Research no.

9
Name: Orantes, Marejoy D. Date: November 18, 2019
Gr./Sec: 8- Anthurium Group no. 2

Division Of City School-Valenzuela

Gen. T. de Leon National High School

Musa Sapientum
Dishwasher
(Banana Peelings Dishwashing
Liquid)

Danica Mariz Gonzales

Christian Sabadisto
Aileen Faith Pinalas
Abstract
This investigative project aims to invent a new form of an alternative or a
substitute for the commercial dishwashing liquid using the Banana (Musa Sapientum)
Peelings. In this, the sufferings from buying commercial dishwashing liquid that
contributes to our daily cost and the suffering that we face in using detergent bar in
plates will be lessen or will be decrease. Instead of using harmful chemicals in
manufacturing dishwashing liquid, we replaced it with Banana peelings as an effective
cleaning agent. Through this we can help to ease the case of water pollutions because
70% of the Earth is water.
Even this project has a very great contribute and help, there are a lot of factories
that doesn’t concern about what will happen in every rime that they discharge the
chemicals that they used in manufacturing dishwashing liquids. It may lead to water
pollution then after, the fishes and other aquatic living things will be affected. This are
the main problem in water pollution. As a citizen of this nation, we have obligations to
our country and nature that’s why we came up with this project that will surely lessen
the use of chemicals in making dishwashing liquid.
Specifically, this investigative project aim to; A.)Determine the Feasibility of
Banana peelings as an alternative or substitute for the commercial dishwashing liquid.
B.)Assess the banana peelings dishwashing liquid and commercial dishwashing liquid in
terms of its odor, cleaning agents and the effectiveness in greasiness and oiliness of an
individual plate. C.) Compare Musa Sapientum Dishwasher to commercial ones.
Only Banana (Musa Sapientum) Peelings and Washing Soda was used in this
project. The study employed; 1.Preparation of the product ; 2.Analyses of the product ;
3.Evaluation Of The Musa Sapientum Dishwasher.
The procedure is easy and can be done easily through the help of the available
materials found in our kitchen. ½ Kilogram of banana peelings were gathered , cut into
small pieces , blendes or pounded using mortar and pestle. Filtrate the blended
peelings on a filter paper or clothe and extract the liquid and place in a boiler. Mix until it
thickens, let it cool completely. We can add any essential oils and food color of we
desire.
Based from the researches and study conducted the following results determined
that the Banana peelings can be used as an alternative for the commercial dishwashing
liquids and product was assess through testing the sample.
We therefore conclude that our finished product “Musa Sapientum Dishwasher”
has the feasibility to be an alternative dishwashing liquid for the commercial ones.

Intoduction
A.Background of the study
Our nature , our place of living our life – the Earth, is fully affected by changing
technologies , factories and other industrialized plants. The discharged chemicals from
a vast number of factories on our river and other water phases was continously
destroyed and damaged, all the chemicals contributes majorly for the destruction of our
water phases- the Aquatic living things died because of the harmful properties of a
chemical.
This study aims to produce an eco-friendly dishwashing liquid. It emphasizes to
help the world problem- the water pollution. Nowadays, people often used branded
dishwashing liquid or detergent bar in washing plates but they don’t know the
consequences in using it.
In this wide search, the researchers found that there is a key to the problem –
water pollution which may be found in Banana Peelings.

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B. Statement Of The Problem
This project generally endeavors to manufacture a high quality substitute for the
commercial dishwashing liquid from banana peelings and perform physical analyses to
test its cleaning properties through comparative analyses.
Specifically, this project endeavor to:
1.Control the water pollution.
2. Determine the Feasibility of Banana peelings as an alternative or substitute for
the commercial dishwashing liquid
3. Assess the banana peelings dishwashing liquid and commercial dishwashing
liquid in terms of its odor, cleaning agents and the effectiveness in greasiness and
oiliness of an individual plate.

C. Significance of the Study

Water pollution is one of the most major issues the world is facing nowadays,
which leads to death of the aquatic living things that will greatly affect us in terms of
Fisheries and if not stopped it may lead to terrible global changes.
Here in the Philippines pollution is greatly caused by improper expulsion of
chemicals from factories and other industrial unit or plants.
This project will significantly help the environment ease the chemical problems
that causes water pollution , price hike and health problems like gastrointestinal
diseases.

D. Scope and Limitation

This study deals with Banana (Musa Sapientum ) specifically its peelings. The
banana peelings were gathered when we eat banana or in a banana cue stand.
We gathered evaluations on how effective the banana peelings as a dishwashing
liquid, and also how bacteria will react when they are washed using the Musa
Sapientum Dishwasher.
We did not study about how long does our product will endure (months/years),
but we test it and it is really effective dishwasher.

Formulation of Hypothesis
1. Banana Peelings dishwashing liquid can be a good substitute for commercial
dishwashing liquid with it same properties like odor, cleaning properties and
effectiveness to greasiness and oiliness.
2. Banana Peelings dishwashing liquid can be an efficient bacterial killer.
3. Banana Peelings dishwashing liquid is cheaper and easy to make that the
commercial dishwashing liquid.

Definition of Terms
a.PEELINGS-skin or covering of anything. Can define as parings, shavings, barks,
husks, wrapping, shells or crusts.
b.DISHWASHING LIQUID-from the root word dish and wash , a thing used to wash a
dish usually liquid.
c.GREASINESS- can define as fatty, slippery and slimy. A dirt usually from a plate.

