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DNA fingerprinting of Date palm (Phoenix dactilifera L.) gender using random amplified polymorphic DNA – PCR technique Open

Jafariah Jaafar, Ahmed AbdulJabbar Suleiman, Tukur Baba Abdullahi · 2024

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a flowering plant that is cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. It is a dioecious plant species with unisexual flowers. In date farming, there is the need of a sufficiently large number o…

Green Kenaf-Based Adsorbent for Adsorption of Pb (II) Ions in Water Open

N. A. S. Anuar, S. Abdul-Talib, Chia Chay Tay, Shapina Abdullah, Jafariah Jaafar , et al. · 2022

Excessive toxic metals are commonly found in polluted water bodies. This study aimed to synthesise kenaf-based adsorbents for the adsorption of lead (II) ions. The physical and chemical characteristics of the kenaf (KNF) core and fibre wer…

Photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria under visible light irradiation by BiFeO3 photocatalyst Open

Nur Atiqah Daub, Farhana Aziz, Nor Azimah Mohd Zain, W.J. Lau, Norhaniza Yusof , et al. · 2021

BiFeO 3 nanoparticles was synthesized by sol gel auto combustion. The as-synthesized BiFeO 3 were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. The disinfectio…

Textile dye Reactive Black 5 (RB5) removal by visible light photocatalyst and its characterization Open

Siti Hawa Mohamed Noor, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Jafariah Jaafar, Mukhlis A. Rahman, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail · 2021

Visible light photocatalysis is now a subject of interest for researchers to explore further in the treatment of wastewater as it can save costs and be environmentally friendly. Cadmium sulphide (CdS) is one of the photocatalysts of visibl…

Potential application of biomass derived graphene for COVID-19 pandemic Open

Nur Fatihah Tajul Arifin, Norhaniza Yusof, Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin, Jafariah Jaafar, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail , et al. · 2021

Occurrence of Emerging Pollutants in Skudai River in Johor Bahru Region of Malaysia Open

Juhaizah Talib, Azmi Aris, Jafariah Jaafar, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Ainul Syarmimi · 2020

Increase in landuse development and human activities have significant influence on the occurrence of emerging pollutants (EPs) in water bodies such as rivers. As rivers are the main source of water supply in Malaysia, a study was conducted…

Progress in DNA sequencing Open

R.A. Bamanga, Jafariah Jaafar, Ádám Gali · 2018

The first human genome sequence took about a decade to complete and cost more than two billion dollars. This shows the major limitations of time and cost, and the development of recent technologies for DNA sequencing ultimately aimed at re…

Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite Silica Supported Silica Gel by Sol-Gel Surface Imprinting Technology Open

Mohamad Raizul Zinalibdin, Jafariah Jaafar, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Mohd Marsin Sanagi · 2018

In this study, a novel adsorbent material based on nanocomposite silica supported silica gel was successfully prepared and developed. This adsorbent material was prepared via sol-gel method using 3-(propylmethacrylate)trimethoxysilane/ nan…

Effective capture and in-situ photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using visible-light responsive polyacrylonitrile nanofibers embedded graphitic carbon nitride fabricated via electrospinning technique Open

Jafariah Jaafar, Sadaki Samitsu, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Norhaniza Yusof, Nur Hashimah Alias · 2018

Draft Genome Sequence of Arsenic-Resistant Microbacterium sp. Strain SZ1 Isolated from Arsenic-Bearing Gold Ores Open

Zaratulnur Mohd Bahari, Zaharah Ibrahim, Jafariah Jaafar, Shafinaz Shahir · 2017

Microbacterium sp. strain SZ1 isolated from gold ores of a Malaysia gold mine was found to be highly resistant to arsenic. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of SZ1, which may provide further insights into understanding its arsenic …

Batch sorption–desorption of As(III) from waste water by magnetic palm kernel shell activated carbon using optimized Box–Behnken design Open

Chinedum Anyika, Nur Asilayana Mohd Asri, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Jafariah Jaafar, Adibah Yahya · 2017

In this study, we converted activated carbon (AC) into magnetic activated carbon (MAC), which was established to have removed arsenic (III) from wastewater. Arsenic (III) is a toxic heavy metal which is readily soluble in water and can be …

