Author: Lab Elkimkor

  • Final Presentation of Bachelor Students

    Our bachelor students (20 students) have successfully defended their research works (skripsi) held on 4 (wed) – 10 (tues) July 2012 at the Department of Chemical Engineering ITS. They have worked hard during the last two weeks to prepare the presentation, including writing thesis, preparing powerpoint presentation, practicing the presentation, etc. Some of the students…

  • Mendadak Miskin

    Oleh: Heru Setyawan Dalam harian Jawa Pos hari ini (Selasa, 19 Juni 2012) dalam halaman Metropolis ada satu judul berita yang sangat menggelitik: “Banyak Yang Mendadak Miskin”. Berita ini terkait dengan program penerimaan peserta didik baru (PPDB) mitra warga yang dibuka oleh Pemkot Surabaya yang diperuntukkan bagi siswa kurang mampu. Jumlah pendaftar program ini ternyata…

  • Lab Seminar 9 June 2012

    Students presented their progress this time were Nanik Astuti Rachman (D2): Amine grafting on silica from bagasse ash Sri Muljanie (D3): Effect of aging and pH on the properties of silica gel from geothermal sludge Adrian Nur (D2): Electrochemical synthesis of nano-sized particles of hidroxyapatite Vania Mitha (M1): Review a paper on characterization of proton…

  • Accepted as international students at NCKU

    Three of our students (Laksmi Dewi Kasmiarno, Metra Fitri Rizkiana & Febryan Harmansyah) were accepted for National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Fall 2012 Admission for International Degree Students as master students at the Department of Chemical Engineering. The information can be read in the website of the Office of International Affairs NCKU. Congratulations.

  • Electrochemical-induced particle formation

    One of our research work is dealing with the synthesis of particles by electrochemical method. One of them is synthesis of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles. How can electrochemical process induce particle formation? This article will give some discussion about electrochemical-induced particle formation with an example about the formation of magnetite nanoparticles. One important thing that must…

  • Lab Seminar 26 May 2012

    We have seminar periodically to monitor the progress of research works carried out by our students. In this seminar, students present the progress of their research works for about 10 min each and continued by discussion. Saturday, 26 May 2012: Rian/Ririn – Electrophoretic deposition of nanosilica on steel surface for corrosion protection Reyhan/Junita – Synthesis…

  • Particle technology

    We are working on the synthesis of materials in the form of particles by electrochemical and sol-gel method. Why such form of materials is important. Here we will discuss briefly about it. Perhaps we don’t realize that everyday we deal with products in the form of particles or powders. Most women and girls are familiar…

  • Present papers on a symposium

    Our students presented papers on “National Seminar on the Progress on Research and Technology in Industrial Field” held by Research Center for Engineering Science, Gajah Mada University in May 16, 2012. This seminar was aimed to discuss and share information about the recent progress on research and technology on industries in Indonesia. The students who…

  • Qualification exam and poster papers

    Today is a busy day for us: (i) qualification exam, (ii) presentation of poster papers, and (iii) monitoring and evaluation of PKM-P (Students Creativity Program-Research). Adrian Nur (doctoral student) took a qualification exam to be a doctoral candidate. The exam started from 11.00 a.m. and finished at 12.30 p.m. The examiners were Prof. Sugeng Winardi…

  • Silica gel from bagasse ash

    We have succesfully produced silica gel from bagasse ash (boiler waste of cane sugar mills) by a simple low-energy chemical method. We published the results on Advanced Powder Technology, a reputable scientific journal published by Elsevier BV on behalf of The Society of Powder Technology Japan. The method can be an alternative for the commercial…