GLUE OUT OF CIGARETTE

This experiment aims to develop a product that would serve as an

alternative for some expensive commercial glue. There are many people-
using cigarette and after using they just toss aside a cigarette while
walking not thinking that it can be recycle and used. Commercial glue is
relatively expensive because the materials used in manufacturing are
tissues from animals.

This study aims to test the feasibility of using cigarette filter as a source
of glue.

Glue is very common used in homes, schools and offices. Many people
just toss aside a cigarette filter and it can be recycled and used. Due to
the expensiveness and unaffordable of some glue, many would prefer
making home made glue. Glues from cigarette filter is affordable and
easy to make.

This study only limited by their stickiness. There are many kinds of glues,
they are stick glues, paper glues, glitter glues and etc. This glue differ
according to its quality. This glue that we made can’t be used as stick glue
because the glue that we made is liquid. This study is limited only for
paper, cloth and wood.

Definition of Terms:
Cigarette filter- is a foam-like found at the end of the cigarette.
Acetone - is a liquid solvent for certain oils, etc.
- a co9lorless, extremely flammable liquid, used as a solvent.
Nicotine - a poisonous liquid in tobacco
- a poisonous alkaloid, derived from the tobacco plant used in medicine
and as an insecticide.
Cellulose – an amorphous polymer, the main constituent of all plant
tissues and fibers, used in the manufacture of paper, textiles and
explosives.

Procedure:
Gather all the materials Removed the cover that attached in the
filter Wash the filters by water Dried the filters under the heat of the
Sun Cut the filters into tiny pieces Put the tiny pieces of filters in a
cup or container Put acetone in the filters and lrt it dissoved the
sudstance was transfered into a clean bottle Cover and kept in a
cool place.

Melting process were done to produce glue from cigarette filter

using acetone as solvent. It was found out that the glue from
cigarette filter has lesser stickyness property than commecial glue.
However, the glue from cigarette filter was able to meet the
standard properties of glue. It was cocluded thet the use of recycled
materials as a sudstitute of commercial glue for paper is feasible.