Judul: Ekstensifikasi perekat urea formaldehida dengan polifenol nabati guna menurunkan emisi formaldehida
Abstrak: Perekat yang selama ini banyak dipergunakan di hampir 90% industri kayu lapis dan komposit kayu lainnya adalah perekat Urea Formaldehida (UF) (Roffael dan B. Dix, 1988). Hal ini karena perekat UF memiliki beberapa keunggulan antara lain: harganya yang relatif lebih murah, kesan warna pada produk olahan cerah dan kecepatan pengerasannya yang tinggi. Namun demikian perekat UF juga memiliki kelemahan dalam hal tingginya emisi formaldehida pada produk olahan. Menurut Maloney (1977) dalam Munda (1989) emisi formaldehida ini sangat berpengaruh terhadap keseha - tan. Gas formaldehida antara lain menyebabkan iritasi mata, peradangan selaput lendir dan hidung. Untuk memper- baiki kelemahan perekat UF tersebut ekstensifikasi perekat UF dengan polifenol nabati dapat dijadikan alternatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan perekat campuran UF dengan polifenol nabati untuk membuat kayu lapis atau venir lamina yang memenuhi syarat dalam hal emisi formaldehida. ...
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Judul: Pengaruh campuran tapioka dan bungkil biji tengkawang sebagai ekstender perekat urea formaldehida terhadap keteguhan rekat kayu lapis meranti merah (Shorea spp)
Abstrak: Penelitian bertujuan untuk mempelajari kemungkinan pemanfaatan campuran tapioka dan bungkil biji tengkawang sebagai ekstender perekat urea formaldehida yang secara teknis dapat dipertanggungjawabkan dalam pembuatan kayu lapis interior. Disamping itu, hasil penelitian diharapkan bisa membuka jalan bagi peningkatan pemanfaatan limbah biji tengkawang. Delapan macam ekstender, yaitu tapioka, campuran tapioka dan bungkil biji tengkawang (bungkil) dengan nisbah bobot 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50 dan 50:50 dengan bungkil bebas lemak serta terigu telah diteliti. Setiap macam ekstender diberikan pada kadar 20%, 40% dan 60% ter- hadap bobot resin urea formaldehida. Penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan rancangan tersarang 8 x 3 dengan tiga kali ulangan. Kualitas ekstender yang diperiksa adalah komposisi kimianya yang meliputi kadar air, kadar abu, kadar pati, kadar lemak dan kadar protein. Kualitas kayu lapis yang diamati adalah kerapatan, kadar air dan keteguhan rekat.
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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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