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BACKGROUND
Nowadays, chemical products have become one of the main methods to
answer the world problem in short time. The difficulties to applying new
regulation, the long term effect of latest effort, etc. have made chemical
product become an instant way to solve a problem. Most problems such as
food,

environment,

and

even

energy

problem

more

or

less

can

be

minimalized by means of chemical products. Chemical products also give

citizen new possibility to improve their economy condition which at the end
will give good impact for national economy.
Principally, by optimum utilization of existing resources as stepping
stone, become a self-supporting nation is not just a dream. The utilization of
natural resources, both primarily or secondary and in its prime condition or
as waste, to become a chemical product is very possible. Development of
chemical product which using exclusive resource of a nation and can answer
global problem, for extreme example, will bring the nation into a whole new
better bargaining position. Still, innovation to solve local and/or global
problem and the possibility to produce it

sustainably

are two major

requirements to create high quality chemical product that can bring a

country one step closer to become self-supporting nation.
Students, especially undergraduate, have their own role to find problem
and bring their dream, idea, and knowledge to catalyze problem solving by
their product. In order to help facilitating brilliant idea and the future
development, Department of Chemical Engineering Universitas Indonesia held

6th Chemical Product Design Competition under the theme Inventing an

Innovative and Sustainable Chemical Product. This event is held to uncover
possibilities of chemical product invention which able to solve local or global
problem through international-level competition. This competition aims to
enhance student creativity in developing products based on innovative
chemicals to tackle the problems in any field of application. Creating
Innovative means designing a product that can solve the current problems,
while sustainable means products designed should be able to produced for
long term period besides its economical benefit.

ACTIVITY
The 6th Chemical Product Design Competition (CPDC) is an international
product design competition that challenges the creativity of the students to
generate brilliant ideas in designing and producing innovative chemical
product. The product concept proposed by the participant must be related to
our theme "Inventing an Innovative and Sustainable Chemical Product", with
following brief description and limitations regarding the theme:

Brief Description :
Inventing an Innovative and Sustainable Chemical Product : Product which is
proposed by participant must be innovative; in which the concept has never
been made or proposed before, and able to be produced in a large scale
for a long term (more than 5 years). The product also has to be
sustainable; in which the product should not cause negative impact to the
environment by using renewable resources and its usage should be durable
to reduce the consumption and waste of natural resources.

Limitation :

1. Product Must be Chemical Product

Product that uses chemical process in its manufacturing and has

specific purposes
For example : products that belongs to the field of foods and
supplements, pharmaceuticals, daily necessities,etc

Instrument that can produce chemical changes

For example : medical equipment, water purifier, waste material
processor, etc.

2. Product Must be Innovative

Product concept is original and has never been made before

Product concept is an improvement from existing product, in which

the improvement could be done in terms of the resources used for
the product manufacturing or the process aspect of the product

Product has added value, in which the product must be beneficial

and able to satisfy customers needs

3. Product Must Comply with Sustainable Design Aspect

Product that is made from materials that are abundant or renewable

raw materials used for the manufacturing of the product should come
nearby

(local

or

bioregional),

sustainably

managed

renewable

resources that can be composted when their usefulness has been

exhausted

Product that has benefit from economical aspect

This can be done by adding value to a product by means of
chemical change, i.e add or subtract anything from the existing
chemical products to reduce waste of resources

Product that has benefit from social aspect

Product must meet market needs and has durability of relationship
between the consumers and the product

Product that generates no harm to the environment

Product must be environmentally safe throughout the whole cycle of
its production, from the extraction of raw materials until the final
disposal. Product should also use low-impact materials which are nontoxic, sustainably produced or recycled materials that require little
energy to process

Product that protects public health

Product should be made from materials that are not harmful to the
health of consumers

4. Product Must be Well Designed and Easily Manufactured

Product must have good design in terms of component, shape,

safety, endurance and attractiveness (ergonomic-design)

Product must able to be produced in large scale

TECHNICAL ASPECT OF THE COMPETITION

Abstract Submission
9th

September
October 18th

Exhibition and
Market Testing
Presentation

Announcement of
Selected Abstract

Product Design
Seminar

November 9th

December 7th

Announcement of
Selected Papers

Papers Submission

February

March 7th

November 9thJanuary 18th

9th

Grand Final on PGD

2014
March 9th

Selection stage
1. Abstract Selection
In the first stage of selection, every participant sends abstract using
predetermined

format

to

official

e-mail

of

6th

CPDC

(cpdc.submission@gmail.com) in .docx. In this stage, the background

and concept idea of the product proposed by participant will be
evaluated. Schedule of abstract submission is from September 9th October 18th 2013.

