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Taklimat Permohonan Geran Penyelidikan

(FRGS)(Fasa 1/2014)

Bilik Teratai, Pej. Pendaftar UTHM

12 Feb 2014

mohd amri lajis, PhD

Office of Research, Innovation, Commercialization & Consultation

(ORICC)


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Jadual Permohonan Dana Penyelidikan 2014 KPM

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Government Policy, National Agenda, and Global Aspiration


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2) Sila daftar bagi pengguna baru atau login menggunakan

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Ringkasan Penilaian FRGS (Summary of FRGS Assesment)


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Jangkaan Dapatan (Expected Result)


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Budget Allocationand Ceiling


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SingleDisciplinary

Project

TransDisciplinary

Project

1

Siling

Permohonan RM150,000 RM450,000 RM300,000 RM500,000

2TempohPenyelidikan

Maks 3 tahun Maks 3 tahun 3 tahun 2 tahun

• 1 PhD • 1 PhD

• 3 papers in

index link journal(2 years)

•

3 papers inindex journal

• 1 IP filed

3 KPI •

1 IP/project

BIL PERKARA

FRGS

ERGS PRGS


Executive Summary (including General Overview Problem Statement Objective


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Executive Summary (including General Overview, Problem Statement, Objective,

Methodology, Solution, Contribution)

Generally, the microstructure of eutectic Aluminium Al-Si alloys containing around 10 to 13% Silica

prepared by conventional casting process. Recently, the application of eutectic Al-Si12 alloy has

increased, bringing about the need to study the effect of elements additions on microstructure &

mechanical properties and also cooling rate of Al-Si12. Thus, there is a need to study the effects ofpure rare earth metals especially Cerium and Lanthanum on Al-Si12. It normally consists of large

Plate-Like acicular or lamellar eutectic Silica phase with sharp sides and edges which lead to

premature crack and fracture in tension. To avoid these problems, structural modification must be

done through elemental additions to achieve fine Silica phases with fibrous shapes. The main

objective is to optimize the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Si12 with detailed

thermal analysis (cooling curve behaviour). 0.1% to 1% wt of Lanthanum and Cerium will be added to

Al-Si12 by using induction melting furnace. Computer aided cooling thermal analysis will be used tomeasure the cooling curve and evaluate the parameters such as nucleation growth, growth

temperature, undercooling, fracture solid, α-aluminium, eutectic silica structure and also time of the

melt solidification. The Cerium and Lanthanum additives are expected to improve the microstructure

and mechanical properties of Al-Si12. The significance output is that it provides new knowledge and

understanding of the interaction between various additives during melting of Al-Si12. Upon further

implementation, the aluminium industries will benefit from this research in terms of increasedproductivity, quality, cost and time savings due to increase use of aluminium based secondary alloys.

The research output will also contribute towards sustainability of available material resources and

better environmental protection through reduced materials waste. The pool of knowledge created in

this area will serve as further references for other researchers through publications, conferences and

seminars.

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Executive Summary (including General Overview, Problem Statement, Objective,

Methodology, Solution, Contribution)

Malaysian soils such as Ultisols and Oxisols, like most other tropical soils, are known to be highly

weathered, acidic, and inherently low in P and have high P fixing capacities (Zaharah and Sharifuddin,

1997; Sallade and Sims, 1997; Goh and Chiew, 1995). The abundance of variable charge colloids in

these soils together with low pH and low CEC has led to the presence of high amounts of oxides andhydroxides of Fe and Al. The oxides and hydroxides fix large amounts of soluble P leading to low

concentrations of available P in soil solution (Wilson et al., 2004). Thus, large amounts of phosphate

fertilizers are required to attain high yields from crops. However, this approach has not been

successful because it is not only economically unsustainable but also not environmental friendly

because excessive and unbalanced use of P fertilizers lead to water pollution called

eutrophication. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to amend commonly used phosphate

fertilizers such Triple Superphosphate, Christmas Island Rock Phosphate, and China Rock Phosphatewith highly negative charged substances such as zeolite, activated carbon, and humic acid to chelate

or fix Al and Fe so as to make P readily available for plants to efficiently utilize P in fertilizers. A field

experiment will be carried out investigate the effect of different combinations of the aforementioned

