Utilization of Purun Tikus (Eleocharis dulcis) as Bioboard Raw Material with Heat Press

Abstract

Forests is an abundant natural resource that provide our wood needed. Nowadays, forest barely able to maintain the optimum condition due to the high rate of deforestation because of fulfilled wood consumption and also forest degradation. There is an alternative to substitute wood fiber such as purun tikus. Purun tikus (Eleocharis dulcis) are wild plants that can adapt well to tidal swamp land. Research conducted with 2 factors of Factorial Complete Randomized Design. Factor 1 is giving tapioca adhesive with 4 levels of treatment, 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%. Factor 2 is giving pressure load using hot press with 2 levels of treatment, 5 MPa and 8 MPa. The best treatment to obtain low density according to on SNI 01-4449-2006 fiber board that occurs in the treatment without the provision of adhesives while to get a fiber board with a medium density that occurs in the treatment by giving adhesive 10%, 20%, and 30%.