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Percolation Model for Proton Immobility in Ice Abdullah, Mikrajuddin
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 37, No 1 (2005)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (241.717 KB) | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.eng.sci.2005.37.1.5

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A simple Ising model and a statistical theory of gel formation in a polymer matrix were combined to explain the effect of temperature on the mobility of protons in ice. Cowin et al observed that protons in ice bulk were immobile at temperatures below 190 K, and suddenly become mobile at temperatures above 190 K [Nature 398, 405 (1999)]. We proposed here that the transport of protons is controlled by a percolation mechanism. The proton transport is facilitated by the occurrence of easily reoriented water molecules in the ice bulk. The fraction of this molecule depends on temperature and was calculated using a simple Ising model. The formation of network of these molecules which provides pathways for proton transport was calculated using a statistical theory of gel formation in a polymeric system. Our model succeeded to reproduce the variation of potential difference between the ice film surfaces with respect to temperature as observed by Cowin et al based on a soft landing experiment.
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared By a Simple Heating: Effect of Polymer Addition and Polymer Absence on the Morphology Abdullah, Mikrajuddin; Okuyama, Kikuo
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 36, No 2 (2004)
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Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were prepared by a simple heating of precursors in a furnace at temperatures of below 1000°C in an air environment. If zinc nitrate was used as precursor, polymer (e.g., polyethylene glycol (PEG)) must be added into the precursor to produce ZnO in nanometer size. The absence of polymer led to the presence of several micrometer-sized flakes. In addition, the heating temperatures must be higher than 500°C to completely decompose the organic material in final product. However, if zinc acetate was used as precursor, nanometer-sized ZnO having a high crystallinity can be obtained even when the polymer was absent. Interestingly, we also found that heating at low temperatures (e.g. 400°C) resulted in ZnO nanorods with an elongation ratio of around 5. This method is rapid, economically efficient, and readily scalable for industrial applications.
Fabrication of Microporous Water Filter Using Titanium Dioxide Particles, Silica Particles, and Polyethylene Glycol Priatama, Aris; Abdullah, Mikrajuddin; Khairurrijal, Khairurrijal; Mahfudz, Hernawan
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 42, No 1 (2010)
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We report the fabrication of microporous filter for use in filtering both inorganic  and  organic  substances  from  liquid  materials.  Titania  (TiO 2)  anatase was  used  as  the  main  material  for  this  filter.  Polyethylene  glycol  (PEG)  with average  molecular  weight  of  20,000  was  also  used  as  additive  to  control  the formation  of  pores,  especially  pore  sizes.  The  mixture  of  titania  and  PEG  was pressed into cylindrical tablet shape at room temperature  and then simply heated inside a furnace up to temperature where the PEG decomposed into gas to leave only connected titania particles. The use of titania as base material for the filter allows  the  organic  substances  that  trapped  inside  the  filter  pores  to  be  easily removed by heating up the used filter at above decomposition temperature of the trapped  organics.  We  also  made  other  filter  by  adding  small  amount  of  silica (SiO2)  particles  to  reduce  the  size  of  the  pores  as  well  as  to  improve  the mechanical  strength.  We  observed  that  filters  containing  silica  particles,  with smaller  in  size  compared  to  titania,  resulted  in  better  mechanical  strength, smaller in pore sizes and better filtering results in term of turbidity and dissolved oxygen (DO) content. This  method is potential for development of larger scale and cheaper water filters for use in various applications.
The Effect of TiO2 Coating on Pile Penetration Depth in Clay Amalia, Nadya; Asri, Asifa; Rokhmat, Mamat; Sutisna, S.; Viridi, Sparisoma; Abdullah, Mikrajuddin
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 49, No 5 (2017)
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Pile driving tests were conducted using models of concrete piles with titanium dioxide (TiO2) coating and piles without coating. Pile surfaces coated with TiO2 become superhydrophilic, which enables water molecules in clay pores to be attracted to the pile during the pile driving process. The attraction suppresses the compression of the pore water in the clay soil, hence the result of the pile driving tests showed that piles with TiO2 coating could penetrate deeper than piles without coating with the same count of hammer strokes. An examination using FTIR confirmed the formation of bonds between water molecules for piles with coating and the absence of such bonding for piles without coating. Furthermore, it was successfully established that pile surface coating gives different results for pile driving in different clay soils.
Effect of Polystyrene Latex Addition on Size and Pore Volume of Porous Calcium Oxide Particles Prepared by Spray-Pyrolysis Method and Its Ability for SO2 Retention Septianto, Ricky Dwi; Iskandar, Ferry; Abdullah, Mikrajuddin; Khairurrijal, Khairurrijal; Hwa, Lee Myong
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol 50, No 2 (2018)
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In this study, the effects of polystyrene (PS) latex addition on the particle morphology and the pore content of calcium oxide (CaO) were investigated. The CaO particles were prepared using an ultrasonic nebulizer-assisted spray-pyrolysis method with variation of the PS/Ca(NO3)2·4H2O mass ratio in the precursor. Good crystallinity of CaO was obtained at 825°C of synthesis temperature under 2 l/min of nitrogen gas flow, which was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). According to scanning electron microscope (SEM) characterization, the CaO particles synthesized with 0 and 25 wt% PS addition had an almost spherical shape with an average size of 1.58 and 1.48 µm, respectively. In addition, macropores were formed in the CaO particles prepared with 25 wt% PS addition that had an average pore diameter of 583.26 nm. Meanwhile, the CaO particles prepared with 75 wt% PS addition had a random shape and an average size of 1.41 µm. The mesopore content was investigated by Barret-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) analysis, which showed improvement of the pore size from 3.45 nm to 5.42 nm for 0 and 25 wt% PS addition, respectively, which is proportional to the pore volume, pore surface area, and the capacity of SO2 retention.