Enzymatic hydrolysis of granular native and mildly heat-treated tapioca and sweet potato starches at sub-gelatinization temperature by Y. N., Shariffa, Al-Jashamy, Karim A., A., Fazilah, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…The dextrose equivalent (DE) value of heat-treated starch increased significantly compared to native starch, i.e., 36–50% and 27–34% for tapioca and sweet potato starch, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy examination showed that enzymatic erosion occurred mainly at the surface of starch granules. …”
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Waste palm shell converted to high efficient activated carbon by chemical activation method and its adsorption capacity tested by water filtration by Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur, Awang, Mohamed, Mohosina, B. S., Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Wan Nik, W.B., Che Adnan, C. M.

“…Obtained BET surface area is 1058 m2g-1 and the average pore diameter was found 20.64 nm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) also confirmed the pore size distribution on the activated carbon. …”
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Developing a prototype micro hot embossing setup by Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Ayob, Mohd Hafiz, Mohd Isa, Saiful Adzli

“…The fabricated microcomponents were inspected by scanning electron microscope where some defects were identified as the forming process was not optimized yet. …”
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Development of kenaf-glass reinforced unsaturated polyester hybrid composite for structural applications by Afdzaluddin, Atiqah, Maleque, Md. Abdul, Jawaid, Mohammad, Iqbal, Mohammad

“…The highest flexural, tensile and impact strength were obtained from treated kenaf with 15/15 v/v KG fibres reinforced UPE hybrid composite in this investigation. Scanning electron microscopy fractography showed fibre cracking, debonding and fibre pulled-out as the main fracture mode of composites and kenaf treated 15/15 v/v KG reinforced hybrid composite exhibited better interfacial bonding between the matrix and reinforcement compared to other combinations.…”
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Synthesis of carbon nanofibers on impregnated powdered activated carbon as cheap substrate by Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Ahmed, Yahya, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Jameel, Ahmed TariQ, AlSaadi, Mohammed A.

“…New functional groups were also appeared compared to those in the PAC. Field Emission Scanning Microscopy (FESEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), BET surface area analysis and Energy Dispersive X-ray analyzer (EDX) were used for the characterization of the new carbon nano product, which was produced through a clean novel process.…”
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The glass transition temperature of iron and titanium containing phosphate based glasses by Shaharuddin, Sharifah Imihezri, Ahmed, I., Furniss, D., Parsons, A.J., Rudd, C.D.

“…In this study various compositions in the phosphate based glass (PBG) system of (50-x)P2O5-40Ca- (5+x)Na-5TiO2 and (50-x)P2O5-40Ca-(5+x)Na-5Fe2O3, where x= 5 and 10 were investigated for glass transition temperature (Tg) via thermo mechanical analyser (TMA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The amorphous nature of the glasses was confirmed via XRD. …”
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Effect of surface roughness on adhesion strength in ultrasonic soldering of glass by Mohd. Yusry, Mustafa, Irfan, Hilmy, Erry Yulian Triblas, Adesta

“…Study on bonding mechanism was conducted by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Fracture surface behaviour of Al-Mg-SiCp composite materials by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Adebisi, A. A., ., N. Izzati

“…Fractographic observations were evaluated with the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) on the fracture surface. …”
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Surface modification of HSLA steel and its fracture behavior by Abdullrhman Hossin, Musa, Maleque, Md. Abdul, Ali, Mohammad Yeakub

“…The fractography analysis results by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were also presented in this paper.…”
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Acid corrosion inhibition of copper by mangrove tannin by Shah, A.M., Rahim, A.A., Yahya, S., Raja, P.B., Abd Hamid, Shafida

“…Design/methodology/approach – The mangrove tannin was extracted from the mangrove bark and its anticorrosion potential was studied by weight loss, electrochemical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. Findings – It has been found that the mangrove tannin effectively inhibits the corrosion on copper metal in hydrochloric acid solution. …”
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Immobilization of activated carbon on fungal biomass used as bioadsordent for decolorization by Hossain Khan, Mohammad Jakir, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed

