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Milk Pasteurization and Sterilization
Liquid milk for consumption is mostly either pasteurized or sterilized. Pasteurization is a mild process, designed to inactivate the major pathogenic and spoilage bacteria in raw milk. To keep milk for longer than few days at ambient temperature, it needs to be sterilized.
Full story »Indonesia, Negara 17.504 Pulau yang Impor Garam
Berdasarkan catatan Departemen Perindustrian dan Perdagangan, dalam satu tahun Indonesia membutuhkan garam lebih dari 2,1 juta ton. Akan tetapi industri garam rakyat hanya mampu memproduksi 112.000 ton garam dan sisanya mencapai 900.000 ton garam masih diimpor.
Full story »Semen Penyerap CO2 Oleh British Engineer
Penemuan ini dapat menjadi salah satu cara untuk gas rumah kaca dari atmosfer kita. Sekarang, semen merupakan komoditas yang terbilang sangat besar, mencapai 2 milyar ton diproduksi tiap tahunnya diseluruh dunia, dan semen bertanggung jawab 5 persen dari emisi CO2 dunia.
Full story »Put On Your Parachute, This Isn’t A Dream!
Segala yang menyangkut ‘less sugar’ atau ‘less calorie’ memang menjadi momok besar dalam masyarakat dewasa ini. Pemicunya bisa jadi karena tingkat kepedulian masyarakat terhadap kesehatan semakin tinggi, terutama berkaitan dengan penyakit diabetes, atau karena alasan kecantikan dan perawatan diri.
Full story »From Castor To Dior
C7 aldehyde (heptaldehyde) is mainly used in perfumery in the form of jasmine aldehyde compound. Heptaldehyde is a chemical compound that is pyrolyzed from plant oil, such as castor oil. Castor, or mainly known in Indonesia as ‘jarak’, has been one of the biggest non-gas commodity of Indonesian export for a long time. However, castors are only exported as seeds and oil.
Full story »CHE Around Us: Aerosol-Can
Aerosol-can was invented by Eric Rotheim, a Norwegian engineer and inventor, 75 years ago. The illustrations in Rotheim’s 1931 U.S. patent showed most of the major elements found in today’s aerosol spray cans. In World War II, U.S. military introduced an aerosol-can for dispensing insecticide and years after that, people just begin to realize the potentials of this device.
Full story »CHE Around Us: Refrigerators
Have you ever thought living life without refrigerator? It’s one thing that miraculously changes our life. Before the invention of refrigeration technology, the only way to preserve meat was to salt it, and iced beverages in the summer were a real luxury. Imagine that.
Full story »CHE Around Us: Printing Ink
Ink? It is in your everyday life, almost in every aspect of our activity. In the morning we read our newspaper and get to school bringing all our books. In the afternoon we jot things down on our agenda and leave sticky notes to friends. Ink is everywhere. What is ink?
Full story »Produksi Metil Ester Sulfonat untuk Surfaktan
Anda mengenal produk personal care, shampoo, atau deterjen? Semuanya itu tidak terlepas dari kandungan aktif bernama surfaktan yang terdapat didalamnya. Bahkan, surfaktan juga digunakan sebagai bahan aktif pada lumpur pengeboran minyak.
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