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    • Pellet reactor pretreatment: A feasible method to reduce scaling in bipolar membrane electrodialysis 

      Tran, Anh Thu K; Nora, Jullok; Meesschaert, Boudewijn D.; Pinoy, Luc Jozef Jan; Van Der Bruggen, Bart (Elsevier Inc., 2013-07)
      This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a pellet reactor in reducing the scaling potential in electrodialysis with bipolar membranes for water containing a high concentration of calcium by adding sodium carbonate ...

    • Effect of impurities in the recovery of 1-(5-bromo-fur-2-il)-2-bromo-2-nitroethane using nanofiltration 

      Martínez, Martina Brito; Nora, Jullok; Negrín, Zenaida Rodríguez; Bruggen, Bart Van der; Luis, Patricia (Elsevier B.V., 2013-08)
      The recovery of the active pharmaceutical ingredient 1-(5-bromo-fur-2-il)-2-bromo-2-nitroethane (denoted as G-1) from residual ethanol produced during the purification of G-1 was studied by using solvent resistant ...

    • Time-based comparative transcriptomics in engineered xylose-utilizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae identifies temperature-responsive genes during ethanol production 

      Ku Syahidah, Ku Ismail; Sakamoto, Takatoshi; Hasunuma, Tomohisa; Kondo, Akihiko (Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2013-09)
      Agricultural residues comprising lignocellulosic materials are excellent sources of pentose sugar, which can be converted to ethanol as fuel. Ethanol production via consolidated bioprocessing requires a suitable microorganism ...

    • The influences of tor as a compatibilizer on cure characteristic and morphological properties of SBR/CRr blends 

      Ahmad Azrem, Azmi; Nik Noriman, Zulkepli, Dr.; Razif, Mohammad Nordin, Dr.; Sam, Sung Ting, Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      Cure characteristics and morphological studies were performed to determine the influences of TOR as a compatibilizer of styrene butadiene rubber/recycled chloroprene rubber (SBR/CRr) Blends. Both uncompatibilised and ...

    • A rapid technique to determine purity of edible bird nest 

      Zainab,  Hamzah, Prof. Madya Dr.; Jeyaraman, Sarojini; Nur Hulwani, Ibrahim; Othman, Hashim, Prof. Madya Dr.; Lee, Boon Beng; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr. (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      Edible bird nest (EBN) is a gelatinous substance produced by different species of swiflets during the breeding season. It is widely consumed as a health food product for its high beneficial effects to human being. In recent ...

    • Tensile properties and FTIR analysis of HDPE/soya spent powder in oven aging 

      Sam, Sung Ting, Dr.; Norsri Kurniati, Achmad; Nik Noriman, Zulkepli, Dr.; Santiagoo, Ragunanthan; Hanafi, Ismail (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      This investigation involves pure HDPE and then HDPE with addition of soya spent powder with different weight percentagesbefore and after exposing in the oven aging. The characteristics of pure HDPE and HDPE/ soya spent ...

    • Natural rubber/styrene butadiene rubber/recycled nitrile glove (NR/SBR/rNBRg) ternary blend: Tensile properties & morphology 

      Nik Zakaria, Nik Yahya; Nik Noriman, Zulkepli, Dr.; Hanafi, Ismail; Sam, Sung Ting, Dr.; Santiagoo, Ragunanthan (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      Recycling waste rubber products by utilising them in rubber blends had provided the simplest and most cost-effective ways in solving several environmental issues regarding the abundance of scrap rubbers. Discarded nitrile ...

    • Size and shape of calcium alginate beads produced by extrusion dripping 

      Lee, Boon Beng; Ravindra, Pogaku, Prof. Dr.; Chan, Eng Seng, Assoc, Prof. (WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., 2013-10)
      Alginate hydrogel beads are widely used as an encapsulation medium for biomedical, bioprocessing, and pharmaceutical applications. The size and shape of the beads are often critically controlled since in many usages the ...

    • Characterizations of hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles produced by sol-gel method 

      Adilah, Anuar; Midhat Nabil, Ahmad Salimi, Dr.; Mohamed Zulkali, Mohamed Daud, Prof. Dr.; Yeoh, Fei Yee, Dr. (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      A pure ceramic powder of hydroxyapatite, Hap [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] can be produced by low temperature method namely sol-gel route. The sol-gel route is one of wet chemical synthesis techniques which produce the useful biomaterial ...

    • The tensile properties and morphology analysis of recycled mattress filled natural rubber compounds 

      Nik Noriman, Zulkepli, Dr.; Mohd Firdaus, Omar; Sam, Sung Ting, Dr.; N. P., Shamni; Lokman Hakim, Ibrahim; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      The tensile properties and morphology analysis of Recycled Mattress (rMat) filled Standard Malaysian Rubber (SMR L) and Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR 50) was successfully studied. The both compounds were prepared by two ...

