Acacia Wood Bio-composites

Rezaur Rahman is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia. He is also a Visiting research fellow at the Faculty of Engineering, Tokushima University, Japan since June 2012. He has more than 10 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His area of research interests includes conducting polymer, Silica/Clay Dispersed elastomeric polymer Nanocomposites, Wood Polymer Nanocomposites, Hybrid Filled loaded Polymer Composites, Advance Materials: Graphene/Nanoclay/Fire Retardant, Nanocellulose (cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrillar) cellulose Reinforced/Filled Polymer Composites, Chemical Modification and Treatment of Lignocellulosic Fibres.

Introduction of Various Types of Acacia Wood.- Acacia Wood and Its Surface Treatment for High Strength Bio-composites.- Optimization of Fabrication Technique to Prepare Acacia Wood Reinforced Bio-composites Based on PLA, PHA, Etc..- Tensile, Flexural and Impact Strength of Acacia Wood Bio-composites.- Study of Surface Behaviour of Acacia Wood Bio-composites by Morphological Analysis.- Infrared Spectral Functional Group and Thermal Properties of Acacia Wood Bio-composites.- Environmental Impact Analysis of Acacia Wood Bio-composites.- Dielectrical Properties of Acacia Wood Bio-composites.- Effect of Nano-enhancement on Acacia Wood Bio-composites.- Possibility Usage of Acacia Wood Bio-composites in Applications and Appliances.