I.

Introduction

Background:

The researcher found out that in school they required using of floor wax to

prevent the dengue. Even in the houses, floor wax is being use. So the researcher

decided to make a floor wax is very affordable and can give an equal quality ass the
commercial.

As of now our state is comforting a great crisis in economic system. The research

worker found out that in school. The research utilizing of floor wax (commercial) to
forestall the floor shiny.

The researcher would like to conduct investigatory research on banana peeling

as an alternative ingredient for making floor wax since our community has an abundant

plantation of banana, making floor wax out of banana peel will not be expensive also
considering that people are not using the peeling productive.

Statement of the problem:

1. Can banana and used candle can be an alternative source in making a floor

wax?
2. Can banana waste and used candle as floor wax make the floor shiny?

Significance of the study:

To inform are target market that they can create floor wax by using banana waste.

The purpose of this research is to innovate the reusable banana waste to environmental
waste.
Scope and Limitations of the study:

This study is only limited for the investigation of banana used as alternative source

for floor wax making. The researcher chooses this study for further investigation if the
banana can be effective source for floor wax.

Hypothesis:

If the banana waste and used candle boil and mix, then they form a wax.

II. Review of Related Literature

Banana is one of the most important fruit crop plants and belongs to the genus
Musa. After harvesting the fruit, the plant is cut down and thrown away, mostly as

waste. The banana plant is largely divided into three parts- pseudo stem, peduncle and

leaf. The pseudo stem portion of the plant fiber is suitable for making ropes and twines
(Saikia et al, 1997). In 135 countries and territories across the tropics and subtropics,

Bananas are being produced. The majority producers are farmers who grow

the crop for either home consumption or for local markets (Bergh, Picq, & Vézina,

2013). Banana is the second most produced fruit after citrus. It has 16% contribution in

the world’s total fruit production. It has also stated that India is the most or the largest

producer of banana in the world estimating up to 27% of banana’s production.

According to them the banana is useful in every part just like food, feed,

pharmaceutical, packaging, and many other industrial applications. As stated by

Vigneswara, Pavithra, Gayathri, and Mythili, banana fibers have a huge contribution for

textile and packaging industry. However, the banana stem forms a major source of

waste material. But today, most of banana fibers are used for making ropes and
cordage. They have compositions, properties, and structures that are suitable for using
industrial applications.
 Banana (Musa paradisiaca, family Musaceae) is a central fruit crop of the tropical

and subtropical regions of the world grown on about 8.8 million hectares (Mohapatra,

Mishra, & Sutar, 2010). It is possibly the world's oldest cultivated crop (Bhowmik,

Duraveil, Kumar, & Umadevi, 2012). It is one of the tallest herbaceous plants with a

pseudo stem. Its tough treelike pliable stem is composed of the sheathing twisting leaf

bases, which contains fibers of sufficient strengths to keep the tree upright. In different

countries, about 300 varieties of bananas are grown, of which a vast majority are grown

in tropical Asia (Simmonds, 1962). Banana is one of most important fruit crops grown in

India. With continuous increase of production, huge quantity of waste biomass from

Pseudo stem, burnt or left situ causing detrimental impact of on environment. They have

available technologies for extraction of fibers and paper making from Pseudo stem, but
it is not being adopted in industries due to lack of awareness.

Commercial floor wax is meant to protect the floors, increase its durability and

scuff marks (George, 2012). It has a great use especially to the household, which has a

cement floor since it has a solution that can be used to make the floor radiant, glossy

and shiny. It helps protect the floor from everyday wear and tear of foot traffic. Also,

commercial floor wax is an important way to maintain any non-carpeted floor and should

be applied periodically in order to ensure that the protective barrier remains intact

(Clean It Supply, ND). The most common ingredients used in commercial waxes

include shellac, polyurethane, lacquer, perchloroethylene, toluene, and phenol.

Commercial floor finishes do not require reapplication as frequent as homemade or

natural formulas (TCFC Solutions Inc., 2016).

