Vulcanization is an important step in the manufacture of solid tires in which the crosslinking process occurs. In vulcanization, the materials commonly used as activators and coactivators are ZnO and stearic acid, respectively. In this... more
Vulcanization is an important step in the manufacture of solid tires in which the crosslinking process occurs. In vulcanization, the materials commonly used as activators and coactivators are ZnO and stearic acid, respectively. In this research, ZnO and stearic acid were replaced with zinc stearate to improve the characteristics of vulcanized rubber. Zinc stearate was applied in four formulas with a composition of 5 to 9 phr. A formula that is often used in the rubber industry was used as a comparison, and ZnO and stearic acid of 5 phr and 2.5 phr, respectively, were applied. The rubber compound for solid tire production was developed using an open mill at a compounding temperature of 45 °C ± 5 °C. The vulcanization process of developing the rubber compound into vulcanized rubber was carried out at 150 °C for 20 min. Rubber compound test results showed that the use of zinc stearate at a ratio of 8 phr accelerated the curing time (t90) between 58.3% and 69%, the scorch time (ts2) bet...
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Infrastructure developments in recent decades have led to increasing demand for high-performance paints for construction and decorative purposes. Emulsion paint is water-based paint that is commonly used for coating the internal and... more
Infrastructure developments in recent decades have led to increasing demand for high-performance paints for construction and decorative purposes. Emulsion paint is water-based paint that is commonly used for coating the internal and external surfaces of a building. The quality and performance of this emulsion paint are highly dependent on its constituent components, such as binders, pigment, solvents, and additives. Emulsion paints initially used conventional formaldehyde-based binders and were, for some reason, prohibited from being used in paints due to health and environmental issues. The development of bio-based paints with natural rubber latex (NRL) has the potential to be developed as an emulsion paint binder. The results showed that NRL grafting of styrene monomer or MMA showed much better resistance to wet scrub and abrasion than PVAc at a monomer concentration of 20%, for styrene, and 30%, for MMA, with washability values reaching each of 11 and 12 cycles at 4% binder conce...
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Biosurfactants are surfactants that are synthesized by microorganisms using organic materials and have biodegradable properties, making them environmentally friendly. One of the applications of biosurfactants in the recovery of petroleum.... more
Biosurfactants are surfactants that are synthesized by microorganisms using organic materials and have biodegradable properties, making them environmentally friendly. One of the applications of biosurfactants in the recovery of petroleum. This study aims to determine the type of biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria using crude palm oil as the main carbon source, to determine the effect of variations in pH and CPO concentration on surface tension reduction and emulsification, and compare the best biosurfactant with surfactant synthesis. The production of biosurfactants has 3 stages, namely the bacterial preparation, the biosurfactant production, and the analysis in the form of surface tension, emulsification, crude oil removal, and FTIR. The best biosurfactant was obtained at pH 7 and a carbon source concentration of 3% v/v with surface tension and emulsification values of 42.49 mN/m and 58%, respectively. The pH value and CPO concentration can affect the grow...
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Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi merupakan daerah produsen komoditi karet alam terbesar di Provinsi Riau. Sejumlah besar gabungan kelompok tani (GAPOKTAN) karet di beberapa desa dan didukung oleh pemerintah daerah sudah membentuk Asosiasi... more
Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi merupakan daerah produsen komoditi karet alam terbesar di Provinsi Riau. Sejumlah besar gabungan kelompok tani (GAPOKTAN) karet di beberapa desa dan didukung oleh pemerintah daerah sudah membentuk Asosiasi Petani Karet Kuantan Singingi (APKARKUSI), untuk melakukan pengendalian kualitas dan pelelangan bahan olah karet (bokar). Asosiasi ini juga berencana akan mengembangkan industri hilir berbahan baku utama bokar. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk melakukan persiapan awal terkait dengan rencana pengembangan produk hilir karet tersebut. Kegiatan tahap awal ini meliputi penentuan kualitas bokar dari petani yang berafiliasi dengan APKARKUSI, jenis produk hilir karet tahap awal dan perencanaan tata letak mesin dan sarana produksinya, dan spesifikasi yang diinginkan pasar dari produk sandal karet sebagai salah satu jenis produk hilir karet yang akan dikembangkan. Kualitas bokar yang dikelola oleh APKARKUSI relatif sangat baik (yaitu dengan kadar karet kering berk...
