Judul: Komunitas Serangga Indigenous pada Bunga Jantan Kelapa Sawit (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) di Kebun PTPN VIII Cimulang Bogor.
Abstrak: Oil palm is the biggest source of natural oil in the world. Oil palm is monoecious plant, but the male and female flower of the plant located at a different cluster. This study addressed to study indigenous insect community on male flower at oil palm. The insect were observed by fixed sample method on May, June 2011, January, November, and December 2012. Relationship between environment factors and insect community were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation with Sigmaplot software version 10.0. From the observation we found 5 order and 10 genera, such as Apis, Odontomachus, Camponotus, Anoplolepis, Braconid, Scaptodrosophila, Curculionid, and Dermaptera (sp1, 2, and 3). Bee, Apis cerana visited male flower of oil palm and the species role in pollination. The other, we found predatory insects, such as, Odontomachus, Anoplolepis, and Dermaptera. Result showed that the most dominant insect was Scaptodrosophila sp. The insect population significantly affected by environmental temperature.
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Judul: Keragaman Serangga Pengunjung Bunga Jantan Kelapa Sawit .. (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)
Abstrak: Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the plantation crops that became the source of non-oil foreign exchange earner in Indonesia. Oil palm is monoecious plant, in which the same tree bears male and female flowers. Generally a male and female flowers do not bloom simultaneously. Consequently, cross-pollination with weevils help is needed. A weevil species, Elaeidobius kamerunicus is an effective pollinating insect of oil palm because it is specific and well adapted either in wet or dry seasons. The objective of this research was to study the diversity of insects that visit male flowers of oil palm besides E. kamerunicus. The observations were conducted during three days in each month, ie May, June and July 2011 for 10 minutes using fix sample method. During the observation, the name and the number of individual species of insects visiting the male flowers of oil palm were recorded. Performance of weather elements, ie temperature, humidity, and light intensity were measured. Further, insects identification were conducted in the laboratory. Results showed that, besides E. kamerunicus, in PTPN VIII, AFD IV Toge, Garden Cikasungka Bogor were found Rhynchomyia, Scaptodrosophila (Diptera), Diplatys, Forficula (Dermaptera), Camponotus, Dolichoderus, Cerapachys, Crematogaster, and Heteroponera (Hymenoptera). Scaptodrosophila was the dominant visitor insect. Dermaptera and Hymenoptera were predatory insects. The diversity and evennes of insects visiting male flowers of oil palm were low (H’ = 0,59 and E = 0,27).
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Judul: Sintesis layered double  hydroxide (LDH) dan aplikasinya sebagai adsorben kromium heksavalen (Cr(VI))
Abstrak: Layered double hydroxide (LDH) merupakan material hidrotalsit yang dapat berperan sebagai adsorben ion Cr(VI) melalui mekanisme tukar anion, adsorpsi-reduksi, dan interaksi elektrostatik. LDH MgAl dan MgAlFe disintesis menggunakan metode kopresipitasi dengan rasio molar M2+:M3+ sebesar 9:4,5. Hasil difraktogram XRD LDH MgAlFe menunjukkan terbentuknya fase hidrotalsit dengan puncak basal d003 mengalami pergeseran ke daerah 2θ yang lebih besar dibandingkan LDH MgAl, hal ini menandakan berkurangnya ukuran spesi basal dari LDH MgAlFe. Studi skala laboratorium dilakukan dalam mengkaji dosis dan profil isoterm adsorpsi dari LDH sebagai adsorben Cr(VI) yang dilakukan pada pH 4. Aplikasi LDH sebagai adsorben ion Cr(VI) menggunakan dosis optimum 12,5 mg/mL. Profil adsorpsi LDH MgAl mengikuti model isoterm Langmuir dan memiliki nilai kapasitas adsorpsi maksimum (Qm) sebesar 45,95 mg.g-1, sedangkan profil adsorpsi LDH MgAlFe mengikuti model isoterm Freundlich dan memiliki nilai kapasitas adsorpsi maksimum (Qm) sebesar 37,54 mg.g-1. Hasil adsorpsi menunjukkan bahwa LDH MgAl dan MgAlFe dapat berfungsi sebagai adsorben potensial dalam penanganan limbah ion Cr(VI)., Layered double hydroxide (LDH) is a hydrotalcite material that can serve as a Cr(VI) adsorbent through anion exchange, adsorption-reduction, and electrostatic interaction mechanisms. LDH of MgAl and MgAlFe materials were synthesized using the coprecipitation method with a M2+:M3+ molar ratio of 9:4,5. The results of the XRD diffractogram of LDH MgAlFe showed the formation of a hydrotalcite phase with a basal peak of d003 shifting to an area 2θ larger than that of LDH MgAl, which indicated a reduction in the basal spacing of LDH MgAlFe. A laboratory study was conducted to examine the dose and profile of the adsorption isotherm of LDH as Cr(VI) adsorbent at pH 4.The LDH can adsorb Cr(VI) at the optimum dose of 12.5 mg/mL. The LDH MgAl adsorption profile followed the Langmuir model has a maximum adsorption capacity (Qm) value of 45.95 mg.g-1. The MgAlFe LDH adsorption profile followed the Freundlich model has a maximum adsorption capacity (Qm) value of 37.54 mg.g-1. The adsorption results show that LDH MgAl and MgAlFe can function as promising adsorbents for treating Cr(VI) waste.
Keyword: isoterm adsorpsi, kromium heksavalen, layered double hydroxide, limbah ion logam