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d.OILINESS- can define as the texture of athing and a dirt from fatty foods.
e.FEASIBILITY-can be defined as viability, possibility, practicability or achievability.
Review of Related Literature
Banana- Musa sapientum or Banana is one the most widely recognized and
consumed fruits in the world. They are considered valuable both for their nutritional
qualities as well as their economic qualities, and they come in a variety of colors, flavors
and sizes. Not only the banana fruit is useful, but also its skin. Banana skins are
composed of nutritional, non nutritional contents and minerals. Banana peels have
become a supply of nutrients for animal feedstock and a fertilizer.
Banana peels have special cleaning properties that make them a tremendous
environmentally friendly cleaning product. The fibrous part (cellulose) of banana peel is
one of its cleaning properties. It helps clean walls and other materials. The moist peel of
a fresh banana contains many useful cleaning enzymes and organic cleaning chemicals
that are not only effective, but are safe for the environment. One nice thing about
banana peels is that they give a fresh, pleasurable scent to your home. Banana peels
are also recyclable, which makes them completely risk-free to the environment
Washing Soda- (also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals),
Na2CO3 is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as
a crystalline heptahydrate, which readily effloresces to form a white powder, the
monohydrate. Sodium carbonate is domestically well known for its everyday use as
a water softener. It can be extracted from the ashes of many plants.
Polyethylene Glycol- PEG is the basis of many skin
creams (as cetomacrogol) and personal lubricants (frequently combined with glycerin).
PEG is used in a number of toothpastes as a dispersant. In this application, it binds
water and helps keep xanthan gum uniformly distributed throughout the toothpaste.
PEG is also under investigation for use in body armor, and in tattoos to
monitor diabetes.
PEG is also one of the main ingredients in paintball fills, due to its thickness and
flexibility. However, as early as 2006, some Paintball manufacturers began substituting
cheaper oil-based alternatives for PEG.

METHODOLOGY
Materials Needed;
This study used the following materials ; weighing scale ,
blender(mortar&pestle), Beaker, Stirring Rod, scissors, boiler(pot), funnel and
improvised bottle(as a container).

Presentations , Analysis And Interpretation Of

Data:
Brand Greasiness Oiliness Amount # of
Plates
Musa Cleaned Absolutely Cleaned 2mL/per
Sapientum (91%/100%)
20 mL Plate
Absolutely
Dishwasher (93%/100%)
Max Glow Cleaned Absolutely Cleaned 22 mL 2mL/per
(92%/100%) Absolutely plate
(91%/100%)

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Detergent Cleaned Partially Cleaned A
Bar (85%/100%) (82%/100%) 15g Smear/per
plate

Table 1.1 : Comparison between The Product, Max Glow and Detergent Bar. Using UV Light.
94%
Percentage (Comparison)
92%

90%

88%

86% Musa Sapientum

84% Max Glow
Detergent Bar
82%

80%

78%

76%
Greasiness Oiliness

Table 1.2 comparing the percentage between Musa Sapientum Dishwaher, Max Glow and Detergent Bar

Summary And Conclusion

In summary , banana peeelings with the ingredients of dishwashing liquids have
been proved from this investigatory project that it could be an effective yet cheap
dishwashing liquid from the data gathered through researches and investigations. It can
help us to solve the water pollution and its further problems.

We therefore conclude that our finished product “Musa Sapientum Dishwasher”

has the feasibility to be an alternative dishwashing liquid for the commercial ones,
because base on our findings and results it implied that “Musa Sapientum Dishwasher”
can eliminate Gresiness and oiliness versus the Max Glow And Detergent Bar .

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 Glosasary

Rime- Rime ice, ice that forms when water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of
objects, such as trees.
Mortar and Pestle- Mortar and pestle are implements used since ancient times to prepare
ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen,
laboratory, and pharmacy. The mortar (/ˈmɔːrtər/) is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, metal,
ceramic, or hard stone, such as granite.
Endeavors- is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services towards community,
disaster relief, employment, housing, mental health, and veteran family services in the United States.
Gastrointestinal Disease- refer to diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract, namely the
oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum, and the accessory organs of
digestion, the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
Feedstock- in minimally processed or unprocessed in states; ey.g., raw latex, crude oil, cotton, coal,
raw biomass, iron ore, air, logs, or water i.e. "any product of agriculture, forestry, fishing and any
other mineral that is in its natural form or which has undergone the transformation required to
prepare it for internationally marketing in substantial volumes.
Tremendous- was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 October
1784 at Deptford.
Cellulose- is an organic compound with the formula (C6H10O5)n, a polysaccharide consisting of a
linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.
Crystalline- is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged
in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.
Heptahydrate- is a substance that contains water or its constituent elements. The chemical state of
the water varies widely between different classes of hydrates, some of which were so labeled before
their chemical structure was understood.
Efflorescenes- is the migration of a salt to the surface of a porous material, where it forms a coating.
The essential process involves the dissolving of an internally held salt in water, or occasionally in
another solvent. The water, with the salt now held in solution, migrates to the surface, then
evaporates, leaving a coating of the salt.
Monohydrate- is a substance that contains water or its constituent elements. The chemical state of
the water varies widely between different classes of hydrates, some of which were so labeled before
their chemical structure was understood.
Polyethylene glycol- is a polyether compound with many applications, from industrial manufacturing
to medicine.

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