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Plastic waste is one of environmental problem especially in Indonesia. Conventional plastic is made from synthetic polymer that is made by petroleum which hard to recycle or break down by microorganism. Bioplastic is the answer of this... more
Plastic waste is one of environmental problem especially in Indonesia. Conventional plastic is made from synthetic polymer that is made by petroleum which hard to recycle or break down by microorganism. Bioplastic is the answer of this problem. Starch is kind of natural polymer that can be used for bioplastic production because the sources overflow, renewable and ready degradable. However, starch have a bad mechanical characteristic. Cellulose as the strengthened has been proved to overcome the lack of starch. This research is aim to analyze the effect of composition and size of cellulose particle to get the best combination of bioplastic mechanical characteristic and morphology. Bioplastic was made by casting method where the taro's starch, glycerol and cellulose are mixed. This research take variable on addition level of cellulose 6, 9, 12, 15%wt with cellulose fiber sizes of 100, 150 and 200 mesh. The composition with a good characteristic was 15%wt cellulose with the size 15...
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The need for alternative energy sources keep increasing, green coke is a byproduct from refenery unit that has a high heating value, so it is potential to be used as an alternative fuel. The purpose of this experiment was to study the... more
The need for alternative energy sources keep increasing, green coke is a byproduct from refenery unit that has a high heating value, so it is potential to be used as an alternative fuel. The purpose of this experiment was to study the green coke briquetting process, studied the effect of the pressing pressure against the produced briquettes, and determine the effect of operating conditions on the heating value and the resulting compressive strength. Green coke used in this experiment was tested fors carbon content, then do briquetting by adding starch with the composition ratio of green coke to starch (95:5, 90:10, and 85:15 %weight) and the variation of pressure (120, 150, 180 Kg/cm2), with response of heating value and compressive strength, the response data obtained were processed using Respone Surface Methodology (RSM) using Design Expert application. The pressing pressure and the ratio of green coke has a significant effect on the heating value and compressive strength. Highest...
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The use of natural rubber to resist bitumen is usually prone to degradation and aging. One method to overcome this problem is the addition of antioxidants. This study aims to determine the effect of the addition of antioxidants... more
The use of natural rubber to resist bitumen is usually prone to degradation and aging. One method to overcome this problem is the addition of antioxidants. This study aims to determine the effect of the addition of antioxidants 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethyl-quinoline (TMQ) on natural rubber modified asphalt crepe rubber and its performance in short-term and long-term aging conditions. The modified rubber asphalt mixture’s manufacture begins by melting the crepe rubber at 200 °C before being mixed in asphalt at 165 °C. Addition of antioxidant TMQ during the stirring process of the mixture of asphalt and melted rubber. The crepe rubber content was 8, 10, and 12% w/w, while the TMQ content was 1, 2, and 3% w/w of the total sample weight. The modified asphalt samples’ characterization included penetration, softening point, weight loss after a rolling thin film oven test (RTFOT), penetration after RTFOT, and Marshall test. Review of the performance of asphalt under short-term aging conditi...
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Contemporarily, Indonesia and Malaysia are the largest contributors of crude palm oil (CPO) in the world by up to 40%, and 37.3%, respectively. Furthermore, its production value this year reached 19.7 million tons, where each generates... more
Contemporarily, Indonesia and Malaysia are the largest contributors of crude palm oil (CPO) in the world by up to 40%, and 37.3%, respectively. Furthermore, its production value this year reached 19.7 million tons, where each generates 2.5 m3 of wastewater. Meanwhile, of all the provinces in Indonesia specifically, Riau is the largest supplier for exports by up to 38%, generated from 225 palm oil mills, where a total of 6.3 million tons resulting in the generation of about 15.75 million m3 of wastewater, with organic content between the range of 30,000-60,000 mg COD/l. In addition, one of the uses of this wastewater includes anaerobic processes, with the double benefit of reducing COD concentrations, subsequently applying it as fertilizer, and also in the production of methane gas, as an alternative source of energy. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to observe the effect of bioreactor volume, scale-up on the performance of anaerobic hybrid bioreactors, in the treatment of mi...
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In this work, calcium oxide (CaO) extracted from eggshell impregnated with magnetite (Fe3O4) is prepared successfully and it had been applied on transesterification of palm oil off-grade. Prior experiment, the eggshells material are... more
In this work, calcium oxide (CaO) extracted from eggshell impregnated with magnetite (Fe3O4) is prepared successfully and it had been applied on transesterification of palm oil off-grade. Prior experiment, the eggshells material are powdered and calcined at 900 °C then impregnated with Fe3O4 and recalcined. The obtained Fe3O4/CaO catalyst is characterized using X-ray diffraction and Braunaeur–Emmet–Teller (BET) surface area. The influence of various parameters including recalcined time and temperature are investigated. The prepared catalyst is tested for transesterification of palm oil off-grade to produce biodiesel in which the optimal conditions of a methanol/palm oil off-grade molar ratio of 10:1, the catalyst weight of 6%, the reaction temperature of 70 °C, and the reaction time of 2 h. The transesterification product was analyzed using GC-MS, which showed the biodiesel yield of 90% at the recalcined temperature of 600 °C and reaction time of 2 h. It has been noted that the cata...
