Copper nanoparticle in cationized palm oil fibres: physico-chemical investigation by Chowdhury, Md. Najmul Kabir, Hossen Beg, Mohammad Dalour, Khan, Maksudur Rahman, Mina, Md. Forhad, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…The synthesised CuNPs were embedded in palm oil fibres (POFs) via cationisation process. The cationisation of POF was ascertained by Fourier-transformed infrared and zero point charge determination. …”

Deacidification of crude palm oil using PVA-crosslinked PVDF membrane by Azmi, R. A., Goh, Pei Sean, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Lau, Woei Jye, Ng, Be Cheer, Othman, Nur Hidayati, Noor, A. M., Yusoff, M. S. A.

“…Over recent years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the development of alternative approaches for crude palm oil (CPO) refining. During a typical refinery process, free fatty acid (FFA) is one of the key objectionable impurities that need to be reduced if not completely removed from CPO in order to minimize their detrimental effects on the oil quality. …”

Palm oil mill effluent treatment using tungsten trioxide: Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation by Mohd. Razali, Nur Aqilah, Wan Salleh, Wan Norharyati, Rosman, Nurafiqah, Ismail, Nor Hafiza, Ahmad, Siti Zu Nurain, Aziz, Farhana, Lau, Woei Jye, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…Today, some of the major disadvantages of conventional palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment are that the process is time consuming, as well as space consuming. …”

Tackling colour issue of anaerobically-treated palm oil mill effluent using membrane technology by Ali Amat, N. A., Tan, Y. H., Lau, Woei Jye, Lai, G. S., Ong, C. S., Mohd. Mokhtar, Nadzirah, Abdullah Sani, Nur Aimie, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Goh, Pei Sean, Chong, Kok Chung, Lai, S. O.

“…In this work, the performances of membranes with different properties were evaluated for their capabilities in treating anaerobically-treated palm oil mill effluent (AT-POME). Unlike raw POME, AT-POME is the effluent that has been biologically treated to reduce mainly the organic compounds present in the effluent. …”

Low cost palm oil fuel ash based ceramic membranes for oily water separation by Zhong, Sheng Tai, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Khong, Nee Koo, Abd. Aziz, Mohd. Haiqal

“…Therefore, the aim of our study is to develop a low cost palm oil fuel ash (POFA) based ceramic hollow fiber ceramic membrane for oily water separation application. …”
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Performance of nanofiltration-like forward-osmosis membranes for aerobically treated palm oil mill effluent by Abdullah, Wan Nur Ain Shuhada, Lau, Woei Jye, Aziz, Farhana, Emadzadeh, Daryoush, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…For the first time, engineered osmosis was performed using commercial nanofiltration (NF) membranes for the treatment process of aerobically treated palm oil mill effluent (AT-POME). Compared to conventional forward-osmosis (FO) membranes with dense rejection layer, the NF-like FO membranes offer a higher water flux with minimum reverse solute flux provided appropriate solutes like divalent salts or polyelectrolytes were used in the draw solution. …”

Fouling studies on hydrophobic PVDF-bentonite hollow fiber membrane during membrane distillation of palm oil mill effluent by Muhamad, N. A. S., Mohd. Mokhtar, Nadzirah, Lau, Woei Jye, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Naim, Rosmawati

“…In this work, we performed a fouling study using self-synthesized polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF)-bentonite hollow fiber membrane (HFM) to treat palm oil mill effluent (POME) via direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). …”

Effects of oxygen concentration on microbial growth in aerated palm oil mill effluent using oxygen enriched air membrane system by Mohd. Tajuddin, Ramlah, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Salim, Mohd. Razman

“…This study was carried out to determine the biological growth in aerated palm oil mill effluent (POME) when subjected to aeration using air of different oxygen concentration. …”
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Hydrophilic hollow fiber pvdf ultrafiltration membrane incorporated with titanate nanotubes for decolourization of aerobically-treated palm oil mill effluent by Subramaniam, Mahesan Naidu, Goh, Pei Sean, Lau, Woei Jye, Tan, Yi Hong, Ng, Be Cheer, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

Feasibility study of cadmium adsorption by palm oil fuel ash (POFA)-based low-cost hollow fibre zeolitic membrane by Yusof, Mohamad Yasim, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Mustafa, Ahmed, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…Palm oil fuel ash (POFA) is an agricultural waste which was employed in this study to produce novel adsorptive ceramic hollow fibre membranes. …”

Silver doped titania nanotubes incorporated photocatalytic dual layer antibiofouling hollow fiber membrane for palm oil wastewater treatment by Hazaraimi, Muhammad Hafizuddin, Goh, Pei Sean, Subramaniam, Mahesan Naidu, Pandiyan, Mukeshkumar, Suzaimi, Nur Diyana, Lau, Woei Jye, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…Based on the results obtained, the photocatalytic PVDF Ag-TNT membrane showed immense potential as an innovative technology for water reclamation in the palm oil industry.…”

