Judul: Pengaruh Penambahan Polietilenglikol (PEG) Terhadap Karakteristik Membran Selulosa Asetat
Abstrak: Penggunaan membran, dalam proses pemisahan memiliki beberapa keunggulan dibandingkan dengan pemisahan secara tradisional. Pemisahan dengan membran tidak membutuhkan energi yang besar, sederhana dalam pengoperasian, tidak memerlukan bahan kimia tambahan dalam prosesnya, ramah lingkungan dan memiliki kualitas hasil lebih baik dibandingkan dengan proses pemisahan tradisional
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Judul: Synthesis and Characterization of Cellulose  Acetate Membrane from Cigarette Filters with The Addition of Polyethylene  Glycol (PEG)
Abstrak: Membran adalah lembaran tipis yang selektif dan semipermeabel berbahan organik maupun anorganik yang biasa digunakan dalam proses pemisahan zat. Membran selulosa asetat merupakan membran anorganik yang termasuk ke dalam membran ultrafiltrasi dan biasa digunakan dalam filtrasi air skala besar maupun kecil karena teknologinya yang sederhana. Dalam skala kecil selulosa asetat komersial dapat digantikan dengan filter rokok yang ada di sekitar dan mudah didapatkan. Polietilen glikol diperlukan sebagai zat aditif yang berperan dalam peningkatan kualitas membran. PEG ditambahkan pada larutan membran dengan konsentrasi 10, 20, 30, 40, dan 50%. Membran dikarakterisasi dengan permeabilitas, kekuatan mekanik, porositas, analisis gugus fungsi, dan morfologi permukaan membran. Karakterisasi permeabilitas membran dilakukan dengan pengujian fluks air sistem dead-end. Membran tanpa penambahan PEG mulai mengalami fouling setelah waktu filtrasi mencapai 2 jam. Kekuatan mekaniknya dianalisis dengan elastisitas dimana membran dengan penambahan PEG 40% memiliki modulus Young paling rendah yang berarti elastisitasnya paling tinggi. Kualitas membran paling baik adalah membran dengan ketahanan terhadap bakteri, fluks air tanpa fouling, elastisitas paling tinggi, serta porositas efektif yang besar. Dengan penambahan konsentrasi PEG sebesar 40%, kualitas membran selulosa asetat mampu ditingkatkan sebagai filtrasi air., Membranes are selectively thin, semi-permeable sheets. Neither organic nor inorganic are commonly used in the process of separating substances. Acetate cellulose membrane is an inorganic membrane that is included in ultrafiltration membranes are commonly used in large-scale water filtration. It's small because of its simple technology. In small scale cellulose acetate commercial can be replaced by cigarette filters that are around and easy got it. Polyethylene glycol is needed as an additive that plays a role in improved membrane quality. PEG is added to the membrane solution with concentrations of 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50%. Membranes are characterized by permeability, mechanical strength, porosity, function cluster analysis, and morphology membrane surface. Membrane permeability characterization is done with dead-end system water flow testing. Membrane without adding PEG starts fouling after the filtering time reaches 2 hours. analyzed with elasticity where the membrane with the addition of 40% PEG has the lowest Young’s modulus which means the highest elasticity. The best membrane quality is a membrane with resistance to bacteria, water flow without fouling, highest elasticity, as well as effective porosity With a 40% increase in PEG concentration, the quality of the membrane cellulose acetate can be enhanced as water filtration.
Keyword: cellulose acetate, cigarette filters, filtration, membrane, PEG

Judul: Pengukuran Jantung Kelinci New Zealand White (Oryctolagus cuniculus) dengan Radiografi Toraks
Abstrak: This research was conducted to evaluate radiographs heart size of anaesthetized New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) under different combination of ketamine and xylazine. The rabbits were divided into three groups. Group A were anaesthetized using a 35 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg combination of ketamine and xylazine (n=5). Group B were anaesthetized using a 40 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg combination of ketamine and xylazine (n=3) while group C were anaesthetized using 45 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg combination of ketamine and xylazine (n=3). Parameter of observation from left laterolateral view were: 1) the apicobasilar length of the heart (AB), 2) the width of the heart (CD), 3) the distance between the cranial edge of the fifth rib and the caudal edge of the seventh rib perpendicular to the spine (R5-7), and 4) the vertical depth of the toraks (H). Parameter of observation from dorsoventral view were: 1) the length of the heart (L), 2) the width of the heart (W), and 3) the width of the thorax (T). The result from the heart parameters observation that were measured in left laterolateral view and dorsoventral view shows theres no significantly differ among the groups (P > 0.05). The vertebrae heart size (VHS) values obtained from the sum of the length of the long and the short axes on left laterolateral view. The long axes mean values (A) were 4.35±0.26 v and the short axes mean values (B) were 3.59±0.30 v, therefore VHS mean values were 7.94±0.49 v. On the dorsoventral view, the length of the heart mean values (L) were 4.32±0.29 cm, the width of the heart mean values (W) were 3.33±0.26 cm, and the width of the thorax mean values (T) were 5.85±0.30 cm. In normal conditions, the width of the heart should be less than two-thirds the width of the thorax and values obtained of 3.33<3.72 it shows that the heart is in the normal range. The best ratio to calculated the normal heart dimension in the left laterolateral view was compared the long axes with the vertical depth of the thorax, whereas in dorsoventral view, the length of the heart was compared with the width of the heart.
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