P fertilizers with zeolite, activated carbon, and humic acid on P availability and its use efficiency. The

test crop will be Zea mays. Variables to be studied to indicate the success of this research are: total P,

organic P, soluble and loosely bound phosphorus, aluminum phosphates, iron phosphates, reductantsoluble phosphorus, calcium phosphate, strongly adsorbed iron and aluminium phosphates fractions,

fresh cob yield, dry matter, soil pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), NPK uptake and use efficiency. It

is expected that at the end of this study, P availability and use efficiency could be significantly

improved thereby contributing to the reduction of the excessive use of P fertilizers and the P import

bill of Malaysia and elsewhere. Additionally, the outcome of this study may contribute to reduction of

environmental pollution caused by P eutrophication. Furthermore, this will ensure increase in yield

without degrading the quality of the enviroment.

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Problem Statement

Demand for aluminium products is increasing since aluminium alloy offers excellent corrosion resistance

with good strength and low density. Due to increasing of the demand of this metal, solid waste problem is

one of the most popular issues that have received extensive public extension despite that an increasing

amount of aluminum utilized today is coming from recycled automotive components. In 2005, for the first

time, recycled scrap coming from automotive products is expected to exceed that coming from used

beverage cans. However, the existing automotive recovery infrastructure is well suited to ferrous-based

vehicles. It was found that the current equipment and processes are well suited for steel-based components

and a complete redesign of the equipment and processes would be needed to recover and re-manufacture

the aluminium components. This reason justifies the need for further research on the recovery infrastructure

and recycling of automotive aluminium. Furthermore, finishing process in industry generates waste usually

in chip form but recycling of chip is difficult due to their elongated spiral shape and micro size nature. Their

surface area is relatively large and covered with oil emulsion which it is not effective for recycling through

remelting approach. Thus, this study uses direct recycling techniques by utilizing hot press forging process of

aluminum chip for which this process purposely to prevent harm on environmental impact, decreasing

energy consumption, as well as reducing the total cost and time production (by reducing the step process).

On the other hand, the conditions for consolidation considering chip sizes that affect the mechanical and

physical properties in relation to forging products are rarely documented in recent literature. It has been

reported that oxide precipitates in the recycled specimen leads to distortion of ductile properties especially

at elevated temperature. Oxide precipitation is closely related with recycled aluminium alloy chip size in

which increment of oxidization is directly proportional to the increment of chip’s surface area. In previous

studies, less quantitative evaluations were made on the relationships of the chip size with oxide

precipitation on the mechanical properties and microstructure of the recycled aluminium alloy (AA6061)

whereby it is important to clarify this relationship in scientifically distinct, well-structured manner.

Therefore, response surface methodology (RSM) design will be used to model and develop a robust

modeling and optimization on the effects of chip size, oxide precipitation, pre-compaction cycle, holding

time and suitable pressure which gives significance to the responses of the process.

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Objectives

1) To determine the effect of zeolite, activated carbon, and humic acids as

amendments in P-fixation in acid soils.

2) To evaluate yield of crops through improving phosphorus uptake and useefficiency in cultivated acid soils.

3) To enhance physical and chemical properties of vermicompost.

4) To evaluate the effects of vermicompost on soil properties and plant growth.

5) To characterize the function of ICS cDNA via heterologous expression in

selected model systems.

6) To assess the efficacy of transient expression of ICS cDNA on fungi-infected

plants


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Continue: Objectives

7) To determine the effects of chip size, oxide precipitation, pre-compaction

cycle, holding time and suitable pressure on the mechanical and physical

properties of the recycled chip AA6061 aluminium alloy in hot press

forging process.

8) To identify and make recommendation based on mechanical and physical

properties between recycled and reference specimen AA6061 aluminium

alloy billets.

9) To identify the significance factors and percentage of contribution for

each factor on responses investigated.

10) To verify with the application of a robust modelling and optimization

technique on the effects of chip size, oxide precipitation, pre-compaction

cycle, holding time and suitable pressure over the mechanical propertiesresponses by employing the Response Surface Methodology (RSM).

