ABSTRACT

Bananas have a lot of benefits for our

health. It can help us restore normal
bowel function when we are
constipated. Bananas are also high in
potassium, yet low in sodium, which is
perfect for preventing high blood
pressure. Besides those health benefits,
did you know that bananas can also be a
source of cardboard?
 INTRODUCTION
Banana (Musa sp.) is one of the most common and
widely grown fruit crops in the Philippines. It is also one
of the countrys major dollar earners, and banana has
consistently ranked next to coconut oil and prawns in
terms of value earning during the last five years. In 1993,
banana topped local production of other major fruits
such as pineapple and mango.
Banana has many uses. The ripe fruit is pureed,
candied, and preserved in various forms when not eaten
fresh. Its extract is used in the manufacture of catsup,
vinegar, and wine. The unripe fruit is powdered and
chipped. Among the more popular varieties are the
Bungulan, Lacatan, Latundan, Saba, and Cavendish.
In rural areas, the young leaves are pounded and
applied to injuries to suppress bleeding. The leaves are
also used widely as packing materials for fruits and
vegetables in market centers. Banana fiber is woven into
rope, and mat. Sheets of paper and paper boards are also
made from banana peel. Banana blossom is exported
dried and usually added to meat recipes.
 OBJECTIVES
Develop an environment-friendly, safe and useful
particle board.
To lessen the insects caused by left peelings of
bananas.
Serves as an alternative in schools and offices.
To endorse a product at an affordable price.
To lessen expenses on expensive bulletin boards.
 HYPOTHESIS
Banana peelings as an alternative material of a
particle board are useful and 100% effective.
The particle board made up of banana peelings and
torn papers cannot be easily broken.
Banana peelings are more effective than other
substitute raw material.
 STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM
THE FEASIBILTY OF BANANA PEELINGS AS A
MATERIAL IN MAKING PARTICLE BOARD
This study was conducted to investigate
or search if how effective and how this
cardboard made up of banana peelings
really works compared to an ordinary
particle board.
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
The purpose of this research is to produce a demand
number of particle boards through peelings of bananas
as an alternative of buying costly cardboards. It is very
helpful and useful to students and office and school
works because it is easy to make and would cost lesser
expenses. It is a wholesome activity to develop the
values of self-reliance, innovativeness and being
environmental friendly.
 SCOPE AND LIMITATION
This research is limited only to the effectivity of the
Banana Peeling cardboard as an alternative of a particle
board. This research will concentrate only to the wise
and proper use of the materials in making the project.
 REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
I. A History of the Corkboard

Cork has been around for millennia. Cork bottle stoppers have been found in ancient
Egyptian tombs. In ancient Greece, many items such as fishing net floats, sandals and bottle
stoppers were made with cork. It was not until the end of the 19th century, however, that
corkboard was invented.
Throughout the ages, cork was produced same as it ever was, with much of the cork
going to waste. In 1890, a German company began collecting the waste cork particles and using
a clay binder to create an agglomerate cork sheet. The next year an American by the name of
John T. Smith improved upon the process. Instead of using a clay binder, Smith's process used
heat and pressure to combine the waste cork together, created a pure agglomerated
corkboard.
Initially, corkboard was used primarily as insulation. This all changed in 1924 when
George Brooks, a resident of Topeka, Kansas, patented a new use for corkboard: as a bulletin
board you could stick tacks into. A simple yet brilliant idea which has impacted the way we post
messages to this day. Also known as pinboards, bulletin boards and of course cork boards,
George Brooks' invention is a mainstay in homes and offices around the world.
Unfortunately, little is known about these earliest pinboards aside from the patent issued by
Brooks. Most likely he manufactured and marketed it on a small scale for the Topeka area.
However, history tells us word did eventually spread to other parts of the country, and today
corkboards are a universal phenomenon around the world.
In those days, the lifespan of a patent was only 17 years. Thus, the patent for George
Brooks' invention ran out in 1941. From then on, anyone would be able to create and market
their own versions of the product.
In 1940, the first major innovation upon the corkboard concept emerged. Another
George, George E. Fox received a patent for a similar construction which could hang from a
wall. Rather than using cork board, however, his pinboard used foam rubber with a cardboard
backing.
Popularity of corkboards and pinboards grew rapidly. By the mid 1950's, use of push-pin
bulletin boards was fairly common among businesses throughout much of the United States,
whether they be corkboard bulletin boards or George Fox's foam rubber version. In 1956, a new
update to the design was developed. Earl Knudson with the Modern Display Co. took Fox's
design and replaced the foam rubber with fiberboard.
As popularity at workplaces grew, the corkboard soon began to become a common
fixture in the home as well. Spouses could easily post notes to each other, or notes for children.
Today, as technology continues to progress with computers, the Internet and more, bulletin
boards are becoming less ubiquitous, however they remain a mainstay in offices and many
homes throughout the world.
Modern plywood, as an alternative to natural wood, was invented in the 19th century,
but by the end of the 1940s a shortage of lumber made it difficult to manufacture plywood
affordably. Particleboard was intended to be a replacement. Its inventor was Max
Himmelheber of Germany. The first commercial piece was produced during World War II at a
factory in Bremen, Germany. It used waste material such as planer shavings, offcuts or
sawdust, hammer-milled into chips, and bound together with a phenolic resin. Hammer-milling
involves smashing material into smaller and smaller pieces until they pass out through a screen.
Most other early particleboard manufacturers used similar processes, though often with slightly
different resins.
It was found that better strength, appearance and resin economy could be achieved by
using more uniform, manufactured chips. Manufacturers began processing solid birch, beech,
alder, pine and spruce into consistent chips and flakes. These finer layers were then placed on
the outsides of the board, with the central section composed of coarser, cheaper chips. This
type of board is known as three-layer particleboard.
More recently, graded-density particleboard has also evolved. It contains particles that
gradually become smaller as they get closer to the surface.

