Prakash Bhuyar

Maejo University | Maecho University · International College (MJU-IC)

The present investigation aimed to determine the effectiveness of bioactive components extracted from Hom herbs (Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze) using the solvent-free microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) method. The obtained bioactive components were analyzed for total phenolic content (TPC) and active ingredient content. The Hom extracts were e...

Volvariella volvacea is one of the world-famous edible mushroom varieties cultivated in lignocellulosic agricultural waste as a growth media. The present study aimed to investigate the growth and characteristics of V. volvacea and analyze the difference between the V. volvacea production yield using pineapple leaves medium compared to the oil palm...

To a great extent reversing the effects of climate change is almost unfeasible. The impact has grown to a near-final stage. The results certainly cost a lot to human beings. Humans undoubtedly initiated the current deteriorating state through their activities to achieve the so-called 'development'. On the other hand, the deterioration effects have...

Garlic is a rich source of phenolic compounds having a proven positive effect on human health. The objective of this study was to analyze garlic from different origins and evaluate the influence of organic and conventional agronomic practices on concentrations of phenolic compounds and their potential health benefit of soft- and hard-neck garlic cu...

Due to the high oil content, rubber seed oil (RSO) has the potential to be used as a raw material in biodiesel manufacturing. The present study was aimed at oil extraction on rubber seed composed of 47–51% kernel by seed weight. The effects of extraction time (0.75–120 h), particle size (0.14 ± 0.047 µm, 0.35 ± 0.003 µm, and 0.68 ± 0.1 µm), dryness...

As natural repositories of a broad spectrum of bioactive compounds ranging from pigments and enzymes to unique fatty acids and proteins, microalgae have attracted growing interest for their potential to produce bio-functional proteins. This comprehensive study examines the autotrophic cultivation of freshwater microalgae, focusing on protein produc...

Palm oil mill effluent is a type of wastewater which contains a high concentration of organic nitrogen, phosphorus, and different supplement substances. These substances support and enhance the growth of microalgae. Cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis is a blue-green microalga with two phycobiliproteins as its primary constituents. Phycocyanin is a n...

Citrus greening disease (CGD), or Huanglongbing (HLB), is principal in Citrus farming because of its severe damage, decreased yield, poor quality of fruit, and frequent disappearance before harvest. Present research blended silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) colloid with chitooligomers and monomers (COAMs) to create the composites referred to as a “hybri...

The present review article provides an efficient cluster of data related to diversity in applying nanoparticles explicitly in the arena of biomedicine. The researchers extensively employ the plant-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles, as then precedent method executes a comparatively improved eco-friendly nature than chemical-mediated synthesis...

The current study examined fungal diversity in manufactured and natural agarwood samples perceived from A. malecensis trees in a plantation and the East Malaysia rainforest. Isolated fungi were also subjected to molecular analysis. The fungal community composition of healthy and damaged tree samples from both plantation and the wild forest was iden...

Packing supplies and storage requirements significantly influence the value and stability of phenolic compounds in stored-dried garlic. This experiment aimed to evaluate and assess the performance of packing materials at various temperatures and storage times. Concentrations of allicin and primary phenolic acids packed in dried garlic low-density p...

The global requirement for food enhances the synthetic fertilizers utilization, mostly for the nitrogen (N) supply in the soil, the most limiting nutrient for plant growth. The key principle of fertilizer is to intensify the plant’s growth and productivity. The soil gets polluted because of the burst discharge of chemical fertilizer and as a result...

The uncertainties of the environment and the emission levels of nonrenewable resources have compelled humanity to develop sustainable energy savers and sustainable materials. One of the most abundant and versatile bio-based structural materials is wood. Wood has several promising advantages, including high toughness, low thermal conductivity, low d...

Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) oil is one of the essential bioactive materials in the scent/ perfume industry for the middle east and gulf countries. The built-in functionality and availability of bioactive components of oil make agarwood more precious. In this study, the physically induced infected agarwood tree chops were extracted by microwave...

