PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS OF MAGNETIC RUBBER WOOD (Hevea Brasiliensis)

Authors

  • Maisarah Yusoff School of Applied Physics, Faculty Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor. Author
  • Sarani Zakaria School of Applied Physics, Faculty Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor. Author
  • Chia Chin Hua 1School of Applied Physics, Faculty Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor. Author
  • Sik Huei Shing Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor Author

Abstract

Magnetic wood was prepared from rubber wood using in situ precipitation method. Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were synthesized using Fe2+ and Fe3+ and NaOH into the rubber wood structure. Magnetic rubber wood prepared via in-situ method possessed ~20% of loading degree as compared to the subsequent loading method which only possessed ~9%, after an impregnation time of 24 hours. The electron micrographs showed the presence of magnetic particles deposited into the wood structure and atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS) was utilized to observe the particle distribution of magnetite deposited into the wood structure. Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to evaluate the thermal decomposition and the activation energy (Ea) of the magnetic rubber wood block.

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Published

09-05-2026

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2010): Solid State Science and Technology

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