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HIGHLIGHTS
Memorandum Of Agreement
Signing Ceremony
CEPP as one of the agencies involved continue
its collaboration and offering courses that is
able to enhance the skills and knowledge of
entrepreneurs.
A
Memorandum of Agreement Signing Ceremony between Ministry of Rural & Regional Development (KKLW)
and Moderator Agencies for ‘Program Latihan dan Bimbingan Usahawan Luar Bandar’ was successfully held at Equatorial
Hotel, Bangi on 17 April 2007. The Moderator Agencies involved
are SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Universiti Technologi Mara (UiTM), Johor
Bahru Polytechnic, University Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia Cocoa Board (LKM), Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN) and Forest Research Institute Malaysia
(FRIM). UTM was presented by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research
& Innovation), Prof. Dr. Zaini Ujang. A Certificate of Appreciation
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was also presented to 7 agencies has involved in the program
from the previous year.
‘Program Latihan dan Bimbingan Usahawan Luar Bandar’
is one of the efforts by KKLW to improve the socioeconomic of
the rural bumiputera through participation in economic sector
and entrepreneurship. By collaborating with public and private
agencies, KKLW offers courses to rural entrepreneur in many
fields such as entrepreneurship, skill enhancement, business
enhancement etc.
CEPP as one of the agencies involved continues its collaboration and offering courses that is able to enhance the skills and
knowledge of Bumiputera entrepreneurs. Amongst the courses
offered by CEPP is Certificate in Holistic Therapy and
a short course on Traditional Malay Therapy Management.
During the event, CEPP also took the opportunity to promote
courses, services and products that have been developed.
The event was officiated by Deputy Minister of KKLW, Datuk
Zainal Abidin bin Osman.
HIGHLIGHTS
Health Facts
Sometimes Frozen Fruits And
Vegetables Are More Nutritious
Than Fresh!
The longer that fruits or vegetables
sit around waiting to be sold or eaten,
the more nutrients they lose. But fruits
and vegetables grown for freezing are
usually frozen right after they’re picked.
Therefore, they have less time to lose
their nutrients.
Carrots Really Can Help You See
In The Dark!
National Intellectual
Property Expo 2007
Vitamin A is known to prevent “night
blindness,” and carrots are loaded with
Vitamin A. So, why not load-up today!
CEPP also showcased new freeze dried range of products
such as strawberry, dragon fruit, coconut milk and durian
which caught the attention of the Prime Minister who suggested the product should be commercialized
A National Intellectual Property Expo
in conjunction with the National Intellectual Property Day 2007 was held on
the 26th - 29th April 2007. The event
took place at Kuala Lumpur Convention
Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur. The expo
was participated by government agencies, multinational & local companies,
institute of higher learning (public & private), research institutes, small medium
enterprises, financial institutions and
individual inventors.
As a research institute, CEPP
participated in this big event and took
this opportunity to promote research
activities and showcased products that
has been developed at CEPP. Among
the products exhibited are herbal extracts,
aromatherapy, biofertilizer and nutraceuticals products. CEPP also showcased new
freeze dried range of products such as
strawberry, dragon fruit, coconut milk and
durian which caught the attention of the
Prime Minister who suggested the product
should be commercialized.
The event was organized by Ministry
of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs.
The co-organizer was Malaysia Intellectual Property Organization (MyIPO) and
the event were managed by Innogen
Contracts Sdn Bhd. National Intellectual
Property Expo 2007 was officiated by the
Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad
Badawi on 27th April 2007.
UTM Herbal Garden
UTM has developed a few acres of
herbal garden (beside Recreation
Park) that will be managed by the
office of Harta Bina and CEPP as the
advisor for the activities that’s going
to be carried out at the garden. Currently more than 50 herbal species
had been planted by the contractor
and among those famous herbs are
Tongkat Ali, Misai Kusing, Kacip Fatimah, Hempedu Bumi, Serai Wangi,
Aloe Vera, Temu Lawak and many
more. This herbal garden is meant...
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TRAININGNEWS
proves to be one of the best and sought
after courses by the industry.
