The document discusses Malaysia's focus on nanotechnology and advanced materials to drive industrial development and economic transformation. It outlines Malaysia's National Nanotechnology Program, which identified four key economic clusters - energy and environment, electronics and devices, food and agriculture, and healthcare - for nanotechnology to have early impact. The program aims to develop high-impact projects in these areas to address national economic and social needs. The document also examines Malaysia's strategies to commercialize promising nanomaterials like graphene through aligning projects with its Economic Transformation Program's National Key Economic Areas. The long-term goal is for nanotechnology to benefit multiple industries and help transform Malaysia's economy.

1. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Current trends and approaches to
harness nanotechnology and advanced
materials for industrial development
Dr. Abdul Kadir Masrom
National Nanotechnology DirectoratE,
MOSTI, Malaysia
email: akadir@mosti.gov.my

2. NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIRECTORATE (NND)
To develop
national
capability and
capacity through
the development
of policies,
infrastructure
and facilities,
To boost
human capital
in the field;
To plan and
coordinate
development
of NT-based
industries
Education and
public
awareness
programmes
Building
capacity and
R&D facilities
Health, safety
and
environmental
initiatives
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M a n d a t e s
NMB NNC
NNP

3. Establishment of
National
Nanotechnology
Directorate (NND)2009
The launch of the
National
Nanotechnology
Statement (NNS) in
2010
Establishment of National
Nanotechnology Centres of
Excellence in 2011
The incorporation of
NanoMalaysia Berhad
(NMB) in 2012
Development of the
Nano Malaysia
Centre 2012-2017
(WIP)
The NND helped accelerate various key activities
related to nanotechnology through initiatives such as:

4. • Nanotechnology is considered to be one of
the most prominent emerging technologies of
the 21st century and has been described with
several main characteristics such as
transformative technology, enabling
technology and the technological revolution.
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development
Current trends and approaches to harness nanotechnology and advanced materials for industrial development

5. • Known fact - Progress and development of
different nations of the world is strongly
connected with the type of materials under
their use.
• Nanotechnology is considered relatively new
globally, most countries of the world have had
growing public and private investments
– can impact positively on their economy and
ensure their global competitiveness and
sustainability.

6. Investment by governments in NT
• USD 1.3B over
10 years
EU
• USD50M+/year
USA
• Undisclosed
Japan
• Undisclosed
China
• USD300M over
10 years
S. Korea
• USD32M
Singapore
• >USD100 Mil
over 10yrs
Malaysia
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development

7. 10 top applications that most developing countries
sees as a strategic applications
To provide strategic focus to nanotechnology
efforts, we need to identify and rank the
applications of nanotechnology most likely
to benefit the less industrialized nations in
the next 10 years. There are 10 top
applications that most developing countries
sees as a strategic applications;
Energy storage, production, and conversion
Agricultural productivity enhancement
Water treatment and remediation
Disease diagnosisand screening
Drug delivery systems
Food processing and storage
Air pollution and remediation
Construction
Health monitoring
Vector and pest detection and control

8. Malaysia Venture into NT
For developing countries, It is
particularly important that they
do not simply copy industrialized
countries but instead focus their
research efforts on well-defined
projects tailored to specific needs
rather than on such vague
projects as nanotechnology
overall.

9. • Malaysia has transformed from an agriculture to an industrial economy
in the 1980s and 1990s. It is now in transition towards an innovation-
driven economy…
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Industrial Development
Current trends and approaches to harness nanotechnology and advanced materials for industrial development

10. Economic Transformation Programme
(ETP)
• The world economy is changing, and Malaysia
needs a fundamentally new economic model
in order to become a high-income nation
• The ETP focuses on key growth engines or
National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) - relies
heavily on private sector-led growth,
• It describes very specific investments and
policy actions
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development

11. Economic Transformation Programme
The ETP is the culmination of the government’s economic
agenda and builds on the 10th and 11th Malaysia Plan and
the New Economic Model (NEM).
The key goal of the NEM is to lift per capita income levels
to US$15,000-20,000 by 2020.
Malaysia must continue diversifying her economy. The ETP
plays a significant role in this through the programme’s 12
National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs),
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development

12. • These sectors employ 59 percent of the working population, and so
growth in these sectors will generate broad benefits.
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development

13. • In the next 5 years – Malaysian industry is expected to
continue growing driven by activities in smart
manufacturing and continued investments in the E&E
NKEA’s EPPs in tandem with global trends.
• These trends include;
– emergence of IoT (Internet of Things) and
– nanotechnology,
• create new opportunities for growth for the industry in the
upstream segment in areas such as research and
development,
• Malaysian industry players must therefore keep abreast of
the latest technology to continue being competitive in the
global market.
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development

14. • THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ASPIRES TO
EXPLOIT NANOTECHNOLOGY AS AN ENABLING
ENGINE FOR NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETAL
WELL-BEING:

15. Reason for Malaysia focusing on NT
• Malaysia economic need to be transform in order
to achieved vision 2020 objective.
• In 2008, Government has introduced Economic
Transformation Programme (ETP) - is designed to
drive Malaysia forward from its stagnant situation
• Economic growth will be spurred by innovation
and a shift to higher value-added activities NT
provide the right platform to reenergise many
Malaysian industry sectors
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Industrial Development
Current trends and approaches to harness nanotechnology and advanced materials for industrial development

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Where should Malaysia play for 2014-2020?

