Judul: Penggunaan Gambir Sebagai Pewama Pada Pencelupan Kain Kapas
Abstrak: Gambir adalah sari kental yang diperoleh dari pengolahan daun dan tangkai tanaman gambir (Uncaria gambir Roxb.) yang diendapkan dalam berbagai bentuk yang sudab dikeringkan (SNI 0 1-3391-2000). Gambir yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menghasilkan warna coklat. Penelitian ini berdasarkan fenomena yang terjadi pada petani pengolah gambir. Mereka sulit menghilangkan noda gambir yang terdapat pada pakaiannya. Volume ekspor gambir Indonesia yang selalu mengalami peningkatan dari tahun ke tahun, menjadikannya potensial sebagai komoditas industri. Gambir mengandung katekin yang dapat digunakan sebagai bahan pewarna tekstil.
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Judul: Karakteristik Katekin dari Gambir (Uncaria gambir Roxb.) dan Potensinya sebagai Antijamur Pelapuk Kayu
Abstrak: Gambir merupakan produk hayati Indonesia yang memiliki nilai ekonomi yang cukup tinggi. Bahkan Indonesia menguasai 80% pasar ekspor gambir dunia. Dalam produk tersebut terkandung katekin, suatu senyawa fenolik dari golongan flavonoid yang memiliki sifat antijamur perusak produk hortikultura. Namun demikian potensinya sebagai antijamur perusak kayu belum pernah dilaporkan. Penelitin laboratorium telah dilakukan untuk mengetahui karakteristik katekin yang diekstrak dari gambir dan potensinya sebagai antijamur pelapuk kayu (Schizophylum commune Fr.). Komponen kimia gambir dianalisis mengunakan Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS), sedangkan sifat antijamur (S. commune) dianalis menggunakan Standar EN 113. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rendemen katekin hasil ekstraksi mencapai 33.49% dengan kadar air serbuk katekin 8.76%. Serbuk katekin hasil ekstraksi dari gambir berwarna putih kekuningan dengan tingkat kemurnian 62.36%. Senyawa tersebut memilki sifat antijamur perusak kayu yang cukup signifikan. Disamping itu impregnasi katekin dari gambir dapat meningkatkan kerapatan pada kayu berkerapatan sedang.
Keyword: antijamur, gambir, GCMS, katekin, kerapatan

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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