For this series we had 4 participants,
two of which hails from Saudi Basic
Industries Corporation (SABIC). The
course was conducted by Prof Dr Arshad
Ahmad, Prof Dr Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim, Assoc Prof Dr Khairiyah Yusof and Mr Karl
Kolmetz at CEPP, UTM Skudai, Johor.
HALF DAY WORKSHOP ON THE
entrepreneurs, teachers, varsity students
DEVELOPMENT OF WELLNESS
as well as high school students. A lot has
AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY been said about Biotechnology here and
As a promotional effort for CEPP’s
satellite office at Bandar Enstek, Nilai,
we have conducted a half day seminar
on the development of wellness and
biotechnology industry for the public on
the 24th of April 2007. This comes after
the overwhelming response from the
first workshop we’ve conducted at UTM
City Campus last February.
Participating speakers are Prof
Ramlan Abd Aziz (Director of CEPP), Prof
Dr Mohamad Roji Sarmidi (Manager of
R&BD, CEPP), Assoc Prof Dr Fadzillah
Adibah and Dr Azila Abd Aziz of Bioprocess Engineering Department, FKKKSA.
Topics covered ranges from Scenarios of the Herbal & Phytochemical
Industry, Introduction to Biotechnology,
Biotechnology for Wellness and to wrap
it up was Biotechnology and how it
could be incorporated with Beauty.
About 40 participants took part in
this half day workshop, ranging from
academicians from other universities,
there, but not many of us out there actually understood the concept and the origin of it. With awareness workshops such
as this, we hope to bring to the public the
right knowledge on Biotechnology and
the impact it has for us all.
Along with the workshop, a mini
exhibition was set up to showcase CEPP’s
latest line of commercialized products
for sale as well as materials related to the
research conducted at CEPP. Both items
triggered the interest of the participants
and spur the interest for them to venture
into biotechnology and wellness courses
offered by CEPP.
DISTILLATION OPERATION CONTROL & TROUBLESHOOTING
(19 - 22 Mac 2007)
This course has been consistent in gaining
participants from the local petrochemical
industries and the Middle East. Conducted
by both the academicians and industry
practitioners, this professional course
INTRODUCTION TO POLYOLEFIN
REACTION ENGINEERING
(26 - 29 Mac 2007)
Held for the first time at Rumah Semarak
UTM City Campus, this course was
conducted by Mr Mohd Rohizat Abd
Aziz from GRACE Davison and Prof Dr
Noraishah Saidina Amin. The course was
to give an exposure of the basic principles of chemical reaction in the process
engineering industry and knowledge
on the process of polyolefin production.
Other syllabus included is techniques of
maintaining and servicing reactors.
5 participants attended including 1
from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
(SABIC) attended, 3 of Petronas Research
& Scientific Services Sdn Bhd (PRSS) and
Chiyoda Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
CEPP will be organizing the same
course at the end of the year.
IN HOUSE COURSE – MINISTRY OF RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TRADITIONAL MALAY THERAPY MANAGEMENT
participants. Classes are held with tight
CEPP once again awarded 3 in-house
courses on Traditional Malay Therapy
Management by the Ministry of Rural
and Regional Development this year. This
programme was tailor made to cater to
the rural community on the enhance-
ment of skills and knowledge of traditional
complementary therapy. The ministry has
granted full sponsorship to selected groups
for this course.
The first series was conducted on
the 26th - 29 February for 4 days with 30
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schedules ranging from basic theories to
giving them exposure regarding hands
on practical at CEPP Wellness Centre.
The added value to this course was the
Basic English Communication Language
and Basic Accounting modules. This
will prepare them to venture into the
Wellness industry such as opening up a
Traditional Wellness Centre or perhaps
get involve in Home Stay businesses to
cater the foreign visitors. CEPP hopes
with the knowledge gained, the course
could at least be a start up point for the
participants to brave themselves into the
industry.
The second series is to be held on the
21st – 24th May with another 30 participating. Final series will be conducted on
27 - 30 August 2007.
TRAININGNEWS
INSEP - NATURAL BIO PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT (6 - 23 Feb 2007) &
HERBAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (2 April - 11 May 2007)
Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI)
is an institute that caters to training
of graduates to enhance themselves
towards other skills. Therefore they have
formed the Industrial Skills Enhancement
Programme (INSEP), which is a programme to cater the industry needs back
in 2006. It involves the enrollments of
fresh graduates looking to enhance their
industrial skills and become multi-skilled
and sought after graduates.
