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SILICA-BASED TECHNOLOGY

SECTION

MOHD IDHAM MUSTAFFAR
Head of Section

MOHD HAKIM SYARIFAH AMINAH ISMAIL NABIHAH OTHMAN
IBRAHIM
Researcher

1 To carry out research activities with respect to silica sand silica rock

processing for silica based products
To develop an indigenous technology for making products from silica sand,
silica rocks and silicate waste
To become a centre of excellence for silica-based technical services and
Objective technologies
2 Manufacturing of crystal glass pellet and products

Sintered glass-ceramic tiles from industrial waste
Melting, annealing and sintering process for glass and glass-ceramics

Field of Expertise Product quality testing (physical, mechanical, optical and chemical)

Development of porous and dense glass-ceramic from industrial waste
Development of crystal glass using silica rock
Removal of ferum (Fe) from silica rock by using chemical and mechanical
3 Development method of silica rock processing for high grade application
method

Development of crystal glass pellets
Development of free lead crystal glass formulation using local silica sand
Development of borosilicate glass using local silica sand
Recycling of optical glass waste for producing crystal glass
Research projects