A water-reducible acrylic copolymer dipping composition for rubber coating comprising essentially an acrylic copolymer derived from the polymerization of about 10 - 15% by weight of styrene, about 10-15% by weight of methyl methacrylate (MMA), about…

The present invention relates to a process for producing protein allergens in natural rubber latex comprising modifying of latex particles by grafting a polymer produced from a water-soluble acrylamide or aminomethacrylate monomer through emulsion…

A method of chemical modification of rubber bv alkyds comprising the steps of prepartion of alkyd and blending the prepared alkyd with natural rubber or epoxidized rubber either before or after rubber compounding. The alkyd is prepared by…

The present invention relates to a process for producing polyol from natural oil preferably palm oil and its derivatives such as palm olein, palm stearin and palm kernel oil. In another embodiment of the present invention, the polyol can be reacted…

The present invention relates to a non-ionic surfactant for use in surface active, liquid crystalline or molecular self-assembly applications. The surfactant of the present invention comprises a triazole-linked glycoside. The present invention also…

A fibreboard comprising dried plant fibres added with binder resins obtained from a reaction between a diisocyanate and a polyol derived from natural oils or fatty acids, and formed by pressing at a temperature range of 50?c to 150?c

A method of synthesizing polyester toner resins comprises: polycondensing polycarboxylic acids, polyols and free fatty acids to form low molecular weight polyester resins with alkenyl group or hydroxyl group or a combination of both; wherein at…

The present invention relates to a method of producing carbon nanomaterials using tyres, characterized by the steps of: thermal decomposition of the tyre to produce coal; grinding the coal to obtain particulates; mixing the particulates with…

The present invention relates to a method for reducing free fatty acid content in acidic plant-derived oil using homogenous sulfonic acid catalyst, comprising esterifying and transesterifying the acidic plant-derived oil, and characterized by the…

The present invention relates to a method for removing residual alkali catalyst from biodiesel, characterized by the steps of: mixing choline chloride with a hydrogen bond donor to produce a deep eutectic solvent with a molar ratio of 1:1-3, wherein…

The present invention relates to an electrolysis process for producing sodium metal at a low operating temperature, comprising the steps of: introducing an electrolyte solution to an electrolytic cell comprising a graphite or carbon anode and an…

The present invention provides a method of preparation of 2-imidazolones by generating superoxide ion in an imidazolium-based ionic liquid and reacting the generated o2"- with the imidazolium cation present in the ionic liquid. This method allows…

The present invention disclosed a medium-chain-length poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates) (MCL-PHA) for use as natural based eco-friendly plasticizer for poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC). In the present invention, MCL-PHA was biosynthesized by pseudomonas putida…

The present invention relates to a portable computer numerical control lathe, comprising: a housing including a pair of walls; a track assembly including at least one primary slidable guide mounted on a pair of primary tracks, and a ball screw; a…

The present invention provides items including cards to be used in a game involving sketching. The card has arbitrary line and it is meant to be sketched. A rigid transparent pocket case is adapted to be fitted with the card. An erasable marker is…

A night time collision alert system for a vehicle comprising a controlling module, a plurality of light sensitive devices arranged around the vehicle coupled to the controlling module for detecting the light intensity from head light of an incoming…

The present invention relates to a method of producing a polymer electrolyte membrane, and characterized by the steps of: providing a homogenous mixture comprising an acrylate copolymer, an ionic salt, and a non-polar solvent; casting said…

The present invention relates to a vehicle identification system comprises a vehicle module and a detection module, characterized by: the vehicle module situated with a vehicle, comprising a vehicle input means for inputting vehicle identity and…

The present invention relates to a photovoltaic inverter for converting a direct current (DC) from a photovoltaic array into an alternating current (AC) for an electrical grid, characterized in that: a boost converter; an inverter; a digital signal…

A method of synthesizing alkyds comprising the steps of reacting vegetable oils or animal fats or the derived free fatty acids with non-petroleum based polyacids and non-petroleum based polyols to a temperature in the range of 180 to 260?c until the…

A method for separating fructose and glucose from mixtures of fructose and glucose from a liquid phase feed solution or a solid mixture containing the fructose and glucose is disclosed. The process is implemented with deep eutectic solvents as…

The present invention relates to a method for producing a foamed concrete comprising of cement, 10% silica fume by cement weight, 5% fly ash by cement weight, oil palm kernel shells, dry mining sand, superplasticizer at less than 1% by cement weight…

THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO AN APPARATUS (100) TO MOUNT A CAPILLARY (200) FOR USE IN FABRICATING A FLAT MICROSTRUCTURED FIBER. THE APPARATUS (100) COMPRISES A FIRST MEMBER (101) CONFIGURED FOR HOLDING A PREFORM (300); AND A SECOND MEMBER (104)…

The present invention relates generally to the field of microstructured fiber technology, and particularly to an apparatus and method of fabricating a flat microstructured fiber. The apparatus comprises means for feeding a preform; a drawing chamber…