CEPP was requested to organize a
series of in-house courses and the first
course will be on the development of
Natural Bio Product Development.
30 fresh graduates from all sorts of
background attended this 2 weeks programme taught by our Research Officers.
The programme focuses on the objective
of producing a Natural Bio product complete with original packaging designs to
be commercialized. They are exposed
to theories of bio products and taken to
formulation labs to experience hands on,
on formulating and developing it.
Another course held under the INSEP
programme was Herbal Processing
Technology with the same amount of
participating graduates.
After 2 weeks of classes, each group
is expected to have completed the
development of the said bio product
with designs and information. They are
then expected to present to a line up of
panels to be evaluated based on their
performance.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MSc in
PROCESS PLANT MANAGEMENT
GRADUATES
One Day Workshop on The Development of
Herbal and Biotechnology Industry at Dewan
Jumaah UTM City Campus, Kuala Lumpur
Much has been said about Biotechnology and CEPP have taken an approach of
incorporating it with the herbal industry.
On the 12th February 2007, a One Day
Workshop on the Development of Herbal
and Biotechnology Industry was organized
at UTM City Campus, Kuala Lumpur. The
workshop had an overwhelming turn out
of 50 people from all sorts of professional
background.
The workshop’s objective was to give
the participants the basic knowledge and
concept of Biotechnology and the Herbal
Industry. Amongst the topics covered are
Biotechnology for Wellness (Prof Dr Mohamad Roji Sarmidi), Scenario of Herbal &
Phytochemical Industry (Prof Ramlan Abd
Aziz), Introduction to Biotechnology Industry (Dr Firdausi Razali), Biotechnology and
Beauty (Assoc Prof Dr Fadzilah Adibah Abd
Majid) and lastly for the interest of those
wanting to get into entrepreneurship, we
have the Director of MTDC to speak on the
various entrepreneurship programme they
have for those interested to venture in the
being BioEntrepreneurs.
The workshop proved to be a success
as it gives the participants to get the
proper knowledge required as well as new
ideas on developing and researching new
products in the future. This proves to be
a platform also for them to interact and
network with other industry players.
CEPP hopes to hold more workshops
of the same kind through out the year in
UTM City Campus, CEPP UTM Skudai and
CEPP Enstek, Nilai.
CEPP would like to convey our heartfelt
congratulation to 8 professionals who
have successfully graduated with MSc.
in PROCESS PLANT MANAGEMENT. They
received their scrolls from Her Royal
Highness SULTANAH of JOHOR during
the recent 38th UTM Convocation that
was held on the 24th March 2007.
The successful professionals are
Rashdan Baharum, Adnan Md Zain
(Ranhill Worley Sdn Bhd), Badrulhisham
Baba (Petroliam Nasional Berhad), Zainal
Abidin Ramli, Zainal Abidin Ismail (Infineon Sdn Bhd), Jimmy Lim Wah Ching
(QUEST Engineering Integration), Azrin
Abdul Rahman (Universiti Kuala Lumpur),
Yem Mohamad (Petronas Carigali)
CEPP wishes them are very successful career with the new knowledge and
skills acquired from this programme.
Standing from left Zainal Abidin Ismail, Rashdan Baharum, Azrin Abdul Rahman, Adnan Md Zain, BadrulThe new intake for this professional
hisham Baba, Yem Mohamad, Jimmy Lim Wah Ching, Zainal Abidin Ramli (not in picture)
programme is now open for July 2007
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EXHIBITIONNEWS
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EXHIBITION (BENEX 2007)
30-31 March 2007 – CEPP has participated
in Biotechnology and Engineering Exhibition 2007 (BENEX ’07) held at Dewan
Sultan Iskandar, University Teknologi
Malaysia (UTM). The event was organized
by Bioprocess Engineering Department
of Chemical Engineering and Natural
Resources Faculty (FKKKSA), UTM. CEPP
through the concept ‘Biotechnology for
Wellness’ was promoting the wellness
lifestyle to UTM’s students. CEPP also
promotes its role as a research institution
and the range of products and services
developed and offered at this event.
