Judul: Aplikasi Edible Coating Berbasis Kappa-Karagenan dengan Penambahan CMC untuk Memperpanjang Umur Simpan Buah Salak Pondoh (Sallacca edulis Reinw.)
Abstrak: Buah salak pondoh (Sallacca edulis Reinw.) merupakan salah satu hasil pertanian yang potensial. Seiring dengan meningkatnya kesibukan kerja dan peningkatan pendapatan menyebabkan masyarakat cenderung beralih pilihan pada buah-buahan segar siap makan atau buah-buahan segar terolah minimal (minimally processed) yang terdiri dari proses pencucian, sortasi, pengupasan dan pemotongan/pengirisan menjadi bagian-bagian yang lebih kecil dengan bentuk spesifik sesuai dengan komoditas, sehingga lebih praktis dan masih memiliki karakteristik segar. Buah salak pondoh mempunyai sifat mudah rusak (perishable), sehingga daya simpannya berkurang. Dalam penelitian ini, untuk mempertahankan mutu dan memperpanjang umur simpan salak pondoh, dilakukan pelapisan dengan edible coating, pengemasan dengan styrofoam dan stretch film serta penyimpanan pada suhu rendah.
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Judul: Aplikasi Coating Kitosan untuk Memperpanjang Umur Simpan Buah Salak Pondoh (Salacca edulis Reinw.)
Abstrak: Salak pondoh (Salacca edulis Reinw.) merupakan komoditi tropis asli Indonesia yang termasuk ordo Spadiciflorae dan famili Palmae yang cepat mengalami kerusakan selama penyimpanan. Kerusakan tersebut dapat terjadi karena reaksi enzimatis, reaksi kimia dan aktivitas mikroorganisme. Penyebab utama kerusakan buah salak selama penyimpanan dapat disebabkan oleh respirasi dan infeksi kapang. Kitosan memiliki polikation bermuatan positif yang mampu menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri dan kapang serta dapat membentuk lapisan yang dapat mengatur pertukaran gas. Salak pondoh yang telah dipanen masih melakukan proses respirasi sehingga dibutuhkan kemasan dengan permeabilitas yang tepat untuk pertukaran oksigen, karbondioksida serta uap air. Plastik polipropilen memiliki daya tembus (permeabilitas) terhadap uap air rendah dan permeabilitas terhadap gas sedang, sedangkan plastik polietilen memiliki sifat mekanik yang baik serta biasa digunakan pengemasan buah-buahan. Pelapisan kitosan dan pengemasan yang tepat pada salak pondoh diharapkan dapat menanggulangi infeksi kapang dan memperpanjang umur simpan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh coating kitosan dan plastik kemasan terhadap umur simpan serta mutu salak pondoh kematangan 80%, 90%, dan curah selama penyimpanan. Salak pondoh nglumut yang digunakan berasal dari Desa Gunung Giana Kecamatan Madukara, Banjarnegara.
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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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