School of Environmental Engineering (FYP): Recent submissions
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Screening and isolation of pesticides-degrading bacteria from activated sludge
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)Screening and isolation of pesticides-degrading bacteria from activated sludge study was carried out to identify the degrading bacteria of pesticides. Pesticides degrading bacterial were isolated from activated sludge of ... -
Comparative study of Mangifera Indica peel to leaf as potential low cost adsorbent in removal of Chromium (VI) from aqueous solution
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)This study proposed a comparative study of potential low-cost adsorbent; Mangifera Indica Peel (MIP) and Mangifera Indica Leaf (MIL) for removal of hexavalent Chromium, Cr (VI) in aqueous solution. Both adsorbents are ... -
Effect of nanocellulose treatment on Polypropylene (PP) / Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBRr) / Banana Skin Powder (BSP) composites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)Matrix polymer composite of polypropylene (PP ) / recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBRr) / banana skin powder (BSP) was investigated. In this study, the effect of BSP content and nanocellulose treatment of filler ... -
Effect of Aminopropyltriethoxysilane on tensile properties of Polypropylene (PP)/Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBRr)/Banana Skin Powder (BSP) composites
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)The performance of banana skin powder (BSP) filled polypropylene (PP)/recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBRr) composites with and without coupling agent, γ-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (γ-APS), were investigated. The ... -
Potential of using fermented organic wastes to remediate slaughterhouse wastewater
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-06)A recent study emphasizes on the potential of using fermented organic wastes to remediate slaughterhouse wastewater has been conducted. Organic wastes have become serious issues towards the environmental pollution. The ... -
Characteristics between Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) and Slurry Infiltrated Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SIFCON)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-06)Ordinary cement concrete possesses a very low tensile strength, limited ductility and little resistance to cracking. In this modern age, civil engineering constructions have their own structural and durability requirements, ... -
Dolomite as sand replacer in Sand Brick (D-Brick)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-06)Variety additive nature of waste has been used in research for the production of sand brick modified the brick making process in terms of cost, method of manufacture, the strength of brick, and a variety of important ... -
The settlement analysis of treated marine clay
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-06)This research was conducted to understand the settlement analysis of treated marine clay. Marine clay is well known as problematic soil because of the high compressibility and low in shear strength. Therefore, there were ... -
Review on the possible health hazards from telecommunication tower to nearby residential area
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-05)Cell phone technology has revolutionized the telecommunication scenario in the world. The numbers of cell phones and cell towers are increasing without giving due respect to its disadvantages. All over the world, people ... -
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) reduction using catalytically modified activated carbon
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)The reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) in leachate samples using activated carbon developed from palm kernel and fibre was investigated. The activated carbon that developed from palm kernel and fibre was modified ... -
Study of bioaugmentation in decolourization of dye solution
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)Today, dye wastewater industry can cause serious pollution due to its high colour content. Therefore, this study examines the ability of pure culture bacteria isolated from activated rubber sludge in removing colour. ... -
Effect of PPMAH on Polypropelene (PP)/ Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBRr)/ Palm Press Fiber (PPF)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)In this project, thermoplastic composite of Polypropelene(PP)/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber(NBRr)/ Palm Press Fiber(PPF) was investigated. NBRr and PPF were grind using the grinding machine and were sieved to the size of ... -
The application of optimization method to determine new Z-R relationship for Butterworth Radar, Penang, Malaysia
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-06)This project is to obtain new Z-R parameter for Radar Butterworth. Z-R parameter is to estimate the rainfall. Marshall and Palmer had proposed parameters for Z-R to estimate rainfall in 1947. The equation is written in the ... -
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels using a tin plated cathode
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2013-06)The study focused on the reduction of CO2 and the formation of hydrocarbon fuels. Nowadays, the world is facing the global warming which majorly contributed by the emission of large amount of CO2. There are lots of methods ... -
Synthesis of bioinspired hierarchical Zinc Oxide for application as photocatalyst in wastewater treatment
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)Bioinspired hierarchical zinc oxide photocatalyst was prepared by using luffa cylindrica (LC) as biotemplate via sol-gel and simple hydrothermal synthesis method. The physicchemical properties of the synthesized ZnO powders ... -
Performance evaluation on adsorption capacity of regenerated carbon from industrial application
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2014-06)Carbon regeneration is a viable way to reduce secondary pollution, preserve natural resource, as well as bring along benefits to economy. Chemical regeneration generally has lower total regeneration cost compared to thermal ... -
Extraction of Exopolymeric substances from activated sludge
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-05)The extraction of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from activated sludge was investigated by using two different reactors. Presence of pesticides in one of the reactor affect the EPS extracted. The extraction ... -
The characterization of asphalt road pavement by using pyrolitic carbon black as additive
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-05)This research was conducted to determine the commercial value of waste as well as evaluating the physical properties of the asphalt pavement using waste (waste tires) as an additive in the mixing ratio set by the American ... -
Spatial and temporal characteristics of Particulate Matter PM10 concentration in Peninsular Malaysia during the dry season
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2015-06)Particulate matter is the most prevailing air pollutant in Malaysia. PM10 is one of the air contaminants that can be harmful to human health. The descriptive statistics was analyzed to find the measure tendency and measure ... -
Comparison of nickel and methylene blue removal efficiency using mango seed kernel powder
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2011-05)Biosorption has emerged as a new technology compared to conventional method like chemical precipitation for removal metal and dye from aqueous solution. In this present study, dried Mango Seed Kernel Powder (MSKP) was ...