Potato dextrose agar (PDA) has been used traditionally as a general purpose medium for yeast and fungi detection and enumeration. Generally, it is used for plate court methods for foods, dairy and cosmetic products. Palm kernel expeller (PKE) is an agro commodity by-produxt that is produced throughout the year in Malaysia amounting to an average […]

The increasing need for protein-rich food by humans and animals has created the need for alternative protein sources. Palm Protein could be one of the potential proteins. It is a product of palm kernel meal (cake) derived from the process of extracting protein from palm kernel by product (patent aplication No. P120100004553). The process involves […]

Beta carotene red olein drink or BeCare is a functional beverage formulated using a belnd of red palm olein and vagetable oils to meet the healthy fatty acid combination of saturated, monounsaturated and polysaturated ratio of 1:1:1, the ratio recommanded by the American Heart Association. In adition, BeCare is also a source of vitamin A because red olein contains […]

Catalysis promotes chemical reaction to speed up the performance rate without it being consumed or produced during a process. In chemical and petroleum refining industries, more than 90% of the processes rest on catalyts play a very important role in the production of oleochemicals and enhance their widespread use. Conventionally, hemogenous catalyst either acidic or […]

Biosurfacents are natural surfactants derived from microbial origin containing mostly sugar and fatty acid moieties. They have higher biodegradability, lower toxicity and excellent bioogical activities than their synthetic counterpats. In addition, biosurfactants have better properties with respectto higher foarming capacity and activity at extreme temperatures, pH levels and salinity than the synthetic surfactants which are […]