School of Bioprocess Engineering (FYP): Recent submissions
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The effects of rice husk ash (RHA) on growth, yield and lodging of flooded rice
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of silica rich rice husk ash and nitrogen rates on growth, yield and lodging of flooded rice. Huge amount of silica rich RHA are obtainable in numerous country of Asia ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Antimicrobial activity of aloe vera, citrus hystrix and zingiber officinale against fungus pyricularia oryzae and bacteria bacillus subtilis
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Rice blast disease is caused by the seed-borne pathogenic fungus known as Pyricularia oryzae. Rice blast disease which attacked the paddy plants has become an important and serious disease nowadays which it caused 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 ... -
Assessing of Aloe Vera for antimicrobial against infected Capsicum Annuum by Colletotrichum Capsici for Anthracnose disease and Bacillus Subtilis
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Nowadays, overuse of chemical fungicide has side effect which is harmful to human consumption, causes environmental problem, and destroy the antagonist microorganisms. Overuse of antibiotic also resulted to multi drug-resistant ... -
Dehydration of stingless bee honey using microwave drying technique
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)The objectives of this research were to establish the microwave drying kinetics for the dehydration of stingless bee honey, evaluate the effect of microwave heating on the quality of stingless bee honey and establish the ... -
Utilization of paddy straw for oyster mushroom production
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Waste paddy straw can be used as a quality substrate to cultivate mushroom. The organic nutrient content of the paddy straw will help the growth of the mushroom. The purpose of this research is to utilize waste paddy straw ... -
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 ... -
Shape classification of Sunshine mango using machine vision
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)This thesis presents the application of machine vision to classify the shape regularity of sunshine mango. The algorithm were successfully developed and programmed for image processing and image acquisition and then the ... -
Solid waste characterization study and management in Perlis
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2011-05)This paper presents a study of solid waste characterization and management in Kangar Perlis. In order to identify wastes composition, the sampling was carried out based on the spot sampling method, whereas the laboratory ... -
Transesterification of crude glycerol for the production of glycerol carbonate
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Glycerol Carbonate or called as GC as short formed has been currently produced to assist in industrial applications which bring back the benefits to the industries. Therefore, the synthesized of glycerol carbonate can be ... -
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 water stress on Zea Mays plant grown under the greenhouse
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Water stress is one of the major abiotic stress factors that can effect on maize (Zea mays L.) plant growth. This study was focused on the effect of water stress on maize growth under greenhouse condition in Perlis, Malaysia. ... -
Antimicrobial activity of aloe vera and Sabah Snake Grass againts Pryricularia Grisea infection and Bacillus bacteria
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)One of the most important cereal crops is rice., particularly in Asia where almost half of the population relies on it as the main food. The ascomycetous fungus Pyricularia oryzae formally known as Pyricularia grisea is ... -
Evaluation of properties of rice straw particulate (RSP) filled poly (Lactic Acid) (PLA)/Thermoplastic Tapioca Starch (TPTS) blends biocomposites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2016-06)This research is carried out due to the development of deriving biodegradable materials from renewable resources which is applicable in a wide range. In this study, rice straw particulate (RSP) was filled in the Poly (lactic ... -
Assessing of anti-fungal (aloe vera) from anthracnose disease from cucumber infected plant
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2017-06)Aloe vera is a herbal medicinal plant with various of biological properties, which includes antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and immunomodulatory properties. The purpose of this study was 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 ... -
Systematic investigations on the production of Calcium Phosphate based inorganic nanoparticles
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2011-06)Calcium phosphate ceramic is good candidate for bone substitutes due to their chemical and structural similarity to bone structural. High purity calcium phosphate powders have been synthesized through sol-gel technique ...