Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil

The palm industry in Malaysia is a growing industry as from a mere 400 hectares planted in 1920, the hectarage increased to 5 million hectares in 2011 [1]. A by-product known as palm oil fuel ash (POFA) was a waste from the palm industry. Uncontrolled dumping of POFA give a serious impacts to enviro...

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Main Authors: Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati, Mohammed, Abubakar Sadiq
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Language:English
Published: Trans Tech Publications 2014
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Mohammed, Abubakar Sadiq
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description The palm industry in Malaysia is a growing industry as from a mere 400 hectares planted in 1920, the hectarage increased to 5 million hectares in 2011 [1]. A by-product known as palm oil fuel ash (POFA) was a waste from the palm industry. Uncontrolled dumping of POFA give a serious impacts to environmental which creates pollution and health hazard. In this paper, the material characterization of POFA as an additive material to granite residual soil in terms of physical, mineralogical, chemical and mechanical properties has been investigated for the potential usage of the material. Results showed a general improvement of soil sample when mixed with POFA in all physical properties. The domain mineral present in natural soil is kaolinite. The mechanical behaviour also showed an improvement especially when compared to the landfill hydraulic barrier requirements.
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spelling upm-344502016-09-15T09:18:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34450/ Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati Mohammed, Abubakar Sadiq The palm industry in Malaysia is a growing industry as from a mere 400 hectares planted in 1920, the hectarage increased to 5 million hectares in 2011 [1]. A by-product known as palm oil fuel ash (POFA) was a waste from the palm industry. Uncontrolled dumping of POFA give a serious impacts to environmental which creates pollution and health hazard. In this paper, the material characterization of POFA as an additive material to granite residual soil in terms of physical, mineralogical, chemical and mechanical properties has been investigated for the potential usage of the material. Results showed a general improvement of soil sample when mixed with POFA in all physical properties. The domain mineral present in natural soil is kaolinite. The mechanical behaviour also showed an improvement especially when compared to the landfill hydraulic barrier requirements. Trans Tech Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34450/1/Material%20characterization%20of%20palm%20oil%20fuel%20ash%20%28POFA%29%20mixed%20with%20granite%20residual%20soil.pdf Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati and Mohammed, Abubakar Sadiq (2014) Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil. Advanced Materials Research, 955-959. pp. 2093-2097. ISSN 1022-6680; ESSN: 1662-8985 http://www.scientific.net/AMR.955-959.2093 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.955-959.2093
spellingShingle Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Mohammed, Abubakar Sadiq
Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil
title Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil
title_full Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil
title_fullStr Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil
title_full_unstemmed Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil
title_short Material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) mixed with granite residual soil
title_sort material characterization of palm oil fuel ash (pofa) mixed with granite residual soil
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