CHARACTERIZATION AND DEACIDIFICATION OF ACIDIC PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL UTILIZING METAL OXIDE CATALYST SUPPORTED ON ALUMINA AND AMMONIATED-POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL SOLUTION Open

Nurasmat Mohd Shukri, Jafariah Jaafar, Wan Azelee, Wan Azelee Wan Abu Bakar, Zaiton Abdul Majid · 2017

The presence of naphthenic acid (NA) in petroleum crude oil may cause serious corrosion problem for refinery processing equipment.In this work, an alternative method to remove NA is investigated based on the catalytic deacidification react…

Synthesis and characterization of magnetic activated carbon developed from palm kernel shells Open

Chinedum Anyika, Nur Asilayana Mohd Asri, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Adibah Yahya, Jafariah Jaafar · 2017

Magnetic activated carbon (MG-AC), a solid product made by dispersing magnetic substrates on AC, is gaining attention for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater due to its favorable physico-chemical properties such as enhanced surface…

Synthesis of visible light active doped TiO2 for the degradation of organic pollutants—methylene blue and glyphosate Open

Khalid Umar, Azmi Aris, Hilal Ahmad, Tabassum Parveen, Jafariah Jaafar , et al. · 2016

A simple hydrothermal process was applied to synthesize the doped TiO2 particles with different concentrations as well as different metal ions (Mn, Ce and La). The synthesis of Mn-doped-TiO2 nanoparticles was done by using a hydrothermal m…

ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBER-COATED MEMBRANE: A REVIEW Open

Nurafiqah Rosman, Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, Norafiqah Ismail, Norazlianie Sazali , et al. · 2016

The nanofibre development offers various useful applications in many ways including energy and environmental application. Polymeric nanofibre fabricated by electrospinning has been seen as innovative membrane materials for water remediatio…

ADSORBENT FROM WASTE AND NATURAL DEPOSITS FOR PARAQUAT REMOVAL IN WATER Open

Nur Fatin Zakaria, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Zainab Ramli, Jafariah Jaafar, Azmi Aris , et al. · 2016

Studies on the removal of frequently used herbicide for controlling broad-leafed weeds, Paraquat Dichloride (PQ) has been carried out intensively.Waste from steelmaking industries (Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slag) and natural zeolite (clin…

Preparation of polyacrylnitrile (PAN)/ Manganese oxide based activated carbon nanofibers (ACNFs) for adsorption of Cadmium (II) from aqueous solution Open

Noorul Hudai Abdullah, Norhaniza Yusof, Jafariah Jaafar, AF Ismail, Faten Ermala Che Othman , et al. · 2016

In this work, activated carbon nanofibers (ACNFs) from precursor polyacrylnitrile (PAN) and manganese oxide (MnO2) were prepared via electrospinning process. The electrospun PAN/MnO2-based ACNFs were characterised in term of its morphologi…

Toxic effect of high concentration of sonochemically synthesized polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles on Citrobacter sp. A1 and Enterococcus sp. C1 Open

Chew Ping Lau, Mohd Firdaus Abdul‐Wahab, Jafariah Jaafar, Giek Far Chan, Noor Aini Abdul Rashid · 2015

RELATIVE EFFICIENCY COMPARISON OF CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE (CMC) STABILIZED Fe 0 AND Fe 0 /Ag NANOPARTICLES FOR RAPID DEGRADATION OF CHLORPYRIFOS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS Open

A. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Jafariah Jaafar, Zulkifli Abdul Majid, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Khalid Umar , et al. · 2015

This study investigated the rate of chlorpyrifos degradation with different carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) stabilized and unstabilized iron-based nanoparticles viz. CMC-Fe-0, CMC-Fe-0/Ag and Fe-0 under different concentrations of chlorpyrif…

Cyanide Degradation by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenesStrain W2 Isolated from Mining Effluent Open

Belinda Tiong, Zaratulnur Mohd Bahari, Nor Sahslin Irwan Shah Lee, Jafariah Jaafar, Zaharah Ibrahim , et al. · 2015

Cyanide is highly toxic to the living organisms as it inhibits respiration system in the cell mitochondria.Cyanide is commonly used in gold extraction process and its discharge into the environment not only causes pollution but it also bri…

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