Judul: Adsorpsi biru metilena pada metakaolin dan nanokomposit metakaolin-TiO2 serta uji fotokatalisis
Abstrak: One method used for handling organic dyes in wastewater is adsorption-photodegradation. This method is based on adsorption of the organic compound by the surface of a solid material that subsequently degrades the organic compound. Clay materials such as kaolin are commonly used as the adsorbent. High temperature heating of kaolin damages its structure and forms amorphous metakaolin. However, metakaolin is rarely used as adsorbent due to its low adsorption capacity. Therefore, modification was done on metakaolin to obtain a nanocomposite by physically mixing metakaolin with TiO2 anatase. In this study metakaolin was formed from Bangka Belitung kaolin by calcinations at temperatures of 550 and 700 ˚C for 3 and 6 hours for a total of four treatments. The study showed that the adsorption capacity decreased with increasing calcination temperature. Metakaolin calcined at 550 ˚C for 3 hours was used to create metakaolin-TiO2 nanocomposite using TB3 as binder with a metakaolin:binder:TiO2 mixing ratio of 6:3:1. The adsorption capacity of the nanocomposite was slightly lower than that of the metakaolin at 13.26 and 14.76 mg/g, respectively. This nanocomposite successfully photodegraded the methylene blue compound.
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Judul: Adsorpsi biru metilena pada kaolin dan nanokomposit kaolin/TiO2 serta uji sifat fotokatalisis
Abstrak: Kaolin is rarely used as an adsorbent due to its small adsorption capacity. Therefore, kaolin was modified into a nanocomposite by physically mixing TiO2 powder with binder. Diffractometer X-ray characterization of Bangka Belitung kaolin (BNK) was done for comparison with Japan Clay Science Society (JCSS). The investigation showed the Bangka Belitung kaolin to have the same peaks as JCSS (2θ=12,36 and 24,88). Both kaolin and nanocomposite were tested for adsorption with methylene blue solution at concentrations of 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, and 300 mg/L. Maximum adsorption capacity in both kaolins occurred at a concentration of 150 mg/L with a capacity of adsorption by Bangka Belitung kaolin of 28,93 mg/g, while that of the JCSS was lower (24,27 mg/g). The maximum concentration decreased for the nanocomposites as compared to the kaolin to 100 mg/L with the adsorption capacity for the BNK/TiO2 nanocomposite at 12,65 mg/g and JCSS/TiO2 nanocomposite at 8,58 mg/g. The photocatalytic properties of the nanocomposite was then tested using ultraviolet light (UV) at a wavelength of 254 nm. The test results with UV light showed that the nanocomposite could degrade methylene blue 12,5 mg/L, as indicated by the colorless filtrate and pale precipitate when compared with controls in the dark treatment. This result showed that nanocomposite can be used for adsorption-photodegradation of methylene blue.
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Judul: Analisis pengendalian pasokan pisang cavendish berdasarkan hasil ramalan penjualan Time Series terbaik untuk wilayah pemasaran Jabotabek pada PT.Sewu Segar Nusantara
Abstrak: Pisang di Indonesia ada beberapa jenis antara lain pisang ambon, pisang raja, pisang barangan, pisang cavendish, dan beberapa pisang lainnya yang disesuaikan dengan nama daerah asalnya. Pisang cavendish merupakan salah satu jenis pisang yang dikonsumsi oleh 80 % total konsumen luar negeri. Pisang cavendish (Musa cavendishii) sudah dibudidayakan di Indonesia, namun bukan merupakan jenis pisang asli Indonesia. Pisang cavendish berasal dari Negara Brazil dan masuk ke Indonesia pada tahun 1990-an. Salah satu perusahaan yang memproduksi pisang cavendish di Indonesia adalah PT. Nusantara Tropical Fruit (PT. NTF) yang berada di daerah Lampung. PT. NTF hanya memproduksi pisang cavendish, sedangkan distribusi dan penjualannya dilakukan oleh PT. Sewu Segar Nusantara (PT. SSN) yang berada di daerah Tangerang. PT. SSN merupakan distributor pisang cavendish dengan merek dagang Sunpride untuk ritel modern, merek Sunfresh untuk non-ritel modern, dan non-merek lainnya. Pangsa pasar pisang cavendish merek Sunpride merupakan yang terbesar bagi perusahaan yaitu sebanyak 50 persen dan selebihnya merek Sunfresh dan jenis lainnya. Perusahaan menetapkan pasar ritel modern sebagai pasar terbesarnya, karena jenis pisang ini lebih diminati oleh konsumen middle-up. Dalam manajemen distribusi pisang cavendish pada PT. SSN memiliki keterkaitan yang sangat erat dengan PT. NTF. Hal ini terlihat jika pasokan pisang cavendish tidak dalam jumlah banyak dari PT. NTF, maka secara langsung pesanan yang dikirim kepada pelanggan oleh PT. SSN akan sedikit.
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