ABSTRACTS
OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 2006
The School of Chemical Sciences, USM, is pleased to showcase the various publications of our academic staffs in 2006. The number of articles published in citation-indexed journals and non-cited journals/refereed proceedings were 40 and 6, respectively. The publication track record from 2001-2006 is summarized in Figure 1. Our staffs also won two gold medals from the product exhibitions that they participated during the year. Interested parties who might be interested in any of the work are kindly requested to contact the individual staff. We welcome research collaborations and consultancy opportunities that might arise from these works.
| YEAR OF PUBLICATION : 2006 | |
A : Publication in Citation-Indexed Journals |
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1 |
Ahmad F., Yusof A. P. M., Mourad P. D., Bainbridge M. and Ab. Ghani S., “Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide Towards Gap Junction Communication in Astrocytes and Permeability of Blood-Brain Barrier”, J. Neurochem., 98 (2006) 59. |
| 2 | A. K. M. Shafiqul Islam, Z. Ismail, B. Saad, A. R. Othman, M. N. Ahmad
and A. Y. Md. Shakaff, “Correlation Studies Between Electronic Nose
Response And Headspace Volatiles of Eurycoma Longifolia Extracts”,
Sensors and Actuators B 120 (2006) 245 – 251. |
| 3 | A. M. Issam and J. Ismail, “Improvement of Thermal Stability of
New Heteroaromatic Poly(azomethine urethane)s”, Journal of Applied
Polymer Science, 100 (2006) 1198 – 1204. |
| 4 | A. M. Issam and J. Ismail, “New Aromatic Poly(azomethine urethane)s
Containing o-Tolidine Moiety In The Polymer Backbone”, Designed
Monomers and Polymers, 9 (2006) 237 – 246. |
| 5 | A. M. Issam and J. Ismail, “New Polyurethanes Containing Azomethinediol
Derived From 2,6-Diaminopyridine, Polymer Preprints, 46 (2005) 704 –
705. |
| 6 | Bahruddin Saad, Wan Tatt Wai, Abdussalam Salhin Mohd. Ali and Muhammad
Idiris Saleh, “Sequential Flow Injection Determination of Chlorine
Species Using a Triiodide-Selective Electrode Detector”, Analytical
Sciences, 22 (2006) 45 – 50. |
| 7 | Bahruddin Saad , Wan Tatt Wai, Boey Peng Lim and Muhammad Idiris Saleh,
“Flow Injection Determination of Peroxide Value In Edible Oils Using
Triiodide Detector”, Analytica Chimica Acta, 565 (2006) 261 –
270. |
| 8 | Bahruddin Saad, Ching Ching Chong, Abdussalam Salhin Mohamad Ali, Md
Fazlul Bari, Ismail Ab Rahman, Norita Mohamad and Muhammad Idiris Saleh,
“Selective Removal of Heavy Metal Ions Using Sol-Gel Immobilized
and SPE-Coated Thiacrown Ethers”, Analytica Chimica Acta, 555 (2006)
146 – 156. |
| 9 | Chew Hee Ng, Chia Meow Lin, Ti Mei Chang, Siang Guan Teoh, Siaw Yang
Yap and Seik Weng Ng, “Mono- and di-N-acetamidomethylated Derivatives
of Bis(L-alaninato)copper(II): Characterization and Nucleolytic Property
Crystal Structure of Bis[N,N-di-(N’ –methylacetamido)-L-alaninato]copper(II)”,
Polyhedron, 25 (2006) 1287 – 1291. |
| 10 | D. S. Larsen, H. Osman, G. B. Caygill, B. S. McFarlane and D. A. Mc
Morran, “Rac – Hatomarubigin C”, Acta Crystallographica,
E62 (2006) o5748 – o5750. |
| 11 | Farook Adam, Kalaivani Kandasamy, Saraswathy Balakrishnan, “Iron
