Judul: Mempelajari fermentasi ubi kayu parut segar dengan hidrolisa enzim sebagai perlakuan pendahuluan
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari metoda yang baik pada fermentasi singkong parut segar berdasarkan alternatif metoda yang dipakai sebagai perlakuan. Dalam penelitian perlakuan perlakuan yang dipakai untuk menyusun alternatif metoda fermentasi yang baik adalah likuifikasi enzim (Ar), gelatinisasi 70- 75°c (A2), sakarifikasi 48 jam (B₁), sakarifikasi awal dua jam (B2), fermentasi hari pertama (C₁), hari kedua (C₂) dan hari ketiga (C3) Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan ialah rancangan acak lengkap dengan percobaan faktorial dan ulangan dilakukan sebanyak dua kali. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, ternyata dari semua perlakuan selama fermentasi menunjukkan keadaan pH yang selalu menurun, sedangkan total asam yang dihasilkan selama fermentasi selalu menunjukkan kenaikan. Jadi antara pH dan total asam ada hubungan. Ekivalen dekstrosa dan kadar gula pereduksi pada kombinasi perlakuan AB₁ selalu menurun, kombinasi perlakuan A1B2 selama fermentasi tiga hari selalu meningkat, kombinasi perlakuan A2B₁ pada hari kedua menurun, tetapi pada hari ketiga terjadi peningkatan, dan untuk kombinasi perlakuan A2B2 menunjukkan grafik yang menurun.
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Judul: Proses Produksi Bioetanol dari Ubi Kayu dengan Daur Ulang Vinasse sebagai Umpan Balik Proses Fermentasi
Abstrak: Ubi kayu mengandung pati dan serat yang harus dipecah menjadi gula sederhana melalui proses hidrolisis sehingga dapat dikonversi oleh Saccharomyces cerevisiae menjadi etanol. Pemakaian asam pada proses hidrolisis diharapkan mampu menghidrolisis pati serta komponen serat secara bersamaan menjadi gula sederhana. Masih adanya gula yang tersisa dalam vinasse (sisa hasil destilasi) merupakan potensi untuk memanfaatkan vinasse menjadi media fermentasi baru. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkarakterisasi, melakukan daur ulang vinasse dengan rasio dan tingkat daur ulang tertentu sehingga didapatkan metode daur ulang yang menghasilkan kadar etanol yang terbaik setelah fermentasi.
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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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