Agroforestry is one of the land management systems that can be offered to overcome the problem of forest land convertion. But the success of agroforestry plant growth is influenced by aspects of which are protection from pests. Pest attacks can decrease the potential of standing, both quality and quantity. This study aims to determine the intensity of pest attacks on agroforestry of teak stand …
The purpose of this research is know the influence and determine the best dose applying Tricho-compost Mucuna bracteata and Growing Media on the cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) seedlings. The research used Completely Randomized Design factorial that consisting of two factors. The first factor the Tricho-compost Mucuna bracteata consists of six levels, (0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125) g/seed. The second fac…
Research on testing elasticity of paving blocks has been done to determine the value of modulus elasticity using a sonic wave analyzer (SOWAN). The sample were shaped using a PVC pipe with 3.81 cm in diameter and 10 cm of length and then dried for 28 days. There were five samples in this research with different sand-cement ratios, after that the wave propagation times for each sample were measu…
Analysis of distribution for the physical parameters of ground water in the housing around the area of rubber factory PT. P & P Bangkinang Marpoyan Damai Pekanbaru has been carried out by using Radials methods about 400 m surrounding a factory. The physical parameters level of ground water include conductivity, resistivity, and salinity measured by coordinate points as much as 10 points. The re…
Activated carbon has been successfully made from wood Eucalyptus pellita with different carbonization time. Eucalyptus pellita wood carbonized conventionally using canned, cut and sieved to the size of 1-2 mm. Carbon with different carbonization time has been activated using KOH in ratio mass : KOH 2:1 and irradiated using microwave for 20 minutes at 630 watts. The research result showed carbon…
Water is one of the main elements that support life on Earth. With the rapid development and increasing human population in the District Marpoyan Damai, it increases also the human need for water, especially the increasing human dependence on water sourced from underground. Explorations aimed at finding underground water resources have been done. Darcy method is one of the appropriate methods t…
Synthesis of carbon electrode of supercapasitor has been done based on candle banana peel with carbonization temperature varied at 500oC, 600oC, 700oC and 800oC with each sample code of S5, S6, S7 and S8. Green carbon paper sample of banana peel was carbonized at a furnace with N2 irrigated by using multilevel warming temperature profile of 285oC and it was holded for 1 hour, then proceed to th…
Silver nanopaticle has the plasmonic characteristic is called surface plasmon resonance (SPR) which mixed in to ZnO semiconductor material. Silver nanopaticle SPR can enhance the electronic and optical properties of ZnO. ZnO nanocomposite can be used to increase efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Ag-ZnO nanocomposite has successfully been grown using hydrothermal and seed-mediated…
Grading oil palm-Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) has been an ongoing interesting research topic lately. Some methods such as computer vision and hyperspectral imaging have been suggested and developed for grading the FFBs. In meantime, a laser speckle imaging (LSI) method has also been used to asses many kinds of fruit conditions using speckle patterns of the fruit surfaces when illuminated by a las…
Pengaruh suhu pengaktifan CO2 pada sifat fisis dan elektrokimia elektroda karbon superkapasitor dari bunga rumput gajah telah dianalisa. Variasi suhu pengaktifan gas CO2 dipilih masing-masing yaitu pada suhu 800 ⁰C, 850 ⁰C dan 900 ⁰C dengan kode sampel FA, FB dan FC. Sifat fisis yang dianalisa meliputi densitas, sifat kristalisasi karbon dan luas permukaan sedangkan sifat elektrokimia yan…
Research on the two dimention mapping of the depth of underground water zonation in unconfined aquifer Pekanbaru city has been done using finite difference method. The data of unconfined aquifer depth and coordinat location has taken in Pekanbaru this research almed to mapping two dimension of the depth of underground water zonation in unconfined aquifer from 2016 until 2020 in Pekanbaru city u…
The fabrication of activated carbon made from shell of Terminalia Catappa L has been carried out using chemical activation methods assisted by microwave irradiation. The irradiation times was varied of 15, 20 and 25 minutes. The aims of this study is to determine the morphological characteristics, microstructure, surface area and the adsorption of activated carbon to the methylene blue, and to …
Activated carbon had successfully been made from shell of Terminalia Catappa L with variation of carbonization times and KOH assisted microwaved activation. The carbonization times were varied for 2 hours, 3 hours and 4 hours, and then activated with mass of granular carbon and KOH with a variation of 2:1. The aim of this research was to study the characteristics of shell of Terminalia Catappa …
Research on utilization of solar energy for heating water using parabolic collectors equipped with mirror that used as reflectors have been done. Parabolic collectors were placed on direct sunlight with 500 grams, 750 grams and 1000 grams mass of water in the container during 15 days of observation. The observations were carried out at time interval of 30 minutes from 10.00 am until 15.00 pm. T…
Has conducted studies determining the energy efficiency of the biomass stove biomass waste coconut shells, corn cobs, and bagasse. The biomass stove is equipped with a furnace diameter of 23.7 cm with a height of 18 cm, equipped with air circulation space, space protector and ash container space. Waste biomass used is coconut shells, corn cobs, and bagasse. The samples are opaque cassava produc…
ZnCl2 activation research has been done on the preparation of activated carbon based mesoporous Rubber Wood Saw Dust (RWSD) for supercapacitor cells applications using physical and chemical activations. Physical activation was done by using CO2 gas at a temperature of 900 °C for 2 hours. Chemical activation using an activator substance of ZnCl2 solution. Mass ratio of carbon and ZnCl2 was 1:1,…
Research was conducted to analyze the soil absorption level based on measurements of soil permeability in District Tampan Pekanbaru City, by taking soil samples for 16 units in four villages namely Simpang Baru, Delima, Tuah Karya, and Sidomulyo Barat which consists of four research blocks. Data inputted into the surfer’s software 11 to be processed so as to produce a contour map of soil abso…
The analysis of cassava opaque using cabinet space of dryer system has been done. The drying chamber was designed with the diameter of 130 cm long, 97 cm width and 120 cm height. This drying chamber was consisted of a drum with height of 70 cm, and diameter of 44 cm. The sample used was cassava opaque that originated from Rejosari Urban Village, Tenayan Raya and Pekanbaru City. Maximum temperat…
A shift transmission in a single mode optical fiber by using standard optical fiber Corning® SMF-28e+® has been simulated. The radius of fiber is varied from 1.1 μm – 4.1 μm. The core radii are 5.1 μm 3.1 μm, 2.1 μm and 1.1 μm. The method used is OptiFiber Software to calculate the mode waveguide dispersion, material dispersion and total dispersion. The results showed that the core ra…
The thin film of Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) has been studied with composition of by using sol-gel method that annealed in temperature of 600oC and 650oC. The thin film of BST is characterized by using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and an impedance spectroscopy. The result samples in temperature of 600oC and 650oC are 46 nm and 141 nm in thickness respectively. The res…