Incorporated Heterogeneous Catalyst From Rice Husk Ash”, Journal
of Colloid and Interface Science, 304 (2006) 137 – 143. |
| 12 | Guan-Yeow Yeap, Moi-Me Chong, Atsuko Ono, Masato M. Ito, Hirononi Nakai,
Shigeki Sanehisa and Yoshiyuki Nakamura, “Synthesis and Liquid Crystalline
Properties of Bis[(psubstitutedphenylimino)methyl)phenyl] Decyl and Dodecyl
Ethers”, Journal of Science and Technology in The Tropics, 2 (2006)
51 – 57. |
| 13 | Guan-Yeow Yeap, Tiang-Chuan Hng, Wan Ahmad Kamil Mahmood, Rohana Adnan,
Masato M. Ito and Yamashita Youhei, “Synthesis and Mesomorphic Properties
of Symmetrical Dimers N,N’-Bis(3-Methoxy-4-Alkoxybenzylidene)-1,4-Phenylenediamine”,
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 452 (2006) 49 – 61. . |
| 14 | Guan-Yeow Yeap, Sie-Tiong Ha, Phaik-Leng Lim, Peng-Lim Boey, Masato
M. Ito, Shigeki Sanehisa and Volkmar Vill, “Nematic and Smectic
a Phases in Ortho-Hydroxy-Para-Hexadecanoyloxbenzylidene-Para-Substituted
Anilines”, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 452 (2006) 63
– 72. |
| 15 | Guan-Yeow Yeap, Sie-Tiong Ha, Peng-Lim Boey, Wan Ahmad Kamil Mahmood,
Masato M. Ito and Yamashita Youhei, “Synthesis and Characterization
of Some New Mesogenic Schief Base Esters N-[4-(4-n-Hexadecanoyloxybenzoyloxy)-Benzylidene]-4-Substituted
Anilines”, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 452 (2006) 73
– 90. |
| 16 | Guan-Yeow Yeap, Sie-Tiong Ha, Phaik-Leng Lim, Peng-Lim Boey, Masato
M. Ito, Shigeki Sanehisa and Yamashita Youhei, “Synthesis, Physical
and Mesomorphic Properties of Schiff’s Base Esters Containing Ortho-,
Meta- and Para-Substituents in Benzylidene-4’ –Alkanoyloxyanilines”,
Liquid Crystals, 33 (2006) 205 – 211. |
| 17 | Guan-Yeow Yeap, Tiang-Chuan Hng, Wan Ahmad Kamil Mahmood, Masato M.
Ito, Yamashita Youhei, Yoichi Takanishi and Hideo Takezoe, “Smectogenic
Properties of N, N’ – bis[(2-hydroxy-4-alkoxyphenyl)Methylene]
Benzene-1,4-Diamine Liquid Crystals With Double Lateral H-Bonds, Liquid
Crystals, 33 (2006) 979 – 986. |
| 18 | I. A. Rahman, P. Vejayakumaran, C. S. Sipaut, J. Ismail, M. Abu Bakar,
R. Adnan, C. K. Chee, “Effect of Anion Electrolytes on The Formation
of Silica Nanoparticles Via The Sol-Gel Process”, Ceramics International,
32 (2006) 691 – 699. |
| 19 | K.C. Wong, Y. Sivasothy and P. L. Boey, “Essential Oils of Elettariopsis
Smithiae Y. K. Kam and E. Rugosa (Y. K. Kam) C. K. Lim”, Journal
of Essential Oil Research., 18 (2006) 569 – 571. |
| 20 | K.C. Wong, Y. Sivasothy and P. L. Boey, “Essential Oils of Elettariopsis
Slahmong C. K. Lim”, Journal of Essential Oil Research, 18 (2006)
203 – 205. |
| 21 | K.C. Wong, Y. Sivasothy and P. L. Boey, “Essential Oils of Elettriopsis
Elan C. K. Lim”, Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 21 (2006) 562 –
564. |
| 22 | K.C. Wong, T. B. Lim and D. M. H. Ali, “Essential Oil of Homalomena
Sagittifolia Jungh”, Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 21 (2006) 786
– 788. |
| 23 | Lim Eng Khoon, Teoh Siang Guan and Bohari M. Yamin, “Dioxo(pyridine-2-carboxylato)(pyridinium-2-carboxylato)vanadium(V)
Monohydrate”, Acta Crystallographica, E62 (2006) m207 – m209. |
| 24 | M. A. K. M. Hanafiah, W. S. W. Ngah, S. C. Ibrahim, H. Zakaria and W.