Methodology


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Methodology

Phase-01: Isolation and characterization of humic acids

Humic acid (HA) will be isolated from well decomposed peat soil by the method of Ahmed et al. (2004). Peat soil

and 0.5 M KOH will placed inside a polyethylene bottle in a ratio of 1:10 (weight:volume basis). The mixture will

be shaken at 240 rpm for 24 h at room temperature. Afterwards, it will be centrifuged for 15 min at 10,000 rpm.

The dark-coloured supernatant liquid containing humic acid (HA) will be decanted, filtered using Whatman filter

paper number 2, pH of the liquid will be adjusted to 1.0 using 6 N HCl and allowed to stand at room temperature

for 24 h. The suspension containing HA will be transferred into polyethylene bottle and centrifuged at 10,000

rpm for 10 min. The HA will be purified by the method of Ahmed et al . (2004). After the purification, the HA will

be oven dried at 40°C until constant weight is attained. The ash and organic carbon contents of the HA will be

determined by the dry combustion method (Chefetz, 1996). For the functional groups analysis, 20 mg of HA will

be dissolved in 4 mL of 0.0 8M NaOH and shaken for 30 min at 180 rpm. The solution will be titrated with 0.10

M HCl to pH 2.5 (within 15 min). Carboxyl content will be calculated based on the amount of acid required to

titrate the suspension between pH 8 and the end point (approximately pH 3). Phenol content will be calculated

by assuming that 50% of the phenols will dissociate at pH 10. Total acidity will be calculated by summation ofthe carboxyl and phenols (Inbar et al., 1990). E4/E6 will be determined using UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Perkin-

Elmer Lambda 11).

Phase-02: Production and characterization of activated carbon

Rice straw as the raw material for the production of activated carbon will be collected from a rice field. The rice

straw will be washed several times using tap water and finally with distilled water. The washed straw will be

dried at 60°C in an oven to remove excess water content until constant weight is attained. Afterwards, the dried

sample will be grinded to size of 0.5 mm and stored at room temperature for further use. For thermal activation,

the initial weigh of grinded straw will be measured and placed in crucible with a lid and heated in a furnace at

750˚C for 45 minutes for its optimization (Alam et al., 2007). The activated carbon produced will be crushed and

sieved using sieve shaker to size fractions less than


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Methodology

Phase-01: Experimental Design

The experimental design of the research work consisted of two phases. During the first phase,

experimentation is performed in full factorial design whereby three main parameters (i.e. chip size,

oxide precipitation, pre-compaction cycle, holding time and suitable pressure) will be chosen whereas

experiments incorporating response surface methodology (RSM) are conducted in the second phase.

For second phase, the experimental runs were designed based on the Central Composite Design (CCD)concept of response surface methodology (RSM). Total number experiments for full factorial design

will be 27 (3 factors and 3 levels) whereby for RSM with full CCD is 24. Linear and quadratic models

are directly generated from the sofware Design Expert after ANOVA analysis.

Phase-02: Aluminium Chips Preparation

AA6061 aluminum alloy chip is prepared by high speed milling using Sodick-MC430L high speedmachining or as an alternative to be collected at IAC Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (AA7075 aluminium

grade). Machined chips are kept clean after this process. Three selected recycled chips from the HSM

milling with constant 1100m/min cutting speed, 0.02, 0.05, and 0.10 mm/tooth feed; and 0.50, 1.00,

and 1.50 mm depth of cut are labelled by small, medium and large sizes.

Phase-03: Aluminium Chips Sample Characterization

Chip sizes i.e. length and width are measured by Tools Maker Microscope (Nikon MM-60). Meanwhilethe thickness of the chip is measured by Optical Microscope (Olympus BX60M) after cold mounting.

The chips then cleaned using ultrasonic bath by applying acetone solution and drying in furnace at

60˚C. Soon after, the chips will be inspected for chemical characterization using Energy Dispersive X-

ray spectroscopy (JEOL-JSM 6380 L.V) to analyze its chemical composition as a comparison purposes.

The oxygen content of the recycled chips is determined using an oxygen nitrogen analyzer.

