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Optimization of protein determination using design of experiment methodology in earthworm (Eisenia foetida) powder
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2010-05)
Proteins have long been considered very important nutrients; in fact the word ‘protein’ is derived from the Greek and means ‘holding first place’. The chemical compositions of the earthworm Eisenia foetida, its casts and ...
Photocatalytic degradation of acid green 25 utilizing sol gel derived TiO2 photocatalyst supported on montmorillonite
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
Photocatalysis is a technique that can be useful for the treatment of wastewater from
the textile industry and its advantages may make it suitable for commercialization. The
photocatalytic degradation of dye Acid Green ...
Optimization of extraction conditions for flavonoids content from Citrus grandis peels
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
Recently, the development of flavonoids become a hot topic and have received much
attention from researcher because of the ability and effectiveness in reducing blood lipid,
as an anti-oxidative, in assimilating cholesterol, ...
Development of starch-graft-copolymerization with ε-caprolactone
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
There are different types of polymers produced from feedstock derived from petrochemical or biological resources that may be demonstrated to be biodegradable. Starch, a natural biopolymer, is one of the potential materials ...
Evaluation of the mosquito repellent action of cuban oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus) essential oil
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
This project was mainly on the evaluation of the repellency of Cuban Oregano
(Plectranthus amboinicus) essential oil against the mosquitoes. A chamber designed by
using AutoCAD software was used to evaluate the repellent ...
Effects of turning frequency on the rate of lignin degradation in composting of rice straw
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
Rice straw produced during rice cultivation was collected from paddy field in order to investigate the effect of turning frequency on the rate of lignin degradation in the composting of rice straw. The effect of temperature, ...
Optimisation of solvent extraction of lipid from earthworm powder
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
The main objective of this study was to see the effect of amount of hexane and the length of
extraction time for the extraction of lipid from earthworm powder. Lipids were isolated in
the Soxhlet apparatus. Factorial ...
Magnetic treatment recirculation agricultural wastewater system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
This study of magnetic treatment recirculation agricultural wastewater is conducted using a permanent magnet. The treatment process is run for five day where one day of treatment process is equal to 8 hours. Besides that, ...
Bioplastic composites of pineapple leaf fibers with biopolymer
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
Pineapple leaf that usually threw away has gained lots of attention from the
scientists. Salvaging natural fiber has carried out time to time. This study investigates the
effect on mechanical properties when pineapple ...
Optimization of glucose oxidase production by using indigenous fungal strain
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2010-05)
Glucose oxidase (β-D-glucose:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase; EC 1.1.2.3.4) catalyzes the
oxidation of β-D-glucose to gluconic acid, by utilizing molecular oxygen as an electron
acceptor with simultaneous production of hydrogen ...