Judul: Kajian Pola Pencampuran Reaktan di dalam Static Mixing Reactor untuk Produksi Biodiesel
Abstrak: Biodiesel is a diesel fuel substitute materials from the transesterification reaction, ie mixing vegetable oils or animal fats with methanol. Transesterification reaction can be carried out in the static mixing reactor (SMR) to improve mixing. Simulation method with Computational Fluid Dynamics can be used to determine the mixing patterns and relation to the rate of biodiesel production in the SMR. Simulations performed using the stirrer element with twist angle 180°, 120° and 240°. Results of this study indicate that a decline in velocity when the flow through the mixer element, the larger twist angle of the mixer elements produced flow velocity which is uniform, and longer reaction rate where a molecular viscosity values are uniform. Based on the flow velocity, reaction rates and molecular viscosity is known that the mixer element with twist angle of 240° have a better pattern mixing than element with twist angle 180° and 120°.
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Judul: Analysis of Kinetic Transesterification Reaction in Catalytic Biodiesel Production with Static Mixing Reactor
Abstrak: Catalytic process of biodiesel production requires rigorous mixing and a certain amount of catalyst itself in order to obtain the proper result of the process. Hipotetically, a good mixing can reduce the amount of required catalyst for a certain results. In this study, a static mixing reactor with KOH as catalyst was used to produce biodiesel. The objective of the study were (1) to evaluate the affect of decreassing the amount of KOH required as catalyst for the biodiesel production in the static mixing reactor (2) to study the kinetics of the reaction. The result showed that the percentage of catalyst greatly affected the reaction conversion, yield and kinetics of the transesterification reaction at the beginning of the reaction and declined afterward, because its ability nearly reached its maximum capacity. The model of reaction order that most appropriate to describe the condition of transesterification in this study was a pseudo third-order model. The activation energy was 71.83 kJ mol-1, and the influence of static mixers in the reactor was indicated by the value of the collision frequency factor (1.95 x 108 min-1). In other words, the presence of static mixer has a significant influence in accelerating the reaction.
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Judul: Populasi Owa Jawa (Hylobates moloch Audebert 1797) di Hutan  Lindung Gunung Papandayan, Garut, Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Indonesia adalah negara yang kaya akan keanekaragaman hayati. Owa jawa (Hylobates moloch Audebert 1797) merupakan salah satu dari kekayaan keanekaragaman hayati tersebut. Owa jawa termasuk ke dalam kelompok satwa primata endemik di Indonesia. Penyebaran owa jawa mulai dari Jawa Barat sampai Jawa Tengah. Populasi owa jawa saat ini berkisar antara 5000 – 6000 individu. Status konservasi owa jawa termasuk dalam kategori genting (endangered) dan termasuk ke dalam Appendiks I dari daftar CITES. Habitat owa jawa adalah hutan tropika di Jawa Barat sampai Jawa Tengah yang berbentuk kawasan konservasi. Kawasan konservasi meliputi Taman Nasional, Cagar Alam dan Hutan Lindung. Salah satu habitat alami owa jawa di Jawa Barat adalah Hutan Lindung Gunung Papandayan (HLGP). Saat ini, data dan informasi untuk populasi owa jawa di HLGP belum banyak ditemukan. Untuk mendapatkan data, maka perlu dilakukan penelitian di lokasi tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendapatkan estimasi populasi owa jawa di Hutan Lindung Gunung Papandayan. Memperoleh informasi tentang ketersediaan jenis pohon pakan dan pohon tidur bagi owa jawa.
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