Proceedings of the 19th Asian Workshop on Polymer Processing (AWPP 2022)

Polymer processing development towards environmental sustainability goals: An overview.- Numerical and experimental studies on performance of mixing elements in twin-screw extruders .- Toughening of biodegradable polymers by entropic mixing: Towards sustainable plastics.- Utilisations of cellulose-based natural resources in sustainable polymer processing technologies.- Processing and characterization of Poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and poly (butyrate-co-adipate-terephthalate) (PBAT) blends for fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing.- Preparation and characterization of polyoxime-urethane elastomer for self-healing applications.- Microwave foaming of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer: Foam cell characterization and acoustic properties evaluation.- Numerical investigation on the polymer flow in a restriction flow path.- Dispersion of antimicrobial agent and its antimicrobial activity methods: A mini review of antimicrobial natural rubber latex.- Effect of halloysite nanotubes on the performance of self-healing natural rubber.- Effect of silica reinforcement on self-healing properties of natural rubber.- Post-reactor modifications of polybutadiene rubber via solution intercalation method and its potential application in industrial scale production.- Puncture-proof properties of self-healing natural rubber.- Preparation and characterization of glycidyl methacrylate based inverse vulcanized copolymers.- Effects of single-walled carbon nanotube on the electrical and mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites.- Effect of Fumigation treatment on the mechanical properties of Cantala fiber-unsaturated polyester composite fabricated by compression molding method.- A study of microwave radiation effect in devulcanization of ethylene propylene diene rubber waste.

Wen Shyang Chow is a professor at the School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering (Universiti Sains Malaysia). He has published over 100 research articles on biopolymers and nanocomposites in international journals. He has received the Top Research Scientists Malaysia Award for the year 2022. Professor Chow has been ranked among the Top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University (years 2020, 2021, and 2022). 

Mariatti Jaafar is a Professor at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).  She is a professional engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. Dr Mariatti is an active researcher. She has published more than 400 refereed journal articles, conference proceeding articles and book chapters on polymer, polymer blend, polymer composites, conductive ink, nanocomposites and advanced materials. 

Zulkifli Mohamad Ariff is an academic lecturer at the School of Materials & Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia.  His main areas of research are polymeric foams and polymer melt rheology. He has published more than 60 scientific peer-reviewed indexed journal papers in several fields of his research interests. He is a member of Society of Plastics Engineers (USA), Plastics and Rubber Institute Malaysia and Editorial Board Member for Journal of Cellular Plastics published by Sage Publication Ltd. 

Raa Khimi received his Ph.D for work in the area of smart elastomeric materials for vibration absorption and isolation from the University Of Waikato, New Zealand in 2015. He is an Associate Professor at the Polymer Engineering Department, Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research interests focus on functional and smart rubber concepts, vibration damping materials and high performance rubber. 

Syazana Ahmad Zubir received her Materials Engineering degree from International Islamic University of Malaysia and PhD degree