Terms of abstract writing can be seen at the

Appendix section.

Result of Abstract Selection

The result of abstract selection will be announced via PetroGas Days
2014

website,

www.petrogasdaysui.com,

and

participants

email.

Announcement will be published on November 9th, 2013. Selected

participants eligible to continue to next stage are 30 teams.

2. Paper Selection
Participants who pass the first phase of selection will proceed to the
second

stage

of

selection,

participants have to

the

paper

selection.

In

this

make papers explaining the detail

stage,

of their

products design. The product design paper must comply with the rules
of

designing

product.

The

paper

must

be

submitted

to

cpdc.submission@gmail.com (in .docx) with subject: PAPER CPDC_[TEAM

LEADER]_[INSTITUTION]_[PRODUCTS

BRAND]

and

the

deadline

of

submission is on January 18th 2014. The provision of papers writing

can be found in the Appendix Section.

Announcement of the Result

The result of paper selection will be announced via PetroGas
2014

website,

www.petrogasdaysui.com,

and

participants

Days
email.

Announcement will be published on February 9th, 2014. Selected

participants eligible to continue to next stage are 6 teams.

3. Grand Final
Six (6) finalists who pass the paper selection will be given the
opportunity to make a dummy / prototype of their product design and
present their product in front of judges from academics and business
practitioners, as well as PetroGasDays 2014s participants coming from
various academic institutions. Grand final will be held on March 9th
2014 and the announcement of the winner

(1st, 2nd, and 3rd winner)

will be conducted on the day of the closing ceremony of PetroGas

Days UI 2014.

The grand final consist of three sessions, which are:

Presentation session : 15 minutes for each team

Question and answer session : 25 minutes for each team
Announcement of Winners and Awarding of placard
Here are the things that must be prepared by the finalists in the
grand final:

Presentation File and Paper Revision

Selected papers that are through to the grand final will be given
feedbacks from the judges and can be revised according to the
feedbacks. The revised paper must be prepared at the grand final
to provide judges with additional information that are not included
in the presentation.
Presentation should represent the overall content of the paper and
the important details briefly. The goal is to deliver the product
design concept as clearly as possible to the judges.

Prototype
Dummy / prototype of chemical products that have been made by
the participants should also be shown at the time of presentation.
Then, the prototype of the product will be tested by the judges
based

on

the

standardized

assessment.

Prototype

should

be

original and made as close as possible to the design concept of

the product being proposed.

X-banner
X-banner is used as a means of promotion to potential investors.
Thus, x-banner should be made as clear and as interesting as
possible. X-banner design should contain:
1. Blueprint of the product (including products motto)
2. Brief explanation on products advantage

3. Brief

explanation

on

market

analysis

of

the

product

(presented in diagrams or tables or pie chart)

4. Process flow diagram of product manufacturing process
5. Brief economic analysis of the product (capital cost, selling
price, revenue, payback period, and IRR of the product)
Presentation

file,

paper

revision,

and

x-banner

design

must

be

submitted to official e-mail of 6th CPDC (cpdc.submission@gmail.com),

in .pptx for the presentation file, .docx for the paper revision, .cdr and
.jpg

for

the

x-banner

file,

with

subject:

FINAL

CPDC_[TEAM

LEADER]_[INSTITUTION]_[PRODUCTS BRAND]. Maximal total file size is

20 MB.

These requirements can be sent starting from February 9th to

March 3rd 2014

Series of The 6th Chemical Product Design Competition Events

1. Seminar
The purpose of this seminar is to give insights to the participants
about how to design a product that meets market needs and make a
good product design paper. This seminar will be held especially for the
participants who pass the first stage selection (abstract selection) on
December 7th, 2013 (more info will be announced via PetroGas
2014

Days

website, www.petrogasdaysui.com, and participants email).

2. Exhibition and Market Testing Presentation

The purpose of this exhibition is to introduce the products of the
grand-finalists to public, from industry practitioners, educators, to
fellow students. At this event, participants are required to bring a
prototype of their product. The participants are also required to give
presentation about market testing results of their products concept in

form of video. The market testing video should be 2 4 minutes

duration , uploaded in YouTube with subject: FINAL CPDC_[PRODUCTS
BRAND]_[INSTITUTION] _[PRODUCTS BRAND]. Please attached the video
link and email to cpdc.submission@gmail.com with subject: VIDEO
FINAL

CPDC_[TEAM

LEADER]_[INSTITUTION]_[PRODUCTS

BRAND]

maximal March 3rd 2014.

