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PISOPTERA® : NOVEL GREEN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION FOR ELIMINATING SUBTERANEAN TERMITE
PROJECT LEADER : ABDUL SYUKOR BIN ABD RAZAK TEL : 016-9211143/09-5402931 SURYATI BT SULAIMAN Email : [email protected] [email protected] FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING & EARTH RESOURCES
OBJECTIVE OF INNOVATION The innovation is being aimed at finding an environmental-friendly technique and a suitable solution to deal with the issues of termites attack and damages in the country. Using the EFB as the artificial bait for eliminate termites is a new technique in Malaysia. The EFB consists of 70% hemi-cellulose and cellulose, 17% lignin and 1% ash. The rich of cellulose will be an advantage of EFB to become the artificial bait because cellulose is one of termite’s foods.
PATENT GRANTED
i. MY-152854-A - A Bait To Eliminate Termites
INTRODUCTION
PISOPTERA® is the first green technology product in Malaysia and also in the world that is environmentally friendly and very suitable for use in issues related to termite attack. Its production is the use of waste from palm known as empty fruit bunches (EFB). EFB is rich in cellulose is one of the main foods of termites that cause the EFB to be a main element as artificial bait. PISOPTERA® also one of the alternative product to reduce solid waste from palm oil mills. It is an environmentally friendly product, cost effective and easily
handled to overcome the termites in the area. The market analysis shows that PISOPTERA® market is very suitable for use both inside and outside the premises whether residential, hospitality, recreation, farming and
construction.
RESULT & DISCUSSION
EFB consist of high percentage of cellulose and hemi cellulose, lignin and ash. The sugary elements such as pentose and xylose in the EFB will help to attract termites. Termites like to eat sugary food and thing that contain cellulose. Thus, the high percentage of cellulose and sugary composition will be a good material for an artificial bait to eliminate termites. The termites that attracted to the product will eat the artificial bait and bring the bait to their colonies. After the bait is brought to the colonies, other termites will also eat the bait. Thus, the termites will die and the termite’s problem will be solved.
NOVELTY & NICHE i. New natural raw material from solid wastes in
palm oil mills for pest control product ii. Biodegradable materials which wll not bring any
environmental problems to ecology system (environmental friendly product)
iii. Safe to use and able to attract termites within 2-7 days
iv. Free of side effects and non-hazardous v. Low cost but high impacts Malaysia Product
PUBLICATIONS i. A.S. Abdul-Razak, S. Sulaiman, A. Nor-Anuar, and S.
Chelliapan (2011). Control of Structural Pest (Termites) Using Empty Fruit Bunches and Mesocarp Fibres of Oil Palm Waste. International Journal of Current Research, Vol. 3, Issue, 11, 215-219. (2011)
ii. Abdul Syukor bin Abd. Razak, Aimi Ilmar bin Ramli, Suryati bt. Sulaiman, Lee Hui Sian (2013). Pisoptera: Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) With Active Ingredient (Imidacloprid) as Artificial Bait For Subteranean Termite. Advances in Environmental Biology, 7(12) October Special Issue 2013, Pages: 3815-3825
BENEFITS 1. From waste to wealth 2. Effective and easy to handle 3. Low cost in manufacturing
processes 4. Environmental friendly 5. Safe and user friendly 6. Product from natural raw material
MARKETABILITY & COMMERCIALISATION ACHIEVMENTS Commercialisation of Research & Development Fund (CRDF 1) rewarded by Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) Sdn. Bhd. 2015 Gold Medal ITEX 2016
- Gold Medal & Special Award i-FINOG 2016 - World Inventor Award 2014.
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International: Ar-Raha Beach Resort Hotel, Abu Dhabi.
Local: Vendor of TNB, Felda, Bangunan
COLLABORATORS
International: Art Show London, Oman, Ar-Raha Beach Resort Hotel, Abu Dhabi.
Local: Vendor of TNB, Felda, Bangunan Parlimen Malaysia, Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, Carribean Bay Resort-Sentoria, Gambang, Jab. Bomba & Penyelamat, Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS), Sinar Jernih Sdn. Bhd., NIOSH, Bangi etc.