Judul: Process deisgn for the production of synthetic lubricant base fluid from chemically modified Jatropha curcas L. oil
Abstrak: At present, the demand of the mineral oil has increased, but the supply has decreased. This condition has pushed the production of synthetic lubricant from vegetable oil as base fluid. Although the price of vegetable oil – lubricant base fluid are more expensive than mineral oil but vegetable oil are renewable raw materials that possess certain excellent frictional properties e.g. good lubricity, low volatility, high viscosity index, solvency for lubricant additives, and easy miscibility with other fluids, etc. Some uses of vegetable oil in the lubricant application are as synthetic additive, transmission fluid, two-stroke engine oil, hydraulic fluid and grease. The consumption of vegetable oil for lubricant are 8 million kilograms per year. The large markets are engine oil, gear oil, hydraulic fluid and industrial fluid.
Keyword: design process, jatropha curcas, hydroxylation of epoxy, acetic acid anhydride

Judul: Data inventory of postharvest and extraction of Jatropha curcas Oil
Abstrak: Decreasing stock of petroleum and the global warming it causes has led to the development of production technology of plant oil, such as Jatropha curcas Linn. In Indonesia, it also is supported by national policy of plant oil as biodiesel. J. curcas is suitable for Indonesia since it can grow well in dry and marginal lands. Plant oil production causes concerns that it consumes large amount of conventional fuels, fertilizers, and pesticides, so that it will harm the ecosystem. Life cycle assessment can be used to quantify how beneficial the oil production is in terms of energy use and emission released to environment. The purpose of this research is to develop a data inventory of postharvest and extraction of Jatropha curcas oil, and a program for simulation of the process. In this analysis, some simulations were done in transportation and oil extraction phases. Emissions of process were calculated from its energy consumption. Then, environmental impacts were calculated from the emissions. Results showed the process releasing least emission per litre CJCO was process where fruits were peeled on farms and seeds were grinded before extraction.
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Judul: Psittacosis Sebagai Zoonosis Penting Yang Berasal Dari Burung
Abstrak: Psittacosis atau ornithosis adalah penyakit menular dari burung kepada manusia. Agens penyebab psittacosis termasuk ke dalam virus psittacosis-lymphogranuloma venereum group yang disebut Chlamydia psittaci. C. psittaci hanya dapat berkembang biak di dalam jaringan hidup tetapi peka terhadap antibiotik. Penyebaran penyakit ini sangat luas, terdapat hampir di seluruh dunia. Di Indonesia penyakit ini belum pernah di diagnosa, tetapi mengingat terdapat demikian banyaknya jenis burung maka diperkirakan psittacosis ini sudah ada. Kasus pada manusia pertamakali ditemukan oleh Ritter pada tahun 1879, di Eropa. Waktu itu dikenal sebagai pneumotyphus. Chlamydia psittaci tidak hanya sebagai penyebab infeksi pada burung, juga bisa menyebabkan infeksi pada mamalia diantaranya sapi, kerbau, kambing, domba, babi dan kucing. Pada kucing dikenal sebagai feline pneumonitis. Pada domba atau kambing mengakibatkan enzootic abortion. Pada burung, kalkun merupakan unggas paling rentan diikuti oleh burung psittacine dan burung lain di luar famili psittacidae. Virulensinyapun berbeda-beda. Yang berasal dari kalkun bervirulensi tinggi, sedangkan yang berasal dari burung merpati bisa bervirulensi tinggi bisa juga bervirulensi rendah. Penularan terjadi melalui kontak langsung maupun ti- dak langsung. Penularan melalui telur tidak terjadi. Umumnya penyakit ini memperlihatkan gejala klinis berupa deman, lesu, lemah, anorexia, kurus, diarrhea ber- warna kekuningan, discharge dari mata dan hidung, conjunc- tivitis. Gejala khas pada kalkun adalah istirahat dengan sternum sebagai dasarnya, karena adanya tekanan dari bagian perut yang sakit. Sedangkan pada manusia memperlihatkan adanya demam, kadang-kadang merasa dingin, lesu, sakit kepala yang hebat, sakit pada bagian belakang badan dan photophobia…dst
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