Exhibition will be held on 7th March, 2014

PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS
The requirements to be fulfilled by the participants of the 6th CPDC are as
follows:
1. Participants must be actively enrolled as student at a university to the
level of bachelor degree or S-1 and have not graduated at the time of
registration of 6th CPDC;
2. Participants can be individual or team (maximum five (5) persons each
team).

Participants

can

come

from

any

disciplines/majors

(for

participants that participate as a team, all of the members of the

team must come from the same university);
3. One participant can only participated in one team;
4. Participants are expected to be accompanied by lecturer in the making
of their work;
5. Products must have never been commercialized or have won a similar
competition. Violation of this rule leads to immediate disqualification;
6. Products proposed by the participant must be related to our theme
"Inventing an Innovative and Sustainable Chemical Product".
7. Pay the registration fee of Rp 100.000,- per team for Indonesian
participants

8. Participants are required to enclose a Stamped Letter Statement

(sample letter is attached) stating that the works that are submitted
have never won a similar competition or already commercialized.

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
Registration of The 6th Chemical Design Product Competition will be opened
from September 9th October 18th 2013. Take the following steps to register
your team on this competition:

Sign up by filling the registration form (Appendix 3)

Pay the registration fee by bank account transfer

Registration Fee per team : Rp 100,000 (Indonesian)
Payment can be done by transfer to the following account on
behalf of

Nahida Rani
Bank BNI
KCP Margonda
Nomor Rekening: 0303264507

Sent the abstract, registration form, registration fee receipt scan,

stamped

letter

statement

scan,

and

student

card

scan

to

cpdc.submission@gmail.com with subject: REGISTRATION CPDC_[TEAM

LEADER]_[INSTITUTION]_ [PRODUCTS BRAND]

before October 18th.

Any information related to this competition will be posted on the site

petrogasdaysui.com/cpdc, so we expect participants to always access
this site to receive the latest information about the competition

Contact Person:

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If there are things that are unclear or require more information about
the 6th CPDC, you can contact the following numbers:
Laksita Utami (+6287885707374)
Toni Partogi (+6285719922004)

REWARDS

The first winner of 6th

CPDC entitled to a cash prize of US$ 1500

The second winner of 6th

The third winner of 6th

Each grand finalist will receive certificate

Finalist whose product concept considered by industry or investor, will

CPDC entitled to a cash prize of US$ 1000

CPDC entitled to a cash prize of US$ 500

have the chance for the product to be taken into realization (tentative)

RULES AND PUNISHMENTS

Rules
1. The participants should meet all the participants requirements
2. The submitting of abstracts, papers, and banners should not pass the
specified deadline
3. Participants are required to attend the seminar and exhibition
4. For the exhibition, participants are required to prepare all the things that
have been determined (prototype, x-banners and authentic evidence of
market testing in the form of video)
5. The

participants

presentations

are

according

required
to

the

to

make

terms

of

abstracts,
writing

that

papers
has

and
been

predetermined (see Appendix Section)

6. Total number of page papers and word of abstract should not pass the
specified limits (see Appendix Section)

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7. Presentation of each participant at the grand final should not pass the
specified time (15 minutes)
8. Participants should wear almamater jacket of their institution at the time
of the exhibition and at the grand final

Punishments (according to the rules number)

1. Participants will be disqualified from the competition
2. Participants will receive points reduction, with the following provisions

Overdue abstract submission will get point reduction as much as 5

points (of total 100) per 6 hours at the abstract selection

Overdue paper submission will get point reduction as much as 8

points (of total 100) per 6 hours at the papers selection

Overdue revised paper submission will be rejected and the committee

will use the early version

Overdue banner, presentation, and market testing video submission

will get reduction as much as 10 points (of total 100)

for Grand

Final scoring and the participants have to print their own banner.
3. Participants will receive points reduction, with the following provisions

Not attending exhibition will get reduction as much as 15 points (of

total 100) at the Grand Final scoring

4. Participants will receive points reduction, with the following provisions

Not bringing prototype at the exhibition will get reduction as much as

15 points (of total 100) at the Grand Final.

5. Included in the assessment criteria at paper selection

6. Exceeding pages of paper will not be counted as paper content. The
assessment will be done only for the first 50 pages of body section and
first 20 pages of appendix.
7. Included in the assessment criteria at grand final

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APPENDIX 1
TERM OF ABSTRACT WRITING

Abstract typed with Times New Roman 12 pt, left and upper borders
limits 4 cm each, right and bottom borders limits 3 cm each, line
spacing 1 pt, with justify-alignment. The use of foreign terms use italic

font style (in the using of Bahasa).

