Judul: Biodiesel production from palm oil in a bubble column reactor by non-catalytic process
Abstrak: Biodiesel has been defined as the monoalkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids derived from renewable feedstocks, such as vegetable oils and animal fats, for use in compression-ignition (diesel) engines. Biodiesel, consisting of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) can be produced by transesterification of triglycerides (TG) and/or esterification of free fatty acids (FFA) in vegetable oils with short-chain alcohol, mainly methanol (MeOH). Alkaline-catalyzed transeseterification of TG in vegetable oils, with the addition of an acid-catalyzed reaction to esterify FFA are the technologies presently in use for industrial-scale biodiesel production. However, the desire to reduce or remove catalyst cost, waste output and to obtain the simpler process has stimulated the investigation of alternate methods of biodiesel synthesis.
Keyword: superheated methanol, methyl esterification of FFA, transesterification of TG, mass flow rate

Judul: Analisis Konfigurasi Lubang Obstacle Terhadap Laju Reaksi Pembentukan Biodiesel pada Bubble Column Reactor
Abstrak: One of the non catalytic biodiesel production method is the Superheated Methanol Vapor in the Bubble column reactor. However, the weakness of this method is the low of rate of biodiesel production. The rate of biodiesel production was influent by the surface area between the methanol vapor bubble and oil, while the surface area was affected by the distribution of bubble size which produced from the obstacle hole. The objective of the study was to determine the best configuration of obstacle hole in order to increase the rate of biodiesel production in the Bubble Column Reactor from three design of obstacles tested until obtained the highest result of non catalytic biodiesel production. The design of obstacles were TO(123), TO(100), and TO(68), perforate plate which are connected by steel axis, where the three scenarios given name TO(X) means Triple Obstacle and symbol (X) is total hole in obstacle. These scenarios design were analyzed by the simulation processed using iv Computational Fluid Dynamics method. The best design from the simulation result was TO(100). The result obtained based on the highest surface area as a result of CFD simulation which was 0.0205 m2 and proven within the experiment result obtained the highest rate of biodiesel production which was 0.0114 gram/minute.
Keyword: Superheated methanol vapor., Obstacle, Computational fluid dynamics, Bubble column reactor, Biodiesel

Judul: Hubungan Ciri-Ciri Pribadi dan Perilaku Kepemimpinan Kepala Desa dalam Perencanaan Pembangunan Desa
Abstrak: Undang-Undang No. 5 Tahun 1979 menetapkan Kepala Desa sebagai pejabat pemerintahan tertinggi didesa. Diantara Kepala Desa terdapat perbedaan-perbedaan dalam melaksanakan tugasnya, karena berbedanya ciri - ciri pribadi yang mempengaruhi perilaku kepemimpinan Kepala Desa. Ciri - ciri pribadi adalah suatu ciri atau sifat seseorang yang bersumber dari unsur keturunan (hereditas) dan berkembang sesuai dengan keadaan lingkungannya. Perilaku kepemimpinan adalah tindak-tanduk seseorang dalam mengarahkan,membimbing dan mendorong orang lain agar bertingkah laku sesuai dengan yang dikehendakinya.
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