Judul: Clove oil encapsulated by tapioka (Manihot esculenta) and gum Arabica and prediction of it shelflife
Abstrak: This experiment was aimed to study about characteristic of tapioca and gum Arabica as an encapsulant agent and prediction its shelf life. Beside the result of this experiment able to give alternative source of raw material in encapsulant agent matter. Unlike other starch sources, such as corn, rice and wheat, tapioca roots contain high starch content and a very low quantity of impurities. Tapioca is an excellent material for starch production with respect to its availability, raw material cost and ease of starch extraction. The micro encapsulation is generally performed by forming a polymeric matrix around particular compounds to protect its biological activity and enhance physical chemical stability. Arabic gum have been encapsulating agent for many years, but the source was a bit difficult to find and quite expensive. The step of this research was divided into two parts. The first part is to observe characteristic of encapsulation clove oil from several parameters such as moisture content, bulk density, solubility, percentage of yield, free flowing and organoleptic test. Various percentages of tapioca and gum Arabic was conducted and based on evaluation from those parameters then composition appointed to be determined shelf life by sorpsi isotherms curve method. Based on experiment, it was concluded that percentage appointed for the next experiment was tapioca: gum arabica with composition 50 : 50 % is the best combination. Based on further experiment, we obtained result for moisture content is 3.79%, balance water content is 17.55 % and critical water content is 11.76 %. All value obtained, calculated by Labuza formulation so we can determine of shelf life with aluminum foil bag and HDPE as packaging material. The result was 25.56 months for aluminum foil bag and 3.40 months for HDPE packaging.
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Judul: Prediction of Shelf Life and Analyses of the Safety of Arrowroot Starch (Maranta arundinaceae L)-Based Cookies with the Addition of Torbangun (Coleus amboinicus Lour).
Abstrak: The purpose of this study was to determine the shelf life of arrowroot starch-based cookies with the addition of torbangun and to analyze the products’ safety during storage. Estimation cookies’s shelf life was calculated using the Accelerated Shelf Life Testing method with the approach of critical water. This method then followed by storage the cookies for 12 weeks with polypropylene and metalized plastic packaging. The cookies were analyzed every four weeks. The analysis consisted of organoleptic test, and product damage parameters such as pH, total acid titration, thiobarbituric acid, peroxide levels and total microbes. The results showed that cookies have a shelf life as long as 22 months with metalized plastic packaging and five months with polypropylene plastic packaging at 75% Relative Humadity (RH) storage. During the 12 weeks of storage, the organoleptic value was still acceptable. The storage duration and also the type of packaging used were not significant different (p> 0.05) against all damage parameters of the product.
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Judul: Pemanenan Energi Listrik dari Kincir Angin Vertikal
Abstrak: Usaha pemanenan energi angin di Indonesia masih sedikit. Sampai Tahun 2016 hanya 3.54 MW alat pemanenan energi angin yang sudah terpasang. Kendala utamanya ialah dibutuhkan investasi yang besar untuk membuatnya. Pembuatan kincir angin dengan ukuran yang lebih kecil dengan bahan yang dapat dibeli di pasar lokal menjadi solusi agar pembuatan kincir angin lebih ekonomis. Pembuatan kincir vertikal tipe Savonius dapat menjadi solusinya. Kincir vertikal Savonius dapat beroperasi pada kecepatan < 3 m/s dan ketinggian < 50 m. Kincir angin ini terdiri dari tiga sistem, yaitu generator, rotor kincir dan transmisi pulley-belt. Generator dibuat dari modifikasi motor AC dan magnet neodymium. Rotor kincir dibuat dari pipa PVC 4”, pipa alumunium ¾”, dan papan polikarbonat. Transmisi pulley-belt dibuat dari plastik dan karet. Kincir ini membutuhkan gaya minimal 3 N untuk dapat berputar atau torsi minimalnya 0.75 Nm. Kecepatan angin yang dibutuhkan untuk merotasikannya sebesar 1.9 m/s. Daya maksimal yang dapat dihasilkan ialah 5.76 watt berupa tegangan sebesar 36 volt dan arus 160 mA.
Keyword: energi terbarukan, generator, motor AC, sudu Savonius