The event was officiated by UTM
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), Prof. Zaini Ujang.
to CCM Chemicals staff on the wellness
concept and also promoting the services
and product lines available at CEPP. The
exhibition was also participated by Federal
Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA)
and CCM Pharmaceuticals Sdn Bhd.
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HEALTHY LIVING CAMPAIGN
3 April 2007 – CCM Chemical Sdn Bhd
organized a healthy living campaign for
their staff held at CCM Chemical Sdn Bhd,
Pasir Gudang, Johor. The activities for this
event included J-Aerobics, Health Talk “Healthy Living –Balanced Diet” and “Back
Pain”, Healthy Food Cooking Demonstration and BMI Assessment. CEPP was
invited to set up a booth for this event
and grabbed this opportunity to promote
for education purposes, recreation
and field trial for organic biofertilizer
developed by CEPP for the application
of soil, plants and environment. The
herbal garden still maintain its’ natural
environment that we need to preserve
the best way possible so it can be appreciated by our future generation.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SEMINAR:
PKNS 2007
18 April 2007 – A Seminar for Entrepreneurs organized by Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) was held
at the 15th Floor PKNS Building, Petaling
Jaya, Selangor. About 100 participants
participated in the seminar, mostly from
small medium enterprise (SMEs). The
seminar was focusing on revealing the
potential market in the natural bioproduct industry. Other participation companies for the exhibition are; Malaysian
Biotechnology Corporation (BIOTECHCORP), Johor Biotechnology and Biodiver-
sity Corporation (J-Biotech), Hijjaz Biotech
Industry Sdn Bhd, INS Enterprise, FELDA
Herbal Corporation, TPM Biotech Sdn Bhd
and a few SME companies.
CEPP was invited to that event as an
exhibitor. As a life long learning institution,
CEPP was promoting the courses offered
that could benefit the participant by enhancing their knowledge and skills. CEPP
also took the opportunity to promote its
developed products and services offered
that can be utilized by the participants to
further develop their business.
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CEPP WELCOMES 3 GUEST
PROFESSORS
DR RICHARD CROPP
Dr. Richard Cropp is
a Ph.D graduate in
Chemical Engineering
from the Polytechnic University at
Darmstadt, Germany.
During his studies, Dr. Cropp worked
with CIBA GEIGY in Worms, Germany on
Polymer and Process Analytics, as well as
on Extrusion Color Bathching for Roehm
& Hass in Worms
At CEPP, Dr Cropp will work together
with Oleochemical Strategic Business
Unit to develop high value products
from palm oil via more efficient and innovative processes.
Expertise : Process Development in Oil
and Fat Industry (Biodiesel and other
high value added products)
DR. B.Y. YOENG
Dr. B. Y. Yoeng was graduated in B.Sc
(Hons.) in Chemistry and M.Sc from Dublin University, Republic
of Ireland. He received
his Chinese Medicine
Degree from Beijing
Chinese Medicine
College, P.R. China. He
has a vast experience in both academic
and industrial sector. He had won several
awards locally and internationally. With
his invention of Compact Wastewater
Treatment System, he won the First
Prize at Malaysian Invention and Design
Competition (MINDEX).
Dr. B.Y. Yoeng is the founder of Infobiotech Inc, a company that specialize in
providing services and producing herbal,
nutraceutical, and cosmetic products
that focus on formulation of phytochemical and naturally derived ingredients. He
is also appointed as adjunct professor at
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia since 2004.
Expertise : Herbal Medicine, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals Formulations
DR KATYA CHOBOTOVA
Dr. Katya Chobotova was graduated
from Wolfson College,
University of Oxford.
Expertise: Protein Expression, Purification
and Analysis, Mamalian Cell Culture.
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fact that the fear of Allah is to seek to prevent Allah’s punishment by carrying out
Allah’s commands and abstaining from
His prohibitions. Consequently, a Muslim
needs to have knowledge of these
matters in order to fear Allah properly.
An ignorant Muslim may have a sense of
fear, but he will not be able to fully carry
out what that fear requires of him.