A. H. W. Ilias, “Kinetics and Thermodynamic Study of Lead Adsorption
From Aqueous Solution onto Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) Leaf Powder”.
Journal of Applied Sciences 6, (2006) 2762 – 2767. |
| 25 | M. Idiris Saleh, Eny Kusrini, Nurziana Ngah and Bohari M. Yamin, “Bis(2,3-dibromo-6,7,9,10,12,13,15,16-octahydro-5,8,11,14,17-pentaoxabenzocyclo-pentadecene)
Hydroxonium Tribromide”, Acta Crystallographica, E62 (2006) o1654
– o1656. |
| 26 | M. I. Z. Ridzwan, Solehuddin Shuib, A. Y. Hassan, A. A. Shokri and M.
N. M. Ibrahim, “Optimization in Implant Topology to Reduce Stress
Shielding Problem”, Journal of Applied Sciences, 6 (2006) 2768 -
2773. |
| 27 | M. N. Mohamad Ibrahim, M. N. Noorhaida, M. Y. Nor Nadiah, M. G. Azilawati
and S. Shuib, “Lignin Graft Copolymers as Mud Thinner for Deep Well
Drilling Operation”, Journal of Applied Sciences, 6 (2006) 2593
- 2598. |
| 28 | M. N. Mohamad Ibrahim, Nur Azreena, M. Y. Nor Nadiah and Mohd Saaid,
“Lignin Graft Copolymer as a Drilling Mud Thinner for High Temperature
Well”, Journal of Applied Sciences, 6 (2006) 757 – 761. |
| 29 | M. N. Mohamad Ibrahim, M. Y. Nor Nadiah and H. Azian, “Comparison
Studies Between Soda Lignin and Soda-anthraquinone Lignin in Terms of
Physico-chemical Properties and Structural Features”, Journal of
Applied Sciences, 6 (2006) 292 – 296. |
| 30 | Mohammed H. Al-Douh, Shafida A. Hamid, Hasnah Osman, Shea-Lin Ng and
Hoong-Kun Fun, “2-(2-Benzyloxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1H -Benzimidazole”,
Acta Crystallographica, E62 (2006) o3954 – o3956. |
| 31 | Mohammed H. Al-Douh, Shafida A. Hamid, Hasnah Osman, Shea-Lin Ng and
Hoong-Kun Fun, “2-Benzyloxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde (benzyl-o-vanillin)”,
Acta Crystallographica, E62 (2006) o4768 – o4770. |
| 32 | Muhammad I. Saleh, Weng-Thim Tham, Rohana Adnan, Eny Kusrini, Shea-Lin
Ng and Hoong-Kun Fun, “A Second Orthorhombic Polymorph of 5-Nitroisophthalic
Acid Monohydrate”, Acta Crystallographica, E62 (2006) o4837 –
o4839. |
| 33 | Naser Eltaher Eltayeb, Siang Guan Teoh, Jeannie Bee-Jan Teh, Hoong-Kun
Fun, Bohari M. Yamin and Kamarulazizi Ibrahim, “Bis[5,6-diphenyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazine-K2N,
N’]bis(nitrato-KO)cadmium(II)”, Acta Crystallographica, E62
(2006) m3336 – m3337. |
| 34 | Naser Eltaher Eltayeb, Teoh Siang Guan and Bohari M. Yamin, “Bis[5,6-diphenyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazine-K2N,N’]manganese(II)
Monohydrate”, Acta Crystallographica, E62 (2006) m2284 – m2286. |
| 35 | S. M. Tan, J. Ismail, C. Kummerlöwe and H. W. Kammer, “Crystallization
and Melting Behavior of Blends Comprising Poly(3-hydroxy butyrate-co-3-hydroxy
valerate) and Poly(ethylene oxide)”, Journal of Applied Polymer
Science, 101 (2006) 2776 – 2783. |
| 36 | W.S. Wan Ngah, A. Kamari, S. Fatinathan and P. W. Ng, “Adsorption
of Chromium From Aqueous Solution Using Chitosan Beads”, Adsorption
