Harmaen Ahmad Saffian
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Biography
Harmaen Ahmad Saffian has completed his PhD from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. He is a Senior Research Officer in Institute of Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), UPM. He has more than 20 years’ experience in biocomposites. Many papers of his study are related to biocomposites material fabricated using biopolymer and natural fiber as filler. His PhD study was studied on biopolymer compounded with fertilizer for slow released control to produce Bioplastic Fertilizer (BpF) composites. Currently, he is focusing on lignin-based modification compounded with PBS and natural fibre for the production of insulating composite materials. He also has research collaborations with others universities such as Kasetsart University, Thailand, Tehran University, Iran and Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
Abstract : Modification of lignin-based blended with pbs/kenaf core fiber for biocomposites material