A radio frequency based wireless tracking system, including a portable transmitter and a directional receiver, for locating objects. The transmitter is attached to the object, an in use, transmits radio frequency signal multi-directionally, while…

A proposed wind, solar and rain harvester is described. The hybrid wind harvester comprises a power-augmentation-guide-vane and a wind turbine sharing a centre axis as the guide vane. The novel power-augmentation-guide-vane has an upper venturi wall…

A bioreactor for algae cultivation comprises a plurality of light permeable columns arranged in an upright position and spacing apart one another at a predetermined gap that each column has a top and bottom openings; a top and a bottom medium…

An optical lateral-shearing device utilizes two prisms to define a wedge with a wedge angle that produces a lateral displacement of incident beam over a wide dynamic beam size range. The three operating surfaces of each prism are specifically…

A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION COMPRISES A LIQUID LUBRICANT OIL AND SILICA OF NANO-SIZE DISPERSED HOMOGENEOUSLY WITHIN THE LUBRICANT OIL.

The present invention provides a process for producing water-based thermosetting acrylic resins which is an effective binders for making fiberboards out of waste materials such as palm fibers, saw dust and old newspapers.

A process for the polymerization of olefin using polymerization catalysts comprising the product of the reaction between a transition-metal salt/mixed-metal compound, a carboxylic acid/substituted carboxylic acid, and a metal alkyl compound.

A method for separating aromatics and aliphatics from mixtures of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons using deep eutectic solvents at or near ambient conditions is disclosed. The method is implemented with deep eutectic solvents as selective…

An outdoor light to harness solar and wind energy is described. The street light, comprises a pole, and a light source fitted at the top part of the pole, characterized in that, a reflecting cover shrouds the light source and top part of the pole,…

A device for measuring linear distance comprises a longitudinal ruler body bearing a major graduation, which is constituted of a plurality of evenly spaced marking lines, around one of the long edges on the top surface and a basic measuring unit is…

The present invention provides a digital dosimeter for measuring radiation using semiconductor detector such as RADFET comprising of an alarm means wherein to alert the user of exceeded threshold radiation level, an USB interface wherein to enable…

A natural oil-based toner resin for producing toner in developing electrophotographic image comprising a copolymer of unsaturated polyester resins and vinyl monomers, wherein the polyester resins have a molecular weight of 500 to 30000 and obtained…

A vector comprising deoxyribonucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.1 which encodes modified antigenic peptides VP28 of White Spot Syndrome Baculovirus Complex.

A system for automatically alerting driver of a vehicle of close proximity of another vehicle is provided, the system includes a distance sensor positionable such that the distance sensor is directed towards a vehicle in front of presently driven…

The present invention relates to an intelligent robot arm with multiple degrees-of-freedom, particularly for playing table tennis. The robot arm includes a mechanical system having a plurality of joints, at least one joint including at least one…

The present invention discloses a nanoparticle suspended lubricant that helps reduce costs, extended tool life and improve performance of machining process. Accordingly, the present invention provides a nano-based lubricant for use in machining…

A method of providing signals for controlling individual phase of voltage source converter and a device performing the method thereof is proposed. The proposed individual phase control is based on decoupled active and reactive, P-Q control of…

The present invention provides a power converter [10] using parallel configuration of two three-phase buck AC-to-DC rectifiers [12] to achieve near-unity power factor, a DC-to-DC converter [14] such as boost-SEPIC and a means to eliminate…

The present invention relates to a method for increasing the ionic conductivity of a thin film polymer electrolyte, characterized by the steps of irradiating a thin film polymer electrolyte with gamma rays; wherein the composite thin film polymer…

A method of gain and noise figure enhancement in S-band by adjusting thulium absorption overlap factor through photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is provided, the method includes the steps of doping clad with high index material, enlarging air holes…

A plasticiser for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) comprising an alkyd compound derived from palm oil, a polyol and a polycarboxylic acid or acid anhydride

The present invention relates to a method for dehydrating natural gas, characterised by contacting the natural gas with a deep eutectic solvent.

The present invention has invented a portable volatile organic chemical refiner that is able to break volatile organic substance into carbon dioxide and water vapour. The invented portable volatile organic chemical refiner is a handy and portable…

The present invention provides a method to fabricate hybrid SnO2/ZnO nanostructures via an efficient single-step method. This SnO2/ZnO core-shell nanowires and hierarchical nanostructures, and mixed oxide nanowires are fabricated via carbon assisted…

The present invention discloses an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket fixed film (UASB-FF) bioreactor (10) consists of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) with fixed film reactor in a single reactor and settling tank for recycling low suspended…

The present invention provides a method to produce heat-treated oil palm shell coarse aggregate via heat treatment at 60C for 0.5 hours and grout coating of 1.2 water w/c formulation, as lightweight concrete production. With the use of treated oil…