Judul: Pengaruh Perlakuan Biodelignifikasi Serpih-Serpih Kayu terhadap Sifat-Sifat MDF Kayu Acacia mangium dan Gmelina arborea
Abstrak: Papan serat berkerapatan selang (MDF) merupakan salah satu jenis produk yang tergolong ke dalam papan serat, penggunaannya cukup luas terutama sebagai Core Stock dalam rangka produksi dinding, daun pintu, perabot rumah tangga, dan lain-lain. Dalam pembuatan MDF, diperlukan energi yang cukup besar terutama dalam produksi serat (pulp), sehingga peranannya cukup berarti untuk meningkatkan daya saing MDF khususnya dari segi harga, besarnya biaya energi perlu ditekan serendah mungkin. Salah satu cara yang dapat ditempuh adalah mengurangi konsumsi energi pada saat penggilingan pulp, melalui perlakuan pulp, melalui perlakuan inkubasi serpih-serpih kayu dengan jamur pelunak Pleurocybella sp, sebelum perlakuan pulp.
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Judul: Pengaruh macam proses pembuatan pulp dan jenis kayu terhadap sifat fisis dan mekanis papan serat berkerapatan sedang
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari pengaruh macam proses pembuatan pulp (proses semi kimia soda panas terbuka, semi kimia soda dingin dan "Thermo Mechanical Pulping, TMP) terhadap sifat fisis dan mekanis papan serat berkerapatan sedang (MDF, Medium Density Fibreboard) dari kayu karet (Hevea brasiliensis) tua, kayu jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) dan kayu jeungjing (Albizzia falcata) serta campuran ketiganya. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah rancangan acak blok dengan dua kali ulangan. Jenis kayu merupakan blok dan proses pembuatan pulp sebagai perlakuan. Dari penelitian ini dapat diketahui bahwa proses pembuatan pulp dan jenis kayu tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap nilai konsumsi alkali dan rata-ratanya 13.23%. Akan tetapi jenis kayu dan proses pembuatan pulp berpеngaruh sangat nyata terhadap rendemen pulp. Kayu karet menghasilkan rendemen pulp terendah (74.76%), sedangkan rendemen pulp kayu jabon (85.54%), kayu jeungjing (86.69%) dan kayu campuran (74.76%) tidak berbeda nyata. Proses pembuatan pulp secara TMP menghasilkan rendemen terbesar (87.88%), sedangkan rendemen pulp semi kimia soda panas terbuka (84.05) dan semi kimia soda dingin (79.84%) tidak berbeda nyata. Akan tetapi nilai rendemen pulp semi kimia soda panas terbuka dan soda dingin masih memenuhi persyaratan, yaitu 70 80 -persen (Casey, 1952). ...
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Judul: Characteristic of Overshooting Top (OT) Based on  Himawari  8  Satellite  as  a  Convective  Cloud  Feature  that  Generates  Extreme Weather in the Java Island Region
Abstrak: Overshooting Top (OT) is a feature at the top of a convective cloud that is associated with extreme weather. Research on OT in tropical Indonesia is still very limited. The existence of geostationary satellites with wide area coverage and fast frequency observations is useful for observing the fast dynamics of the OT life cycle. Therefore, this study intends to analyze the relationship between OT and extreme weather, updraft and thermodynamic conditions of OT when extreme weather occurs, the best objective method for detecting OT in the day time and night time, and the spatiotemporal distribution of OT in the tropical region of Java Island during the 2018-2021 period. Based on visual analysis using visible channel and Himawari 8 sandwich products, 87% of extreme weather events in Java were accompanied by the appearance of OT. It indicates that the presence of the OT pattern is a convection cloud pattern or feature that is closely related to extreme weather events for the Java Island region. The existence of a time lag between the appearance of OT and extreme weather events on Java Island indicates that the OT of convection cloud can be used as a precursor or nowcasting for the appearance of extreme weather. Most of the convective cloud OT features during extreme weather events on Java Island have altitude that were only able to exceed the altitude of the equilibrium level and few were able to exceed the tropopause level of 9 km – 16 km. The difference in atmospheric conditions during extreme weather events on Java Island, which is in the tropics and subtropics, is a strong and unstable convective energy condition characterized by a larger CAPE, as well as unstable KI, LI, SI and TTI values. It is offset by kinematic factors in the form of a weak vertical wind shear (bulk wind shear 0-6 km) and a higher freezing point height. The difference between extreme weather events in the Java Island region and other tropical regions compared to subtropical regions is the strong updraft speed of convection clouds. The IRW Texture COMB algorithm based on the IRW-Texture Gradient modification and the COMB algorithm shows a significant increase in quality for detecting OT and non-OT pixels in Java. Rainy days with rainfall > 50 mm/day are very common in areas with an altitude of > 500 m. On the other hand, the level of convection activity which is indicated by the presence of OT and lightning is significantly reduced in this area. OT of convective clouds appear more frequently during the DJF season and less frequently during the JJA season. OT often appears during the day time and rarely at night time. Most OTs appear in the central part, away from the south and north coasts of Java Island during the day, while OTs that appear near the south and north coasts of Java Island can appear in the morning or afternoon.
Keyword: convective clouds, extreme weather, Overshooting Tops, Himawari 8 Satellite