Judul: Mempelajari Cara Ekstraksi Buah Somba (Bixa orellana L) dan Pengaruh Cara Pengeringan terhadap Mutu Anato Kasar yang Dihasilkan
Abstrak: Konsumsi bahan pewarna sintetis untuk keperluan pangan cenderung meningkat. Tidak semua bahan pewarna sintetis aman dikonsumsi, karenanya perlu dikembangkan terus sumber-sumber pewarna yang aman dikonsumsi. Salah satu alternatifnya adalah memanfaatkan bahan pewarna alami, misalnya anato. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan cara ekstraksi buah somba yang tepat untuk mendapatkan anato. Selain itu akan dipelajari juga pengaruh cara pengeringan ekstrak anato terhadap mutu anato kasar yang dihasilkan, serta diteliti pula kemungkinan adanya cemaran logam berat khususnya Pb.
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Judul: Mempelajari ektraksi antisianin dari kulit buah manggis (garcinia mangostena l) menggunakan pelarut metanol yang diasamkan
Abstrak: Pigmen antosianin merupakan alternatif pewarna ma- kanan dan minuman yang kebutuhannya semakin meningkat. Pewarna alami ini dapat diproduksi dari kulit buah manggis yang sampai saat ini masih merupakan limbah dan belum di- manfaatkan. Tanaman manggis merupakan jenis tanaman tro- pis yang relatif mudah dibudidayakan di Indonesia. Produksi antosianin ini dilakukan dengan cara eks- traksi menggunakan pelarut metanol yang diasamkan dengan asam klorida, asam asetat, asam sitrat dan asam tartrat. Konsentrasi asam ditetapkan 1%, 5% dan 10 % (W/V). Ekstraksi dilakukan selama 12 jam, 24 jam, 36 jam dan 48 jam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari teknik ekstraksi antosianin dari kulit buah manggis, mendapatkan waktu ekstraksi yang optimal, mendapatkan jenis asam organik sebagai bahan pengasam yang efektif serta menda- patkan konsentrasi bahan pengasam yang dapat menghasilkan antosianin paling tinggi...
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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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