Keyword is included at the end of the abstract. Keywords are written with

bold and italic font style, with a maximum of five (5) words.
Abstract is written in maximum 300 words.
Abstract can be written in Bahasa Indonesia or English. Assessment is
only done based on the content and ideas from the abstract and not
based on the language used.
The content of abstract consists of:
- Background of the idea
- Purpose of designing the chemical product
- Added value and advantages of the product
- The availability and abundance of raw materials used
- Ease of the manufacturing process
- Specific market target

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APPENDIX 2
SAMPLE OF ABSTRACT

Title : GRASSAVA STAPLE FOOD AS SUBSTITUTE FOR RICE

ABSTRACT
Nowadays, Indonesias population has reached 237 million with a growth rate of 1.7% per
year. The number indicates the amount of food that should be available in Indonesia.
Indonesia currently needs staple food such as rice for at least 53 million tons. Data of total
production and national needs from year to year shows that the gap continues to grow. The
increasing gap indicates an increasing risk of importing food and makes Indonesia more
dependent to foreign country to fulfill the needs of the foods. Therefore, it is recommended to
consume staple food by several combinations. On the other hand the majority of the
Indonesian people are so accustomed to eat rice thus it is quite difficult to introduce an
alternative staple foods such as rice-shaped addition. Looking at the problems above, an
alternative staple food which comes from the natural resources in Indonesia is needed. The
shape should be similar to rice thus making the acceptance by the consumer easier. It will
also be beneficial due to high nutrition content in the food and it will also fulfill the
availability of staple food in Indonesia. Furthermore, Indonesia ranks 5 as the largest
producer of cassava (23 million tons per year), indicating the potential of cassava as an
alternatives for staple food. Cassava has similar carbohydrate content to rice and with an
addition of soy flour; cassava can be used as a food that has high protein content. The
production process involved making cassava dough and soy flour then printed the material
above in granular form with a pasta machine. Dough that has been printed will be dried to
improve its durability. This product will be marketed in Java, Bali and Sumatra with market
target population aged 10-50 years.
Keywords: alternative staple food, granular, cassava, soy flour

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APPENDIX 3
TERM OF PAPER WRITING
Terms of Papers Writing
1. Number of Page
Number of body section (Chapter I until Bibliography) is limited to 50
pages. Number of Appendix section is limited to 20 pages and can be
filled with supporting data, diagrams, tables, or pictures.
2. Letter Writing
Papers typed by using Times New Roman 12 pt with 1.5 line spacing,
except for summary using single space.
3. Layout
a. Paper size: A4 (8,27 x 11.69)

b. Page borders:
1) Left side 4 cm

2) Top side 3 cm

3) Right Side 3 cm

4) Bottom side 3 cm

4. Numbering Pages
a. Introduction section (which includes page title, list of group personnel,
foreword abstract, table of contents, table of figure and list of table)
using small roman numerals (i, ii, )
b. Part of the body section until appendix using arabic numbers (1, 2, )
5. Bibliography
a. General reference for journal: Authors Name. Year of publication.
Articles title. Journals Name: Volume number (Edition number): page.
b. Organization as author Example: Badan Pusat Statistik. 2002. Statistik

Potensi Desa Propinsi Banten. Jakarta: BPS.

c. General reference for book: Authors Name. Year of publication. Books
Title. Publishing Place: Publishers Name.

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APPENDIX 3
PAPER WRITING
Chapter I Introduction
1.1 Background
Background

explains

the

purpose

of

designing

the

product

in

paragraphs. Problem identification explains in points about the urgency

of

the

product

or

why

product

needs

to

be

made.

Problem

boundaries explain the extent of making the product in points.

1.2 Needs Identification
In this chapter, state the needs identification and ideas selection based
on chemical product design principle on the background part. The
needs identification and idea selection include these following.
1.2.1 List of Needs
In this part, the needs of the customers are defined by asking the
potential customer what they require. The market analysis can be done
directly by giving interviews or polling, and/or indirectly by doing
research from the media on markets level of interest on certain
product. The needs recorded from interviews is organized and edited
into a cogent list. The needs are then ranked as essential, desirable,
useful, and so on according to the result of the interviews.
1.2.2 Benchmarking
The qualitative list of needs is converted into list of specifications,
including as much quantitative and chemical detail as possible. The
specifications should be realistic and thus require engineering knowledge
to examine the practicality of the product specifications.
Benchmark is an existing or idealized product against which we can
measure our new design. This part

contains comparison between

specification of existing products and the proposed product design, in

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order to find out whether the proposed product is worth developing.

This part must answer the following questions:

What is the main function of the existing product?

What kind of innovation that will be accepted or not accepted by

costumer?

Will

the

new

commercialization

method

be

applicable

if

the

characteristic of product is changed?