    • Degradation of epoxidized natural rubber compatibilized linear low density polyethylene/soya powder blends: The effect of natural weathering 

      Sam, Sung Ting, Dr.; Hanafi, Ismail; Abdul Khalil, H. P. Shawkataly, Prof. Dr. (Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2013-10)
      In the present study, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/soya powder blends were compatibilized with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 50) and exposed to natural weathering. The exposure period for the blends was 1 year. ...

    • Ethanol production from date syrup with flocculent yeast: Optimization study 

      Hayder Kh., Q. Ali; Mohamed Zulkali, Mohamed Daud, Prof Dr (American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2013-10)
      The current study was an attempt to produce ethanol from date syrup by using flocculent yeast, Saccharomyces uvarum. Due to its availability and cheap, the date syrup was used as the main carbon source. The central composite ...

    • Modified corn cob filled chitosan biocomposite films 

      Chan, Ming Yeng; Salmah, Husseinsyah, Prof. Madya Ir. Dr.; Sam, Sung Ting, Dr. (Taylor and Francis Group, LLC., 2013-11)
      The present work was investigated the effect of filler content and chemical modification on mechanical, thermal properties and morphology study of CS/CC biocomposite films. The acrylic acid was used as chemical modification ...

    • Comparative study on human and bovine AT-SC isolation methods 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Mukhzeer, Mohamad Shahimin, Dr.; Fhataheya, Buang (Elsevier Ltd., 2013-11)
      Mammalian adipose tissue derived stem cells (AT-SC) have a tremendous potential in regenerative medicine for tissue engineering and somatic nuclear transfer (SNT). The isolation methods of human and bovine adipose tissue ...

    • Pollen load affects quality of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) 

      J., L.Y. Cho; A. R., Abd. Razak; Phebe, Ding, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Zakaria, Wahab, Dr. (International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 2013-11-15)
      Dragon fruits are graded and priced according to fruit weight. Large fruit is not necessarily demanded by consumers especially small families. Currently the demanded size for dragon fruit is about 300 g per fruit. However, ...

    • Oil blends as biolubricant: Screening of effect factors influence to basestock 

      Rozaini, Abdullah; Farizul Hafiz, Kasim; Siti Nur Amalieya Syaza, Mohd Zuki; Noor Hajarul Ashikin, Shamsuddin (Trans Tech Publications, 2013-12)
      The price fluctuation and negative environmental effect of mineral oil-based lubricant are the main factors which instigate the research on high-oleic vegetable oil as its possible replacement. In this study, the factors ...

    • Effect of blends ratio on mechanical and morphological properties of LDPE/Thermoplastic soya spent powder blends 

      Nuradibah, M.A.; Sam, Sung Ting, Dr.; Nik Noriman, Zulkepli, Dr.; Hanafi, Ismail, Prof. Dr. (Trans Tech Publications Inc., 2014)
      This study investigates the properties of blends made from low density polyethylene (LDPE) with various levels of thermoplastic soya spent powder (SSP). The thermoplastic TPSSP content was varied from 5 to 20wt % whereas ...

    • Physical and morphological properties of styrene butadiene rubber/recycled chloroprene rubber (SBR/CRr) blends - The effects of TOR as a compatibilizer 

      Ahmad Azrem, Azmi; Nik Noriman, Zulkepli, Dr.; Razif, Mohammad Nordin, Dr.; Sam, Sung Ting, Dr. (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      The effects of physical and morphological properties of TOR as a compatibilizer of styrene butadiene rubber/recycled chloroprene rubber (SBR/CRr) blends were investigated. Blends. Both uncompatibilised and compatibilised ...

    • Plant diseases detection using nanowire as biosensor transducer 

      Shahrul Aizzam, Ariffin; Tijjani Adam, Shuwa; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; Faridah, Salam; Zamri, Ishak; Muhammad Nur Aiman, Uda (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      The plant disease such as Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) and Papaya Ring Spot Virus (PRSV) is a most dangerous disease that can decrease productivity and quality of the vegetable and fruit. Besides that, its also can destroy ...

    • Fabrication of nanostructure based biosensor for biomolecules detection 

      Shahrul Aizzam, Ariffin; Tijjani Adam, Shuwa; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; Faridah, Salam; Zamri, Ishak; Muhammad Nur Aiman, Uda (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Lately, nanostructure based biosensor application has drawn a lot attention among fellow researchers because of speciality to detecting cell, tissue and even disease caused by viruses either from humans, animals or ...