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    Parametric Study on The Rice Bran Protein Extraction Process Using Water as a Solvent
    Rice bran is a by-product resulting from the milling process that is frequently underutilized as cattle food or disposed through open-burning despite of its high nutritional and nutraceutical properties. Thus, this research aims in recognizing and exploring rice bran and its extraction methods that could further cultivate in the industry. This study focuses on the rice bran extraction process using water assisted with ultrasonication. The relationship between the operational parameters such as the temperature, extraction time and sample-to-solvent ratio to the protein yield were studied. The rice bran protein was subjected to the surface functional group analysis using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). As a conclusion, the extraction temperature of 60°C, sample to solvent ratio of 10 % and extraction time of 25 mins were chosen as the best conditions for the protein extraction. The extraction of the protein from rice bran is highly profitable due to its nutritional and nutraceutical properties as well as it is readily available at low cost.
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    Reduced Graphene Oxide UWB Array Sensor: High Performance for Brain Tumor Imaging and Detection
    A low cost, with high performance, reduced graphene oxide (RGO) Ultra-wide Band (UWB) array sensor is presented to be applied with a technique of confocal radar-based microwave imaging to recognize a tumor in a human brain. RGO is used to form its patches on a Taconic substrate. The sensor functioned in a range of 1.2 to 10.8 GHz under UWB frequency. The sensor demonstrates high gain of 5.2 to 14.5 dB, with the small size of 90 mm × 45 mm2, which can be easily integrated into microwave imaging systems and allow the best functionality. Moreover, the novel UWB RGO array sensor is established as a detector with a phantom of the human head. The layers’ structure represents liquid-imitating tissues that consist of skin, fat, skull, and brain. The sensor will scan nine different points to cover the whole one-sided head phantom to obtain equally distributed reflected signals under two different situations, namely the existence and absence of the tumor. In order to accurately detect the tumor by producing sharper and clearer microwave image, the Matrix Laboratory software is used to improve the microwave imaging algorithm (delay and sum) including summing the imaging algorithm and recording the scattering parameters. The existence of a tumor will produce images with an error that is lower than 2 cm.
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    Optimization of the rice bran protein powder yield using spray drying technique in response surface methodology
    ( 2024-03-21)
    Mansor M.R.
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    Ibrahim L.H.
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    In this study rice bran protein were extracted and powdered using spray dryer. The optimization of the process were done using Box-Behkenn response surface design. Process parameter such as temperature (120°C,165°C,210°C), aspirator (52%,66%,80%) feed flow rate (5%,30%,55%) and air flow rate (20%,30%55%) were investigated. The result show that the extraction condition have significant effects on extraction yield of protein the obtained experimental data were fitted to a quadratic equation using multiple regression analysis with high coefficient of determination value of 0.8137.an optimization study using Derringer's desired function methodology was performed and the optimal conditions based on both individual and combinations of all independent variable for yield (temperature is 120˚C, Aspirator is at 80% feed flowrate set to 5% and air flowrate of 42mmhg) and protein (temperature is 120˚C, aspirator were set at 79.9%, feed flowrate set to 31.8% and air flowrate of 51mmhg) were determined with maximum protein yield of 17.29% per 50 gram of raw rice bran (RRB)
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    Quality and stability of rice bran protein powder at different storage condition
    ( 2020-12-18) ;
    Musa N.A.
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    Mansor M.R.
    Rice bran contain higher amount of protein, vitamins, essential fatty acids, minerals, dietary fiber and sterol attribute to large food application. The possible application of rice bran protein in food industry are hampered due to the limited information on its stability which may be caused by the rancidity due to the exposure of its oil to lipase. Therefore, stability study for protein extracted form rice bran is essential to evaluate the protein quality at different possible storage condition. Three different storage condition was evaluated; 1. Sample 1 (Store in freezer), 2. Sample 2 (Store in close container in room temperature) and 3. Sample 3 (Store in open container in room temperature). Protein was extracted using hot water process at temperature of 120 C for 20 minutes and dried using spray drying process. All sample are monitored for 5 days for its protein composition, water activity, moisture content and pH. The functional group of the sample where analysed using Fourier transform infrared radiation (FTIR). As a conclusion, the storage condition gives an effect on the water activity and moisture content of the rice bran protein product. However, it not given the significance effect on protein concentration and pH.
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    Quantitative analysis method for zingiber officinale water extract using high-performance liquid chromatography
    ( 2024-01-01) ;
    Nik Daud N.M.A.
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    Mohd Zainudin M.A.
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    Ibrahim L.H.
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    Idham Z.
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    Anuar A.
    Quantitative analysis of the Zingiber Officinale sample using subcritical water extraction (SWE) was developed employing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to bolster the advancement of this innovative green extraction process. This research focuses on three principal ginger bioactive compounds: 6-gingerol, 6-shagoal, and 10-gingerol. Various stages were undertaken to establish the quantitative analysis method, encompassing the optimisation of HPLC operating conditions and the formulation of standard calibration curves, yielding individual compound equations. A robust correlation within the calibration curve was achieved, exhibiting an r2 value of 0.9814 and an RSD of 5.00%. A simultaneous, swift, and dependable method was established with an injection time of 20 minutes and an 8-minute delay between injections, in contrast to the previous HPLC analysis requiring a 45-minute injection time for detecting and quantifying all components. Notably, no post-treatment was applied after the SWE process. This advancement allows for potential future online measurement of Zingiber Officinale bioactive compounds extracted using subcritical water extraction through this technology.
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    Spray Drying Optimization for Rice Bran Protein (RBP) Powder Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
    Rice bran is a by-product of the rice milling process which contain a high concentration of protein. It’s are often used as a feed cattle, fertilizer, and fuel. Its application as a source of human nutrition is rare due to high lipid concentration. This lipid concentration can be reduced through the extraction process. After the extraction process, the rice bran extract needs to be converted into powder form through a drying process for the quality preservation. In this study, spray drying is utilized as drying technique. The aims of this study were to optimize the spray drying parameter; inlet temperature, feed flowrate and air flowrate for rice bran protein (RBP) powders production. Box Behnken Design (BBD) model in response surface methodology (RSM) are utilized in this study to maximize the RBP powder yield and protein concentration. Raw rice bran (RRB) was extracted using thermal water-based extraction method before the drying process. The optimum condition suggested by the model are at the inlet temperature of 120oC, feed flowrate of 18.38% and air flowrate of 670 L/hr which produced RBP powder yield of 19.42 g RBP/100g RRB and protein concentration of 17.32 mg/ml. The model obtains in this study show a low error between the predicted value and experimental data at 1.68 % and 1.14 % for RBP powder yield and protein concentration respectively. The model can be used to evaluate the process characteristic and understanding.