What are the patents that protect the existing product or the new
product?

1.3 Concept Selection

Once the specifications of the target product are determined, one
concept should be selected to be further manufactured. Concepts are
being selected by eliminating concepts that are inconsistent with the
products objectives or rather impossible to be realized. The most
common method is by considering some factors, such as scientific
maturity, ease of engineering, ease of usage, cost, etc. Usually one until
three concepts will be chosen and have further evaluation. One best
concept acquired from the evaluation should be explained in this part.
Chapter II Review of The Literature
This part contains basic theories that supports the design of chemical
products that are chosen by the participants. One of the most important
element in Chapter II is explanation of local resources used and how far the
resources have been used and applied by communities.
Chapter III Prototype
3.1 Product Description
This part contains detailed explanation of chemical product design, such
as the characteristic and specification (ingredients) of the product, in
order to give a clear and detail image of the product. It also includes

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explanation of product positioning which shows the added value of the

product compare to competitors.
3.2 Products Brand, Logo, and Motto
This part shows the brand, logo, and motto of the product, as well as
brief explanation regarding them.
3.3 Products Blueprint
This

part

shows

the

elaboration

of

the

ready-model,

packaging,

dimensional sketch and design calculation of the product.

Chapter IV Product Manufacturing and Supply Chain
4.1 Production Capacity
This

part

explains

the

market

segmentation

of

the

product

and

production capacity in accordance with the level of demand.

4.2 Manufacturing Process
This part shows the suggested manufacture method of the product to
ensure that all product specifications are fulfilled. This part consists of
process flow diagram of the manufacturing process including the
detailed explanation, and description of equipment profile used for
manufacturing process.
4.3 Mass and Energy Balance
This part consists of mass and energy balance calculation of the
manufacturing process, in order to determine the process efficiency.
4.4 Plant Location and Layout
This part explains consideration of choosing a location for the plant, as
well as its layout.
4.5 Raw Materials Supply
This part consists of supplier options of raw materials used.

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4.6 Product Distribution

This part explains the distribution system of the product and the
distribution locations.
Chapter V Product Economics
This part explains the economic analysis of the product, including the capital
cost and estimated selling price. The making of product economics must be
in accordance with economic analysis norm in the Engineering Economics
Subject.
5.1 Capital Expenditure
This part includes costs for equipment, installation, plant building, plant
site, and licensing, etc.
5.2 Operational Expenditure
This part includes costs for raw materials, utilities, maintenance, labors,
patent, distribution, marketing, insurance, etc.
5.3 Economic Analysis
This part includes product pricing, cash flow, and cost breakdown.
5.4 Profitability Analysis
This part includes calculation of internal rate of return (IRR), payback
period, break-even point (BEP), net present value (NPV), and sensitivity
analysis.
Chapter VI Conclusion and Suggestion
This part consists of conclusions and suggestions of the entire product
design paper

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TH

REGISTRATION FORM
CHEMICAL PRODUCT DESIGN COMPETITION

Products Name

Participants Identity
Team Leaders Name/Batch
1.
Team Members Name/Batch

2.
3
4.

Phone Number*
E-mail*
University
Faculty**
Major**
Institution Level***

University Address

* using one of the participants

** could be more than one
*** choose one

Diploma

Bachelor

Payment Choices (give mark and fill appropriate with your choice)

Payment via bank account or transfer

Senders Name
Banks Name
Account Number

Attached Files (give mark if have been attached)

1. Registration form completed
2. Student Card Scan
3. Stamped Letter Statement Scan
4. Registration Fee Receipt Scan
5. Abstract of the product

For further information please contact:

Laksita Utami
(+6287885707374)
Toni Partogi Johannes Silaen (+6285719922004)

Website
Email:
Facebook:
Twitter:

www.petrogasdaysui.com
cpdc@petrogasdaysui.com
PetroGas Days UI
@PetroGasDaysUI

Stamped Letter Statement

I, hereby,
Name

Gender

: Male / Female

Place, Date of Birth

Major / Batch

Institution

declare that this paper purposing for

Competition

Inventing

an

6th Chemical Product Design

Innovative

and

Sustainable

Chemical

Product which is one of the series of PetroGas Days UI 2014 event

held by Chemical Engineering Department, Universitas Indonesia, with
the title of:

is our original writing which has never been in any competition or

won any similar competition and never been published partly or
thoroughly in form of journal, working paper, or any other written
form. This product is fully our intelectual writing, and any source
of reference in this writing has been stated

in accordance with

academic rule, as well as any party that has contributed in the

content, with the exception of sentence expression and writing
design.

,
Team Leader,

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