Ketahanan Papan Partikel pada Berbagai Rasio Campuran Limbah Daun Singkong dan Jenis Bambu Terhadap Serangan Rayap Tanah (Coptotermes curvignathus)

Abstract

Particleboard is a form of composite product made from particles containing lignocellulose. Termites are one type of insect included in the Isoptera Order and are known to have the behavior of eating wood containing lignocellulose. The purpose of this study was to determine the resistance of particleboard with a mixture ratio of solid organic waste and bamboo types to subterranean termite attacks using the grave yard test method based on SNI 01- 7202-2006. Particleboard 15 cm long was buried in the ground and left 5 cm above the ground surface. The test was carried out for one hundred days. The parameters observed included weight loss and visual assessment. The resulting weight loss value ranged from 33.87% - 94.93%. The best resistance was obtained by the board with a 50/50 mixture ratio of cassava leaf and black bamboo powder. In this study, weight loss was categorized in class V with a very poor level of resistance and visual assessment of slight attacks, light attacks, heavy attacks, and destroyed attacks.