INTRODUCTION

Approximately 33% of all green plant matter consists of the structural component
called cellulose. Cellulose is the main component that allows plant stems to stand
erect; it also helps plants resist drought. Other plant components include hemi-
cellulose, lignin, waxes and most importantly for the oil clean up process, a rigid,
non-collapsing lumen. The lumen is a cavity that is bounded by a plant cell wall; the
lumen provides large gaps where the oil collects and becomes trapped. These gaps
exert capillary action and surface tension on crude oil similar to a sponge. The
presence of cellulose, waxes and noncolapsing lumen gives plants hydrophobic and
oleophilicity abilities even in salt water.
WHAT IS IMPERATA CYLINDRICA AND
BANANA FIBRES POWDER?
IMPERATA CYLINDRICA AND BANANA
FIBRES POWDER IS DRIED FIBRES THAT
HAS BEEN FINELY GROUND

HOW TO MAKE IMPERATA CYLINDRICA AND BANANA
FIBRES POWDER?
DRY IMPERATA CYLINDRICA AND BANANA FIBRES UNDER
THE SUN TO REMOVE THE WATER FROM THE CELL SAP
OF THE PLANT.
GRIND THE FIBRES USING A BLENDER TO MINIMIZE THE
SIZE OF THE FIBRES OR UNTIL IT BECOME A POWDER.
DRY IT AGAIN USING AN OVEN.
PACK THE FIBRES OR POWDER LIKE A TEABAG.
Put the product at
the oily sewer or
dishes
The product will
absorb the oil
efficiently without
any chemical
reaction
Take the product
and can be use as
fuel for combustion
in the industries
Have a greener
Earth
MATERIALS
BENEFITS AND
ADVANTAGES
THE PRODUCT CAN BE USED
TO REMOVE OIL STAINS ON
DISHES
THE PRODUCT IS
AFFORDABLE AND CAN BE
HOMEMADED
THE SUBSTANCE OF THE
PRODUCT CAN BE OBTAINED
EASILY
THE PRODUCT IS
ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY
IT GIVES BENEFITS TO THE
AQUATIC LIVES AND
MANKIND
IT CAN BE USED TO
OVERCOME THE MASSIVE OIL
SPILL PROBLEM IN THE SEA
CAN BE RECYCLED AS FUEL
FOR COMBUSTION IN THE
INDUSTRIES
Oil is leaking everywhere,
Not a drop for cars to drink.
Sea and sand are full of it,
But no ones stopped to think.
If God put us on the earth,
To manage its resources,
Were we not all better off,
When we were riding horses?
If cars could run on water
And man could make it rain,
Would we all work together,
Or would greed take hold again?
Feel sorry for Obama,
And the bosses of BP.
Save the sea and clean the mess,
What responsibility.

-By Roger Vincent, author of
Apostrophe to Zenith

THE COST OF
PURIFYING WATER BY
GOVERNMENT WILL
INCREASE
THE MARINE ANIMALS
WILL LOSE THEIR
HABITAT
SHORTAGE OF CLEAN
WATER
MARINE LIVES IS
ENDANGER AND MAY
DIE BECAUSE OF OIL
POLLUTION
THE AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEM WILL BE
EFFECTED
GIVES MANY
DISADVANTAGES TO
MARINE ANIMALS AND
MANKIND
Dry the Imperata Cylindrica and banana
fibres under the sun to remove all the
water in the cell sap
Grind it using a blender to minimize the
size and get the maximum surface area
for the product to absorb oil efficiently
Dry again using an oven to make sure it
is fully parched.
Then, pack the fibres like a teabag