School of Bioprocess Engineering (FYP): Recent submissions
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Studies on the growth kinetics of lactic acid bacteria under controlled pH cultivation environment using alginate capsules
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)End-product inhibition in LAB fermentation has initiates the development of various approaches to minimize the inhibition effect on LAB growth. The inhibition effect can be minimized by controlling the pH in LAB fermentation. ... -
Optimization of media composition by using sugarcane molasses as substrate for production of polyhydroxyalkanote in ralstonia eutropha strain
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)A study of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production was conducted using pretreatment of sugarcane molasses as main substrate to obtain low-cost medium for fermentation process. Ralstonia eutropha strain was used to ... -
Optimization of process conditions of lipase production from coconut dregs by solid state fermentation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-05)Lipases comprise a group of hydrolytic enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis and synthesis of triacylglycerides in the oil water interface. Screening of microorganism for extracellular lipase production from coconut dregs ... -
Screening of media composition for bioprotein production from Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) by Aspergillus Terreus for fish feed
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)Nowadays, demand for fish feed is high and the rising costs makes the fish feed is no longer profitable for local fish farmers. One way to overcome this problem is by using agro-industrial waste which is palm kernel cake. ... -
Development of petrodiesel fuel for the heptane-dodecane system based on the vapor liquid equilibria phenomena
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-05)The objective of this project is to study the development of petrodiesel fuel for the system heptane-dodecane based on the phenomena of vapor liquid equilibria. Therefore, this project mainly focuses on the feasibility ... -
Optimization of phenolic removal using oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) biosorbent
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)This study investigates the optimization of biosorption of phenolic compound using treated OPEFB biosorbent. The surface of biosorbent was modified by physical or chemical treatment. The biosorption capacity for ... -
Optimization of process conditions for lipase production from rice bran by solid-state fermentation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-05)Lipases have potential application in different field of natural science. this study describes the production of lipases by solid – state fermentation by utilizing rice bran. Rice bran was used as the substrate for ... -
Transesterification and purification of biodiesel from waste cooking oil
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)In this study, the level of free fatty acids in used oil are low at 0.73 %, hence, single stage transesterification was sufficient. Two process variables that been investigated were the molar ratio of methanol-to oil and ... -
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 ... -
Carbon dioxide absorption in aqueous ammonia using pilot scale packed column
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-05)The absorption of CO2 in different liquid absorption has been studied by overall gas absorption () in a randomly pilot scale gas absorption column. The most effective ways to absorb the gas CO2 into the solvent such as ... -
Production of Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles by direct precipitation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 are biomaterial that are applied in various biomedical and drug delivery system. Stoichiometric HAp nanoparticles are generated from calcium nitrate tetrahydrate ... -
Screening of soybean oil blending with waste cooking oil for biolubricant precursor
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-05)During recent years the interest in environment friendly and readily biodegradable lubricant based on vegetable oil has increased. So, in this study, soybean oil (SO) was blended with waste cooking oil (WCO) and three ... -
Extraction optimization of phenolic compond from Zingiber Aromaticum Rhizome using pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)Pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE) method was implemented in order to reduce the usage of organic solvent in extracting phenolic compound from the rhizome of Zingiber aromaticum. At first, the screening studies using ... -
Production of fatty acid methyl ester biofuel from low value waste vegetable oil using acid catalyst
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)Production of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) from low value waste vegetable oil using acid catalyst is further described in this work. The raw materials used in this study, which is the waste cooking oil (WCO) is collected ... -
Growth kinetic of Pleurotus Sajor Caju Mycelium from multiple subculture by using tissue culture technique
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of P.sajor-caju mycelium growth of multiple subculture. P.sajor-caju is the favorite food of Asia, this is due to the appearance of it in the form of oysters. Additionally, ... -
Preliminary study on coconut oil extraction at ambient conditions
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)The objectives of this project were to determine the effect of the temperature in each of the extraction method, to study the effectiveness of subcritical solvent extraction in comparison with supercritical solvent extraction ... -
Production of bioethanol from bitter cassava: mass balance study
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)The aim of this research was to examine the mass balance in bioethanol production from bitter cassava by experimental work and simulating using superpro and then compare the mass balance finding between this two procedure., ... -
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 ... -
Purification of biodiesel products from transesterification process using Ion-Exchange Resin
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-05)Biodiesel based on crude palm oil (CPO) is gaining attention as a replacement for current fossil fuels due to high production of CPO locally in Malaysia other than government influence on findings solution for global ... -
Characteristics and adsorption mechanism of Ion-exchange resin for biodiesel production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)Biodiesel is produced via transesterification process that involved reaction of triglycerides which is the major fatty acid content in crude palm oil (raw material) with methanol and producing Fatty acid Methyl Ester (FAME) ...