Browsing School of Bioprocess Engineering (Articles) by Title
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A cascaded pervaporation process for dehydration of acetic acid
(Elsevier, 2014-02)Pervaporation is advantageous in separating close-boiling point mixtures, azeotropes, thermally sensitive compounds and purification of chemicals. However, one pervaporation unit may not be economically feasible to ... -
Catalytic dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane (MCH) to toluene in a palladium/alumina hollow fibre membrane reactor
(Elsevier Ltd., 2013)A compact multifunctional Pd/alumina hollow fibre membrane reactor (HFMR) has been developed and used for the catalytic dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane to toluene. The developed HFMR consists of a thin and defect-free ... -
Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide by platinum doped nickel oxide catalyst
(IDOSI Publications, 2010)The abundant amount of carbon dioxide gas from unwarranted activities into the atmosphere creating environmental pollution which leads to green house gas effect as well as global warming. However, carbon dioxide can utilized ... -
Characterizations of biocompatible and bioactive hydroxyapatite particles
(Elsevier B.V., 2013)The most common gene vectors used are virus based (viral gene vectors). These possess high immunological risk, so a non-viral gene vector maybe preferable. Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite, HAp [Ca10(PO 4)6(OH)2] is an example ... -
Characterizations of hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles produced by sol-gel method
(AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)A pure ceramic powder of hydroxyapatite, Hap [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] can be produced by low temperature method namely sol-gel route. The sol-gel route is one of wet chemical synthesis techniques which produce the useful biomaterial ... -
Characterizations on the effect of processing of polymers blend with petroleum coke (part I)
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)Global demand for plastics has grown significantly over the past decades, and will continue to expand with rising income levels in emerging economies; a number of approaches have been used to recycle polymer waste. While ... -
Chemically modified sugarcane bagasse as a potentially low-cost biosorbent for dye removal
(Elsevier B. V., 2010-12-15)The use of adsorbent prepared from sugarcane bagasse, an agro waste from sugar industries has been studied as an alternative substitute for activated carbon for the removal of dyes from wastewater. Adsorbents prepared from ... -
Chemoenzymatic and microbial dynamic kinetic resolutions
(Wiley-Liss, Inc, 2009)This review tracks a decade of dynamic kinetic resolution developments with a biocatalytic inclination using enzymatic/microbial means for the resolution part followed by the racemization reactions either by means of ... -
Chitosan/corn cob biocomposite films by cross-linking with glutaraldehyde
(North Carolina State University, 2013-05)Corn cob (CC) was used as a filler in chitosan (CS) biopolymer films. The effect of glutaraldehyde (GLA) as a crosslinking agent was studied in an effort to improve the properties of CS/CC biocomposite films prepared via ... -
Co-expression of TAL1 and ADH1 in recombinant xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae improves ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolysates in the presence of furfural
(Elsevier, 2014-02)Lignocellulosic biomass dedicated to bioethanol production usually contains pentoses and inhibitory compounds such as furfural that are not well tolerated by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Thus, S. cerevisiae strains with the ... -
Cognitive wireless sensor actor network: an agricultural perspective
(ICIC International, 2014-04)Intelligent environments are exposing the next revolutionary steps of development technologies in automation of building, industrial, home, and transportation systems. The new generation of Wireless Sensor Actor Networks ... -
Comparative study on human and bovine AT-SC isolation methods
(Elsevier Ltd., 2013-11)Mammalian adipose tissue derived stem cells (AT-SC) have a tremendous potential in regenerative medicine for tissue engineering and somatic nuclear transfer (SNT). The isolation methods of human and bovine adipose tissue ... -
Controlled/living radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of 2-bromoethanol as a transfer agent and comparison with cumyl dithiobenzoate as a RAFT agent
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2009)Living polymerization is a process without transfer and termination chain reaction process. It has been developed almost 50 years ago. There are many types of living radical polymerization and the most versatile method is ... -
Corn cob filled chitosan biocomposite films
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)Recently, there has been renews interest in chitosan as materials in producing of biocomposite films. The chitosan (CS)/corn cob (CC) biocomposite films were prepared by solvent casting method. The effect of CC content on ... -
Cure characteristics and hardness of recycled latex catheter (LCr) filled with Standard Malaysia Rubber (SMR L) compounds
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)The effect of cure characteristics and hardness of LCr filled SMR L compound were investigated. The size of LCr were 20 - 25 mm in range. Six compounds; 0, 5, 15, 2 5, 35 and 5 0 per hundred rubber (phr) of LCr were prepared ... -
Degradability in a natural compost medium of (linear low-density polyethylene)/(soya powder) blends compatibilized with epoxidized natural rubber
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc./Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), 2014-03)The objective of this study was to investigate the degradability of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)/(soya powder) blends. The blends were compatibilized by epoxidized natural rubber with 50 mol% of epoxidation. ... -
Degradation of epoxidized natural rubber compatibilized linear low density polyethylene/soya powder blends: The effect of natural weathering
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2013-10)In the present study, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/soya powder blends were compatibilized with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 50) and exposed to natural weathering. The exposure period for the blends was 1 year. ... -
Design aspects of bioreactors for solid-state fermentation: A review
(Croatian Association of Chemical Engineers, 2011)Solid-state fermentation has gained renewed attention, not only from researchers but also from industries, due to several advantages over submerged fermentations. This is partly because solid-state fermentation has lower ... -
Detection of volatile organic compounds using quartz crystal microbalance sensor array and artificial neural network
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), 2004)This paper presents the design and development of an odour sensing system based on a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) odour-sensor array and an artificial neural network (ANN) for the identification of some of the volatile ... -
Determination of flavonoids in Citrus grandis (Pomelo) peels and their inhibition activity on lipid peroxidation in fish tissue
(Faculty of Food Science & Technology, UPM., 2013)The peels of pomelo contribute 30% of the fruit weight and yet it has been dump without recognizing the possible nutritional value of the peels. Study has been carried out to identify flavonoid content of the peels and ...