Jurnal Penelitian Hasil Hutan

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Authors: Efrida Basri & Rohmah Pari

Information regarding physical properties of bamboo is essential for interpreting its dimensional stability, while drying properties are needed as a basis in determining the optimum drying temperature. This research was aimed to investigate the effect of bamboo species and position at the culm on physical properties, as well as drying properties of five bamboo species i.e. temen bamboo (Gigantochloa verticillata Munro), ori (Bambusa blumeana Bl. ex Schult.f.), ater (Gigantochloa atter (Hassk.) Kurz ex Munro), ampel (Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.), and peting (Gigantochloa levis (Blanco) Merr.). Physical properties were tested by measuring diameter and thickness of bamboo culms. Determination of drying temperature was carried out in accordance with wood drying method and followed by observing visual defects, i.e. deformation (concave & wrinkle) and end/node split. Assessment results revealed that there were close relationships between green moisture content of bamboo and their density as well as their culm shrinkage. Based on bamboo drying properties (bottom-middle portions), the optimum drying temperatures (initial and final temperature) for o otemen and ori were occurred at 45 70C, ampel and ater were occurred at 40 60C, while the optimum drying – otemperatur e for peting were at 33 50C.

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Authors: Dian Anggraini Indrawan, I.M. Sulastiningsih, Rossi Margareth Tampubolon, Gustan Pari, & Adi Santoso

All kinds of ligno-cellulose fiber stuffs are technically suitable for hardboard manufacture. In Indonesia, currently the available conventional ligno-cellulose fibers (esp. tropical natural-forest woods) become scarce and depleted. Meanwhile, domestic fiberboard-production is lower than its demands. Alternative fibers, abundantly potential and largely still unutilized, should be introduced, e.g. bamboo. Research on bamboo utilization for hardboard has been carried out using two bamboo species i.e. tali bamboo (Gigantochloa apus) and ampel bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris). Each bamboo species was pulped using open hot-soda semi-chemical process. Five proportions of bamboo pulp mixtures were prepared from tali-bamboo pulp and ampel-bamboo pulps i.e: 100%+0%, 75%+25%, 50%+50%, 25%+75%, and 0%+100%. Tannin-resorcinol-formaldehyde (TRF) adhesive was added to each bamboo pulp mixtures at three different resin contents, i.e. 0%, 6% and 8% based on dry weight of the bamboo pulp mixture. Bamboo hardboards were manufactured using wetforming process and the resulted boards were then tested for their physical and mechanical properties. Results showed that addition of TRF (up to 8%) improved hardboard properties. Hardboard made from the ampel-bamboo pulp (100%) produced the highest hardboard quality, as its properties mostly conform with the standards (JIS and ISO) requirements for density, modulus of elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR) and internal bond (IB); while hardboards made from tali-bamboo pulp (100%) possessed the lowest quality. Hardboard from tali-bamboo pulp and ampel-bamboo pulp mixture (at 50%+50% and 25% + 75% proportions) afforded the second and third performances. The least prospective tali-bamboo pulp (100%) could expectedly be improved by using more TRF.

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Authors: Jamal Balfas

Currently, commercial wood finish products are predominantly chemical solvent-based, such as melamine formaldehyde and nitrocelulose. Although these products give desirable quality, durable and affordable cost, their volatile organic compounds are detrimental to the environmental and harmful to the health. This paper studies the use of teak extract mixed with shellac as alternative top coat or wood stain. Quality of the alternative formula was tested on tusam and rubber wood by assessing their physical, mechanical and chemical performances in comparison with the commercial products, i.e. melamine formaldehyde (MF) and nitrocellulose (NS). Samples of two wood species were treated by dipping them in various wood finishing solutions. Weight and dimensional changes due to the treatment were determined in wet and dry sample conditions. Results showed that weight and dimensional gains due to dipping treatment were varied according to wood species, grain orientation and finishing solution. Tusam samples possed greater weight and dimensional gains than those of rubber wood samples. All organic finishing formulas were able to protect wood from water intrution, however they were less effective than the commercial MF and NS. Top coat made from the mixture of teak extract and shellac has lower scratch resistance and less resistant against chemical liquids than the commercial MF and NS. Wood stain of teak extract and shellac mixture provided better color value than the commercial wood stain in term of color likeness to the true teak.