THE TERMICIDAL ACTIVITY OF

Thevetia peruviana (CAMPANILLA) SEED EXTRACT

A Research Proposal

Presented to

The Faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department

Eastern Visayas State University

Tacloban City

In partial fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Course

ChE 363

(Chemical Engineering Research I)

By:

Branwyn Ray C. Moscosa

Gwendoline M. Seno

B.S. ChE-3A

March 2009
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CHAPTER
I: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study…………………………….. 1
Statement of the Problem……………………………..2
Null Hypothesis……………………………………… 2
Significance of the Study……………………………. 3
Scope and Limitations………………………………... 3
Definition of Terms…………………………………... 4
II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Campanilla…………………………………………… 5
Termites……………………………………………….6
Acetone………………………………………………. 9
Termicide…………………………………………….. 10
Bora-care……………………………………………...10
Distilled Water……………………………………….. 13
III: METHODOLOGY
Research Design………………………………………14
Materials and Equipment…………………………….. 14
Conceptual Framework……………………………….14
Gathering of Ideal Samples…………………………...15
Gathering of Test Organisms………………………… 15
Pounding of the Seeds……………………………….. 16
Soaking of Pounded Seeds in Acetone………………. 16
Straining………………………………………………16
Filtering……………………………………………….16
Heating………………………………………………..17
Preparation of the Different Concentrations…………. 17
Spraying……………………………………………… 17
Recording Termite Mortality………………………… 18
Replication…………………………………………… 18
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………….19