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Effect of acid hydrolysis on the properties of nanocrystalline cellulose-reinforced polyvinyl alcohol composites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) was extracted from Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) fiber by different types of acid during acid hydrolysis. The acids used include sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid. A few tests ... -
Effect of Adipic acid as crosslinking agent in Polyvinyl Alcohol/Nanocellulose from rice straw biocomposites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2017-06)Studies were made to investigate the biodegradable polymers by adding natural polymers into non-degradable plastics material. Therefore in this research, an attempt was made by incorporating based natural polymer which ... -
Effect of autohydrolysis pretreatment on rice straw for sugar production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Rice straw is one of the agriculture by-product in Malaysia. In this study, the rice straw was used to undergo pre-treatment to synthesize sugar. The rice straw was physically pretreated using grinder and it was sieved. ... -
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 ... -
Effect of composition variations on floating ability and physical quality of fish feed pellet
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-05)Fish food production is an important factor to be considered in both subsistence and commercial fish farming as it has an impact on both growth and efficiency of food waste. The new formulation of fish feed should have a ... -
Effect of different amount of water supply on plant growth performance of Cucumis Melo (var. Cantalupensis) grown under control environment using Rice Husk Ash (RHA)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-05)Cucumis melo is an important crop from an economic perspective. Right amount of water supply to irrigate the Cucumis melo is crucial to get high and maximum crop yield. The different amount of water supply or treatment ... -
Effect of different pre-treatment on briquetting and combustion properties of empty fruit bunches (EFB)/rice husk (RH) composite briquette
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Utilization of agro-waste material in producing biomass briquette has been actively explored due to its huge potential as an alternative option to current energy resources. In addition, development of biomass briquette ... -
Effect of different support materials in passive immobilization of Clostridium Saccharoperbutylacetonicum (N1-4) for biogas production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2017-06)This study was designed to focus some key environmental factors which were investigated for their effects on the yield and the rate of biogas production by Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4. The rice husk and ... -
Effect of drying methods towards antioxidant properties of Pandanus amaryllifolius tea
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Drying is the common way to preserve the quality of aromatic and bioactive compounds in medicinal plants. The goal of this study was to determine the antioxidant activity, phenolic content, chlorophyll content and phytochemical ... -
Effect of inhibitors on efficiency of Kluyveromyces Marxianus in high temperature fermentation for bioethanol production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF), is a process that combining two steps at once. However, there is still a large difference in optimal temperature between saccharification and fermentation, thus an ... -
Effect of internal variables on drying of Orthosiphon stamineus (Misai Kucing) plant
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Orthosiphon stamineus (misai kucing) is one of medical herbs that is well known in south East Asia. The drying process need to be improved for increasing the quality of the O. stamineus as the product used for medical ... -
The effect of organic surfactant for stabilizing engineered functional pharmaceutical biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) are produced via nanoprecipitation method also known as solvent displacement method that involved chemical reaction of organic phase to aqueous phase. The objectives of this study ... -
Effect of parameters on Vermicompost’s Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium ratio from spent mushroom substrate
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2017-06)Vermicomposting is a cheap biotechnology tool to decompose a variety of wastes involving the joint action of earthworms and microorganisms. The objective of this study is to produce vermicompost from spent mushroom ... -
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 ... -
The effect of river meandering on average manning's roughness and muskingum constants
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Although much research has been done based on Manning’s roughness coefficient and Muskingum constant, but these values tend to change especially river undergo meandering process. In this study, the aims are to determine ... -
The effect of soil moisture content on soil temperature of Harumanis plant's growing area under greenhouse conditions
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)The soil moisture and soil temperature factors are important to determine the quality of plant production because of the high market demand of Harumanis mango. By increasing the soil temperature, it affects the growth 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 ... -
Effect of storage temperature and filtration on the shelf life of Nypa fruticans fresh sap
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2010-06)The objective of this background research is to solve the problem of lack of information about Nira, the fresh sap of nipa palm. This research was carried out to develop a procedure to improve the shelf life of Nira. The ... -
Effect of storage temperature and heat treatment on anthocyanin concentration of Solanum melongena L. and its physical characteristic
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)Anthocyanin (ACY) is the phenol compounds that widely distributed throughout nature. This compound is important because of their significant presence as natural source of colouring and its own potential health benefits. ... -
Effect of Temperature on Ethanol Production from Xylose Using Thermotolerant Pichia Kudriavzevii P1-31
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Bio-ethanol is biofuel which has been used to replace fossil fuels. It does not pollute to the environment and is very clean and renewable energy source. The ethanol production is high on demand recently to replace ...