – 14TH AUGUST 2018
30 MONTHS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The potential of fuel ash as zeolites feedstock were deserted by palm oil
industries, for instance CH Biotech SdnBhd, of which the waste was not processed
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for commercializable products. Thus, this project aims to solve this issues through 71
the transfer of knowledge on hydrothermal alkaline technique under ultrasound
irradiation (HAUT) for zeolites synthesis from Oil Palm Ash/ Palm Oil Mill Fuel Ash
(OPA/POMFA) as sustainable material.
The technology of the OPA characterization for elemental composition,
morphology, thermal-gravimetry, surface area, diffraction patterns,
Hydrothermal-Alkaline-Ultrasound Technique (HAUT) and zeolites via
theoretical and practical has been completely transferred. Composition
analysis of the produced proved that OPA contain high silicon dioxide which is major
component typically used in the manufacturing of zeolites. The optimal resulted
zeolites ( SiO2/Al2O3=>5) was found by alkaline/POMFA ratio of 1:3, time of 2.5 h
and temperature of 70°C using power of 800 W and frequency of 4.5 kHz.
The synthesized zeolites can be considered as an alternative material for
AREA OF EXPERTISE industrial application which include construction, petrochemical and others.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
NO. LEADER / AKADEMICIAN /GI AREA OF EXPERTISE NO. LEADER / AKADEMICIAN /GI AREA OF EXPERTISE
1. ASSOC. PROF. DR. SAID NURDIN (LEADER) ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, SEPARATION,
PROF. DATO’ TS DR. ROSLI BIN CATALYSTS AND MATERIALS 8. MS. HAJAR ATHIRAH BINTI MOHD SUKRI GRADUATE INTERN – ENVIRONMENTAL
2. MOHD YUNUS (ACADEMIA) SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY, GREEN SCIENCE, CATALYST, NANOMATERIAL AND
TECHNOLOGY (SOLID WASTE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY), WASTE TO INFORMATION OF INDUSTRIAL / COMMUNITY PARTNER
WEALTH AND BIOENERGY
3. ASSOC. PROF. DR. ERWEEN BIN MACHINING, MACHINE TOOLS DESIGN, NO. ITEM DETAILS
ABD. RAHIM (ACADEMIA) MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL 1. COMPANY’S NAME CH BIOTECH SDN BHD (1063891-W)
ENGINEERING
4. DR. ABDUL AZIZ BIN MOHD AZODDEIN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, SOLID WASTE,
(ACADEMIA) WASTEWATER, ANALYTICAL AND 2. NAME OF OWNER /
ORGANICS CHEMISTRY MANAGER CHUAH CHONG WOOI
5. ASSOC. PROF. DR. MOHD HASBI BIN CATALYST, NANOMATERIAL AND 3. BUSINESS ADDRESS AND NO. 29, LOT 11929, JLN. KANCIL 2,

AB. RAHIM (ACADEMIA) NANOTECHNOLOGY PHONE NUMBER TAMAN INDUSTRI KANCIL, BATU 12,

6. MR. MUHAMMAD HAIRYNIZAM BIN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH & 36400 HUTAN MELINTANG, PERAK
MUHD TAIB (ACADEMIA) ENVIRONMENT PHONE (OFFICE): 05-6416 263
7. MS. SYAFIQAH AMIRA BINTI KHAIRUDDIN GRADUATE INTERN – ENVIRONMENTAL 4. NUMBER OF STAFF 10
SCIENCE, MATERIALS, SOLID WASTE AND 5. NUMBER OF
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY 16
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