Senarai Teknologi 2012 – Pemindahan Teknologi MPOB

TT No. 527: Palm Protein Dextrose Agar (Ppda): A New Medium for Culturing Yeasts and Fungi

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:31:46 +0000

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 of 2.3 million tonnes, PKE contains 16.8% protein, 8.0% glucose, 1.8% xylose, 1.4% arabionose, 2.3% galactose, 41.7% mannose, 10.2% klason lignin and 4.4% ash (sugar in anhydrous form) and 5%-10% residual oil. The use of legumes as protein sources for microbial culture is limited. It is a challenge to produce a comparable standard culture media. Palm protein dextrose agar (PPDA) is a potential medium for yeast and fungi enumeration and alternative to PDA.

Main Research: Mohd Firdaus Othman

TT No. 526: Palm Protein from Palm Kernel Cake

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:31:15 +0000

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 thermal extraction of soluble protein in palm kernel cake (PKC) and preciption of protein by organic acid solvent. This product could be used for food industries such as meat analog, white egg substitute, baked produces and as nutritional supplements for the pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, Palm Protein could be a protein feed additive in animal feed formulations.

Main Research: Mohd Firdaus Othman

TT No. 525: BeCare (Red Olein Drink)

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:30:43 +0000

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 carotenoids, a vitamin A precusor. Active ingredients in functional beverage are generally water-soluble because these can be easily incorporated into the drink.

Main Research: Dr Miskandar Mat Sahri

TT No. 524: Co-precipitation Technology for Preparation of Solid Catalyst in Oleochemical Processes

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:30:14 +0000

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 ... Read more

TT No. 523: Process for the Producton of Sophorolipid Biosurfactant

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:29:43 +0000

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 mostly derived from petroleum. Palm -based sophorolipds (SL) are a group of biosurfactants produced by non-pathogenic yeast, such as Cadina bombicola, Yarrawia lipolytica, C. bogoriensis. The anti-bacterial property enabled SL to be used in personal care products ssuch as deodorants.

Main Research: Dr Abdul Rashid Mohd Yatim

TT No. 522: Green Polyurethane for Ornamental Products

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:29:08 +0000

Ornamental products are usually used to future enhance the beauty and value of a building. These ornamental products are made from cement, stone, wood, concrete or gypsum reinfoard with glass fibres. Ornamental products produced with conventional raw materials may have some disadvantages and limitations. In order to overcome these problems and to enhance the properties of the ornamental products, manufactures have now begun to use polyurethane (PU) as the raw material. Ornamental PU products offer more benefits that the traditional wood, gypsum and stone.

Main Research: Kosheela Devi Poo Palam

TT No. 521: Novel Oil-in-Water (EW) Glyphosate Triclopyr Herbicides Formulation Containing Palm-based Inert Ingredients

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:28:40 +0000

Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyloxyacetic acid) is a systematic herbicide to control woody plants and broadleaf weeds. Conventionally, triclopyr is pre-mixed in glyphosate herbicide foe maximum weed control. This study was carried out to develop an effective surfactant or mixed surfactants and palm-based solvents in producing 2-in-1 herbicides, oil in water (O/W) glyphosate-triclopyr for better weed control. From ecploratory study on several types of mixed non-ionic surfactants, it was found that 5% (w/w) mixed Disponil OC 25 and DLS2 with HLB 12+1 was the optimum combination of mixed non-ionic surfactants that formed the most stable milky white EW-glyphosate-triclopyr herbicides formulation. A small-scale biofficacy test on two types of weeds showed that the EW glyphosate isopropylamine (IPA) that was pre-mixed with conventional triclopyr to control weeds.

Main Research: Dr Ismail Ab Rahman

TT No. 520: Palm-Based Aerosol Insecticides

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:27:48 +0000

Palm oil-based microemulsions are used as a basis for preparing aerosol insecticides against domestic insect pests. Palm-based solvents and blended emulsifiers are renewable resources, biodegradable, non-flammable, easy to handle, and cause less/no or minimum human health problems.

Screening and partial ternary phase diagrams studies were carried out to determine suitable surfactant or mixed surfactants and/or co-surfactants for: 1) water in oil (W/O); and 2) oil in water (O/W) microemulsion (UE) systems as a base for palm-based aerosol-insecticides against insect pets for public health.

Main Research: Dr Ismail Ab Rahman

TT No. 519: Intensive Cattle Production in Oil Palm Plantation

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:27:16 +0000

The systematic rotational grazing of cattle in oil palm plantations requires a minimum economic size of 100 cows in 400 ha (tot nO.96 and No.410). Thus, the technology is only suitable for estates. For smallholdings of 10 ha, an intensive management system is recommended. In an intensive cattle management system, cattle are stall-fed in the cattle house. This system is popular for fattening before slaughtering. The intensive system is adopted to breed cattle.

Main Research: Kamil Azmi Tohiran

TT No. 518: Premium Oil Enriched with Phytonutrients

Norsuzaini — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:26:42 +0000

Crude palm oil contains approximately 1% minor components: caratenoids, vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotri-enols), sterols, phospholipids, glycolipids, and other trace impurities. The most important are carotenoids and vitamin E, both of which possess important physiological properties. The orange red colour of crude palm oil is due to the presence of carotenoids with concentration ranging from 500 ppm to 800 ppm. The carotenoids are also a precursor of vitamin A and studies have shown that it possess protective properties against certain types of cancer.

Main Research: Nabilah Kamaliah Mustaffa