3) Follow up a bad deed with a good deed
The Prophet (peace be upon him) tells us
that the performing a good deed wipes
away the sin incurred from perpetrating an evil one. Scholars have disagreed
whether the “good deed” being referred
to here refers specifically to the context
of repentance or whether it is general for
all good works.
The strongest view is that all good deeds
can wipe away evil deeds. Allah says:
“And establish prayer at the two ends of
the day and at the approach of the night.
Indeed, good works do away with evil
deeds. That is a reminder for those who
take heed.” [ Sûrah Hûd : 114]
CEPP has been awarded a
RM323,000 research grant by
Yayasan Felda
The grant is for a project entitled Near Infra-red Spectroscopy for
the Non-destructive Analysis of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali)
“
Qala
Rasulullah
Qala Rasulullah S.A.W
“Fear Allah Wherever You Are”
Abû Dharr al-Ghifârî and Mu`âdh b, Jabal
relate that the Prophet (peace be upon
him) said: “Fear Allah wherever you
are. Follow up a bad deed with a good
deed and it will blot it out. And deal
with people in a good manner.” [ Sunan
al-Tirmidhî ]
The importance of this hadith:
Ibn Rajab says: “This is powerful advice,
bringing together the rights of Allah and
the rights of His servants.”
identify and quantify the active ingredients. The project will commence on Oct 1,
2006 and will last for 36 months.
The project will be carried out at CEPP@
enstek, which is CEPP’s satellite laboratory
in Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan. The
project will be conducted in collaboration
with Felda Biotechnology Center, which is
located in TechPark@enstek. Dr. Azila Abd.
Aziz heads the project and Dr. Sharifah
Shahrul Rabiah Syed Alwee is the collaborator from Felda Biotechnology Center.
Implication of Hadith
1) The Fear of Allah
The Arabic word for the “fear of Allah”
is taqwâ . It comes from the root word
meaning “to protect from something, to
prevent”. Indeed, a person exhibits the
fear of Allah by seeking to prevent Allah’s
punishment by carrying out what Allah
has commanded of him and abstaining
from what Allah has prohibited him.
2) The relationship between knowledge
and the fear of Allah
There are two ways in which knowledge
and the fear of Allah are related. The first is
that true fear of Allah comes about as the
result of having proper knowledge of Allah
and His perfect attributes.
The second way that the fear of Allah
and knowledge are related stems from the
4) And deal with people in a good
manner . Allah tells us repeatedly in the
Qur’ân to observe good manners in our
dealings with others. He says: “Keep to
forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin
kindness, and turn away from those who
are ignorant.” [ Sûrah al-A`râf : 199]
The Prophet (peace be upon him)
emphasized how good manners are of
paramount importance in Islam when
he said: “I was sent only to perfect good
manners.” [ Musnad Ahmad (8952)]
Indeed, he tells us that good manners are
part of faith. He said: “The believers with
the most complete faith are those who
have the best manners.” [ Sunan al-Tirmidhî (1162) and Sunan Abî Dâwûd (4682)]
“
The Prophet (peace
be upon him) tells us
that the performing
a good deed wipes
away the sin incurred
from perpetrating an
evil one
“
CEPP has been awarded a RM323,000
research grant by Yayasan Felda. The
grant is for a project entitled Near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Non-destructive Analysis of Eurycoma longifolia
(Tongkat Ali). To put it briefly, through
this project the harvest time of Tongkat
Ali can be identified. The identification of the harvest time is based on the
concentration of its active ingredients
relative to its age and soil type. NIR, a
non-destructive secondary method that
is fast and reagentless, will be used to
Summary from: http://www.islamtoday.com/showme2.
cfm?cat_id=31&sub_cat_id=710
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DARI MEJACEPP
Lawatan
Sukan Persahabatan di
Bandar Penawar, Kota
Tinggi, Johor
Pengurus Pemasaran, Encik Jaffrey bersalaman dan bertukar cenderahati dengan Ketua Pengurus Toko Tenaga sebelum perlawanan bola
sepak 3 penjuru berlangsung
CEPP telah mengadakan perlawanan persahabatan tiga penjuru antara CEPP, Toko
Tenaga dan TNB Bandar Penawar di Stadium Bandar Penawar pada 24 Februari
2007. Antara pertandingan yg diadakan
ialah bola sepak, bola jaring, badminton
dan sukaneka untuk kanak-kanak.
