Judul: Pemanfaatan Gas Karbondioksida (CO2) pada Kultivasi Mikroalga Nannochloropsis sp. untuk Meningkatkan Kelimpahan Sel.
Abstrak: Nannochloropsis sp. adalah mikroalga yang memiliki daya resistensi yang tinggi terhadap lingkungan yang kurang menguntungkan dan memiliki kandungan lemak yang tinggi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah membandingkan laju pertumbuhan Nannochloropsis sp. dengan injeksi CO2 dan tanpa injeksi CO2 terhadap kelimpahan sel yang dihasilkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa mikroalga Nannochloropsis sp. dengan perlakuan injeksi CO2 memiliki kelimpahan sel yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan perlakuan tanpa injeksi CO2. Kelimpahan maksimal sel untuk masing-masing perlakuan terjadi pada hari ke -7 dengan 55.86 X 106 sel (injeksi CO2) dan 45.86 X 106 sel (tanpa injeksi CO2). Selain pertumbuhan jumlah sel yang lebih tinggi, mikroalga dengan perlakuan injeksi CO2 juga memiliki kandungan lemak lebih tinggi dibandingkan perlakuan tanpa injeksi CO2. Kandungan lemak diperlakuan injeksi CO2 menghasilkan 20.62% berat kering dan perlakuan tanpa injeksi CO2 18.41% berat kering.
Keyword: Nannochloropsis sp., kultivasi, CO2, kelimpahan sel

Judul: Pengaruh Pasokan Karbondioksida Terhadap Kelimpahan Sel Mikroalga Jenis Nannochloropsis sp
Abstrak: Efek pemanfaatan bahan bakar fosil oleh kendaraan bermotor dan industri menyebabkan karbondioksida di udara meningkat. Kultivasi mikroalga merupakan salah satu upaya memanfaatkan CO2 melalui proses fotosintesis disamping itu, pemanfaatan CO2 dapat meningkatkan kelimpahan sel. penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Agustus hingga September 2013 bertempat di LPPM Kultivasi Mikroalga di pusat Penelitian Surfaktan dan Bioenergi (SBRC), Institut Pertanian Bogor. Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga perlakuan yaitu Kontrol, P1 (injeksi karbondioksida sebesar 1,5 ml/menit), dan P2 (injeksi karbondioksida sebesar 2 ml/menit). Selain itu, dilakukan pengambilan data kelimpahan sel, karbondioksida terlarut, karbondioksida tersisa, dan parameter kualitas perairan. Serta dilakukan perhitungan laju pertumbuhan spesifik dan analis statistik (uji T dan uji BNT). Nilai kelimpahan sel tertinggi sebesar 5,7 x 106sel/ml, dengan laju pertumbuhan spesifik sebesar 0,6. Sementara nilai tertinggi karbondioksida terlarut 97,9 mg/l dengan nilai karbondioksida tersisa 7%. Pemberian Karbondioksida sebesar 2 ml/menit memberikan pengaruh positif bagi kelimpahan sel mikroalga.
Keyword: Nannochloropsis sp, Kultivasi, CO2, dan Microalgae

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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