17. • ETP focuses on developing competitiveness in the 12 top sectors of the economy -
diversification.
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development

18. Increasing Solar Module
Producer
Developing Oleo
Derivatives
Developing Engineering
Capabilities For Oil Field
Services
Export Capability of the
Process Food Industry
Commercializing Second
Generation Biofuel
Growing Wafer and Cell
Producers
Diagnostic Services
Nexus To Achieve Scale
in Telemedicine
Expediting Growth in
Food and Health Based
Downstream Segments
Creating Local Solid
State Lighting
Champions
Improving Energy
Efficiency
Supporting the Growth
of Substrate
Manufacturers and
Related Industries
Enabling Industries
through
Nanotechnology
Building up Solar Power
Capacity
Developing LED Front-
End Operations
Enabling Electric Vehicle
Component
Manufacturing
E-Healthcare (Exploiting
Portable Diagnostic
Devices)
Unlocking value Through
Herbal Products
Building an Electrical
Home Appliance
Manufacturing Hub and
International
Distribution Network
18 NT relevants Entry
Points Projects (EPPs)
under National Key
Economic Areas (NKEA)

19. Jumpstarting Nanotechnology Industry
Energy and
Environment
Electronics,
Devices and
System
Food and
Agricalture
Wellness,
Medical and
Healthcare
Four key economic clusters have been identified
as early movers for nanotechnology for Malaysia
GRAPHENE &
CELLULOSE
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20. High Impact R&D and Nanotechnology Project
for NKEAs
Bio-Security
Products
Nano Diagnostic
Systems
Nano-Nutrition
Water
Treatment
System
Nano Delivery
System
Bio-FuelsFood Nanocoatings
Anti-Corrosion
Nanocoatings
Third
Generation
Solar Cells
Hydrogen
Reactor
Oil and Gas
Drilling Fluids
Nanomaterials
Environment
Sensor
Medical
Electronic
Energy
Tools
Areas that are strategically important
to the nation and are expected to
benefit from the National
Nanotechnology Program include:
Focus Materials:
Graphene and
Nanocellulose
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21. Why we choose those sectors?

22. Food and Agriculture
Food and
Agriculture
Main Commodities
•Palm oil industry
•Rubber Industry
Food security
•Food shortage
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Industrial Development
Current trends and approaches to harness nanotechnology and advanced materials for industrial development
Major Palm oil and
rubber producers
NT application
in upstream
process and
product
enhancements
The Palm Oil and Rubber NKEA involves a number of Entry Point Projects
(EPPs).
NKEA has formulated key strategies, particularly in the downstream expansion of high
value oleo derivatives that will ensure the country remains at the forefront of global
palm oil production and exports.

23. The Palm Oil and Rubber NKEA Entry Point
Projects (EPPs) – NT can contribute
Improving Fresh
Fruit Bunch Yield
Increasing the Oil
Extraction Rate
(OER)
Developing
Biogas Facilities
at Palm Oil Mills
Developing High-
Value Oleo
Derivatives and Bio
-Based Chemicals
Commercialising
Second Generation
Biofuels
Expediting
Growth in Food
and Health -
based Segment
Ensuring
Sustainability of
the Upstream
Rubber Industry

24. Energy and Environment
Government initiative – Green
Technology
•Reducing Carbon and water footprint
•Sustainable industry
•Commitment on action with regards to
Climate change
Solar Power Innitiatives
• 2nd biggest Solar Cell Producer
• RE policy -
Renewable power generation can help
Malaysia manage carbon emissions, meet
sustainable development goals and
diversify the national energy mix, apart
from improving the energy security and
energy autonomy of the nation
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Industrial Development
Current trends and approaches to harness nanotechnology and advanced materials for industrial development

25. Electronic Devices and System
Electronics and Electrical sector (E&E) is an important contributor to
Malaysia’s economy, E&E NKEA focuses on semiconductors, home
appliances and industrial electronics as well as new technologies like solar
and LED.
in 2009 accounted for 6 percent of Malaysia’s gross national income (GNI)
we have strong foundations and a deep base of companies - strong foundation in
semiconductors and industrial electronics
emerging sectors - solar photovoltaic technology (solar) and light emitting diodes
(LEDs) growing growing globally at more than 20 percent a year
Malaysia already has a strong base of companies
revitalise Malaysia’s E&E sector to increase GNI to RM90 billion by 2020, provide an
additional 157,000 jobs

26. Healthcare
Health
Care
New milestone for the healthcare sector
•Government encouraging more private investments - related
industries such as medical devices, pharmaceutical products,
clinical research, aged-care services etc.
•Supporting Bio-Technology Sector
private healthcare services have
grown tremendously over the past
decade
further develop Malaysia’s
healthcare infrastructure
ETP has identified 13 Entry Point
Projects
(EPPs) for the healthcare sector, in which
more than 50% of these projects are
specifically focused on the medical devices
industry