Staf Baru Loji Pandu Kejuruteraan Kimia
Muhammad Izzat Bin Sedzali (PAP)
Kontrak Selama 2 Tahun Dari 1-03-2007 - 28-02-2009
Normala Binti Amat (Penolong Akauntan Kanan)
Dipindahkan Dan Naik Pangkat Dari Pejabat Bendahari Pada 27-03-2007 Menggantikan Encik Mohamad Nizamuddin
Mohd Arif Bin Muhammad (Juruteknik)
Dilantik Tetap Dan Melapor Diri Pada 16-04-2007
Staf CEPP berkursus/seminar/bentang kertas kerja di luar UTM
Nama Staf
Tajuk
Status
Tarikh/Tempat
Rosnani Hisam dan Zarani Mat Taher
Cosmetic product safety & efficacy
evaluavation and post marketing
surveillance
peserta
23 – 24 Januari 07
Sheraton Subang
Jaffrey Samsul Bahrin @ Mohd Faizal
bin Mohamad
4th Asia Pacific Natural Products &
Conference (NATPRO 07)
peserta
29 – 30 Mac 2007
PWTC. KL
Norman Shah bin Md Nor
Bengkel Sistem Maklumat
Pemasaran
peserta
Hotel Selesa, Johor Bahru
11-14 Mac 2007
Kasumabahri Masjuriah
Pembentukan Usahawan-Cabaran
Pemasaran Bumiputera
Peserta
26-29 April 2007Genting View Resort
Chua Lee Suan dan Nor Azwani
bt Zainol
Leading The Analytical Science
Seminar
peserta
25 April 2007 – Regency
Hotel, JB
Anas bin Maulud Ishak
Kemahiran Interpersonal
peserta
Hilton Hotel, Petaling
Jaya
26-27 April 07
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13 Januari 2007 – Lawatan dari 40 orang belia Bridget Perdana Kuala Lumpur - bermula
dari jam 10.00 pagi.
17 Januari 2007 – Mesyuarat di bilik Dahlia
dan lawatan daripada pegawai Kementerian
Pertanian Malaysia, cawangan Johor dari jam
10.00 pagi hingga 2.00 petang.
11 Januari 2007 – Jam 2 petang Dr Timothy
Ryder dari Malaysia Bioteknology Corp. Sdn.
Bhd. membuat lawatan dan berbincang
dengan pegawai CEPP.
12 Januari 2007 – Delegasi Jabatan Perdana
Menteri di ketuai oleh YB Dato’ Nasir bin Safar
(Peg. Khas TPM)
23 Januari 2007 – 144 murid dan 8 pensyarah dari Kolej Matrikulasi Negeri Sembilan
melawat CEPP jam 9.30 pagi.
3 Februari 2007 – Lawatan dari 40 pelajar
Universiti Malaya
7 Februari 2007 – Jam 3.00 pelajar dari
KUKUM membuat lawatan
23 Februari 2007 – Prof Chiken Kinoshita
dan Prof Kumo Igusa dari JMUC melawat dan
berbincang dengan Pengarah
5 Mac 2007 – Lawatan dari TNC-TNC IPTA
Malaysia pada jam 3.00 petang, Prof Roji
memberi taklimat dan seterusnya di bawa
melawat ke makmal CEPP.
7 Mac 2007 – Deligasi dari Biro Kementerian
Kesihatan Malaysia membuat lawatan dari
jam 9.00 pagi hingga 5.00 petang
10 Mac 2007 – Pelajar dari FKKKSA melawat
CEPP pada jam 5.00 petang
24 Mac 2007 – Rombongan pelabur dari
Jepun dan Cina bersama Jbiotech Sdn Bhd
membuat lawatan
13 Mac 2007 - 5 staf dari UIAM melawat
pada jam 2.00 petang
15 Mac 2007 – 11.30 pagi pensyarah dari
UPM melawat CEPP yang di pandu oleh Dr.
