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Application of organic additives as voltage enhancers for vermicompost-derived bio-battery Open

M. Devendran Manogaran, Yun Hock Phua, Rashid Shamsuddin, Jun Wei Lim, Nurlidia Mansor · 2022

Vermicomposting enhances the breakdown of the organic wastes into vermicompost by adding earthworms. Recent studies revealed the potential of vermicompost to be used as electrolyte of bio-battery however, the voltage is lower and less stab…

Anaerobic biodegradation of urea cross-linked starch: Effect of lignin on tensile properties Open

Zahid Majeed, Zainab Ajab, Nurlidia Mansor, Yahya S. Alqahtani, Mater H. Mahnashi , et al. · 2022

Lignin was used as a natural filler to improve the recalcitrance of environmentally friendly biocomposites made from starch. The tensile properties of lignin-starch biocomposites prepared by lignin reinforcing of urea cross-linked starch (…

Pathogenic Vibrio spp. identified for white syndrome coral disease in Tioman Island Marine Park, Malaysia Open

Fikri Akmal Khodzori, Suhana Saad, Nurlidia Mansor, N. Nasir, N. N. N. A. Khalid , et al. · 2021

Aims: Coral diseases have emerged over the last several decades, causing a loss of live coral cover in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific reefs.Hence, microbiological and disease cultural techniques are commonly used to investigate their causa…

Ionic liquid modified PEEK-MWCNTs nanocomposites with enhanced thermomechanical properties Open

Aqeel Ahmad, Hamayoun Mahmood, Nurlidia Mansor, Tanveer Iqbal, Muhammad Moniruzzaman · 2021

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a stable semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer with excellent thermal and chemical properties and is used in many applications, especially as a biomaterial. However, poor mechanical properties: mismatching o…

Reduction in lignin peroxidase activity revealed by effects of lignin content in urea crosslinked starch under aerobic biodegradation in soil Open

Zahid Majeed, Zainab Ajab, Qingjie Guan, Abdul Zahir Abbasi, Qaisar Mahmood , et al. · 2021

This study characterized the lignin peroxidase (LiP) activity of soil via an enzyme assay to determine the reaction rates and activation energies for 5 wt%, 10 wt%, 15 wt%, and 20 wt% lignin loads in urea crosslinked starch biocomposites. …

Optimization of Flavonoid Extraction from Guava Leaves for Application in Reducing Urea Transformation in Soil Open

H. Roslan, Nurlidia Mansor, Wan Zaireen Nisa Yahya, Nur Mahfuzah Noor Affendi · 2020

Flavonoid group is a versatile compound as it can be used in the food, pharmaceutical, and urea fertilizer industry. Five main factors have been consistently studied for optimization, which are solid-to-solvent ratios, solvent-to-solvent r…

Optimisation of diallyl disulfide concentration and effect of soil condition on urease inhibition Open

M. Devendran Manogaran, Nurlidia Mansor, Nur Mahfuzah Noor Affendi, Lavania Baloo, Nurliana Farhana Salehuddin · 2020

Diallyl disulfide (DADS) is an organosulfur compound that is expected to exhibit inhibitory property against urease similar to allicin, affirmed through preliminary study. The research aims to optimize DADS's concentration and duration of …

Lignin linked to slow biodegradability of urea-crosslinked starch in an anaerobic soil environment Open

Zahid Majeed, Nurlidia Mansor, Zainab Ajab, Zakaria Man, Ariyanti Sarwano , et al. · 2018

For slowing fast solubility and increasing the period of urea’s release in soil, urea-crosslinked starch (UcS) was prepared and applied as a slow release fertilizer. The higher environmental biodegradability of UcS is a major drawback for …

Analytical solution of diffusion model for nutrient release from controlled release fertilizer Open

Sayed Ameenuddin Irfan, Radzuan Razali, KuZilati KuShaari, Nurlidia Mansor, Babar Azeem · 2017

An analytical method has been developed to solve the initial value problem which arises from Fick's diffusion equation encountered in the modelling of the Controlled Release Fertilizers. The proposed analytical solution is developed using …

CHARACTERIZATION OF TAPIOCA STARCH PLASTICIZED BY 1-ETHYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM ACETATE Open

