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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 ... -
Production of glucose from banana trunk: optimization studies
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)Banana trunk (BT) is one example of non-wood fibers and usually discarded as an agricultural waste from banana plantation in Malaysia. It consists of cellulose (53.45 %), hemicelluloses (28.56 %) and lignin (15.42 %). ... -
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 ... -
Production of Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles by sol-gel method
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)Hydroxyapatite(HAp) nanoparticles is widely used in areas of orthopaedic and dental surgery because of its unique properties related to good biocompatibility, osteoconduction and excellent adsorption properties.Hydroxyapatite ... -
Production of Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles by Sol-Gel method
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Hydroxyapatite (HAp) with chemical formula of Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂ is one of well -known bioceramic from calcium phosphate (CaP) family because of the similarities between natural bone minerals and posseses the biological ... -
Production of Hydroxyapatite (HAp) Nanoparticles by wet chemistry methods for biomedical usage
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)Hydroxyapatite, (HAp), Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, is a physically occurring mineral found in the inorganic component of human bone and enamel. The basic elements of HAp are mainly calcium and phosphorous, with a stoichiometric calcium ... -
Production of new soap from recyclable material
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Recycle is known as the process of converting waste materials into new product that potentially useful. In this project, new soap is produced from disposed hotel bar soap to reduce the waste from hotel. Water content, ... -
Properties and characterization of Polyvinylide Fluoridepolytetrafluroethylene (PVDF-PTFE) membrane using N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) and Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as a solvent
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Membrane technology has gradually become a popular separation technology over the past few decades. There are significant advantages of using membranes for industrial processes such as no phase changes or chemical ... -
Properties of empty fruit bunch cellulose nanocrystal reinforced chitosan biocomposites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)The focus of this research was to isolate the cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) from Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) and evaluate the properties of the CNC content loading from 0 wt % to 5 wt % reinforced chitosan biocomposites. The ... -
Proximate composition and physico-chemical properties of nipah (Nypa fruticans) sap sugar
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011)Time and concentration were used as independent variables which affect the NSS hardness. Regression coefficient showed that time and concentration was significant (P < 0.05) factor affecting the hardness of NSS. The ... -
Purification and kinetic study of protease enzyme from kesinai (streblus asper) leave
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)A study was carried out to purify protease enzyme from kesinai leaves extract. The protease enzyme was extracted by using phosphate buffer at pH 7.5. The crude enzyme extract was further with the purification technique by ... -
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 ... -
Purification of bioethanol using continuous distillation column
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)Bioethanol is a highly demanding renewable energy source which produced through fermentation process. However the separation process of this pure bioethanol from crude fermented bioethanol is a challenging work due to the ... -
Purification of crude glycerine from biodiesel waste using activated carbon
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Crude glycerine is a by-product from the biodiesel industry. The growing of biodiesel industry recently has caused surplus of crude glycerine. High purity of glycerine component is valuable and it can be obtained by ... -
Pyrolysis of empty fruit bunch in a fixed bed reactor and its kinetic study
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013)Empt fruit bunch (EFB) is a major waste from oil palm biomass after the extraction of oil. Pyrolyis will produce product such as bio-oil, bio-char and gas that can be generated through the thermal conversion of biomass. ... -
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 ... -
Quality evaluation of microwave dried guava
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)This study is carried out to evaluate the effect of different microwave powers on the quality of microwave-dried guava in term of vitamin C degradation. The study was conducted by determining the initial moisture content ... -
Removal of copper ions from aqueous solution by papaya seeds
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Biosorbent has caught the attention in recent days because of its cheap price and its availabilty. Papaya seed is one of the biosorbent which can be obtained easily from Malaysia. Biosorbent was used to remove heavy metal ... -
Removal of fluoride from aqueous solution using algal bio-adsorbent
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)This is a research on adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solution by using algae as bio-adsorbent. The parameters to study on this research were initial concentration of fluoride solution, temperature of adsorption and ... -
Removal of methylene blue by jackfruit shell
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Jackfruit shell has been used as a new organic source to produce biosorbent. To test the potential of jackfruit shell powder to contribute in the field of wastewater treatment, especially in the adsorption of dye, batch ...