12 (2006) 249 – 257. |
| 37 | W.S. Wan Ngah, “Reply To Comment of “Prof. Y. S. Ho”
on [Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 34 (2004) 155 - 161”, International
Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 38 (2006) 77. |
| 38 | W. S. Wan Ngah and S. Fatinathan, “Chitosan Flakes and Chitosan
– GLA Beads for Adsorption of p-nitrophenol in Aqueous Solution”,
Colloids and Surface A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 277 (2006) 214 –
222. |
| 39 | Yip Foo Win, Teoh Siang Guan and Bohari M. Yamin, “Bis(2-amino-5-nitrobenzoato-K2
O,O’) di-n-butyltin(IV)”, Acta Crystallographica, E62 (2006)
m34 – m36. |
| 40 | Yip Foo Win, Teoh Siang Guan, Nur Liyana Ismail and Bohari M. Yamin,
“(3,5-Dinitrobenzoato)triphenyltin (IV)”, Acta Crystallographica,
E62 (2006) m3146 – m3148. |
| B
: Publication in Non-Citation-Indexed
Journal and Refereed Proceedings |
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| 41 | M. N. Mohamad Ibrahim, M. E. Izat and C. S. Sipaut, “FTIR Characterization
of Moisture Cured Polyurethane”, Journal of Physical Sciences, 17
(2006) 77 – 89. |
| 42 | M. N. Mohamad Ibrahim, A. D. Fauzana and M. N. Nazlina, “FE-Tannin-Lignin
Complex as a Deflocculant Agent for a Water-Based Mud”, Journal
of Physical Sciences, 17 (2006) 53 – 62. |
| 43 | M. N. Mohamad Ibrahim and S. Shuib, “Improving Secondary Recovery
of an Oil Reservoir Using Hot Water”, Advances in Boundary Element
Techniques, VIII Editors, B. Gatmiri, A. Sellier and M. H. Aliabadi, EC
Ltd, United Kingdom, (2006) 97 – 101. |
| 44 | M. Nizam Ahmad, Solehuddin Shuib, A. Y. Hassan, A. A. Shokri and M.
N. M. Ibrahim, “Application of Multi Criteria Optimisation Method
in Implant Design to Reduce Stress Shielding”, Conference On Computational
Mechanics & Numerical Analysis (CMNA) (2006) 339 –349. |
| 45 | M. N. Mohamad Ibrahim, M. Y. Nor Nadiah, M. S. Norliyana and S. Shuib,
“Separation and Characterization of The Vanillin Compound From Soda
Lignin”. Proceedings of the 9th Eurasia Conference On Chemical Sciences,
Antalya, Turkey. (2006) 121 – 125. |
| 46 | Mohamad Ibrahim M. N., Amimah M. A., “Lignin Extracted from Oil
Palm Empty Fruit Bunches as an Emulsifier Agent in Oil-Water System”.
Proceedings of The International Conference On Mathematics & Natural
Sciences (ICMNS), Bandung, Indonesia. (2006) 98 – 101. |
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Products |
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| 47 | Norita Mohamed and Hamzah Darus, “An Innovative Electrogenerative
Process For The Recovery and Removal of Metals From Industrial Effluents”,
Gold Medal, Malaysia Technology Expo 2006, 23rd – 25th February
2006, Kuala Lumpur. |
| 48 | Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim, Coswald Sipaut and Izwan Ezat, “Plating
On Anything!”, Gold Medal, 17th International Invention Innovation
Industrial Design & Technology Exhibition 2006 (ITEX 2006), 19th –
21st May 2006, Kuala Lumpur. |
