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ElaeisCOAT is a palm-based edible coating developed to preserve the freshness of perishable produces, i.e., fruits and vegetables, on supermarket shelves for a longer period. Main Researcher: Siti Hazirah Mohd FauziEmail: sitihazirah@mpob.gov.my

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is a versatile polymer derived from cellulose, most common natural polymer found in wood, cotton and agricultural waste. Cellulose extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) was converted into CMC of different grades for various applications. Main Researcher: Nur Eliyanti Ali OthmanEmail: nureliyanti@mpob.gov.my

Insulation material from palm-based polyol with lower thermal conductivity value offered a better alternative to the commercial insulation products. The bio-based polyol in this study was produced from renewable and sustainable raw materials. Main Researcher: Srihanum AdnanEmail: srihanum@mpob.gov.my

The process for Palm-flexi Chem has been filed for patent (PI 2016702567). The product fulfilled the industrial standard quality requirement. Palm-flexi Chem and DOP as control have been formulated into plasticiser. Main Researcher: Zulina Abd MauradEmail: zulina@mpob.gov.my

Palm Esteramol technology is a process to produce an ester from the reaction between palm methyl ester and tertiary amino alcohol using MPOB proprietary catalyst (AOTD-MOCAT). Main Researcher:  Haliza Abdul AzizEmail: liza_azi@mpob.gov.my

In the oil palm industry, food safety and quality cannot be compromised, especially when 85% of palm oil is being used in food applications (Choo, 2013). Food safety concerns related to 3-monochloropropanediol esters (3-MCPDE) and glycidyl esters (GE) in processed palm oil (PPO) continue to increase, and one of the contributing factors is the contaminants … Read more

To introduce the patented sodium deoxycholate buffer (DOC) (Malaysian Patent Application No. PI 2018701612) as an alternative to the routinely used urea/thiourea buffer in solubilising recalcitrant proteins after their extraction from plant tissues. Main Researcher: Benjamin Lau Yii ChungEmail: benjamin@mpob.gov.my

To fashion autoclavable and economical strainers from used baby jar lids and wire mashes of desired pore sizes as well as a holder with multiple arms to keep the strainers in place during sieving process. Main Researcher: Mohd Naqiuddin HusriEmail: naqi@mpob.gov.my

The electrical resistance (ER, namely as GanoER) tomography was used to obtain oil palm trunk images at different stages of BSR disease development due to Ganoderma infection. Main Researcher: Dr. Idris Abu SemanEmail: idris@mpob.gov.my

Due to environmental concerns, the practice of land clearing by the clean burn method has been substituted by the non-burn regime (zero-burning) in the Malaysian oil palm plantation since 1993. Other benefits of zero burning practices include nutrient recycling, soil improvement, faster plantation establishment and lower costs (Hashim et al., 1993). Main Researcher:  Yuvarani NaiduEmail: yuvarani@mpob.gov.my