Investigatory Project II
Investigatory Project II
Introduction
Background:
The researcher found out that in school they required using of floor wax to
prevent the dengue. Even in the houses, floor wax is being use. So the researcher
decided to make a floor wax is very affordable and can give an equal quality ass the
commercial.
As of now our state is comforting a great crisis in economic system. The research
worker found out that in school. The research utilizing of floor wax (commercial) to
forestall the floor shiny.
as an alternative ingredient for making floor wax since our community has an abundant
plantation of banana, making floor wax out of banana peel will not be expensive also
considering that people are not using the peeling productive.
1. Can banana and used candle can be an alternative source in making a floor
wax?
2. Can banana waste and used candle as floor wax make the floor shiny?
To inform are target market that they can create floor wax by using banana waste.
The purpose of this research is to innovate the reusable banana waste to environmental
waste.
Scope and Limitations of the study:
This study is only limited for the investigation of banana used as alternative source
for floor wax making. The researcher chooses this study for further investigation if the
banana can be effective source for floor wax.
Hypothesis:
If the banana waste and used candle boil and mix, then they form a wax.
Banana is one of the most important fruit crop plants and belongs to the genus
Musa. After harvesting the fruit, the plant is cut down and thrown away, mostly as
waste. The banana plant is largely divided into three parts- pseudo stem, peduncle and
leaf. The pseudo stem portion of the plant fiber is suitable for making ropes and twines
(Saikia et al, 1997). In 135 countries and territories across the tropics and subtropics,
Bananas are being produced. The majority producers are farmers who grow
the crop for either home consumption or for local markets (Bergh, Picq, & Vézina,
2013). Banana is the second most produced fruit after citrus. It has 16% contribution in
the world’s total fruit production. It has also stated that India is the most or the largest
According to them the banana is useful in every part just like food, feed,
Vigneswara, Pavithra, Gayathri, and Mythili, banana fibers have a huge contribution for
textile and packaging industry. However, the banana stem forms a major source of
waste material. But today, most of banana fibers are used for making ropes and
cordage. They have compositions, properties, and structures that are suitable for using
industrial applications.
Banana (Musa paradisiaca, family Musaceae) is a central fruit crop of the tropical
and subtropical regions of the world grown on about 8.8 million hectares (Mohapatra,
Mishra, & Sutar, 2010). It is possibly the world's oldest cultivated crop (Bhowmik,
Duraveil, Kumar, & Umadevi, 2012). It is one of the tallest herbaceous plants with a
pseudo stem. Its tough treelike pliable stem is composed of the sheathing twisting leaf
bases, which contains fibers of sufficient strengths to keep the tree upright. In different
countries, about 300 varieties of bananas are grown, of which a vast majority are grown
in tropical Asia (Simmonds, 1962). Banana is one of most important fruit crops grown in
India. With continuous increase of production, huge quantity of waste biomass from
Pseudo stem, burnt or left situ causing detrimental impact of on environment. They have
available technologies for extraction of fibers and paper making from Pseudo stem, but
it is not being adopted in industries due to lack of awareness.
Commercial floor wax is meant to protect the floors, increase its durability and
scuff marks (George, 2012). It has a great use especially to the household, which has a
cement floor since it has a solution that can be used to make the floor radiant, glossy
and shiny. It helps protect the floor from everyday wear and tear of foot traffic. Also,
commercial floor wax is an important way to maintain any non-carpeted floor and should
be applied periodically in order to ensure that the protective barrier remains intact
(Clean It Supply, ND). The most common ingredients used in commercial waxes
Although floor wax has good benefits, it also has its health hazards. It is toxic
commercial floor wax, but this can be very harmful when used around children or pets.
Commercial floor wax often contains hazardous solvents such as 2-butoxyethanol and
ethanolamine. If these are misused and in areas with poor ventilation, the air
concentration may be high enough to cause symptoms not just among the cleaning
staff, but in other workers in the space
Banana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of
the genus Musa which produce the commonly eaten fruit. They are native to the tropical
region of Southeast Asia and Australia. Today, they are cultivated throughout
the tropics. Banana plants are of the family Musaceae. They are cultivated primarily for
their fruit, and to a lesser extent for the production of fiber and as ornamental plants. As
the bananas are mainly tall, upright, and fairly sturdy, they are often mistaken for trees,
when the truth is the main or upright stem is called a pseudo stem, literally meaning
"fake stem", which for some species can obtain a height of up to 2–8 m, with leaves of
up to 3.5 m in length. Each pseudo stem would produce a bunch of yellow, green, or
even red bananas before dying and being replaced by another pseudo stem.
Banana leaves are widely used as plates and for lining cooking pits and for
wrapping food for cooking or storage. A section of leaf often serves as an eye-shade. In
Latin America, it is a common practice during rains to hold a banana leaf by the petiole,
upside-down, over one's back as an "umbrella" or "raincoat". The leaves of the 'Fehi'
banana are used for thatching, packing, and cigarette wrappers.
III. Methodology
Experimental Set-up:
Banana Waste
Candles
Kerosene
Knife
Chop board
Handkerchief
Bottle 500ml
Tupperware
Procedure:
Prepare all things that needed, next slice the Banana Peel and boil the candle
until gets melted, then put the milk can in stove and boil the candle until gets melted,
put the kerosene in the milk can with melted candle. Next put the slice banana
peel/waste in the milk can with melted candle and kerosene and mix them every
5min and boil them in 15 min. Then get a handkerchief and put it in the extra bottle
and start to put the mixed ingredients in the handkerchief and squeeze it and last
wait until it become firm and put it in the Tupperware.
IV. Results
No. of
Days Observation after 10 minutes
7 The floor is bright but smell still smell kerosene and banana
peel.
Discussion:
In this table, the left side of the table is No. of days and the right side of the table
is observation. The tables show that our experiment is effective but in short time.
V. Conclusion:
VI. Recommendation:
kerosene and banana peel and make sure that kerosene is just right. Also add more
candle.
VII. References:
https://www.academia.edu/34040623/CHAPTER_II_REVIEW_OF_RELATED
LITERATURE
Scribd.com/document/418570800/40641819-Banana-Floorwax-edited-docx
Parcon578.wordpress.com/about/
Studymoose.com/banana-candle-wax-essay
Studymoose.com/investigatory-project-9-essay
http://dennis-dalton.blogspot.com
http://judyfloorwax.blogspot.com/2007/11/feasibility-of-banana-musa-paradisiaca.html
Authors:
Dennis Dalton
Ralph Rodriguez
Prof. Melanie
Judy
Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School
Research II
As Floor wax
Submitted by:
Cristian B. Sombrio
Grade 8 – Mendel
Submitted to:
Liezel A. Piquero