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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 ... -
Cellulase production from mixed rice biomass as substrate in solid state fermentation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Nowadays cellulase from lignocellulosic materials is being used extensively in fuel production. Therefore it is very important to investigate any cost-effective bioprocess that can improve the cellulase production. To ... -
Change in total phenolic content and antioxidant activity at different growth and development stages of Misai Kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus) plants
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2010-05)Many studies on herbal plants indicated that chemical content composition of these plants may vary substantially at the different growth stages. In this research, the changes of total phenolic content and antioxidant ... -
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) ... -
Characterization and anti-microbial properties of Graphene/Single-walled carbon nanotubes
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2017-06)The primary purpose of this research is to determine the antimicrobial activity of functionalized Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT) using the extract from Hempedu bumi plant. It was evaluated for the biological ... -
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 ... -
Characterizing the kinetic of browning index, total chlorophyll and total phenolic content of Clinacanthus Nutans extract
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Clinacanthus nutans is well known for a long time for being used as traditional medicine in Malaysia to treat skin rashes, venomous insect bite and fever. Due to the benefits of this plant, a few manufacturer starts to ... -
Characterizing the kinetic of browning index, total chlorophyll and total phenolic content of clinacanthus nutans extract
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2016-06)Clinacanthus nutans is well known for a long time for being used as traditional medicine in Malaysia to treat skin rashes, venomous insect bite and fever. Due to the benefits of this plant, a few manufacturer starts to ... -
Chemical characterization of different types of herbs using instrumentation methods
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)A simple High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) methods were developed and validated for the determination of specific polyphenol components such as Rosmarinic Acid (RA), ... -
Chemical modified coconut husk for potassium removal from aqueous solution : optimization by response surface methodology (RSM)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)The ecosystem rating today shows the higher rated regarding the pollution on the heavy metal. The most popular adsorbent for the heavy metal is activated carbon. However, the high market demand on the activated carbon ... -
Chemical parameter optimization of cellulase production by Aspergillus niger on solid state fermentation of sugarcane bagasse
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)Cellulase can be produced using fungi such as Aspergillus niger on solid state fermentation (SSF). But, the problem is the cost of producing the enzyme is expensive. The growing approaches to reduce the cost of cellulases ... -
Chemical parameter optimization of feather protein hydrolysate production by Aspergillus terreus UniMAP AA-1 using submerged fermentation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2012-06)Feathers are by-product waste of poultry processing plant and in this research the protein hydrolysate production was investigated. Culture medium for protein hydrolysate production from feather by Aspergillus terreus ... -
Classification of cultivated rice Seed MR219 and MR269 varieties based on colour features using machine vision technique
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2016-06)Final Year Project (FYP) was carried out to extract the colour feature of cultivated rice seed MR219 and MR269 using image analysis. Mostly in rice seed factory, seed inspection need experienced worker to distinguish the ... -
Classification of rice seed MR219 and MR269 varieties based on morphological features using machine vision technique
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2016-06)This project was carried out to classify the morphological features of rice seed varieties of MR219 and MR269 using machine vision technique. The study starts from acquiring image of the rice seed varieties of MR219 and ... -
Coconut dregs as potential biosorbents for treatment of dye
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2011-05)In this study, the potential use of coconut dregs as the biosorbent for the removal of Methylene Blue (MB) (basic dye) and Brilliant Red Remazol (BRR) (acidic dye) was investigated. The effects of adsorption time, adsorbent ... -
Combination of bilogical and hydrothermal pretreatment of mixed rice biomass for fermentable sugar production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2016-06)Mixed rice biomass (combination of rice straw and rice husk) is one of the most staple agricultural by-products in Malaysia. Generally for every 1 kg of paddy grain harvested about 1−1.5 kg of the rice straw and 200 g of ... -
Compact photobioreactor for chlorella sp cultivation
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Bioprocess Engineering, 2010-06)Microalgae have attracted much interest for production of foods, bioactive compounds and especially their usefulness as fossil fuel substitute and energy alternative. In order to grow and tap the potential of microalgae ... -
Comparative and kinetic study of fresh and dried Pleurotus sajor – caju (oyster mushroom) mycelium grown on solid media and in liquid media
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013-06)An investigation was conducted to determine the effective media condition whether in solid or liquid form for the growth of oyster mushroom mycelium. The mycelium condition in fresh and freeze – dried form also investigated. ... -
Comparison of different media filtration for rainwater harvesting system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2016-06)In Malaysia, the rapid growth of urbanization, population and industrial has caused the water demand getting higher over a year including Perlis State. So, this study was conducted to treat the rainwater as a water supply ... -
Comparison study of direct synthesis of bioplastics from fruit wastes and their polymer composite
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Bioplastic is a biodegradable plastic that acts as an alternative to traditional synthetic plastics which caused a lot of environmental problems such as global warming. Bioplastics are produced from renewable sources such ...