Browsing School of Bioprocess Engineering (FYP) by Subject "Biomass"
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Biosorption of Zinc (II) ions from aqueous solution by Mango seeds
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Contamination of water by heavy metals threatens the well-being of humans and the natural environment. The need for a cost-effective and efficient method for the metal ions removal has led researchers to develop interest ... -
Catalytic pyrolysis of washed empty fruit bunch (EFB) by using cobalt oxide doped onto silica-alumina catalyst
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)The problem with the utilization of fossil fuels such as expensive, source depletion and not being environmental friendly lead to the utilization of biomass as one of the renewable and environmental friendly energy source. ... -
Catalytic pyrolysis of washed palm pressed fiber (PPF) using cobalt oxide coated onto silica catalyst
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)Palm pressed fiber (PPF) is one of the oil palm wastes of the rapidly expanding palm oil industry. The research describe in this paper is to investigate the behavior of catalytic pyrolysis of washed PPF using cobalt oxide ... -
Cellulase production from mixed rice biomass as substrate in solid state fermentation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Nowadays cellulase from lignocellulosic materials is being used extensively in fuel production. Therefore it is very important to investigate any cost-effective bioprocess that can improve the cellulase production. To ... -
Combination of bilogical and hydrothermal pretreatment of mixed rice biomass for fermentable sugar production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Mixed rice biomass (combination of rice straw and rice husk) is one of the most staple agricultural by-products in Malaysia. Generally for every 1 kg of paddy grain harvested about 1−1.5 kg of the rice straw and 200 g of ... -
Effects of solube solids inhibitor of Autohydrolysed rice biomass for eradication of Pomacea canaliculata species
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2017-06)The biomass industry is a new breakthrough in the field of global green technology by producing several products from biomass along with the environmental conservation. The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility ... -
Hydrogen production from agriculture waste by dark fermentation
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)Abundant biomass from various industries could be a source for biohydrogen production where combination of waste treatment and energy production would be an advantage. Potential biomass that could be the substrates for ... -
Hydrogen production from food wastes by dark fermentation
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)Biomass from various industries could be a source for biological hydrogen gas production where combination of waste treatment and energy production would be an advantage. This project studied hydrogen gas production from ... -
Optimization of Crystalline Nanocellulose (CNC) preparation condition from coconut husk
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) is a derived of cellulose with nano size that can be found in many lignocellulosic biomass such as coconut husk. CNC has its special features on developing new materials as well as to ... -
Optimization of enzymatic saccharification of mixed rice biomass to produce fermentable sugar
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Conversion strategy of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugar by alkaline pretreatment is one of the most feasible routes. The objective of this study was to investigate the optimization of enzymatic saccharification ... -
Physical parameter optimization of cellulase production by Aspergillus niger on solid state fermentation of sugarcane bagasse
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)The optimization of cellulase enzyme production was studied in solid state fermentation (SSF) on sugarcane bagasse by Aspergillus niger. Three parameters which are moisture content, fermentation period and inoculums size ... -
Pretreatment of Leucaena Leucocephala (Petai Belalang) for fermentable sugar production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Leucaena leucocephala (Petai Belalang) is one of the plant which rich with lignocellulosic material that consists of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Lignocellulosic material is a renewable and cheaper source of sugar ... -
Production of fermentable sugar from Red Seaweed with optimization of chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2017-06)Red seaweed is a third generation biomass which offering several advantages over lignocellulosic biomass. Therefore, in order to evaluate the applicability of red seaweed as a potential biofuel resources, optimization of ... -
Pyrolysis of Palm Pressed Fibre (PPF) toward maximizing bio-oil yield in a fixed bed reactor
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-05)Palm Pressed Fiber (PPF) is the by-products during oil-palm processing. Pyrolysis of PPF was investigated toward maximizing bio-oil yield in a fixed-bed reactor. Two series of the PPF pyrolysis experiments were conduct to ...