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This research plan proposes turning fruit peels into charcoal through a simple and sustainable process. The objectives are to develop an affordable and environmentally friendly method of converting fruit peels to charcoal in order to reduce environmental harm from charcoal production. The method involves collecting, drying, burning, and crushing orange peels, then mixing with cornstarch to form briquettes. Data will be collected on the feasibility and efficiency of this process as an alternative to traditional charcoal production from wood.

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This research plan proposes turning fruit peels into charcoal through a simple and sustainable process. The objectives are to develop an affordable and environmentally friendly method of converting fruit peels to charcoal in order to reduce environmental harm from charcoal production. The method involves collecting, drying, burning, and crushing orange peels, then mixing with cornstarch to form briquettes. Data will be collected on the feasibility and efficiency of this process as an alternative to traditional charcoal production from wood.

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SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT RESEARCH PLAN

PROPONENT/S: L.Balicoco | B. Sevilla | F. Cordon | K. Bisquera | J. Calma | E. Galedo | L. Jacuya


DATE: 2023-09-22

PROJECT TITLE:

Turning Fruit Peels into Charcoal: A Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Process

OBJECTIVES:

Objective 1: This experiment plans on to use an alternative, sustainable way of charcoal by


using only simple steps and minimized procedures.
Objective 2: To develop a cost-effective and environmentally maintainable procedure for
converting fruit peels into a charcoal.
Objective 3: By achieving these objectives, this research aims to reduce the environmental
harm and contribute efforts to combat climate change, through a scientific investigation.

METHODS:

Our research method outlines the systematic approach for investigating the conversion of
fruit peels into charcoal, ensuring a thorough and sound exploration of the topic. We have
observed the research websites and articles about how lumber or woods are frequently used
as a charcoal, resulting to an environmental hazard, which made us to research about how
we can improve the use of fruit peels for charcoal, what should we observe during the
experiment, and what can be reduced or changed in the procedures.
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EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE:

Materials Needed:

• Orange Peels

• Cornstarch (Optional)
• Molder (for shaping the charcoal, to make it briquette) Note: You can use the bottom half of
a plastic bottle to shape it.

These are the following procedures for this experiment:

Step 1: Collect orange peels.


Step 2: Clean the orange peels first, dry the orange peels. Then, proceed to dry the peels by
the use of oven or microwave for a faster process.
Step 3: Burn the orange peels. After drying the orange peels. Do not let the orange peels fully
burned down.
Step 4: Crush the burnt orange peels. You can use a stone to grind the burned orange peels
into powder.
Step 5: Cook your cornstarch with water, after boiling your cornstarch, it will begin to thicken.
Take the cooked cornstarch out of the fire until it reaches the consistency. Note: Cornstarch
can be optional, you can use a tapioca or glutinous flour!
Step 6: Then, slowly pour the cornstarch into the powdered orange peels and mix it until it
reaches the desired consistency.

Step 7: Shape the mixture. And lastly, let the mixture dry until it’s ready to use!

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION:


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This idea was inspired by an article named, “Feasibility of Banana Peelings as Alternative
Charcoal.” There were a lot of procedures in this article, so we decided to just make it simple,
for example, instead of drying the orange peels for a maximum of 4 days under the sun, we
will use an oven or a microwave to make the drying faster. Another procedure we changed is
the use of cornstarch, to make it more convenient or if there’s no other option, a person can
use a tapioca or a glutinous flour. There are no exact measurements that we added;
therefore, people may want to assemble by their desired measurements. Besides, fruit peels
are useful for any agriculture-related projects, school-related projects, or can be used for
household items. That’s why we decided to choose this topic to help the environment, since
in our generation, there are a lot of us that appreciate the nature.

PROJECT ILLUSTRATION:
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Karimibavani, B., Sengul, A. B., & Asmatulu, E. (2020). Converting briquettes of orange and banana peels into
carbonaceous materials for activated sustainable carbon and fuel sources. Energy, Ecology and
Environment, 5, 161-170.

Ullah, H., Lun, L., Riaz, L., Naseem, F., Shahab, A., & Rashid, A. (2021). Physicochemical characteristics and
thermal degradation behavior of dry and wet torrefied orange peel obtained by dry/wet torrefaction. Biomass
Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-17.

Ganesh, K. S., Sridhar, A., & Vishali, S. (2022). Utilization of fruit and vegetable waste to produce value-added
products: Conventional utilization and emerging opportunities-A review. Chemosphere, 287, 1322
Kongprasert, N., Wangphanich, P., & Jutilarptavorn, A. (2019). Charcoal briquettes from Madan wood waste as
an alternative energy in Thailand. Procedia , 128-135.
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Alhassan, J., Ofosu, A., Iddrisu, S., & Kofi Garsonu, E. (2022). Wood fuel producers’ insight on the
environmental effects of their activities in Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 1-17.

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