Judul: Karakterisasi Fisiko Kimia dan Mekanis Kelobot Jagung sebagai Bahan Kemasan
Abstrak: Kelobot jagung merupakan bahan kemasan yang mudah didapat, murah dan bersifat biodegradable. Saat ini kelobot jagung masih jarang digunakan untuk mengemas produk dan hanya digunakan untuk produk tertentu seperti dodol dan wajik (jawa) atau wajit (sunda). Sebagai bahan kemasan, kelobot jagung biasanya digunakan dalam keadaan kering. Penelitian ini terdiri dari dua tahap yaitu penelitian pendahuluan yang dilakukan untuk memperoleh kadar air kelobot jagung yang dikeringkan di pohon sebagai acuan untuk penelitian utama. Kadar air yang diukur akan dibedakan menjadi 3 bagian berdasarkan lapisan kelobot yaitu lapisan luar, lapisan tengah dan lapisan dalam.
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Judul: Klobot Jagung sebagai Kemasan Alami Wajik Kelapa
Abstrak: Klobot jagung merupakan bahan yang biasa digunakan untuk mengemas dodol atau wajik. Jenis kemasan ini hanya mempertahankan produk dalam waktu singkat. Upaya peningkatan kualitas klobot jagung dilakukan dengan alternatif pengeringan langsung, water blanching, steam blanching, dan perendaman pada larutan kapur 1%. Berdasarkan hasil uji hedonik, perlakuan pendahuluan yang menghasilkan klobot jagung terbaik adalah steam blanching. Klobot jagung kering diaplikasikan untuk mengetahui pengaruhnnya terhadap mutu wajik selama penyimpanan. Penyimpanan dilakukan dengan perlakuan kemasan (kemasan primer klobot jagung kering, kemasan primer klobot jagung kering dengan kemasan sekunder PET, kemasan primer klobot jagung kering dengan kemasan sekunder PET ditambahkan oksigen scavenger) dan tempat penyimpanan (suhu ruang dan suhu 30oC dalam inkubator). Perubahan mutu wajik dilihat dari kadar air, FFA, total mikroba, dan organoleptik. Berdasarkan pendugaan umur simpan wajik yaitu 27 hari dan perubahan mutu yang terjadi selama penyimpanan (analisis kadar air, asam lemak bebas, total mikroba, dan organoleptik), perlakuan terbaik pada wajik kelapa dalam penelitian ini adalah perlakuan kemasan klobot jagung kering yang disimpan pada suhu ruang (A1B1). .
Keyword: karakterisasi, kemasan alami, klobot jagung, wajik kelapa

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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