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Methodology

S. ratti larvae will be obtained from the feces of infected wild rats (Rattus rattus) and while S.

stercoralis will be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC; Atlanta, USA) and to be used

to generate known positive control. The fecal samples will be mixed with an equal part of finely

ground wood charcoal, moistened with water, spread equally on petri dishes and will be incubated at

25°C for 5 days. S. ratti filariform larvae (L2) will be harvested according to the Baermann (1917)-Moraes (1948) method, will be concentrated by centrifugation for 5 minutes at 1 000g and wil be

stored at – 20°C. The excretory-secretory proteins (ES) extract will be obtained from S. ratti filariform

larvae (L2) and will be resuspended in 1ml of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) pH 7.2 containing

protease inhibitors (1mM EGTA, 10mM EDTA, and 0.05mM PMSF), and will be sonicated on ice (2

cycles of 10 s). The excretory-secretory proteins (ES) suspension will be centrifuged at 5000rpm for 30

minutes at 4ºC, and the supernatant will be submitted to protein estimation by the Lowry et al.

(1951) method. Sera from rat and rabbit that are naturally and experimentally infected with S. rattiand S. stercoralis filariform larvae (L2) will be submitted to salt precipitation (3.12 M amonium

sulfate, pH 6.5) to obtain the gammaglobulin fraction. After incubation for 18h at 4ºC the preparation

will be centrifuged at 2000rpm for 30 min at 4ºC. The pellet will be washed three times in 1.56M

ammonium sulfate pH 6.5 and will be dialyzed for 24h at 4ºC against saline solution. The uninfected

rat and rabbit sera will be used as known negative control. The excretory-secretory proteins (ES)

extract of the S. ratti filariform larvae (L2) will be diluted (v/v) in sample buffer (6.5μg of final proteincontent) and will be boiled for 3 minutes at 100ºC. The excretory-secretory proteins (ES) of the S. ratti

filariform larvae (L2) will be submitted to sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

(SDS-PAGE) using a 12% resolving gel under denaturant and reducing conditions (Biorad System, US),

as described by Laemmli (1970). After SDSPAGE, the gels will be stained by Silver Staining Method

and will be used for nitrocellulose membranes analysis for Western Immunoblotting (0.45μm; Sigma,

US), as described by Towbin et al. (1979), using a transfer apparatus (Hoefer System, US).

Methodology (Gantt Chart and Milestone)


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Novel New Theory and Knowledge Cutting Edge and High Impact


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Novel, New Theory and Knowledge, Cutting Edge and High Impact

Example 01:

1) A new environmental friendly technology will be developed to sustainably

improve P use efficiency from phosphate fertilizers thereby recducing excessive

use of these fertilizers in agriculture. This will also ensure increase in yieldwithout degrading the quality of the enviroment.

2) Improved vermicompost using livestock manure and plant residue as feeding

materials.It is also expected that we will discover the potential usage of

vermicomposting on waste management and organic farming system.

3) Addition to national gene database. Establish a protocol for biolistic delivery of

transgene into selected model plant. Assessment in the effectiveness in the use

of transient expression in plant defence.

4) Excretory-secretory proteins (ES) of the filariform larvae (L2) of S. ratti which are

highly immunogenic and species specific against S. stercoralis will be identified

and isolated.


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Novel, New Theory and Knowledge, Cutting Edge and High ImpactExample 02:

1) The scope of this research introduces a direct technique for recycling aluminium

scrap instead of conventional method which it will be carried out without melting

phase. This technique is characterized by fewer steps and gives benefit on low energy

consumption and production operating cost. It is hoped that reveals the performanceof recycled aluminium chips on their mechanical and physical properties by

comparing them with the original aluminium-base alloy. It is expected that to review

the possibility of this recycled aluminium chips to be used as a secondary resources

and hence, as an alternative to overcome the shortage of primary aluminium

resources.

2) Furthermore, it will help to reduce the land use for waste disposal and provide to

lower air pollution emission. This will be an initiative to machining practitioners and

industry as a way to support our government strategy on green technology and waste

management solutions.

3) Finally, with time consideration, as complexity in dynamics of hot forging processes

increased substantially, researchers and practitioners have focused on mathematical

modeling techniques to determine optimal or near-optimal cutting condition(s) with

respect to various objectives and responses criteria. Therefore, modeling and

optimization technique called response surface methodology (RSM) could be used to

provide optimal or near-optimal solutions to the overall optimization problemformulated, and subsequently implemented in actual hot forging process.

Appendix


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Appendix


Research Publication


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Research Publication


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