College of Engineering

BUDGET INFORMATION
Title of research:

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SULFONATED POLYSTYRENE POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON (SPSPAC) IN THE REDUCTION
OF WATER HARDNESS AND TURBIDITY OF THE CAGAYAN DE ORO RIVER

Researchers:

Christian Paolo S. Asequia

Mark Joseph T. Reyes
Emman Jemuel R. Velos

Budget Details
Budget item
1.
2.

3.

Equipment fabrication
Filter Media Column
Materials and supplies
Expanded Polystyrene
Toluene
Commercial Ion Exchange Resin
Granulated Activated Carbon
Powdered Activated Carbon
Sulfuric Acid
Contracted services
Water Hardness analysis
Turbidity analysis
Sulfonation Verification by Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

Amount

Sub-total

500.00 Php

500.00 Php

100.00 Php
1500.00 Php
2000.00 Php
500.00 Php
200.00 Php
2500.00 Php

100.00 Php
1500.00 Php
2000.00 Php
500.00 Php
200.00 Php
2500.00 Php

0 Php (discounted)
0 Php (discounted)
2000.00 Php
Total

0 Php
0 Php
2000.00 Php
9300.00

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Budget Explanation
1.
2.

3.

Budget item
Equipment fabrication
Filter Media Column
System
Materials and supplies
Expanded
Polystyrene
Toluene
Activated Carbon
Sulfuric Acid
Contracted services
Water Hardness
analysis
Turbidity analysis
Sulfonation
Verification by
Fourier Transfer
Infrared
Spectroscopy (FTIR)

Explanation
The system Includes the Pump, the Filter, the fixed column and the container. This will be used as the
filtration system for the experimentation.
Polystyrene is either in the form of Polystyrene cups procured from Magis Student Complex
Toluene will be used to dissolve the polystyrene for grafting with the powdered activated carbon.
Serves as the backbone of the SPS-PAC composite
Will be used for the sulfonation process
Will be conducted in the Department of Science and technology using EDTA titrimetric method
Will be conducted in the Department of Science and Technology by Colorimeter
Will be conducted in Xavier University - Chemistry department. This is to verify the attachments of sulfonic
groups in the SPS-PAC which will indicate that the sulfonation reaction was successful

Endorsed by:
ENGR. EDWIN RICHARD R. ORTIZ
NAME OF RESEARCH ADVISOR

SIGNATURE

June 13, 2016

DATE