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August, 2017
Research Adviser
FEASIBILITY OF COIR FIBERSAS AS AIR FILTRATION
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1.2 ABSTRACT
The Researchers notice the massive disposal of the coconut shell. People
who are throwing the coconut shell do not know how to recycle it. The
researchers wonder about the massive garbage
The study is testing the feasibility of coir fiber as exhaust tail filter and using
the coir fiber as fertilizer on plants. This study was conducted to determine the
efficiency of the coir fiber to catch some carbon from the combustion process.
The coir fiber will be mounted on a exhaust tail and hoping to do its job to filter
some carbon. The researcher will process the coconut husk: 5 days drying
process, separation of the fiber from the coconut shell, soaking the fiber to the
water, drying the fiber and placing it on a screen cylinder. After the filtration
process, the researcher will use it as a fertilizer and processing it. Carbon helps
the plant to grow faster.
Methodical trials showed that the Coir fibers really absorbs medium
amount of carbon from the exhaust tail
Coir fibers can be a decent filter from the exhaust tail. Coir fiber absorbs
75% of the smoke since the combustion process arisen. The researcher believes
that the coir used from the filtration process can be an organic fertilizer. The
people who are using this device will guarantee a good performing filter. This
device is perfect for the hoary engines. The researchers are trying to find some
jeeps that is available to test our device. Even though it still release some amount
of smoke, at least weve lessen the amount of smoke released.
2. INTRODUCTION
Coir fibers are surprisingly a good material for absorption so the researchers,
plan to make a air filter using this common material so lessen the carbon
emissions caused by vehicles (specifically old motorcycles) .
What happen if we already filter some of the carbons from the exhaust tail?
.since plants need carbon to grow, the researchers will process the coir fiber and
use it as a fertilizer on plants.
Since carbon emission and greenhouse gas have been a huge problem towards
our community and further move the world, since coconut husks are very
common throughout the city, its husk are thrown as garbage but using the
coconut husks the researchers can have a material known as coir fiber which is
very good absorbent of materials. if the researchers are able to create a device
utilizing this material, it can lessen the amount of carbon emissions and also since
it is completely organic the coir fiber that was used as filter can be use as a
fertilizer.
The fiber extracted from the husk of a coconut fruit, commonly known as a coir
fiber, has been traditionally used in tropical regions of Asia, Africa and South
America in a variety of simple item such as rugs, couch and mattress stuffing as
well as gardening pots. According to Satyanarayana et al. [1], since these items
with relatively low aggregated value can utilize only small quantity of coir fibers,
there are many researches and developing efforts to find new uses with high
aggregated value such as a composite reinforcement. However investigations
carried out so far [2-5] have shown that coir fiber are not an effective
reinforcement for polymer matrix composites. The water adsorbed into the
lignocellulosic surface of the hydrophilic coir fiber apparently prevents an efficient
adhesion to the hydrophobic polymer matrix, which also happens in other natural
fiber composites [6-7]. As a consequence the incorporation of coir fiber tends to
decrease the mechanical strength of polyester composites for any volume
fraction of fiber [4]. In principle, there are ways to reverse this negative condition.
For instance, a strong alkali treatment of coir fiber [8] improves the adhesion to
the polyester matrix and thus increases the composites strength by approximately
50% for a volume fraction of 30% of coir fiber.
Actually the coconut husk which though not yet in cocopeat, cocopeat itself
is a waste coconut coir processing in the capture of fiber or fiber. Cocopeat is fine
grains or powders of coconut fiber, whatever the term used to call it is not a
problem. which is the subject of the benefits of coconut husk is very large for
agriculture. The nutrient content owned coconut husk either macro or micro-
turns are needed by plants.
Plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, the process whereby the
plant converts the energy from the sun into a chemical carbohydrate molecule.
Plants use this carbon chemical to grow. Once the plants life cycle is over and it
decomposes, carbon dioxide is formed again to return to the atmosphere and
begin the cycle anew.