In plant development, flowering is the most widely studied process. Floral forms show large diversity in different species due to simple variations in basic architecture. To determine the floral gene expression during the past decade, MADS-box genes have identified as key regulators in both reproductive and vegetative plant development. Traditional...

The Niamhom (Strobilanthes nivea Craib) plant was cultivated using a modern greenhouse with an automatic irrigation system controlled by the Internet of Things (IoT). The present study investigates the effects of fertilizers, including chemicals, cow manure fertilizer, and bio-fermented water with shading influences of 50 and 70% on plant growth an...

Malaysia is one of the second largest world palm oil exporters; correspondingly, the massive production of palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a significant concern. The present investigation aimed to isolate and characterize the potential microalgae and maximize the growth and biomass productivity of Chlorella sp. using POME. Chlorella vulgaris was c...

In the present study, green synthesis of silver-nanoparticle (AgNPs) is demonstrated using plant extract of Vitex negundo. Plant extract through six different solvents, including petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform, acetone, methanol, and water, was prepared and further investigated for its antimicrobial and antifungal activities using different b...

Present investigation studies the effect of convective hot-air drying on the contents of allicin content and phenolic compounds, antioxidant activities, α-amylase and α-glucosidase-inhibiting properties of garlic (Allium sativum L.). Thin garlic samples were chopped in single-layer dried in a high precision, ICT-controlled lab dryer at 50-80 °C, wi...

The present investigation aimed to enhance the production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). The volatile fatty acid (VFA) was obtained from food industry wastewater using a high-yield VFA extraction system. The experimentation was conducted in two stages: continuous production of VFA and batch production of PHB. During the VFA production, the optimal V...

Aquilaria malaccensis is a tropical tree that produces expensive resinous heartwood agarwood through the natural process induced by natural or artificial injury or microbial infection. Fungi are commonly noticed as the main microbial component responsible for agarwood formation. The current review investigated the agarwood quality and fungi diversi...

The present investigation focuses on creating substantial fermentable sugars from tubers obtained from the northern region of Thailand to advance bioethanol production. The generation of bioethanol from tubers was assessed to chemical and biological pretreatment advancements. The enzymatic pretreatment can significantly improve biomass scarificatio...

Much research on the shallot phytochemical is currently employed in various disciplines, such as medical reasons. Shallot (Allium ascalonicum) is a plant species belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a native plant grown in the North and Northeast region of Thailand. The present study aimed to determine the extracts' yield and antioxidant p...

Gentiana kurroo Royle is an endangered bitter medicinal plant of the Indian subcontinent. This medicinal plant mainly grows in Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and North-west Himalayas. The medicinal plant's root and rhizome are frequently used by native people for various local remedies. This species has become critically endangered due to its endemic n...

Anaerobic digestion is recognized as an attractive option for the effective management and treatment of lignocellulosic biomass as well as waste recovery of resources for bioethanol production. Long enough testing has been done on bioethanol production using lignocellulosic biomass. This helps to reduce stress and global energy problems. Global wid...

Machining dynamics plays an essential role in machine tools (MTs) and machining operations, directly impacting the material removal rate, surface quality, and dimensional accuracy. With the increasing use of numerical control (NC) MTs and increasing automation of production, machining inaccuracy due to thermal deformation has become a significant i...

This study aims to produce a significant quantity of fermentable sugars from tubers sourced from northern Thailand to boost bioethanol production. Bioethanol production from Amorphophallus spp. tubers was compared using biological and chemical approaches. The tubers were sliced into small pieces (1–2 cm), dried in a solar oven, and powdered before...

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a commercial technology for bioenergy technology, which is a naturally occurring process of various microbial actions that break down organic waste materials and produce energy as biogas. Nevertheless, AD efficiency can be reduced due to substrate loading, ammonia inhibition, low methane yield, and impure feedstock. The...

Worldwide ethanol consumption is steadily expanding due to fast population expansion and industrialization. The synthesis of ethanol from dried elephant ear plants, as weedy lignocellulosic biomass, was investigated in this study. The effects of a combination of steam explosions at various intervals (0, 15, and 30 min) and CaO obtained from fly ash...

