Judul: Mempelajari Proses Sulfatasi Minyak Jarak Sebagai Fat Liquor
Abstrak: Minyak jarak merupakan salah saru jenis minyak yang digunakan bukan sebagai minyak makan (Edible Oil) karena sifatnya yang sangat racun juga kandungan asam lemak esensialnya yang rendah. Kandungan asam lemak minyak jarak terdiri dari asam palmitat, stearat,oleat dan sebagaian besar asam risinoleat. Asam lemak risinoleat merupakan asam lcmak tidak jenuh yang banyak mengandung banyak ikatan rangkap dan gugus hidroksil sehingga sangat baik diolah menjadi fat liquor.
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Judul: Mempelajari proses pembuatan asam lemak dari RBD stearin minyak kelapa sawit
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari proses Asam Lemak dengan mutunya, dengan pembuatan metode Twitchell serta karakteristik menggunakan RBD (Refined, Bleach, and Deodorized) Stearin sebagai bahan baku. RBD Stearin adalah stearin yang telah mengalami proses pemurnian, pemucatan, dan deodorisasi. Dua perlakuan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah konsentrasi air dan konsentrasi asan sulfat pekat. Konsentrasi air yang digunakan adalah 20% (b/b), 40% (b/b) dan 60% (b/b), sedangan konsentrasi asam sulfat yang digunakan adalah 1% (b/b), 3% (b/b), dan 5% (b/b). Rancang percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap Faktorial dengan dua kali ulangan. Asam lemak dapat dihasilkan dengan memanaskan campuran RBD Stearin, air, asam sulfat, pereaksi Twitchell dalam satu wadah dengan suhu 240°F dan tekanan 1.8 Atm, dengan selang waktu 16 jam, 12 jam, dan 8 jam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konsentrasi air, konsentrasi asam, dan interaksinya berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap Bilangan asam, kadar FFA, dan Derajat Hidrolisa asam lemak yang dihasilkan. Kedua perlakuan tersebut beserta interaksinya tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap Bilangan Iod, Bilangan Penyabunan, Titik Cair, dan Derajat Kepadatan. Rendemen terbaik diperoleh dengan perlakuan air 40% dan asam 5%, yang menghasilkan Derajat Hidrolisa 76%. Dari hasil pengepresan asam lemak yang dihasilkan dapat diperoleh 76% (b/b) asam stearat dengan Titik Cair 63.4 °C dan 10% (b/b) Red Oil dengan Titik Cair 31.1°C.
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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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