PENGUATAN SIFAT MEKANIK KAYU KELAPA SAWIT DENGAN TEKNIK IMPREGNASI REAKTIF MONOMER STIRENA

M. Said Siregar - (Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara)

JURNAL ILMU PERTANIAN
Vol 16, No 3 (2011)

AbstractThe impregnation technic can be done to improve the quality of palm wood. The dried palm wood specimens were impregnated with styrene monomer and heated at 120°C for 30 minutes. The physical and mechanical properties of impregnated palm wood improved. The outer of palm wood and sixth metres high which impregnated with styrene 20% were the best physical and mechanical properties. The specimen be long to wood classification III ( Indonesian National Standard, SNI 033527-1994).Keywords: palm wood, mechanical properties, impregnation, styrene.