| dc.description.abstract | JENDRO ZALUKHU Wood acetylation of Nephelium lappaceum, Artocarpus
integer, and Baccaurea montleyana woods. Guided by LUTHFI HAKIM and
RUDI HARTONO.
Termites are wood destroying organisms that cause harm and
considerable damage to buildings in Indonesia. Therefore, there should be
methods of termite attack on buildings. Method of chemical modification of wood
used in this study is acetylation using acetic acid solution is applied to the wood
of fruit (Nephelium lappaceum, Artocarpus integer, and Baccaurea montleyana
woods). The purpose of this study was to test the dimensional stability, and
retention test measures the resistance of wood against termite attack on
Nephelium lappaceum, Artocarpus integer, and Baccaurea montleyana woods
after acetylation.
The method is carried out three types of wood soaked in each
concentration of acetic acid solution (control, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%). The
results showed that the acetylation of wood to improve dimensional stability
(ASE). In addition, the process also increases the acetylation of wood resistance
to termite attack. This is shown by the retention of preservative that occurs in
wood diasetilasi. Acetylation with acetic acid solution of 25% has the highest
retention value, and the weight loss due to termite attack the lowest. This means,
the process of acetylation can increase the resistance of wood against termite
attack. | en_US |
