Judul: Pengaruh Penambahan PEG-400 dan Lilin Lebah terhadap Karakteristik Film Edibel dari Campuran Metilselulos-Karboksimetilselulosa-Susu Bungkil Kedelai
Abstrak: Kemasan dewasa ini sering menjadi beban lingkungan karena sulit di daur ulang. Film edibel sebagai kemasan yang langsung kontak dengan makanan dan terbuat dari "jood grade", ramah lingkungan dan cukup ekonomis diproduksi dalam skala besar merupakan pilihan yang tepat sebagai kemasan pengganti. Film edibel diietakkan di atas maupun di antara komponen makanan untuk menghambat migrasi uap air, oksigen, karbondioksida, aroma dan lipid, juga sebagai pembawa antioksidan, antimikroba dan flavor dan meningkatkan kemudahan penanganan.
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Judul: Pengaruh Penambahan Lilin Lebah dan Polietilen Glikol terhadap Karakteristik Film Edibel dari Protein Bungkil Kedelai, Karboksimetilselulosa dan Metilselulosa
Abstrak: Film edibel adalah lapisan tipis yang terbuat dari bahan yang dapat dimakan, seperti protein, polisakarida dan lipid. Film dapat berupa coating atau lembaran, yang selanjutnya digunakan sebagai pengemas. Film edibel adalah pengemas alternatif yang memiliki banyak kelebihan, diantaranya adalah : dapat langsung dikonsumsi, dapat didegradasi sehingga mengurangi polusi lingkungan dan dapat dipakai bersama-sarna dengan pengemas non-edibel sebagai lapisan dalam untuk mencegah migrasi komponen berbahaya ke dalam makanan. Pada penelitian ini, film edibel dibuat dari protein bungkil kedelai, CMC, MC, lilin lebah dan PEG 400. Protein pembentuk film berasal dari susu bungkil kedelai. Lilin lebah ditambahkan untuk mengurangi laju transmisi uap air film, sementara PEG adalah plasticizer yang dapat mengurangi kerapuhan film. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mempelajari pengaruh penarnbahan lilin lebah dan PEG terhadap karakteristik film dan mencoba mengaplikasikan film sebagai pengemas bumbu mie. Konsentrasi CMC-MC (5.5:4.5) yang dipilih 1.25%. Konsentrasi lilin lebah yang digunakan adalah 0.4% dan 0.5%, sedangkan konsentrasi PEG adalah 0.2% dan 0.3%.
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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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