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USE OF NANOHYBRID BIOCOMPOSITE REDUCES COST OF BUILDING FISH CAGES
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he use of nanohybrid biocomposites made from oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre, and padi dust and husk fibre can save up to 30 per cent of the cost of making fish cages for aquaculture breeding. Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Minister, Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah said the new technology could be an alternative which could replace wood as the building material for aquaculture cages. He said the technology was first used in Pulau Simpang Tiga Langkawi, Kedah in a project on cage construction technology for aquaculture purposes which was jointly conducted by the Malaysian Nuclear Agency and the
Fisheries Research Institute Fisheries Department.
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as well as a showcase farm at the precommercialisation stage.
“The project can contribute to ensuring the safety and supply of food products for the country and help improve the standard of living of workers in the fishery sector,” he told Bernama.
He said the technology would provide a new alternative to replace the use of wood in building aquaculture cages which were affordable to breeders and fishermen.
Abu Bakar said the use of alternative resources would also contribute to a better environment, reduce solid waste disposal and carbon release as well as reduce energy consumption from waste burning. Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Malaysian Nuclear Agency Datuk Dr Muhamad Lebai Juri said for this year, Mosti had approved the RM650,000 for Technofund to build prototypes of cages
Dr Muhamad said the agency had the capabilities and expertise to apply nuclear technology which could improve the quality and strength of a substance. “Malaysian Nuklear intends to extend the use of these techniques to benefit the public in all areas to support the national development agenda,” he said. Source: Bernama
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