Judul: Pengaruh Jenis dan Konsentrasi Emulsifier terhadap Kestabilan dan Sifat Reologi Emulsi Oil in Water Minyak Sawit Merah
Abstrak: Oil in water (o/w) emulsion are a system where an oil is dispersed in an aqueous phase. Preliminary study was fractionation of red palm oil. This process was hold at 60°C for 10 minutes to obtain olein which used as raw material of oil in water emulsion. Futhermore, an optimal oil in water emulsion formulation was selected from the best water and oil ratio that was blended with several concentration of emulsifier. The ratio of water and oil were 6:4, 7:3, 7,5:2,5 and 8:2. This study used Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), Arabic gum and Tween 80 as emulsifier in various concentrates. The result showed that Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) at 0,55%, 0,60%, 0,65% and 0,70% (w/v) of concentration combined with 6:4 water and oil ratio was optimal o/w emulsions formulation. The optimal formulation were evaluated for emulsion stability (colour, carotene content and droplet size distribution) and rheology properties. The result of emulsion stability indicated that 0,65% and 0,70% (w/v) of CMC concentrations were stabilized. The rheology properties showed that all of optimal o/w emulsions formulation behaved as pseudoplastic (non-newtonian). This study indicated that viscosity of o/w emulsion was significantly affected by heat. However, the stirring on viscosity of o/w emulsions effect could be ignored. Based on stability and rheology evaluation, 0,65% (w/v) of CMC concentration was the best formulation for oil in water red palm oil emulsion.
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Judul: Experimental Investigation on Physical Stability of RPO-in-Water  Emulsion Stabilized by Protein and SiO2 Nanoparticles
Abstrak: As a source of Vitamin-A precursor, the stability of red palm oil (RPO) against oxidation was addressed to be improved. Emulsion containing 10% (v/v) RPO was produced using two-step homogenization, namely at 9000 rpm and 18000 rpm. This research aims to study the effect of emulsification process of RPO to enhance its stability. The used emulsifiers are whey protein concentrate (WPC), soy protein isolate (SPI), and SiO2 nanoparticles with concentration from 2.5% to 15%. The physical stability of the resulting emulsion is analyzed based on the parameters of surface colour, separation index, flow properties, and droplet size distribution. Results showed that higher emulsifier concentration (c) contributes to improve emulsion stability during storage. In this study, emulsion stabilized by SiO2/SPI 15% (SSP15) and SPI 5% (SPI5) were found as the most stable emulsion based on tested physical attributes.
Keyword: emulsion, red palm oil, SiO2 nanoparticle, whey protein concentrate, soy protein isolate

Judul: Psittacosis Sebagai Zoonosis Penting Yang Berasal Dari Burung
Abstrak: Psittacosis atau ornithosis adalah penyakit menular dari burung kepada manusia. Agens penyebab psittacosis termasuk ke dalam virus psittacosis-lymphogranuloma venereum group yang disebut Chlamydia psittaci. C. psittaci hanya dapat berkembang biak di dalam jaringan hidup tetapi peka terhadap antibiotik. Penyebaran penyakit ini sangat luas, terdapat hampir di seluruh dunia. Di Indonesia penyakit ini belum pernah di diagnosa, tetapi mengingat terdapat demikian banyaknya jenis burung maka diperkirakan psittacosis ini sudah ada. Kasus pada manusia pertamakali ditemukan oleh Ritter pada tahun 1879, di Eropa. Waktu itu dikenal sebagai pneumotyphus. Chlamydia psittaci tidak hanya sebagai penyebab infeksi pada burung, juga bisa menyebabkan infeksi pada mamalia diantaranya sapi, kerbau, kambing, domba, babi dan kucing. Pada kucing dikenal sebagai feline pneumonitis. Pada domba atau kambing mengakibatkan enzootic abortion. Pada burung, kalkun merupakan unggas paling rentan diikuti oleh burung psittacine dan burung lain di luar famili psittacidae. Virulensinyapun berbeda-beda. Yang berasal dari kalkun bervirulensi tinggi, sedangkan yang berasal dari burung merpati bisa bervirulensi tinggi bisa juga bervirulensi rendah. Penularan terjadi melalui kontak langsung maupun ti- dak langsung. Penularan melalui telur tidak terjadi. Umumnya penyakit ini memperlihatkan gejala klinis berupa deman, lesu, lemah, anorexia, kurus, diarrhea ber- warna kekuningan, discharge dari mata dan hidung, conjunc- tivitis. Gejala khas pada kalkun adalah istirahat dengan sternum sebagai dasarnya, karena adanya tekanan dari bagian perut yang sakit. Sedangkan pada manusia memperlihatkan adanya demam, kadang-kadang merasa dingin, lesu, sakit kepala yang hebat, sakit pada bagian belakang badan dan photophobia…dst
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