Promoting sustainable cleaner production paradigms in palm oil fuel ash as an eco-friendly cementitious material: A critical analysis by Muhammad Ayub, Muhammad Ayub, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Khan, Imran Ullah, Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah, Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Rahman, Mukhlis A., Jaafar, Juhana

“…This review targets the purposeful utilization of massive amount of palm oil fuel ash (POFA), generated as a waste from power plants of palm oil processing mills in the major palm oil-producing countries. …”

TiO2-enabled polyvynylidene fluoride for palm oil mill effluent treatment: effects of membrane morphology and aeration on flux and suspended solid removal by Erna Yuliwati, Erna Yuliwati, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Goh, Pei Sean, Sri Martini, Sri Martini

“…A polyvinylidene fluoride-based mixed matrix membrane (PVDF-MMM) has been developed to treat palm oil mill effluent (POME). The addition of TiO2 into PVDF membrane was conducted. …”
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Influence of pre-treatment temperature of palm oil fuel ash on the properties and performance of green ceramic hollow fiber membranes towards oil/ water separation application by Tai, Zhong Sheng, Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Mohamed Dzahir, Mohd. Irfan Hatim, Koo, Khong Nee, Izadin Tendot, Nur Izzati Syaheerah Tendot, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Abd. Aziz, Mohd. Haiqal

“…Palm oil fuel ash (POFA) is one of the most abundant industrial wastes in palm oil producing countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. …”

Self-cleaning and anti-fouling superhydrophobic hierarchical ceramic surface synthesized from hydrothermal and fluorination methods by Abd. Aziz, Mohd. Haiqal, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Tavares, Jason R., Pauzan, Mohammad Arif Budiman, Tenjimbayashi, Mizuki, Lun, Ang Wei, Alias, Nur Hashimah, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana

“…In this work, we develop superhydrophobic ceramic surfaces possessing flower-like hierarchical structures that can resist surface wetting against not only water but also ethylene glycol and palm oil. This can benefit a wide range of potential applications in many ceramic fields. …”
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Parametric analysis of lignocellulosic ultrafiltration in lab scale cross flow module using pore blocking and artificial neural network model by Yogarathinam, Lukka Thuyavan, Velswamy, Kirubakaran, Gangasalam, Arthanareeswaran, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Goh, Pei Sean, Subramaniam, Mahesan Naidu, Narayana, Mosangi Satya, Yaacob, Nurshahnawal, Abdullah, Mohd. Sohaimi

“…In this study, fouling mechanism and modelling analysis of synthetic lignocellulose biomass and agricultural palm oil effluent was studied using polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration (UF) 10 kDa membrane. …”

Omniphobic surface modification of silica sand ceramic hollow fiber membrane for desalination via direct contact membrane distillation by Alftessi, Saber Abdulhamid, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Adam, Mohd. Ridhwan, Mohamed Farag, Twibi, Mustafa, Azeman, Takeshi, Matsuura, Jaafar, Juhana, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…Initially, the pristine SCHFM was hydrophilic, but when the surface modification was fully applied the hollow fiber became omniphobic, exhibiting high contact angles for all tested liquids of different surface tensions, such as distilled water, red palm oil and ethanol. For example, one of the surface modified hollow fibers, called SiNPs-FAS-PVDF/FAS, was superomniphobic toward water (167°) and red palm oil (157°), and near superomniphobic toward ethanol (146.1°). …”

Control of biodegradability in a natural fibre based nanocomposite as a function of impregnated copper nanoparticles by Chowdhury, Md. Najmul Kabir, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, HossenBeg, Mohammad Dalour, Rahman Khan, Maksudur, Gohari, Rasoul Jamshidi, Saidin, Mohammad Abdul Razis, Islam, Muhammad Remanul, Ong, Huei Ruey

“…At room temperature, copper nanoparticles were synthesized and impregnated into palm oil fibre to improve the strength and durability of the fibre and the material properties of the composite. …”

Physicochemical and micromechanical investigation of a nanocopper impregnated fibre reinforced nanocomposite by Chowdhury, Md. Najmul Kabir, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Khan, Maksudur, Hossen Beg, Mohammad Dalour, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Gohari, Rasoul Jamshidi, Moslehyani, Ali

“…As a novel approach, palm oil fibres were treated with freshly prepared nanocopper sols to make them strong and sustainable. …”

Performance evaluation of hybrid coagulation/nanofiltration process for AT-POME treatment by Abdullah, Wan Nur Ain Shuhada, Nooruan, T., Lau, Woei Jye, Aziz, Farhana, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…The presence of lignin and its degraded products such as tannin and humic acids is the main reason causing the aerobically-treated palm oil mill effluent (AT-POME) to display colour at the point of discharge. …”
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