Judul: Penambahan Template Kitosan dan Albumin pada Sintesis Nanosilika Abu Ketel Industri Gula dengan Metode Kopresipitasi.
Abstrak: Nanosilica has many potential application in widely sectors. Boiler ash has contains silica that synthesized using precipitation method. Templating was modification process from precipitation method. The objective of this research was to synthesis nanosilica with template from boiler ash using precipitation method, determine the effect of chitosan and albumin templates on the characterization of nanosilica, determine the potential application based on characterization of nanosilica. This research consist of several stages, preparation of boiler ash, silica extraction, synthesis of nanosilica, testing of material, testing and characterization of nanosilica, and analyze of data. Boiler ash contained 49.69% silica and furnace ash contained 78.75% silica. Increasing concentration of chitosan and albumin templates was decrease amount of diffraction peak, diffraction peak intensity, decrease average of crystal size, narrow of crystal size distribution, and narrow of particle size distribution (PDI) curve. Degree of crystallinity nanosilica with chitosan template has ranges 34.40-54.69% and with albumin template has ranges 39.33-68.79%. Crystal size nanosilica has ranges 35.87-61.57 nm. Particle size nanosilica has ranges 228.39-1369.23 nm. PDI value nanosilica has ranges 0.09-0.297. Nanosilica has potential application as compose top layer of ultrafiltration membrane, compose porous support of ultrafiltration membrane, and support component of catalyst.
Keyword: albumin, boiler ash, chitosan, nanosilica, precipitation

Judul: Sintesis dan Pencirian Nanosilika Berbahan Dasar Abu Ketel Industri Gula dengan Variasi Waktu Aging dan pH Presipitasi.
Abstrak: Boiler ash from sugar cane industry contains silica that was synthesized to nanosilica using precipitation method. Precipitation pH and aging time are parameters that have influenced to nanosilica characterization. The purpose of this research was to synthesis nanosilica from boiler ash using precipitation method, determine the effect of precipitation pH and aging time variation on the characterization of nanosilica, determine the potential application based on characterization of nanosilica. The research was consist of three stages, preparation of boiler ash, extraction silica from furnace ash, and synthesis nanosilica. Boiler ash from sugar cane industry contained 49.69% silica and furnace ash contained 78.75% silica. Nanosilica was material or compound that have multifase characterization. Increase precipitation pH would increase amount of crystal phase, diffraction peak, and intensity of diffraction peak. Increase aging time would increase intensity of diffraction peak and amount of crystal phase. Degree of crystallinity has ranges 66.397–93.530%, average of crystal size has ranges 37.772–56.867 nm, average of particle size has ranges 214.04–698.24 nm, and PDI value has ranges 0.207–0.833. Increase precipitation pH and aging time would increase amount of siloksane groups and decrease amount of silanol groups. Nanosilica has potential application as a composit of electrolyte membrane DMFC (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell), composit of addition support layer membrane ultrafiltration, filler in ship rubber air bag, filler of composit resin, and SCM (Supplementary Cementitious Material) for concrete.
Keyword: aging time, boiler ash, nanosilica, precipitation, precipitation pH

Judul: Biology and ecology of the buffalo fly, haematobia exigua de meijere (diptera:muscidae)
Abstrak: The life history of the buffalo fly was observed at room temperature of 27°-29.5°C and at a relative humidity of 48-68 percent. The eggs hatched after 17-22 hours, with an average of 18 hours. First instar larvae measured 1.25 + 0.16 mm long and 0.27 + 0.037 mm wide. reach the second larval stage. It took 6-12 hours to the second instar larvae measured 2.676 +0.187 mm long and 0.353 +0.028 mm wide. The second instar took about 12-24 hours to reach the third larval stage. The third instar measured 6.833 + 0.189 mm long and 0.919 + 0.051 mm wide. It took about 2-3 days for the third instar to become pupae. Duration of the pupal stage was about 5-7 days before the adults emerged. Under laboratory condition, the buffalo fly completed its life cycle in 9.5 to 10.5 days, whereas under field condition it took 9-14 days with an average of 10.5 days. The growth ratio which was based on the measurements of the cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton of each instar was 1.797. The preoviposition period was 8-12 days and mating usually occurred on the 6th or 7th day. The longevity of the male was 29 days, whereas it was 32 days in the female. The range of egg production under laboratory condition was between 20-139 per female fly. The belly and hind legs of the carabao were the most preferred habitat either during cloudy and cool dry or shiny and warm day. When the weather was clear and the carabao was in the shade, the flies tended to be more distributed particularly on the shoulder, dewlap, back and horns. The carabaos had relatively fewer Musca sp. and Stomoxys calcitrans than cattle; never the less carabaos had a higher infestation of buffalo fly than cattle. Oviposition occured either during the day or night but the buffalo flies were more active during the night than in the day time. The effect of various lengths of exposure time of manure in relation to the oviposition was profound. observed, the maximum number of the buffalo flies was occurred when the dung was exposed for 30 minutes. With increasing time of exposure the number and variety of insects also increase. It was evident that Sepsidae and psychodidae were the most dominant insects emerging from the dung. The number of buffalo flies also increased with increasing
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