Dr. Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar
Muhammad Najib Ikmal Mohd Sabri
Kavita Pusphanathan
Mohamad Farhan Mohamad Sobri
Nur Atiqah Abdul Rasik
Muhammad Lutfan Aiman Zamri
Based on the statistic, Malaysian consume about 1.8 million chickens and each chicken averagely produced around 3.5 kg/month of chicken manure (CM). According to Malaysian Veterinary Council (2019), the broiler growth in around 30-42 days before being marketed, with average sales weight is around 2.3 kg. During this period, a broiler produced around 3.5 kg of manure. Roughly, a broiler produced around 42 kg of manure annually. The chicken farmer still lacks a waste recovery system for energy and treatment. Chicken farms have a frequent practice of just passing chicken manure to the garden for fertiliser purposes without further improving the chicken manure to be a better biofertilizer. This has resulted in the wastage of highly potential energy and chances to have high yield crops. The Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology uses electrogenic bacteria (EB) to further simplify CM and be a high quality biofertiliser (2 folds increment of leaves number) at the same time generate the electricity (2.4 W/m2). Our EB enhances stress tolerance in their plant hosts by inducing the expression of stress-response genes, phytohormones, and stress-related metabolites. The activity of EB in the rhizosphere, its role as a root colonizer, its biocontrol potential, the associated mechanisms of biocontrol and the ability of EB to increase crop productivity.
Problem Statement
Novelty and Inventiveness
Applicability and Benefits
Research Achievement
- Technology Development Fund (TED1) Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) from April 2022 – Mac 2024 (RM328,370.00).
- Prototype Research Grant Scheme (PRGS) from Sept 2020 – August 2022 (RM171,000).
- Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) from Sept 2019 – May 2022 (RM139,464).
- Short-Term Grant (STG) from Sept 2019 – June 2022 (RM43,288.40).
- Product Innovation & Development (PID) from Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 (RM25,000.00).
- APEX Young Scholar (AYS) from April 2022 – Mac 2024 (RM250,000.00).
Commercialization Potential And Industrial Partner
- Al-Ansar Integrated Farm (Chicken Farm).
- Indah Water Konsortium (National Waste Concession).
- E-Idaman Sdn Bhd (Northern Region Solid Waste Concession).
Intellectual Property Status
- 2 patents filed.
- 2 Copyrights.
Status of Invention
Technology Readiness Level 5.
Impact of Innovation
- FARM INDUSTRY: Alternative renewable energy for electricity and waste treatment, opportunity for industries to generate their own electricity supply and additional of biofertilizer.
- ECONOMIC: Alternative cheap renewable energy from wastes instead of non-renewable energy and biofertilizer.
- SOCIETY: A cheaper renewable energy which is green and clean. By recycling poultry dropping, pollution due to its disposal can be reduced and provide free-pollution to the environment.
- STEM EDUCATION: The overall flow and processes of the technology will be translated into a module and aims to be embedded into KSSM curriculum under the theme of Green Technology.
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Reduce utilization of non-renewable resource (gas/fossil fuels) for electricity and reduce pollution potential.
- Recycling of wastes + Generation of electricity → Sustainable development.
