School of Bioprocess Engineering (Articles): Recent submissions
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Extracts some plants on controlling green mold of orange and on Postharvest Quality Parameters
(International Digital Organization for Scientific Information (IDOSI) Publications, 2013)Ten Crudes plant extracts of Neem, Pong-pong, Chilly, Lemon grass, Tumeric, Clove, Green chirayta, Mahogani, Curry leaf and Ginger were test against Penicillium digitatum, the causes of green mould disease of orange fruits, ... -
Effect of surface roughness of pure aluminium A1100 on the cold work extrusion by using different angles of taper die
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014-01)The study presented in this paper is focused on the effect of surfaces roughness of pure aluminium A1100 on the cold work extrusion process by three different angles of taper die. Different angles of taper die will affect ... -
Ethanol production from date syrup with flocculent yeast: Optimization study
(American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2013-10)The current study was an attempt to produce ethanol from date syrup by using flocculent yeast, Saccharomyces uvarum. Due to its availability and cheap, the date syrup was used as the main carbon source. The central composite ... -
Gene expression cross-profiling in genetically modified industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains during high-temperature ethanol production from xylose
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-01)Production of ethanol from xylose at high temperature would be an economical approach since it reduces risk of contamination and allows both the saccharification and fermentation steps in SSF to be running at elevated ... -
RO concentrate treatment by a hybrid system consisting of a pellet reactor and electrodialysis
(Elsevier Ltd., 2012-09)This paper investigates the feasibility of a hybrid system consisting of a pellet reactor and electrodialysis (ED) to treat reverse osmosis (RO) concentrates in which the pellet reactor was used to remove the scaling ... -
Leaf water status, proline content, lipid peroxidation and accumulation of hydrogen peroxide in salinized Chinese kale (Brassica alboglabra)
(WFL Publisher Ltd., 2012)In responding to stress, plant cells may secrete compatible compounds and at the time demonstrate an increase in others which would reflect the status of reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capacity of plants under ... -
Effect of steam pretreatment on oil palm empty fruit bunch for the production of sugars
(Elsevier Ltd., 2012-01)Lignocellulose into fuel ethanol is the most feasible conversion route strategy in terms of sustainability. Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) generated from palm oil production is a huge source of cellulosic material and ... -
Smart prolong fuzzy wireless sensor-actor network for agricultural application
(Institute of Information Science, 2012-03)The advances in pervasive communication, sensing and computing of wireless sensor networks technologies are leading to the emergence of wireless sensor-actor networks. The spreading merit of WSAN has led to increasing ... -
Mineralization of diazo dye (Reactive Black 5) in wastewater using recirculated up-flow constructed wetland reactor
(Desalination Publications, 2012)Application of a sequential anaerobic and aerobic process in a constructed wetland can enhance the treatment performance of textile wastewater. In this study, two laboratory-scale recirculated up-flow constructed wetland ... -
Nutritional properties of edible bird nest
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013-06)Edible bird nest (EBN) is a dried glutinous secretion from the salivary glands of several different swiftlet species. It is widely consumed as a health food due to its high beneficial effects to human health and has been ... -
Steaming process optimization, physical testing and analysis of growth performance parameters in earthworm-based pellets for African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus)
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013-06)New formulation of fish pellets was designed by using earthworm powder and other economical ingredients such as fish meal, soybean waste and rice bran which were calculated using Pearson’s square method. The optimization ... -
Utilization of agricultural by-products for alpha-amylase production under solid state fermentation by Bacillus subtilis
(Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Engineering, 2012)The production of alpha-amylase by Bacillus subtilis was investigated under different cultivation conditions on two different solid substrates as the support, i.e. oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers and ... -
Antioxidant activity and phenolic content of different parts of Orthosiphon stamineus grown under different light intensities
(Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2012-04)Orthosiphon stamineus is an important medicinal plant in South-East Asia. Although already widely cultivated, the influence of growing conditions, especially light intensity, on the antioxidant property of O. stamineus is ... -
Optimization of Protein Content in Earthworm-based Fish Feed Formulation for Catfish (Clarius gariepinus)
(Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2012)Pengoptimuman kandungan protein dalam formulasi makanan ikan berasaskan cacing tanah dikaji. Reka bentuk Faktorial Penuh dan Reka bentuk Komposit Berpusat telah digunakan untuk analisis dalam kajian ini bagi mengenal pasti ... -
Hydrophobic PVDF membrane via two-stage soft coagulation bath system for membrane gas absorption of CO2
(Elsevier B. V., 2013-01-15)Hydrophobic PVDF membranes have been prepared through a two-stage/dual soft coagulation bath system. The prepared membranes exhibited improved hydrophobicity properties, where the contact angle values were increased, with ... -
Non-aqueous synthesis of hexagonal ZnO nanopyramids: Gas sensing properties
(Elsevier B.V., 2013)Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanopyramids were synthesized by a one-pot route in a non-aqueous and surfactant-free environment. The synthesized metal oxide was characterized using SEM, XRD, and TEM to investigate the surface morphology ... -
Surface tension of viscous biopolymer solutions measured using the du Nouy ring method and the drop weight methods
(Springer-Verlag, 2012-08)The discrepancy of the existing literature data on the surface tension values of biopolymer solutions could be affected by the measurement technique. The aim of the study was to compare the surface tension values of ... -
Economic benefit from the optimization of citric acid production from rice straw through Plackett-Burman design and central composite design
(TÜBİTAK., 2012)An economic study was carried out to show the benefits of optimization during the production of citric acid from rice straw as a substrate by solid-state fermentation (SSF) using Aspergillus niger. The optimization ... -
Optimization of protein content in earthworm-based fish feed formulation for catfish (Clarius gariepinus)
(Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, 2012-09)The optimization of protein content in earthworm-based fish feed formulation was investigated in the study. Full factorial design (FFD) and central composite design (CCD) were used as a statistical tool to screen the range ... -
Aspergillus terreus Unimap AA-1: A newly isolated extracellular glucose oxidase-producing strain
(IDOSI Publications, 2012)Glucose oxidase (GOx) has found wide range of industrial applications. Commercial GOx are produced from Aspergillus niger and selected strains of Penicllium species, however, these strains are associated with some ...