Bioethanol is considered one of the most promising next-generation automotive fuels, as it is carbon neutral and can be produced from renewable resources, like lignocellulosic materials. The present research investigation aimed to utilize the elephant ear plant, a hazardous plant (weed) also considered an invasive species, as a font of non-edible l...

Aquilaria malaccensis, the resinous agarwood, is highly valued in the perfumery and medicinal industry. The formation of fragrant agarwood resin inconsistently by various fungi is still not clearly understood. The current study investigated the agarwood quality and fungal diversity in artificially inoculated and naturally infected A. malaccensis. T...

Escalating necessity over exhausting fossil fuels needs an alternative source of energy. In this investigation, a packed-filter bioreactor was employed to generate hydrogen using sulfite wastewater as a substrate. The seed sludge was obtained from the sewage treatment plant. The results discovered that the substrate concentration was 10 g total sug...

Biofuels have been regaining popularity due to the increasing price of non-renewable fuels and the higher carbon dioxide emissions. Biofuels are manufactured from plant products and are mainly composed of lignocellulose and starch materials. This investigation aims to produce increased fermentable sugars for enhanced bioethanol production from tube...

The synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) using mixed microbial cultures (MMC) has been studied in three stages: a sequencing batch reactor, a PHA accumulation reactor, and a pyruvate effect. Tainan pig farm, Chiayi pig farm, and Feng Chia University’s sludge were the three seed sludges tested. Two distinct substrates are used, such as effluent...

The mushroom cultivation industry in Malaysia is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors due to its high return value and low production cost. With the Malaysian government forecasting an RM300 million worth of mushroom exporting by 2020, demand for high-quality mushrooms would rise. Commercially grown mushrooms in Malaysia include Pleurotu...

The marine microalgae Nannochloropsis sp. was grown in a different stress factor to produce maximum biomass and lipid production. The experimental stress factors were light, salinity and pH. The result showed that the maximum growth rate of Nannochloropsis sp. was observed best in photoautotrophic, the salinity of 30 ppt and pH of 8 at 25 ºC ± 1. U...

Malaysia is one of the world’s largest palm oil producers and exporters, which generates several million tons of palm oil mill effluent (POME). POME is discharged into the water sources and considered as a major environmental pollutants in Malaysia. Alternatively, POME also contains some nutrients and several minerals, thereby POME could prove as a...

Biogas production can be appreciated as an energy source for humankind, and its role in world biomaterial turnover with billions of tons of methane produced annually by microorganisms. Several nanoparticles (NPs) are used for microbes-to-microbes communication in enzymatic reactions for waste conversion into bioenergy. In the anaerobic digestion (A...

Malaysia is one of the top eight countries that has a drawback of mismanaged plastic waste. This study intended to investigate polymer degradation using the biological technique with the help of microalgae to minimise the time required for biodegradation. This research article aims to identify the collected sample with the most suitable microalgae...

Present research investigation aimed to explore the pineapple and jackfruit by‐products, the core and the seed, respectively, as a meat tenderizer. The effects of beef samples treated with bromelain and A. heterophyllus protease in four different concentrations (0, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%) and combination (4% bromelain and 4% A. heterophyllus protease) w...

Biodiesel is considered as one of the most sustainable alternative form of bioenergy to overcome and compensate the detrimental effect of fossil fuel. Blending of biodiesel into diesel fuel at specific fractions has been mandated in various countries. In this regard, the present study is intended to observe an appropriate proportion of blending of...

This present research was aimed to contribute fundamental knowledge about genetic diversity in wild Muntingia calabura. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD); a method that has been widely used to study genetic relationships in fruit crops. In this research investigation, eight accessions were collected, four accessions from Bangkok, Thailand and...

Bioethanol production from non-crop-based lignocellulosic material is gaining popularity across the world. Lignocellulosic materials are the most abundant renewable organic resources on the planet (200 billion tons per year) and can be converted to ethanol. Aquatic weeds have a rapid rate of reproduction and are high in cellulose and hemicellulose...

