Judul: Kandungan Komponen Glikosida Setelah Proses Hidrolisis dari Buah Panili (Vanilla Planifolia Andrew) Segar dan Cured
Abstrak: Panili (Vanilla sp) merupakan tanaman yang menghasilkan flavor khas dan banyak digunakan dalam industri pangan. Prekursor flavor panili terikat secara glikosidik. Ikatan ini dapat dipecah melalui proses hidrolisis. Enzim pglukosidase diduga dapat menghidrolisis senyawa glikosida dalam buah panili selama proses curing menghasilkan komponen flavor panili.
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Judul: Optimasi proses maserasi panili, Vanilla planifolia A. hasil modifikasi proses kuring
Abstrak: Ekstrak panili alami adalah flavouring agent yang paling mahal di industri dan merupakan salah satu flavor yang terpopuler di dunia (www.joyofbaking.com). Kualitas ekstrak panili dipengaruhi oleh sejumlah faktor yaitu umur panen, penanganan dan penyimpanan buah sebelum diekstrak, kualitas panili kering, metode dan kondisi ekstraksi, serta waktu penuaan untuk menyempurnakan perkembangan flavor (Purseglove et al, 1981). Perbaikan kualitas panili kering telah dilakukan dengan cara modifikasi atau perbaikan teknologi proses kuring, yang dilengkapi dengan analisis komposisi senyawa glikosida yang dihidrolisis oleh enzim endogenus panili. Penelitian tersebut menghasilkan peningkatan kadar vanillin pada pengeringan hari ke-5 (2.8%, standar 1.2%) dengan kadar air sekitar 70% (Setyaningsih et al, 2003). Pada penelitian yang penulis lakukan, panili kering hasil modifikasi proses kuring diolah menjadi produk turunan panili yaitu ekstrak panili yang diproduksi dengan metode maserasi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan cara maserasi, mendapatkan jenis bahan yang memiliki kadar vanillin tertinggi, mendapatkan komposisi pelarut (etanol : air ) yang sesuai dengan jenis bahan yang akan diekstrak, mengetahui pengaruh waktu maserasi, sukrosa dan gliserin terhadap kadar vanillin dalam ekstrak panili, mendapatkan variabel yang dapat mengoptimumkan kadar vanillin, serta mengetahui karakteristik ekstrak dari buah panili setengah kering.
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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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