“…The surface morphology of the bioadsorbent was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). From the characterization study it was observed that significant changes were occurred in surface and structure. …”
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Handwritten Arabic word recognition: A review of common approaches by Ayyad, Assma O.H., Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha

“…However, an automatic recognition of text on scanned images has enabled many applications such as words spotting in large volumes of documents, automatic sorting of postal mail, and convenient editing of previously printed documents. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of orotic acid loaded chitosan inclusion complex by Hassani, Abdelkader, Azad, Abul Kalam, Enezei, Hamid H., Hussain, Siti A., Helal Uddin, A.B.M.

“…The characterization of inclusion OA/ CS was carried out using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), zeta sizer, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Recent nanofabrication of silicon dioxide on silicon wafer using AFM operated at low temperature by Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy, , Afzeri, Shafie, Amir Akramin

“…A low temperature (-70oC) operation of an atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to condense ambient humidity (40%) to perform a thin frozen water layer covering a silicon wafer surface. A scanning probe was contacted with the layer and a zero bias voltage was applied to the sample surface with the AFM probe tip connected to the reference -2.44V. …”
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The use of SEM to investigate the effect of an electron beam on the optically-visible flashover treeing of MgO ceramic by Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy, Takata, Masasuke

“…This paper introduces the use of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to evaluate the insulation property of insulators under electron bombardment. …”
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Enhancing supply chain performance using RFID technology and decision support systems in the industry 4.0: a systematic literature review by Unhelkar, Bhuvan, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Sharma, Manu, Prakash, Shiv, Mani, Ashwin Krishna, Prasad, Mukesh

“…RFID is an ideal technology to source big data, particularly in supply chains, because RFID tags are consumed across supply chain process, which includes scanning raw materials, completing products, transporting goods, and storing products, with accuracy and speed. …”
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Influence of dammar gum application on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fiber reinforced tapioca biopolymer composites by Luqman Hakim Alias, Luqman Hakim Alias, Jamiluddin Jaafar, Jamiluddin Jaafar, Januar Parlaungan Siregar, Januar Parlaungan Siregar, Tezara Cionita, Tezara Cionita, Mohd Bijarimi Mat Piah, Mohd Bijarimi Mat Piah, Agustinus Purna Irawan, Agustinus Purna Irawan, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, Hamidon Salleh, Hamidon Salleh, Ahmed Nurye Oumer, Ahmed Nurye Oumer

“…The results showed that PALF-TBP with 10% DG had the highest mechanical properties with tensile, flexural, and impact strength of 19.49 MPa, 18.53 MPa and 13.79 KJ/m2 , respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images prove the enhanced mechanical characteristics. …”
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Influence of dammar gum application on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fiber reinforced tapioca biopolymer composites by Alias, Luqman Hakim, Jaafar, Jamiluddin, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Cionita, Tezara, Mat Piah, Mohd Bijarimi, Irawan, Agustinus Purna, Fitriyana, Deni Fajar, Salleh, Hamidon, Oumer, Ahmed Nurye

“…The results showed that PALF-TBP with 10% DG had the highest mechanical properties with tensile, flexural, and impact strength of 19.49 MPa, 18.53 MPa and 13.79 KJ/m2 , respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images prove the enhanced mechanical characteristics. …”
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The effect of aging time on mechanical and microstructure properties of aa6061 joints welded by gas tungsten arc welding by Ahmad, R

“…Fracture surface at AW and PWHT welded samples were investigated by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and the microstructure of the samples was analyzed by using Optical Microscopy (OM). …”
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An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam by Mohd Azahari, Muhammad Shafiq, M. Rus, Anika Zafiah, Kormin, Shaharuddin, Zaliran, M. Taufiq

“…UF80 gives a higher density of 865.5 kg/m3 and smallest pore size of 413.4 μm which is determined by using Mettler Toledo Density kit and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) respectively compared to UF. …”
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