Judul: Pengembangan Membran Selulosa Asetat Menggunakan Natrium Dodesil Sulfat
Abstrak: Development of membrane technology is waste treatment unit is growing rapidly and widely used in separation process. Membrane technology is chosen because the process is simple, low energy use, nondestructive, and do not generate new waste, thus classified as a green good technology. The production of membrane was started by preparing polymeric mixture solution of cellulose acetate (CA) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in acetone. Composition of CA was 15% w/v and composition of SDS were varied from 0; 0.05; 0.01; to 0.125% w/v. The solution was stirred by ultrasonic for 3 hours and casted on the glass plate surface then immersed in warm water at 60 oC. The membranes were characterized by their rejection index. Rejection index was applied to detergent solution with concentration of 1600 ppm. When compared with values below the critical micelle concentration (CMC), the best average value of rejection index was resulted at the initiation of CMC, with SDS concentration of 0.125%. At that concentration, a quite high average values was obtained for the rejection index (77%). While, at the SDS concentration below CMC, 0.05% and 0.01%, the average index rejection values were 17% and 37%, repectively. The best CMC value was reached at the initiation (0.125%).
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Judul: Membran Komposit Selulosa Asetat-Polistirena Akibat Pengaruh SDS Dan Suhu
Abstrak: Nanopore membrane cellulose acetate-polystyrene with SDS as porogen, can be utilized as a filter in seawater desalination process. Nanopore membrane CA-PS was prepared under reverse phase method. The process was started with making polymeric mixed solution of cellulose acetate, polystyrene, and SDS in dichloromethane-acetone mixture (1:1), with composition of CA:PS:SDS were 9:1:0,5; 9:1:1; 9:1:1,5; 9:1:2; and 9:1: 2,5. The solution was stirred for ±16 hours and casted on the glass plate surface, and then submerged it into water of 40 oC and 60 oC. The average water flux in 40 oC temperature was 45,74−280,21 L/hour.m2 and in 60 oC temperature was 73,20−370,30 L/hour.m2. The average rejection index point membrane in 40 oC temperature was 23,41−37,39% and in 60 oC temperature was 30,77−37,93%. It showed that the membranes soaked in a warm water increased water flux and rejection index.
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Judul: Prevalence of Bird Lice on Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) in 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstrak: Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) have coexisted with humans for thousands of years and are used for various purposes such as food and in sports. Rock pigeons may have the potential to be infested with a wide range of ectoparasites, which can have a significant impact on their life cycle. This study aims to measure the prevalence of Columba livia with bird lice in 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia in the year 2020 and to ascertain the impact of bird lice on the health of these infested birds. Data were collected from clinical records for the month of January to December in the year 2020 from 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia. Lice were identified in 42 of the 80 Rock pigeons examined so, the overall prevalence of lice infestations was 52.5%. The prevalence of ectoparasites was found to be higher in young Rock pigeons (60.4%) as compared to adult Rock pigeons (37.4%). Columbicola columbae (wing lice) and Colpocephalum turbinatum (body lice) are two species of lice that have been detected. Body lice were more prevalent in young Columba livia birds at 47.6% whereas wing lice were more prevalent in adult Columba livia birds at 16.7%. Most of the lice were found in the thorax and abdomen area followed by the head and neck area., Merpati Batu (Columba livia) telah hidup berdampingan dengan manusia selama ribuan tahun dan digunakan untuk berbagai keperluan seperti makanan dan olahraga. Merpati batu dapat terinfestasi dengan berbagai ektoparasit, yang dapat berdampak signifikan pada siklus hidup mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi Columba livia dengan kutu burung di 99 Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia pada tahun 2020 dan untuk memastikan dampaknya terhadap kesehatan burung yang terinfestasi. Data dikumpulkan dari catatan klinis dari bulan Januari hingga Desember tahun 2020 dari 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia. Kutu diidentifikasi pada 42 dari 80 merpati batu yang diperiksa sehingga, prevalensi keseluruhan infestasi kutu adalah 52,5%. Prevalensi ektoparasit ditemukan lebih tinggi pada merpati batu muda (60,4%) dibandingkan dengan merpati batu dewasa (37,4%). Columbicola columbae (kutu sayap) dan Colpocephalum turbinatum (kutu badan) adalah dua spesies kutu yang telah ditemukan. Kutu badan lebih banyak ditemukan pada burung Columba livia muda sebesar 47,6% sedangkan kutu sayap lebih banyak ditemukan pada burung Columba livia dewasa sebesar 16,7%. Sebagian besar kutu ditemukan di daerah dada dan abdomen diikuti daerah kepala dan leher.
Keyword: Columba livia, prevalence, ectoparasite, wing lice, body lice, Columba livia, prevalensi, ektoparasit, kutu sayap, kutu badan