Shajaratuldur Ismail, Nurlidia Mansor, Zakaria Man, Khairun Azizi Azizli · 2017

Starch is one of natural materials that been used for producing biodegradable materials. The starch-based materials are produced through a process known as gelatinization with the presence of plasticizer and elevated temperature. Propertie…

Reaction-Multi Diffusion Model for Nutrient Release and Autocatalytic Degradation of PLA-Coated Controlled-Release Fertilizer Open

Sayed Ameenuddin Irfan, Radzuan Razali, KuZilati KuShaari, Nurlidia Mansor · 2017

A mathematical model for the reaction-diffusion equation is developed to describe the nutrient release profiles and degradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-coated controlled-release fertilizer. A multi-diffusion model that consists of coupl…

Optimization of Ultrasonic-assisted Extraction (uae) of Allicin from Garlic (allium Sativum L.) Open

Ranitha Mathialagan, Nurlidia Mansor, Rashid Shamsuddin, Y. Uemura, Zainab Naeif Majeed · 2017

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is one of the most widely used traditional medicines. Allicin is the main bioactive components of garlic which is responsible for many of its benefits, such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant age…

Influence of [Emim][OAc] and Water on Gelatinization Process and Interactions with Starch Open

Shajaratuldur Ismail, Nurlidia Mansor, Zakaria Man · 2017

Thermoplastic starch (TPS) plasticized by 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [Emim][OAc] were obtained through gelatinization process. The gelatinization process occurred in the presence of water and [Emim][OAc] as plasticizer at high tem…

Evaluation of Allicin as Soil Urease Inhibitor Open

Ranitha Mathialagan, Nurlidia Mansor, Beshr Al-Khateeb, Muhammad Helmi Mohamad, Rashid Shamsuddin · 2017

Urea is the most widely used form of N fertilizer in agriculture. However, if it is not incorporated into soil soon after application, urea has the disadvantage of undergoing considerable losses as ammonia gas due to hydrolysis in the pres…

A Study on Thermal Behaviour of Thermoplastic Starch Plasticized by [Emim] Ac and by [Emim] Cl Open

Shajaratuldur Ismail, Nurlidia Mansor, Zakaria Man · 2017

Thermoplastic starch (TPS) is a material that's been produced through a gelatinization process at elevated temperature in the presence of plasticizers. However, the hydrophilic properties of structural starch may decrease the thermal behav…

Lignin reinforcement of urea-crosslinked starch films for reduction of starch biodegradability to improve slow nitrogen release properties under natural aerobic soil condition Open

Zahid Majeed, Nurlidia Mansor, Zakaria Man, A. W. Samsuri · 2016

The urea-crosslinked starch (UcS) film has a major drawback of very rapid biodegradability when applied as slow release fertilizer in soil. Lignin reinforcement of the UcS was used to prepare composite films, aimed to reduce the starch bio…

Gompertz Kinetics of Soil Microbial Biomass in Response to Lignin Reinforcing of Urea-Crosslinked Starch Films Open

Zahid Majeed, Nurlidia Mansor, Shaja ismail, Ranitha Mathialagan, Zakaria Man · 2016

Soil microbial biomass (SMB) is strictly a function of substrate quality and composition under the soil environmental conditions. The current research objective was to determine the gompertz kinetics of SMB in response of predictive variab…

Effect of Water and [Emim][OAc] as Plasticizer on Gelatinization of Starch Open

Shajaratuldur Ismail, Nurlidia Mansor, Zahid Majeed, Zakaria Man · 2016

As the depletion of petroleum source and environmental concerns been arises, a new polymer defined as biodegradable material had been extensively study in order to replace the synthetic one. Starch is one of natural materials that been use…

Three types of Marine microalgae and <i>Nannocholoropsis oculata</i> cultivation for potential source of biomass production Open

Vijendren Krishnan, Yoshimitsu Uemura, Tien–Thanh Nguyen, Nadila Abdul Khalid, Noridah Osman , et al. · 2015

Three types of Marine microalgae and Nannocholoropsis oculata cultivation for potential source of biomass production, Vijendren Krishnan, Yoshimitsu Uemura, Nguyen Tien Thanh, Nadila Abdul Khalid, Noridah Osman, Nurlidia Mansor

Growth and Lipid Compositions of Locally Isolated Microalgae Open

Lam Duong Bich Ngoc, Nurlidia Mansor, Shuhaimi Mahadzir, Muhamad Fazizi Bin Adenan, Billyianto Among Bato · 2015

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