Mohamad Roji
28 Mac 2007 – 30 pelajar dari Universiti
Harvard (Asia) melawat CEPP
31 Mac 2007 – Universiti Malaysia Pahang
datang ke CEPP
12 April 2007 – Pegawai dari Jabatan Pertanian Johor melawat dan bermesyuarat .
16 April 2007 – Pelajar dan guru dari SMK
Munsyi Abdullah melawat CEPP dan di bawa
oleh Puan Yati dan Cik Hartini
20 April 2007 – Dekan Pusat Siswazah seluruh IPTA melawat CEPP pada jam 2.45 petang
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ARTICLES Research & Development
Medium-chain
fa(mcfa) in
coconut oil
Article by Mariani Abdul Hamid
C
oconut oil is recognized as
health oil in Ayurvedic medicine
almost 4000 years ago. The
medium chain fatty acids and
monoglycerides found primarily in this
tropical oil, and the most active species
is monolaurin (Kabara, 1994). Coconut oil
benefits results from its content of medium-chain fats. The oil is also valued for
its antimicrobial properties (Kabara, 2000)
Cocos nucifera oil, a scientific
name for coconut oil, comes from a tree of
the palm family, widely distributed in tropical regions. The natural fat from coconut
oil in diet leads to normalization of body
lipid, protects liver against alcohol damage
and improve the immune system’s antiinflammatory response (Kabara, 1998). Coconut oil is rich in short and medium chain
fatty acids (MCFA). The medium chain
fats in coconut oil are similar to the fats in
mothers’ milk. Given an ample supply of
food containing medium-chain fatty acids,
a nursing mother will produce a milk rich
in these health-promoting nutrients (Enig,
1996). Therefore, coconut oil or some
derivative of it is used in clinical formulas
to feed the very young, the critically ill,
and those who have digestive problems
(Enig, 1996). Shorter chain length also
allows fatty acids to be metabolized and
it becomes a preferred source for energy
(Creamer and Macgibbon, 1996).
The popular press had lead people
to believe that all saturated fats are
unhealthy. Little attention was focused
on the fact that saturated fatty acids are
not a single family of fats but comprise of
three subgroup; short (C2-C6), medium
(C8-C12) and long (C14-C24) chain fatty
acids (Enig, 1996). The medium fatty chain
fats are found exclusively in Lauric Oils
(Hierholzer, Kabara, 1982). The melting
point of coconut oil is 24-27° C (75-81°
F) and hydrogenation is not needed to
inhibit rancidity because of its stability
and functionality making coconut oil an
extremely good candidate for use in food
products (Ohler, 1984).
Medium-chain fatty acids have eight to
twelve carbon atoms and are found mostly
in butterfat and tropical oils. Like the shortchain fatty acids, these fats have antimicrobial properties, are absorbed directly for
quick energy and contribute to the health
of the immune system.
It is known for quite some time that the
health promoting and weight loss associated with coconut oil is related to the
length of the fatty acid chains contained
in the coconut oil. Coconut oil contains
what is called medium chain fatty acids, or
medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) such
as lauric (C-12), caprylic (C-10) and myristic
(C-14) acids (Kabara, 1998). These medium
chain fatty acids are different from the
common longer chain fatty acids found in
other plant-based oils. Most vegetable oils
are composed of longer chain fatty acids,
or triglycerides (LCTs). LCTs are typically
stored in the body as fat, while MCTs are
preferably metabolise for energy (Brian and
Marianita, 2005).
Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) are
solubilized in the aqueous phase of the
intestinal contents, where they are absorbed, bound to albumin and transported
directly to the liver via the portal vein.
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) have
been shown to be easier to digest and
are absorbed and oxidized faster than
long-chain triglycerides (LCT) fats. MCFA
are transported directly to the liver and
enter the mitochondria without the benefit
of carnitine (Carandang, 1998). Compared
to long-chain fats, MCT’s are deposited
less into adipose tissue, decrease protein
catabolism in hyper-catabolic states, raise
thyroid function and do not form esters
with cholesterol (Kabara, 1998).