In this present investigation, a packed-filter bioreactor was employed to produce hydrogen utilizing an expired soft drink as a substrate. The effects of feeding substrate concentrations ranging from 19.51, 10.19, 5.34, 3.48, to 2.51 g total sugar/L were examined, and the position of the packed filter installed in the bioreactor at dimensionless he...

The use of alternative biomass sources that are not competitive with food production is intended for sustainable management in biogas production through anaerobic digestion. This study investigates the Napier grass and cattle slurry-based biogas production application that could be applied more cost-effectively more sustainable production biogas. T...

Biodiesel is one of the biofuel alternatives obtained from vegetable oils and animal fats, currently being used globally to lessen environmental pollutions. In this research investigation, waste banana peels impregnated with calcium oxide (CaO) were utilized as a catalyst in the transesterification reaction of soybean oil with methanol. The waste o...

Waste or low-cost feedstock utilization for preparing renewable energy is a noble effort towards a greener environment. In this work, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), which is usually transacted at a concession rate versus crude palm oil, is esteri-fied to methyl esters. Conventional catalysts are not feasible in the process since PFAD consists o...

Macroalgae are considered to be one of the rich lignocellulosic biomass materials. Aquatic biomass has gained more attention to biofuels generation in recent years due to its renewable, abundant, and environmentally friendly aspects. Macroalgae are photosynthetic organisms that are found in both marine and freshwater environments. These are conside...

Depleting fossil fuels target plant weeds which have the potential to be converted into efficient biofuels. In this study, mimosa seeds were utilized as a substrate for bioethanol production. This investigation was divided into three parts: breaking dor-mancy of seeds, mimosa seeds germination, and bioethanol production from mimosa seeds. Seed dorm...

The wastewater concentration is commonly acceptable for macroalgae growth; this process consumes water and is applicable for bioremediation. This study evaluated biodiesel's potential production from freshwater macroalga, Nitella sp., using batch experiment. Algae were collected from wastewater saturated from irrigation canals. Water quality and al...

The large number of wastewaters are generated because of the various production processes. Vegetable and fish processing can be considered an important industry for wastewater generation. The essential method for completing this waste is to digest the organic matter using anaerobic digestion followed by aerobic wastewater treatment processes; howev...

This investigation was aimed to explore antibacterial and antioxidant compounds in Durio zibethinus (Durian) peel/seed extracts and their effectiveness in preventing meat decay. The antioxidant compound from D. zibethinus peel/seed extracts is determined using total phenolic content (TPC) and total phenolic content (TFC). The antibacterial ability...

Present work proposes on the synthesis of nano calcium oxide derived from waste cockle shell (Anadara granosa) and applied as heterogenous catalyst in biodiesel production via transesterification reaction under reaction parameter 15:1 methanol to oil ratio, 5 wt.% catalyst and 3 hour reation time and constant temperature at 65 ± 2 °C. The waste coc...

Biodiesel, an environmentally friendly biomass-based fuel, is gaining popularity globally as a cost-effective way to meet rising fuel demand. However, the high cost of raw materials and catalysts continues to drive up biodiesel production. An alternative feedstock with a heterogeneously catalyzed reaction could be the most cost-effective way to sta...

Keratin is a major structural protein with high sulphur content. It is predominantly found in chicken feathers, wool, hair, hoof, and nails. Over the years, the accumulation of keratin waste has become an uncontrollable entity throughout the world. Environmental aspects may reduce the load of waste generation by waste process engineering. Such stud...

Sterile and fresh tissues of three marine macroalgae red, green and brown ( Kappaphycus alvarezii, Kappaphycus striatus and Padina gymnospora ) collected from Malaysia east costal seas were compared for the antioxidants and polysaccharide composition of sugars as well as the active components. Results obtained showed that polysaccharides isolated f...

The development of the anaerobic digestion (AD) process and its mild operating conditions of complex organic carbon distinguish it from conventional energy technologies and make it highly desirable to meet a sustainable green energy technology. Although, the effectiveness of this AD method is often constructed by few issues such as surface heteroge...