27. EPP under
Healthcare

28. Graphene – The game changer for
Malaysia
National Graphene Action Plan 2020
Five potential industries that could best
benefit from graphene
rubber
additives,
Li-ion battery
anode /
ultra-
capacitors,
conductive
inks,
nanofluids
and
plastic
additives.
• $20 million nanofluids
market,
• $90 million plastic
market
• $4.4 billion rubber
market.
The government says
that according to their
studies, By 2020
Malaysia could capture
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Industrial Development

29. •3,000 will be high-rise jobscreate 9,000 jobs
contribute 9 billion
Malaysian Ringgit ($2.8
billion USD) to the
country's GDP
$5.6 billion USD to the
county's gross national
income (GNI).
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development

30. The 5 shortlisted applications align well with multiple New Key Economic
Areas (NKEAs) under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP)
SOURCE: PEMANDU, team analysis
Oil, Gas,
and
Energy
Palm Oil
& Rubber
Applications
Rubber
Nano-
fluids
Conduc-
tive
Inks
Li-ion battery
anode /
ultracap
EPP
EPP 9.3: Increase
World Market Share
of Latex Gloves to
65% by 2020
EPP 13: Increase
Petrochemical
Outputs
EPP 1: Rejuvenating
Existing Fields
through En-hanced
Oil Recovery (EOR)
EPP 7: Increasing
Solar Module
Producers
EPP 18: Enabling
Electric Vehicle
Component
Manufacturing
NKEA EPP Objectives
Boost the natural rubber glove
industry’s global market share from
62% in 2011 to 65% by 2020
Plas-
tics
Help PETRONAS expand its
petrochemical business through
RAPID project in Johor and SAMUR
project in Sabah
Encourage the use of Enhanced Oil
Recovery (EOR) –to improve oil
recovery from industry norms
Secure multinational module
producers and facilitate the
establishment of another five joint
ventures
Electronics &
Electrical
Fast-track the implementation of the
Electric Vehicles (EV) policy; includes
establishing a Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
battery manufacturer in Malaysia
Graphene’s role
Graphene inks helps
companies reduce
production costs
Graphene enables the
next generation of fast-
charging, high capacity
batteries
Graphene can enable
higher performing or
cheaper plastics
Graphene-enabled
nanofluids increase
the efficiency of oil
extraction operations
Graphene can be used
to make high-quality
gloves that are thinner
and tougher
All
EPP 20: Enabling
Industries through
Nanotechnology
Focuses on the application of
nanotechnology, which has the
potential to impact all 12 NKEAs in
varying degrees
Graphene is one of the
most promising
nanotechnology
materials

31. Enabling domestic production of Electric
Vehicles and Hybrids by 2020
•Graphene offers a compelling value proposition for
enhancing lithium-ion batteries as well as
ultracapacitors. In lithium-ion batteries, Graphene
anodes could potentially enable up to 10 times more
energy storage and 10 times faster recharging
capability2 with the exact same dimensions as
conventional anodes.
Producing Graphene-enhanced lithium-ion
batteries could create a significant
opportunity to support the production of
electric and hybrid vehicles in Malaysia.
Trends and approaches harnessing NT for
Industrial Development
Graphene enhanced lithium-ion battery
production in Malaysia is timely because
(1) the technology has the potential to be truly
disruptive,
(2) there is opportunity to become the first at-
scale battery manufacturer in ASEAN, and
(3) demand-side factors suggest significant
regional growth potential in the medium term.
The industry revenue potential from establishing
production of Graphene-enabled automotive lithium-ion
batteries aimed at the domestic market could reach RM
2.8-3.5 billion by 2020

32. Long term opportunities
Project timeline to commercialization
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Nanofluids
~ 6 months
Rubber w/o
regulation
1 ~ 1.5 years
LiB anodes/
Ultracaps.
~ 2 years
Plastics
2 ~ 3 years
Rubber with
regulation
3.5 ~ 5 years
Protective
coatings
> 5 years
Composites
> 5 years
Conductive
inks
~ 6 months
Short-Term
(Entry Point Project ready)
Late-stage R&D, prototyping, and incentives support required before EPP ready
Medium to Long Term
Identified applications are at varying stages of R&D maturity and
time to commercialization
Downstream Graphene applications identified with clear
business opportunities

33. Conclusion
MOSTI has identified 4 major sectors and several high impact projects, that nanotechnology is an enabler to
successfully address the economy and society needs and challenges
In formulating the NT national program, NND has analyzed the NKEAs needs, based on common
horizontal issues from industry to safety, from research to communication
Nanotechnology can have a great impact with promising benefits and, perhaps, risks. Developing
countries NT development program must not simply copy industrialized countries but instead
focus their research efforts on well-defined projects tailored to specific needs .
Government plays an enabling and supporting role through various policy measures and initiatives
to support NT development
For Malaysia –NT based on Graphene and nanocellulose was identified as game changer technology that
the country need to focus for the next 10 years
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