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 BANANA PEELINGS
(Musa paradisiaca L.)
AS AN ALTERNATIVE
ORGANIC GLUE
INTRODUCTION
Presently that we are within the center of a widespread we play our
obligation to require care of ourselves as well as the environment.
Banana peelings are part of the wastes that when utilized properly, will
be very useful to everyone. Instead of throwing away banana peelings
and increasing waste around our environment, it’s better to instead use
banana peelings as an organic glue as substitution to the other
traditional white glue that used by students in school projects. The
banana peels of common bananas have a natural sticky sap that can be
mixed and turned into an organic glue which is safe and
environmentally friendly. World leading banana and plantain
producers are India, China, Uganda, Ecuador, Philippines, and
Nigeria. The native people have been utilizing these plants more than
just for food purposes but have begun to explore the possibilities
of utilizing banana plants in their daily life. Banana plantation
occupies large part of the land, but it is a contamination source because
after harvest, the tree is cut down and abandoned in the fields,
which foments Sigatoka (Chillet, et al.,2009). Adhesives are substances
that are able to make things adhere or stick together without
deformation or failure through a process called adhesion (Baumann
and Conner, 2003). Adhesives are categorized as either natural or
synthetic. Natural adhesives include animal glues, casein glues, natural
gums and resins, sodium silicates and vegetable glues. Vegetables glues
are starch-based and are made from starches and dextrin (Kennedy,
1989). Starch has several advantages as a raw material in
the production of adhesives, including: renewability, biodegradability,
abundance, cheapness and stability in price (Agbola, et. al., 1990) and
can also be used to produce such diverse products as food, paper,
textiles, beverages, confectionery, pharmaceuticals, and building
materials (FAO,1983).
RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Will banana peelings (Musa paradisiaca L.) be

effective as an adhesive to use as an organic glue?

2. What properties do banana peelings (Musa

paradisiaca L.) have that can be utilized as an
organic glue?

3. How can banana peelings (Musa paradisiaca L.)

enhance the quality and adherence of the
component?