Judul: Adsorpsi zat warna Remazol Yellow FG menggunakan kitosan-bentonit dan kajian kinetika adsorpsinya
Abstrak: Pencemaran lingkungan akibat limbah zat warna industri tekstil merupakan masalah besar yang dihadapi saat ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur kapasitas adsorbsi dan efisiensi dari komposit kitosan-bentonit berdasarkan pengaruh waktu, suhu, dan pH. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kapasitas adsorpsi pada waktu optimum 20 menit sebesar 4.06 mg/g, pH optimum 4 2.72 mg/g, dan konsentrasi optimum 25 ppm 3.22 mg/g. Selain itu diperoleh efisiensi pada waktu optimum sebesar 82.64%, pH optimum 96.91%, dan konsentrasi optimum 69.96%. Adsorben kitosan-bentonit diduga mengikuti model isoterm adsorpsi Freundlich dan mengikuti kinetika orde satu semu.
Keyword: adsorption, remazol yellow, chitosan, bentonite, adsorption kinetics

Judul: Adsorption of foron yellow dyes using chitosan and chitosan–taro stem
Abstrak: Pencemaran air akibat limbah zat warna industri tekstil merupakan salah satu masalah besar yang dihadapi saat ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengukur pengaruh waktu adsorpsi, konsentrasi adsorbat, dan pH terhadap kapasitas dan efisiensi adsorpsi serta menentukan isoterm adsorpsi dari kedua adsorben. Adsorpsi dilakukan dengan ragam waktu, pH, dan konsentrasi adsorbat menggunakan metode response surface dengan central composite design (CCD). Kondisi yang menghasilkan adsorpsi terbaik adalah konsentrasi adsorbat 18 ppm, waktu 75 menit, dan pH 5. Kapasitas adsorpsi tertinggi pada pengujian larutan tunggal foron yellow untuk kitosan dan kitosan-batang talas berturut-turut sebesar 543 μg/g dan 669 μg/g dengan efisiensi adsorpsi berturut-turut sebesar 61% dan 74%. Aplikasi kitosan dan kitosan-batang talas terhadap limbah industri batik menunjukkan efisiensi adsorpsi berturut-turut sebesar 37% dan 38%. Adsorben kitosan dan kitosan-batang talas diduga mengikuti model isoterm adsorpsi Freundlich., Water pollution caused by dyes textile industry waste is one of the major problems faced today. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of adsorption time, adsorbate concentration, and pH on the adsorption capacity and efficiency as well as determining the adsorption isotherms of the two adsorbents. Adsorption was done at various time, pH, and adsorbate concentration using response surface method with central composite design (CCD). Conditions that produce the best adsorption was at 18 ppm concentration, 75 minut es, and pH of 5. The highest adsorption capacity in testing foron yellow single solution for chitosan and chitosan-taro stem were 543 μg/g and 669 μg/g with adsorption efficiency were 61% and 74%, respectively. Application of chitosan and chitosan-taro stem adsorbents toward batik industrial waste showed adsorption efficiency of 37% and 38%, respectively. Chitosan and chitosan-stem taro adsorbent is suspected to follow Freundlich adsorption isotherm models. Keywords: adsorption, chitosan, chitosan-taro stem, foron yellow, isotherm.
Keyword: adsorpsi, foron yellow, isoterm, kitosan, kitosan-batang talas

Judul: Lejeuneaceae Subfamily Ptychanthoideae (Hepaticae) in  West Java
Abstrak: Subfamily Ptychanthoideae of the family Lejeuneaceae (Hepaticae) in West Java is still poorly known. Publications on this subfamily are out of dated and written in the 19th or early of 20th century. The last taxonomic treatment of Ptychanthoideae of West Java was in 1933, many species names have changed since then. Studies on Ptychanthoideae of West Java are urgently needed. Studies on the Ptychanthoideae were based on the specimens collected from West Java. A total number of 361 of specimens deposited in the Herbarium Bogoriense (BO), Herbarium Biotrop (BIOT), Gottingen Herbarium (GOET) and Bangi Herbarium (UKMB) were examined, those are old and several recent specimens collected in West Java. Recent collections were made from Telaga Warna, Ciater, Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, Cibodas Botanical Garden, Bodogol Education Center and Conservation (Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park), University of Indonesia Campus Depok, including several collections from Banten Province. Twenty four species of Lejeuneaceae subfamily Ptychanthoideae are known from West Java, belonging to 8 genera namely Acrolejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (2 species), Archilejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (1 species), Lopholejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (10 species), Mastigolejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (3 species), Ptychanthus Nees (1 species), Schiffneriolejeunea Verd. (1 species), Spruceanthus Verd. (2 species) and Thysananthus Lindenb. (4 species). Two new records of Ptychanthoideae: Mastigolejeunea indica Steph. and Thysananthus minor Verdoorn are reported for Java. A determination key to the species is presented including their descriptions and illustrations.
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