Breadnut Leaves, Rice Husk and Cassava Paste as Alternative Materials for

Briquettes

MINDORO STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL

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Dr. Erlinda D. Palomera Ed. D.

By:

Aclan, Robert A.

Banastas, Eloiza M.

Bayungan Aira Joy R.

Ramos, Jericho K.N.

Uchi, Esrael S.

Umali, Katrinka Gem A.

 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents the Background of the Study, Objectives, Scope and

Delimitations, Significance of the Study, and the Definition of Terms.

Background of the Study

Breadnut Leaves (Artocarpus camansi) is commonly known as Camansi. It is

very abundant in Oriental Mindoro especially in Camansihan. When its wide leaves fall,

they only scatter on the ground and wait to decompose. Its leaves measure between 40cm

to 60 cm wide. Unlike other types of leaves, small or big, this kind is not so famous and

is not actually that purposeful for recycling. Commonly, they just serve as fertilizer to

their own tree when they fall on the soil and decompose.

Rice Husks (Ipa) are mostly found in the rice mills of Mindoro due to the

abundance of rice plantations. Farmers use to develop rice husks into organic fertilizers

for their plants and sometimes it can be also used as organic feeds for their pigs and for

other farm animals. Rice husks are burnt well and used for washing huge casseroles. It

can be used for many purposes as well as for making briquettes.

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is very famous in the Philippines for its edible root

crop. This serves as merienda, such as suman, pinikpik, palitaw, and other pinoy

delicasies. It can also be fried and made into cassavacue. It even has fuel content which
makes it burn easily. Cassava, when extracted and boiled creates a lumpy texture, which

is why its flour is used to make delicasies.

Through these materials, the researchers thought of creating briquettes that can

prevent tree cutting. Tree cutting is a very common issue which is often observed not

only in other countries, but also in the Philippines, because trees can be turned into

different domestic products like paper, books, chairs, tables, etc., supplying our needs

mostly at home and at school, that almost a large amount of trees were being cut daily in

the Philippines. In addition, the wood from the trees are also being used in order to

produce charcoal. In Mindoro, our indigenous people, which are the Mangyan tribes, use

to do “Kaingin” or Upland Farming wherein they tend to burn the trees and clear the

grass land to plant there, and they also create charcoal out of the burnt wood. However,

Upland Farming has been prohibited as well as Charcoal Making (Pag-uuling) and Tree

Cutting. Also, making charcoal out of wood takes a lot of effort for the workers and a lot

of money for the owner. Before the tree is burned, it must be chopped down into pieces.

Larger trees even require chainsaw to chopped it down that will cost a lot of money

maybe more than the profit or benefit the owner will get from the tree.

Charcoal is considered important to us Filipinos because we usually use it at

home. It is the main alternative for gas as cooking fuel in the Philippines .Filipinos prefer

it more than wood because it is more convenient to use. It is easier to fire it up and

compatible with some cooking innovation like a blower stove. It is also more portable

and suggested for picnics or camping because it is smaller and lightweight. Normally,

people living in the rural areas still use earthen stoves (ulingan) instead of gas stoves as

their medium for cooking, and, it is also important when roasting meat for special
occasions. In this case, this research about creating Briquettes (Charcoal) from scraps like

leaves and Husks will be able to prevent the necessity of further tree cuttings. The

commercial charcoal Briquettes that have already been made are still composed of wood,

however, this research will be using Rice husk and fallen Breadnut leaves which

do not require cutting trees and more importantly it will make the surroundings cleaner if

scattered leaves in the surroundings would be used.

In order to minimize secret tree cutting and wood burning, a briquette out of Breadnut

leaves, Rice Husk and Cassava paste will be made.

Last Part:

This study aims to produce a charcoal that lasts longer than the commercial one. Also, it

aims to provide an alternative way of creating coal instead of cutting down and burning

trees.

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Objectives

This study aims to develop a briquette made of Breadnut leaves, rice husks, and

cassava paste.
 Specifically, it aimed to:

1. Determine the ways on how to make a briquette out of leaves and husks that is better

than that of the commercial one.

2. Evaluate the ability of the briquette to burn well and last longer.

3. Compare the Briquettes from Leaves and Husks to the commercial one.

4. Recommend the use of the Briquettes for household use like cooking.

Definition of Terms

Scope and Delimitations

1. Create a Briquette out of Breadnut Leaves, Rice Husk and Cassava Paste instead

of wood to minimize tree cutting.

2.