Although floor wax has good benefits, it also has its health hazards. It is toxic

especially if the chemicals used contain hazardous solvents. It is tempting to purchase

commercial floor wax, but this can be very harmful when used around children or pets.
Commercial floor wax often contains hazardous solvents such as 2-butoxyethanol and
ethanolamine. If these are misused and in areas with poor ventilation, the air

concentration may be high enough to cause symptoms not just among the cleaning
staff, but in other workers in the space

Banana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of

the genus Musa which produce the commonly eaten fruit. They are native to the tropical

region of Southeast Asia and Australia. Today, they are cultivated throughout

the tropics. Banana plants are of the family Musaceae. They are cultivated primarily for

their fruit, and to a lesser extent for the production of fiber and as ornamental plants. As
the bananas are mainly tall, upright, and fairly sturdy, they are often mistaken for trees,

when the truth is the main or upright stem is called a pseudo stem, literally meaning

"fake stem", which for some species can obtain a height of up to 2–8 m, with leaves of

up to 3.5 m in length. Each pseudo stem would produce a bunch of yellow, green, or
even red bananas before dying and being replaced by another pseudo stem.

Banana leaves are widely used as plates and for lining cooking pits and for

wrapping food for cooking or storage. A section of leaf often serves as an eye-shade. In

Latin America, it is a common practice during rains to hold a banana leaf by the petiole,

upside-down, over one's back as an "umbrella" or "raincoat". The leaves of the 'Fehi'
banana are used for thatching, packing, and cigarette wrappers.

III. Methodology

Experimental Set-up:

IV: No. of days

DV: Banana Waste

CV: Banana Waste and used candl

Materials:

 Banana Waste

 Candles

 Kerosene

 Knife

 Chop board

 Big Milk Can

 Handkerchief
 Bottle 500ml
 Tupperware

Procedure:

Prepare all things that needed, next slice the Banana Peel and boil the candle

until gets melted, then put the milk can in stove and boil the candle until gets melted,

put the kerosene in the milk can with melted candle. Next put the slice banana

peel/waste in the milk can with melted candle and kerosene and mix them every

5min and boil them in 15 min. Then get a handkerchief and put it in the extra bottle

and start to put the mixed ingredients in the handkerchief and squeeze it and last
wait until it become firm and put it in the Tupperware.
IV. Results
No. of
Days Observation after 10 minutes

1 The floor is slightly shiny.

2 The floor is slippery.

3 The floor is shiny and slippery.

4 The floor is slightly shiny and slippery.

5 The floor is bright.

6 The floor is shiny but smell kerosene and banana peel.

7 The floor is bright but smell still smell kerosene and banana
peel.

Discussion:

In this table, the left side of the table is No. of days and the right side of the table
is observation. The tables show that our experiment is effective but in short time.

V. Conclusion:

Therefore, our study is effective but in a short time only.

VI. Recommendation:

We recommend that when we use this study is maintaining the balance of

kerosene and banana peel and make sure that kerosene is just right. Also add more
candle.
VII. References:

https://www.academia.edu/34040623/CHAPTER_II_REVIEW_OF_RELATED
LITERATURE

Scribd.com/document/418570800/40641819-Banana-Floorwax-edited-docx

Parcon578.wordpress.com/about/

Studymoose.com/banana-candle-wax-essay

Studymoose.com/investigatory-project-9-essay

http://dennis-dalton.blogspot.com

http://judyfloorwax.blogspot.com/2007/11/feasibility-of-banana-musa-paradisiaca.html

Authors:

Dennis Dalton

Ralph Rodriguez

Allen Johann Perona

Danilo J. Parcon Jr.

Prof. Melanie

Judy
 Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School

S.Y 2019 - 2020

Research II

Banana Waste (Musa Paradisiaca) and Used Candle

As Floor wax

Submitted by:

Cristian B. Sombrio

Bryan Lenard F. Ranara

Grade 8 – Mendel

Submitted to:

Liezel A. Piquero