School of Bioprocess Engineering (FYP): Recent submissions
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Utilization of agro-waste material as growing media for selected vegetables seedling
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)This research was aimed to analyse the potential utilization of the agricultural wastes as a growing medium for the vegetable seedlings. Agricultural wastes such as coco peat, burnt rice husk, peat soil and sawdust were ... -
Evaluation of banana quality under hot water treatment
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)The green and unripe Saba banana were harvested from the tree that was planted at Wang Ulu, Kangar, Perlis in order to study the evaluation of banana quality under hot water treatment. This study presents to evaluate the ... -
Monitoring of firmness evolution for round eggplant (solanum melongena l.) during storage by non-destructive acoustic method
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)A few years ago, the inspection of impact quality and maturity for fruits and vegetables by using the different methods and devices has become the focus of extremely intensive research. This is because the quality, firmness ... -
Firmness evaluation of Watermelon using acoustic method
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-05)Firmness is one of the most important criteria in terms of quality in watermelon grading. Firmness can be used to indicate the ripeness of the watermelon fruit. The firmness evolution of fruit during storage enabled the ... -
Characterization of physical properties of purified glycerol under microwave irradiation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Conversion of crude glycerol to polyglycerol has been highly concerned to reduce crude glycerol as by-product. In this study, physical properties change such as density, viscosity and refractive index of glycerol towards ... -
pH prediction of sunshine mango using NIR spectrometer
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)In this research, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a type of non-destructive methods that can be used to evaluate various internal quality attributes of fruits. pH is one of the important internal quality indices for ... -
Stability of microwaved-heated rice bran during 12 weeks of storage under ambient and refrigerated condition
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)This project is aimed to stabilize Free Fatty Acid (FFA) by using microwave heating method to inactivate the lipase enzyme and microorganism growth, thus the formation of FFA will be retarded during storage condition. Rice ... -
Effect of coloured shade netting on crops performance under tropical greenhouse
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)A study was carried out at Institute of Sustainable Agrotechnology, INSAT greenhouse for investigating the effects of coloured shade netting on crops performance in terms of its yield, number of leaves, width, height and ... -
Synthesis of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles by the mixture of organic/natural solvent
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)The aim of this study was to develop a new strategy of producing biodegradable engineered functional polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) using a mixture of organic/natural solvents. The polymeric NPs were prepared from biodegradable ... -
Weight estimation of sunshine mango using 3-dimensional machine vision technique
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)This research is aim to estimate the weight of sunshine mango using 3-Dimensional machine vision technique. The size of the mango is depending weight which is can affect the consumer buying preferences Current method of ... -
Solubility enhancement of crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) via dissolution of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is one of the lignocellulosic waste materials that found abundantly in nature. Substantial amount of these residues create environmental problem if not dispose properly. However, by ... -
Studies of phytochemicals properties and antioxidative activity of Perlis sunshine mango seed extract
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Mango seeds contain high content of antioxidants, phenolic and flavonoid. The usage of mangoes can convert the waste into a bountiful harvest. The aim of this study was to analyze the phytochemicals properties in Perlis ... -
The effect of rice husk ash and lime on soft soil strength with respect to moisture content
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Soft soil is one of a soil problem’s usually found in paddy field. It may affect the paddy yield, the environmental and economic value. This project aim is to increase the soil strength based on the moisture content of ... -
A mapping of spad value of Harumanis mango leaf in greenhouse
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Harumanis mango is a popular variety, well known for its fragrance and sweetness. It has adapted well in Perlis, Malaysia. Harumanis mango had become the iconic product of the state. Hence, the quality and productivity of ... -
The effect of soil texture and root density on infiltration rate of soil
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Soil texture is simply defined as the relative proportion particles of sand, silt and clay found in the soil. These particles differ amongst each other in terms of the size. Particles that range in size from 0.05-2.0 mm ... -
Bioconversion of organic solid wastes by black soldier fly larvae
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Nowadays, the utilization of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) in bioconversion is getting popular as it capable of degrading waste efficiently and recover the nutrient of waste. This research was designed to evaluate the ... -
Evaluation of shelf life of mango fruit using aloe vera coating and hot water treatment during storage
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Shelf life is the time between initial of ripening (end of green life) until the remnant of saleable of edible life of the fruits. Shelf life is the time period that a yield can be relied upon to continue up a value quality ... -
A kinetic study of fenton-like for rubber wastewater: effect of catalyst, oxidant and pH
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Heavy metal pollution has become a concerned topic among researchers. They tend to find massive amount of measures and treatments to treat wastewater in order to remove heavy metal in wastewater before discharged. In these, ... -
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using piper betle leaf extract and their antimicrobial properties against isolated phyto-pathogen model
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Silver nanoparticles are well known as one of the promising agent especially for antibacterial activity. This project was aimed to evaluate the synthesized silver nanoparticles from Piper betle and their antimicrobial ... -
Production of fermentable sugar from Kappaphycus Sp.
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Macroalgae or seaweed is being considered as promising feedstock for fermentable sugar production due to high olysaccharides content. Hence, this study was carried out to produce high yield of fermentable sugars from acid ...