Judul: Aktivitas Antioksidan Garam Rumput Laut Ulva lactuca akibat Penambahan Genjer (Limnocharis flava).
Abstrak: Rumput laut Ulva lactuca dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan baku pembuatan garam rumput laut. Garam rumput laut rendah natrium dan tinggi kalium menjadi alternatif mengurangi penyakit hipertensi. Penelitian ini bertujuan menentukan komposisi kimia, mineral, dan logam berat tepung rumput laut U. lactuca dan L. flava, menentukan kandungan fitokimia, aktivitas dan kapasitas antioksidan ekstrak, serta menentukan komposisi mineral, logam berat, NaCl, aktivitas dan kapasitas antioksidan garam rumput laut U. lactuca serta U. lactuca dengan penambahan L. flava pada perbandingan 1:1. Pembuatan garam rumput laut terdiri dari U. lactuca dan U. lactuca : L. flava yang dicampurkan akuades 1:10, dan dipanaskan dalam waterbatch shaker pada 40 ºC selama 10 menit, dan dikeringkan dengan oven pada 60 ºC selama 30 jam. Garam U. lactuca menghasilkan rendemen 32.36%, rasio Na:K 1.49, dan NaCl (%) 23.90%, aktivitas antioksidan 93.24 ppm (DPPH), dan kapasitas antioksidan 129.15 μmol/g (CUPRAC). Garam U. lactuca : L. flava (1:1) menghasilkan rendemen 22.78%, rasio Na:K 0.59, dan NaCl (%) 21.05%, aktivitas antioksidan 118.87 ppm (DPPH), dan kapasitas antioksidan 104.07 μmol/g (CUPRAC).
Keyword: garam rumput laut, Limnocharis flava, Ulva lactuca

Judul: Antioxidant Activity and Characteristics of Ulva lactuca Combination Salt, Antioxidant Activity and Characteristics of Ulva lactuca Combination Salt
Abstrak: Rumput laut hijau Ulva lactuca dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai sumber bahan baku garam rumput laut yang memiliki aktivitas antioksidan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menentukan kombinasi filtrat dan residu terbaik garam rumput laut yang memiliki karakteristik sesuai dengan standar mutu garam konsumsi yang dianjurkan untuk pasien hipertensi. Garam rumput laut diperoleh dari filtrat ekstraksi tepung Ulva lactuca dengan pelarut akuades rasio 1:10. Garam dari filtrat murni (K) yang diperoleh ditambahkan residu dengan rasio garam filtrat dan residu 1:1 (A), 1:2 (B), dan 2:1 (C). Garam yang dihasilkan dilakukan uji komposisi mineral, kontaminan logam berat, rasio Na:K, kadar NaCl, kadar serat pangan, kadar iodium (KIO3), uji sensori garam, dan uji antioksidan. Garam K memiliki rasio Na:K 1,45, kadar NaCl 17,87%, dan residu logam berat di bawah standar maksimum SNI garam diet. Kadar serat pangan tertinggi dihasilkan pada garam B sebesar 35,63%. Aktivitas antioksidan menggunakan metode uji ABTS diperoleh nilai tertinggi pada garam C sebesar 55,07 ppm dan kapasitas antioksidan dengan metode uji CUPRAC diperoleh nilai tertinggi pada garam filtrat sebesar 21,57 μmol trolox/g., Ulva lactuca green seaweed can be used as raw material source for seaweed salt which has antioxidant activity. This study aims determine the best combination of filtrate and residue of seaweed salt which has characteristics in accordance with the standard of consumption salt quality which recommended for hypertensive patients. Seaweed salt was obtained from the extraction filtrate of Ulva lactuca flour with a 1:10 ratio of distilled water as a solvent. The salt from the pure filtrate (K) obtained was added to the residue with the ratio of the filtrate salt to the residue of 1:1 (A), 1:2 (B), and 2:1 (C). The resulting salt was tested for mineral composition, heavy metal contaminants, Na: K ratio, NaCl content, dietary fiber content, iodine content (KIO3), salt sensory test, and antioxidant test. The salt K has a Na: K ratio of 1.45, NaCl content of 17.87%, and heavy metal residues below the SNI maximum standard for dietary salt. The highest content of dietary fiber was produced in salt B of 35.63%. The antioxidant activity using the ABTS test method obtained the highest value for the C salt of 55.07 ppm and the antioxidant capacity with the CUPRAC test method obtained the highest value for the filtrate salt of 21.57 μmol trolox/g.
Keyword: antioxidants, NaCl, Na: K ratio, Ulva lactuca, seaweed salt

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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