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New Potential of Biomaterials from Kenaf Fibre Biomass
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, L.) is a short day, annual, herbaceous plant processing high quality cellulose. The whole plant can be used as pulp in paper industry, composite industry, and electronic industry. Initially, kenaf was introduced in Malaysia as a high protein animal feed in 2000. Trend towards environmental sustainability and development

Sugar Hydrolysis of Kenaf Fibre for Utilization in Lactic Acid Production
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The present invention relates to a biomass (kenaf fibre) that can be hydrolyzed to produce lactic acid using bacteria Lactobacillus Rhamnosus as fermenting organism. The above cited prior art D1 defines the general state of the art whereas D2 to D4 seem to have particular relevance to the present invention. D4 disclosed in it detailed description o

Renewable Food Packaging from pla-Kenaf Fibre Biocomposite
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Every year more than 100,000,000 polyethylene terephtalate (PET) bottles are used in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Out of this gigantic figure, 85,000,000 PET bottles end up as garbage and caused the landfills to be dumped by the PET bottle toxic wastes that leach into the soil. This may pollute and endangers our environment particularly our drin

Lactic Acid Production from Kenaf Fibre
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Lactic acid is a useful polymer that can be applied in various purposes such as preservative, acidulant, and flavor in food, textile, and pharmaceutical industries, and a raw material for lactate ester, propylene gylcol, 2,3-pentanedione, propanoic acid, acrylic acid, acetalaldehyde, and dilactide in chemical industries. In polylactic acid producti

Barriers to Independent non-Executive Directors’ Effectiveness in Performing their Roles
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Purpose – The overall purpose of the research presented is to ascertain whether independent non-executive directors (INEDs) in Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs) may be facing certain barriers in the performance of their roles. The findings may provide helpful insights to Arab businessmen who wish to do business in Malaysia, notably with PL

People Displaced by Climate Change and Proposal for a Global Convention to Help Them
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

People are being displaced from their places of living because of adverse weather conditions, rise of sea level and desertification caused by global warming. These displaced people are either 'internally displaced people' or 'irregular migrants'. If appropriate measure is not taken to substantially reduce green house gas emissions,

Role of Discrete Nature of Chip Formation and Natural Vibrations of System Components in Chatter Formation During Metal Cutting
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

ABSTRACT: In the present work a review of the existing theories of chatter formation has been conducted and the weaknesses of the most widely accepted ‘Regenerative Chatter theory’ in explaining various phenomena related to chatter formation have been identified. An attempt has been made in this work to determine the common causes of chatter fo

Role of Discrete Nature of Chip Formation and Natural Vibration of System Components in Chatter Formation During Metal Cutting
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In the present work a review of the existing theories of chatter formation has been conducted and the weaknesses of the most widely accepted ‘Regenerative Chatter theory’ in explaining various phenomena related to chatter formation have been identified. An attempt has been made in this work to determine the common causes of chatter formation in

Merakyatkan Perlembagaan
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Kertas ini menerangkan tentang perlembagaan. Selama ini Perlembagaan dilihat sebagai dokumen undang-undang semata-semata. Dan ini menyebabkan rakyat terbanyak, baik yang terdidik apalagi yang sebaliknya, berasa jauh dari perlembagaan dan masalah-masalahnya. Terdapat beberapa isu yang dikaitkan dengan perlembagaan termasuklah isu agama.M eralWatitan

Pas Keliru, Buang Masa
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Imej yang kelihatan tatkala Presiden Pas, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang bertemu dengan media selepas tamatnya mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Agung (JKA) malam Rabu lalu, ialah betapa beliau tidak begitu tepat dan tegas dalam melayan soalan wartawan. Terpaksa Datuk Mustafa Ali, Setiausaha Agung, dan kemudian Salahuddin Ayub, Naib Presiden, membantu. Lebih pen

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