Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine

The enzyme from Aspergillus versicolor A6 under solid state fermentation using agricultural waste as substrates were successfully produced by our group. Laboratory scale enzymatic retting for white pepper production was conducted using crude pectinase enzyme preparation found that decortications of...

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Main Authors: M.F, Ashari, M.D, Ibrahim, A., Husaini, A, Zulkharnain
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Published: Trans Tech Publication 2014
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2974/
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author M.F, Ashari
M.D, Ibrahim
A., Husaini
A, Zulkharnain
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description The enzyme from Aspergillus versicolor A6 under solid state fermentation using agricultural waste as substrates were successfully produced by our group. Laboratory scale enzymatic retting for white pepper production was conducted using crude pectinase enzyme preparation found that decortications of green matured pepper berries were achieved after five days which is comparable to other commercial enzymes. Microbial specification and quality analyses found that retted berries meet the standards set by the International Pepper Community. This study presents a design and development of a machine which integrated mechanical and enzymatic solutions in the decortications of pepper pericarp to improve efficiency the production of white pepper berries as compared to conventional water retting method.
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spelling unimas-29742015-03-11T03:50:02Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2974/ Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine M.F, Ashari M.D, Ibrahim A., Husaini A, Zulkharnain TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The enzyme from Aspergillus versicolor A6 under solid state fermentation using agricultural waste as substrates were successfully produced by our group. Laboratory scale enzymatic retting for white pepper production was conducted using crude pectinase enzyme preparation found that decortications of green matured pepper berries were achieved after five days which is comparable to other commercial enzymes. Microbial specification and quality analyses found that retted berries meet the standards set by the International Pepper Community. This study presents a design and development of a machine which integrated mechanical and enzymatic solutions in the decortications of pepper pericarp to improve efficiency the production of white pepper berries as compared to conventional water retting method. Trans Tech Publication 2014 Article NonPeerReviewed M.F, Ashari and M.D, Ibrahim and A., Husaini and A, Zulkharnain (2014) Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine. Key Engineering Materials, 574. pp. 304-307.
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
M.F, Ashari
M.D, Ibrahim
A., Husaini
A, Zulkharnain
Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine
title Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine
title_full Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine
title_fullStr Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine
title_full_unstemmed Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine
title_short Accelerated Production of White Pepper Using Integrated Mechanical and Enzymatic Solutions in an Automated Machine
title_sort accelerated production of white pepper using integrated mechanical and enzymatic solutions in an automated machine
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2974/