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A research about production of Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) from pineapple midrib (Ananas cosmosus Merr.) has been conducted. This research aims to determine the best cellulose ratio with sodium monochloro acetate and the best reaction... more
A research about production of Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) from pineapple midrib (Ananas cosmosus Merr.) has been conducted. This research aims to determine the best cellulose ratio with sodium monochloro acetate and the best reaction time to the substitution degree of carboxymethyl cellulose from pineapple midrib fibers. This study used a Completely Randomized Design method with two independent variables, i.e. variations in the weight of sodium monochloroacetate (2.5 grams, 3 grams, 3.5 grams, 4 grams, and 4.5 grams) and variations in reaction time (1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours , and 5 hours), each treatment was done duplo using 20 treatment units. The result of the study showed that the best ratio of sodium monochloroacetate to cellulose which produced carboxymethyl cellulose from pineapple midribs was 2.5: 2.5 with substitution degree value of 1.93 and optimum reaction time which produced carboxymethyl cellulose from pineapple midribs was 1 hour with substitution ...
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Pada campuran polipropilena (PP)-maleated natural rubber (MNR), MNR berfungsi sebagai compatibilizer yang melakukan modifikasi terhadap permukaan matrik PP untuk memudahkan masuknya filler sehingga dihasilkan campuran yang lebih... more
Pada campuran polipropilena (PP)-maleated natural rubber (MNR), MNR berfungsi sebagai compatibilizer yang melakukan modifikasi terhadap permukaan matrik PP untuk memudahkan masuknya filler sehingga dihasilkan campuran yang lebih kompatibel. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan kemampuan campur maleated natural rubber (MNR) dalam polipropilena (PP) pada berbagai variasi suhu. Penelitian diawali dengan prediksi kesetimbangan cair-cair sistem PP-MNR dengan menggunakan metode UNIFAC dilanjutkan dengan validasi model kesetimbangan. Validasi model kesetimbangan cair-cair sistem PP-MNR diawali dengan mencampurkan karet alam dan maleic anhydride (MAH) dalam internal mixer untuk penyiapan MNR. MNR yang telah disiapkan lalu dicampurkan dengan PP dalam internal mixer dengan kadar MNR dan temperatur proses divariasi berdasarkan prediksi kesetimbangan cair-cair UNIFAC. Kemudian campuran PP-MNR dianalisa dengan uji difference scanning calorimetry (DSC). Hasil uji DSC digunakan untuk...
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Waste is a wasted or intentionally disposed material derived from the results of human and natural activities that do not have economic value. Pekanbaru city is one of the city that does not escape from garbage problem. The waste... more
Waste is a wasted or intentionally disposed material derived from the results of human and natural activities that do not have economic value. Pekanbaru city is one of the city that does not escape from garbage problem. The waste management of Pekanbaru City includes the final collection, collection, transportation, processing and disposal. Current waste management has not solved the problem optimally. The concept of waste management conducted by urban community Pekanbaru at this time mostly only tn the conte.xt of transporting waste from waste sources to landfills (FPA) which then will have an impact on the environment and health around the TPS are supported also with the behavior of people who are still mixing between dry waste and wet garbage. Type of research is done by qualitative approach with descriptive method Based on field facts with data collection techniques include observation, interviews, docwnentation studies related to research objectives. This research uses Hartono ...
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Motor operating temperature at wells equipped with Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) need to be monitored to maintain ESP performance run life. Not all producer wells equipped with temperature sensor, so it considered necessary to build... more
Motor operating temperature at wells equipped with Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) need to be monitored to maintain ESP performance run life. Not all producer wells equipped with temperature sensor, so it considered necessary to build mathematic model to estimate motor operating temperature. Model of heat transfer to predict motor operating temperature is developed based on empirical equation method. Parameter and variable data obtained from producer wells include water cut, viscosity, specific gravity, operating temperature, ampere and voltage. Procedure to calculate viscosity is ASTM D-88 and procedure to calculate specific gravity is ASTM D-5002. From 18 wells data obtained from the field, calculated reynolds numbers indicate turbulent flow regime with reynold numbers more than 4,000. Nusselt number were calculated using multiple linear regression with result of Nu = 0.06 * Re0.65 * Pr0.36 with error of 1.3% from downhole sensor measurement. The comparison with similar research a...
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Palm frond can be converted to solid fuel using torrefaction process as an alternative energy source. Torrefaction is the process to convert the biomass into solid fuel at a temperature range of 200-300oC in inert condition. Calorific... more
Palm frond can be converted to solid fuel using torrefaction process as an alternative energy source. Torrefaction is the process to convert the biomass into solid fuel at a temperature range of 200-300oC in inert condition. Calorific value is the most important response in solid fuel. The aim of this research is to obtain the optimum condition of palm fronds torrefaction statistically was used Response Surface Methodology. Torrefaction of palm frond on fixed bed a horizontal reactor which is equipped with horizontal condenser and condensate trap with the condition process such as the temperature (225-275oC), time (15-45 min), and N2 flow rate (50-150 ml/min). This research methodology consist of drying, washing with liquid product of torrefaction, torrefaction, and analysis. The response variables were mass yield, calorific value, energy yield, and proximate. Design Expert Trial Version 7.0 Software was used for optimization of condition process with desirability. The optimized c...
