Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

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Drying Efficiency of Betung Bamboo Strips (Dendrocalamus asper) Based on Different Solar Drying Oven Designs

  • Ihak SUMARDI (School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung) ;
  • Anggit Kusuma Dewan DARU (School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung) ;
  • Alfi RUMIDATUL (School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung) ;
  • Rudi DUNGANI (School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung) ;
  • Yoyo SUHAYA (School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung) ;
  • Neil PRIHANTO (School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung) ;
  • Rudi HARTONO (Department of Forest Products, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara)
  • Received : 2023.08.18
  • Accepted : 2023.12.01
  • Published : 2024.01.25
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Abstract

Betung bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) is used as a building and handicraft material in Indonesia; however, bamboo needs to be dried to increase its stability. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of drying bamboo using solar energy and different drying oven designs. The betung bamboo pieces were dried using a direct solar dryer (direct drying) and an indirect solar dryer (indirect drying) and then the decrease in levels that occurred based on the relative humidity (RH) and temperature values achieved in the two dryers were compared. The highest average temperature in the direct indirect drying oven compartment was 60.1 ± 13.1℃ with 19.9 ± 16.4% RH and 60.2 ± 11.9℃ with 19.5 ± 15.5% RH, respectively. The drying defect in indirect drying was lower than that in direct drying, and indirect drying had a 61.7% greater average water loss than direct drying with significant difference (95%, analysis of variance) based on water loss/compartment volume parameters. Thus, the solar drying oven can be used to air-dry bamboo (14%) for 7 d from an initial moisture content of 70%-80% in bamboo strips. The results of this research can be used for small-scale bamboo processing industries that have limited use of electrical energy with quite good results.

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Acknowledgement

We thank the Institut Teknologi Bandung to provide financial support for the research by Research, Community Service and Innovation Program (P3MI-ITB 2022).

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