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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Proponent/s: Amping, Alyana S.

Halipa, Alyssa Rania A.
Palaw, Areej A.
Sappari, Ahmad Qusai S.
Sarahadil, Hanen S.

STRAND and Section: STEM 12A CUPCAKE

Proposal Title: Grapefruit (Citrus Paradisi) Peel as a Potential Sorbent for Oil Spills

Rationale:

With the rapid industrialization, especially offshore oil exploitation, frequent leakage
incidents of oils/organic solvents have adversely affected ecological systems and environmental
resources. Therefore, great interest has been shown in developing new materials to eliminate
these organic pollutants, which have become worldwide problems. In this study, a cost-effective,
environmentally friendly was prepared from grapefruit peel. Unwanted grapefruit peel could be
re-purposed into ultra-light sponges that can clean up oil spills, while also reducing food waste.
A lot of studies have tackled using fruit peels as oil absorption. But in this study, researchers will
focus on the potential of Grapefruit and its effectiveness in absorbing oil spills. This study would
serve as a guide for researchers that wish for a similar topic, and might also help provide a new
idea for the innovation of a cleaning utensil specifically used in a kitchen.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE/ SCOPE AND INSTRUMENT/DATA SIGNIFICANCE OF THE

STATEMENT OF THE DELIMITATION STUDY
PROBLEM
The study covers on - Cooking Oil This study will
1. The recycling and grapefruit peel as a - Water determine the efficacy
utilization of the potential sorbent for - Cotton of grapefruit (Citrus
grapefruit (Citrus oil spills. The - Forceps Paradisi) peel as a
Paradisi) peel. researcher limited the - Measuring potential sorbent for
research to the Cup oil spills. The results
experiment of the of this study will be of
2. Oil spill sorption effectiveness of the a great benefit for the
capacity of the grapefruit peel as a economy, since this
grapefruit (Citrus potential sorbent for study advocates less
Paradisi) peel. oil spills. expenses as well as
less production of
inorganic and
dangerous sorbents
3. The effect of for oil spills since
variable parameters, grapefruit is an
such as surface available resource.
properties, oil type, oil This would also help
film thickness, to lessen the pollution
sorption time, made by oil spills. And
temperature, salinity for future researchers,
and the morphology of this study could be of
grapefruit peel a big help to innovate

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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
J.S. Alano St., UZ Quadrangle, Zamboanga City, Philippines, 7000
Contact No: (062) 991-1135 Email: universidaddezamboanga@uz.edu.ph Web: uz.edu.ph

surface. the production of this

newly-generated
sorbent for oil spill.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE

Grapefruit (citrus Vegetable or cooking

paradise) peel oil

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