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Industri pulp di Riau menghasilkan 8,5 juta ton black liquor/tahun, merupakan biomassa dengan panas pembakaran 13,8 MJ/kg sehingga memiliki potensi untuk digunakan sebagai sumber energi alternatif dan terbarukan. Salah satu teknologi... more
Industri pulp di Riau menghasilkan 8,5 juta ton black liquor/tahun, merupakan biomassa dengan panas pembakaran 13,8 MJ/kg sehingga memiliki potensi untuk digunakan sebagai sumber energi alternatif dan terbarukan. Salah satu teknologi pengolahan black liquor adalah proses gasifikasi yang dapat menghasilkan gas bakar tipe medium. Penelitian ini mempelajari faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi proses gasifikasi black liquor menjadi gas sintesis, dengan melakukan simulasi proses dalam entrained flow gasifier menggunakan agen gasifikasi oksigen. Beberapa tahap yang dipergunakan untuk menunjukkan seluruh proses gasifikasi, yaitu dekomposisi/pirolisis black liquor, pembakaran zat volatile, gasifikasi arang/char dan pemisahan gas-padatan. Umpan black liquor yang digunakan dengan nilai ultimate (basis kering): 34,0% C; 3,2% H; 4,8% S; 35,8% O, 18,2% Na; 3,1% K; 0,1% N; dan nilai proksimat (basis kering): kadar air 19,3%; zat volatile 38,3%, fixed carbon 11,8%; abu 30,6%. Variabel penelitian: temp...
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Kajian terhadap aspek termodinamika suatu sistem campuran polimer-polimer diperlukan untuk mendapatkan informasi mengenai kemampuan pencampuran maksimal dan pemisahan fasa dari sistem campuran tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk... more
Kajian terhadap aspek termodinamika suatu sistem campuran polimer-polimer diperlukan untuk mendapatkan informasi mengenai kemampuan pencampuran maksimal dan pemisahan fasa dari sistem campuran tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperkirakan kemampuan pencampuran sistem karet alam (natural rubber, NR) dan polipropilen (PP) yang ditambahkan kompatibilizer Maleated Polypropylene (MAPP), dimana fasa NR tervulkanisasi dinamik dalam matrik PP dengan cross-link agent sulfur. Estimasi kemampuan pencampuran didasarkan pada energi bebas pencampuran yang dihitung dengan persamaan Flory-Huggins. Entalpi pencampuran dan volume molar masing-masing dihitung dengan persamaan van Krevelen dan metode Group Contribution Volume (GCVol). Parameter kelarutan juga dihitung menggunakan metode van Krevelen. Energi bebas pencampuran dihitung pada komposisi NR antara 0 sampai dengan 100% dan suhu 30oC. Proses vulkanisasi fasa NR dianggap menghasilkan jumlah molekul yang berikatan silang sebanyak 1113 d...
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The negative impacts of the development of the palm oil industrial is increasing palm oil mill wastewater which contained high ranging total suspended solid (TSS) between 1330-50700 mg/L. Previously researchers has use much methods to... more
The negative impacts of the development of the palm oil industrial is increasing palm oil mill wastewater which contained high ranging total suspended solid (TSS) between 1330-50700 mg/L. Previously researchers has use much methods to reduce levels of TSS, but so far ...
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The direct use of natural rubber latex (NRL) as a binder for emulsion paints did not produce emulsion paints with good opacity, washability resistance, and regulated touch drying time, even when mixed with polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). This... more
The direct use of natural rubber latex (NRL) as a binder for emulsion paints did not produce emulsion paints with good opacity, washability resistance, and regulated touch drying time, even when mixed with polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). This study aimed to study the properties of opacity (hiding power), washability resistance, and set drying touch time of emulsion paint with a binder added from a mixture of modified natural rubber latex (NRL) and PVAc. NRL modifications included UV photodepolymerization with TiO2 catalyst and grafting copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene (NRL-g-(MMA-co-St)). NRL was mixed with PVAC at ratios of 0/100; 15/85; 25/75; 35/65; 50/50; 100/0% w/w before being used as a binder for emulsion paint. Emulsion paint samples had different binder contents, namely 2, 4, 6, and 8% w/w. Tests on paint samples included opacity using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (EASYSPEC safas Monaco), washability using the Digital BGD 526 Wet Abrasion Scrub Tester, and drying...