Nano Zero Valent Iron (NZVI) produced at the Geochemical Laboratory, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

A new advanced material for groundwater treatment was successfully developed at Geology Laboratory in UKM. This material was developed by my MSc student (Ms. Noraznida Kamaruzaman) using chemical reducing method in the laboratory. This research was funded by FRGS Research Grant from MOSTI. Below are some photos of the NZVI. Further research is still in progress to characterize the material and to determine its adsorption capacity.

A black powder of NZVI that was produced in the laboratory


SEM image of NZVI (scale 1um)
Another image of NZVI (100nm scale)

Geo-Sekitaran by Dr-1

Geo-Sekitaran by Dr-1

WEB 2.0 Training 27-29 July 2011

A visit from UTM group researcher to the Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory at UKM

A research team from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have visited the Geotechnical Centrifuge facility in UKM. The group was headed by Assoc. Prof Dr Ir. Ramli Nazir and Assoc. Prof. Dr Nurly Gofar. Other persons in the group were Zulkifle, Mr Ali and Dr Amin. The main objective of the visit was to discuss about potential collaboration in research especially with related to geotechnical centrifuge. The outcome of the meeting was very successfully for the enhancement of geotechnical centrifuge research in Malaysia, where Dr Ramli is one of the pioneer in this field in Malaysia. Assoc. Prof. Dr Ramli is asking some questions related to the centrifuge.
Explaining to the visitors about the geotechnical centrifuge facility at UKM
Group photo with UTM researchers. Standing from left to right: (UKM) Mr. Zaki, Mr. Rosli, Dr Wan Zuhairi, (UTM) Dr Ramli, Dr Nurly, Mr. Zul, Mr Amin and Mr Ali.

A potential use of limestone and zeolite to neutralize acid mine drainage in Sg. lembing Pahang

This is a simple experiment that was conducted by my 3rd Year Geology Student (Aida Rahayu). Two tanks were used to neutralize low pH acid mine water collected at Sg Lembing ex-Tin mine in Pahang. Zeolit was purchased from Indonesia while limestone was collected at Bukit Panching Quarry in Kuantan Pahang. Results were excellent and will be published soon.

Physical Modeling of Contaminant Transport through Porous Medium

An experimental work to investigate the migration of contaminant through porous medium has recently been set-up at the Geology Programme Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. This research is conducted by my research student aka graduate research officer, Ms. Nur Atiqah Anuar. This research is fully sponsored by FRGS Research Grant.

Groundwater modeling and contaminant transport

Scenario 1: BTEX migration after 100 days
Scenario 2: BTEX migration after 1000 days
Scenario 3: BTEX transport after 7300 days