Amending soil with organic carbon not only facilitates healthier plant life, but it
also drains well, prevents water pollution, is beneficial to useful microbes and
insects and eliminates the need for using synthetic fertilizers, which are derived
from fossil fuels. Our dependency upon those very fossil fuels is what got us into
this mess in the first place and utilizing organic gardening techniques is one way
to combat the global warming debacle.
Plastics are also called synthetic resins and are broadly classified into two
categories: thermosetting resins and thermoplastic resins.
The thermosetting resins include phenolic resin and melamine resin, which are
thermally hardened and never become soft again. Thermoplastic resins include
PVC, polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS) and polypropylene (PP), which can be re-
softened by heating.
PVC is a thermoplastic made of 57% chlorine (derived from industrial grade salt)
and 43% carbon (derived predominantly from oil / gas via ethylene). It is less
dependent than other polymers on crude oil or natural gas, which are
nonrenewable, and hence can be regarded as a natural resource saving plastic, in
contrast to plastics such as PE, PP, PET and PS, which are totally dependent on oil
or gas. This chlorine gives to PVC excellent fire resistance.
3.2 Conceptual Framework
IMPACT/VARIABLES
PARTICIAPANTS
Parents
Drivers
Old Engines
Age: 7years+
SKILL LEVEL
Operation
Upgrade
Maintenance
Installation Use
Initial Efficiency Test
3.3 Hypotheses
The device will filter the carbon from the air from the exhaust tail of the
vehicle and can be used as a fertilizer
4. Methodology
Gathering of materials
A=5 mins
4.1.4 Testing the heat transfer from the exhaust tail to the device
[Tested on a motorcycle (Honda wave 125cc)]
Test # Time (minutes) Temperature Condition
1 2 60 C Normal
350g 4
color
No changes nor
color
color
Small amount of
dusts
6 No changes nor Splendid tiny
color black spots
becomes visible
8 No changes nor The
color circumference
10 No changes nor Darkish color on
color the front of the
coir
12 Splendid tiny The dark color
black spots spreads wider
becomes visible
14 Still slight quantity Dark dusts
of dust collected appear on the
on the coirs side of the
cylinder screen
5. CONCLUSIONS
5.1Summary of findings
5.2 Conclusions
The coir fibers successfully filter the smoke from the exhaust tail, but
in a long amount of time due to the sharing the amount of force from the
exhaust tail to the PVC y pipe. Because our device as two wholes they
share the amount of air .The test subject has lack of wholes to connect the
device to the motorcycle. The cylinder screen has too many holes, which
the air can easily get out and difficult to filter. In order to the smoke it needs
a pressure; screen decreases the amount of pressure.
5.3 Recommendation
Filtration of the Methane (CH4) yielded positive results, with this casis
the researchers recommends. The adaptation of this new technology on air
filtration.To further improve the study, the researchers also recommend the
following: Use only one exit for the air filter to secure full utilization of
filtering the methane caused by the exhaust tail, 45 degrees above angles
of the exit helps the device to fully use the direction or propagation of the
air particles and its passing through, More layers of the filter can increase
the amount of filtered carbon, Stability and compatibility of the device can
be further explored for it to be more universal in terms of use, The
researcher should not use the PVC y pipe. Because the amount of force
from the exhaust tail to the filter, shares. The direction of the smoke split,
using the researcher will make the device more presentable on the next
project. Using silver spray paint. Use approximately 8 holes measuring .3
diameter when you are going to filter. If we use 8 holes the pressure from
the exhaust tail will be compress on the end and slowly pass to the coir and
clean.
6. Bibliography
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-70762010000200017
https://www.knfilters.com/efficiency_testing_procedure.htm
(protocol)
http://www.pvc.org/en/p/what-is-pvc
(pvc)
http://agriculture90.blogspot.com/2015/09/benefits-of-coconut-fiber-or-cocopeat.html
7. Appendices