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EUROINVENT 2013
Malaysia
Represented by University Malaysia Perlis
7.1.
NOVEL PALM OIL FUEL ASH (POFA)
Title
GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITE
Zarina Yahya, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah,
Kamarudin Hussin, Ragunathan Santiago, Che Mohd
Authors
Ruzaidi Ghazali, Norazian Mohamed Noor, Rafiza Abd
Razak, Alida Abdullah
Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green
Institution Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials
Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP),
Patent no. US 20110290153
Palm oil industry is the main exported product in
Malaysia, consequently, million tons of palm oil waste
was produced annually. Approximately 4 million
tons/year from its waste was generated, which leads to
extensive criticism and complaints, which are prompted
mainly by its chronic, carcinogenic, and bioaccumulative
effects. The waste such as palm fibers, nut
shells, palm kernel and empty fruit bunches is the solid
waste obtained from palm oil processing for oil
extraction. These wastes were incinerated in the boiler
and the waste from this process known as palm ash. The
palm ash can used in the production of geopolymer due
Description EN
to high content of Si. This product was described as a
protective coating material that suitable to use for
surface of concrete building, metal or clay and it can
withstand high heat exposure, chemicals attack or
abrasion. Moreover, this type of coating also can operate
as X-ray shielding for building that use X-ray
machinery. Besides that, this coating provides excellent
properties such as high strength, chemical resistance,
and excellent mechanical performance at both ambient
and elevated temperature. It has valuable uses in
construction industry, transportation projects or
petrochemical plants.
Class no. 2. Energy and sustainable development
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