Monolaurin has found its use in cosmetic,
pharmaceuticals, in clinical medicine, in
dietary supplement as an antibiotic and an
antiviral agent (Kabara, 1998).
Mrs. Mariani Abdul Hamid graduated from
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai Johor in B.
Eng. Chemical Engineering and M. Eng. Chemical
Engineering. She is currently a research officer and
actively doing research in CEPP. She is also the Head
of Fat and Oil Strategic Business Unit, the unit that
is responsible in the development and commercialization of product based on palm oil and coconut
oil. During her master, she was doing research on
the effect of feed formulation on the solubility and
dispersibility of coconut based non dairy creamer
which used the coconut oil that contain MCT as the
main ingredient in the formulation.
Mariani Binti Abdul Hamid
Research Officer
Oleochemical Strategic Bussiness Unit
Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Contact | Email : mariani@cepp.utm.my
Phone : +607-5531648
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SPECIALREVIEW
CEPP’s Herbal Manufacturing
Plant with GMP Status
The first ever CEPP’s herbal manufacturing plant with GMP status is now
progressing well with the job progress
of 50%. It is scheduled to be completed
and running in September 2007. This
plant is meant for the production scale
of herbal and phytochemical extracts
with the quality according to the standard approved by the Ministry of Health.
This plant will definitely accommodate
the current overcapacity processing output and can assist many entrepreneurs
needing assistance in processing raw
materials. This facility will also be shown
to visitors who would like to have a better overview on herbal and phytochemical processing through special design
walkway for visitors. Among facilities
available are spray dryer, extraction vessel, centrifuge cloth filter and evaporator.
CEPP’s Herbal
Manufacturing Plant
with GMP Status
New Image of CEPP KL Office
CEPP has managed to setup its’ newly
upgraded facilities and infrastructure
ulitizing the Rumah Semarak as its’ new
based office for operation. The new
upgraded facilities consists of 2 seminar
room, 1 meeting room, 1 function room,
office area, kitchen, prayer room and
complete therapy room that can accommodate 16 participants at one time
with 8 beds and accessories. It will also
provide therapy services to the public
under the management of CEPP Wellness Centre. Among other activities that
will be conducted are our postgraduate
programmes, short courses and also as
a business meeting centre for CEPP’s
products for commercialization.
10 PHYTO EDGE / JANUARY - APRIL 2007 / www.cepp.utm.my
FROMRESOURCE CENTRE
Six Sigma for Growth: Driving Profitable Top-Line Results
By Edward Abramowich
Six Sigma has had a substantial impact on
the way many businesses are run today.
Over the years, Six Sigma has become
common place in a variety of industries
both operational and service oriented
in nature. This has been in response to
the intensely competitive environment
that most businesses today operate in.
This book provides a framework on how
companies can apply Six Sigma methodologies to where it can make the biggest
difference, to drive growth. The approach
outlined enables companies to focus
their Six Sigma initiatives on growth by
expanding its scope from continuous
improvement to one of continuous innovation. It applies the structured Six Sigma
methodology to understanding customers and their problems in depth, so that
companies can continuously work to offer product and services that customer’s
value. It is aimed at helping companies
with existing Six Sigma initiatives to focus
them towards growth as well as to help
non-Six Sigma companies enhance their
Sales and Marketing efforts by giving
them the Six Sigma tool set.
Part
Book Review
Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation, 2nd Edition
by Warren D. Seider, J. D. Seader & Daniel
R. Lewin
One of the most important objective
in this text describes the strategies and
approaches for the design of chemical
processes. It covers economic (optimization) and environmental issues. The latest
design strategies are described, most of
which have been improved significantly
with the advent of computers, mathematical programming methods, and artificial
intelligence. Various methods are utilized
to perform the extensive calculations
and provide graphical results that are
visualized easily, including the usage of
computer programs for simulation and
design optimization
fast fact
The Word “Salary” Comes From
“Salt!”
Salt, our oldest preservative, was extremely rare in the past. So rare, in fact,
that it was often used as pay. Imagine...
earning a couple of tablespoons of salt
for a hard-days work. Today, salt is so
common that restaurants give it away
for free, and packaged food contains
so much that it’s far too easy to eat too
much salt (salt is also known as “sodium”).
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