II. Variety of Bananas

Banana is native to Southeast Asia where the climate is warm and humid.

Of the 57 banana cultivars, the following are the most common in the Philippines:

SABA grows to as tall as 20 feet; fruit is angular; has thick peel that is green when
unripe, yellow when ripe; flesh is white when ripe; gestation period is 15 to 16 months.

LAKATAN grows to a height of five to nine feet; fruit is rounding, seedless; has thick peel
that is green when unripe, yellow-orange when ripe; gestation period is 14 to 15 months.

LATUNDAN grows from six to 10 feet tall: fruit is round; has thin peel that is green when
unripe, yellow when ripe; flesh is white when ripe; gestation period is 12 months.

BANGULAN fruit is round, very sweet, seedless, and easily rots; has thick peel that is
green when unripe and remains green when ripe; flesh is white when ripe; gestation period is
12 months.

CAVENDISH reaches five to 10 feet high; fruit is bigger than Bungulan; peel is green
when unripe, yellow when ripe; flesh is yellow when ripe; export quality; gestation period is six
to eight months.
 METHODOLOGY
A. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENTS:
200 grams banana peelings
100 grams torn papers
100 grams cornstarch
molder (20 cm x 9 cm)
fork
clean-clean basin
water
B. PROCEDURES
1. Prepare all the materials.
2. Boil the banana peelings for 20 minutes.
3. Scrape the fiber of the boiled banana peelings with the
use of a fork.
4. Soak torn papers into the water for 2 minutes.
5. Place the soaked paper in a clean basin together with
the banana peelings.
6. Mix the cornstarch together with the soaked paper
and banana fiber for 5 minutes.
7. Place the mixed materials in a 20 cm by 9 cm molder
(the size of an ordinary cardboard). Put the molder
under the heat of the sun until it dries.
 THE FEASIBILITY OF BANANA
PEELINGS AS SUBSTITUTE RAW
MATERIAL IN CARDBOARD
MAKING
SUBMITTED BY:
CRESS LORRAINE SORIANO FRITZ CEASAR GABAY
HANNA JOI DEL MUNDO ARLENE JOY RARAMA
MARIECON DEL ROSARIO AZALIE CHRISTA CARTAS
JESSABEL ACOSTA BRITZ CEAZAR GABAY
KIM JEROME MAGNO BRYANT JAY CORPUZ
OHLER ESTRELLA CHARMAINE GASPAR
ROJANE MENDOZA MELDRIQUE DUMLAO
TERESA VALINO VALEN DEOCAREZA
DAYANARA OCBIAN FREANNE JAN LUCLUCAN
DEAN JOSEPH FLORES

SUBMITTED TO:
MAAM MARIEFE G. CAINGLIT
TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS PAGE

TITLE-------------------------------------------------------- I
ABSTRACT--------------------------------------------------- II
TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------------------- III

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION------------------------------------------------ 1
OBJECTIVES---------------------------------------------------- 2
HYPOTHESIS--------------------------------------------------- 3
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM-------------------------------- 4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY--------------------------------- 5
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS------------------------------------- 6

CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF LITERATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES----------- 7
METHODOLOGY---------------------------------------------- 12
RESULTS AND FINDINGS-------------------------------------- 13
SUMMARY---------------------------------------------------- 16
CONCLUSION------------------------------------------------- 17
RECOMMENDATION------------------------------------------ 18
 SUMMARY
The use of banana peelings for the formulation of
particle board is effective and reliable. In the study
made, this technique and procedures are easier to make.
With the standard of our economy, materials are cheaper
compared to an original cardboard bought in the market.
This would help students and employees save money.
Furthermore, this also lessens the papers scattered in an
area. Through this, there can be fewer flies present in
our fruit cases because of the usage of the left banana
peelings.
 CONCLUSION
We therefore conclude that banana peelings can be
a substitute raw material in cardboard making. The
scraped fibers, torn papers and the cornstarch are mixed
together forming a particle board. With the help of the
sun, the materials are dried up and hardened. Now, in
just weeks after, you can have your own particle board.
 RECOMMENDATION
Further researches and trials should be done on
other raw materials that can be used as a substitute
material in cardboard making.