Purlin made out of compressed branch

extracted its cellulose

INNOVATION TEAM 1
Leader:
Late, Scarlits

Members:
Macasose, Ahron

Golez, Rexie

Mejia, Arcia

Naing, Angel

Pante, Princes

Pepito, Gleyce

A. RATIONALE
 According to the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the 9th and 11th Aim of the Organization are a
world with "Sustainable Cities and Communities" and "Resilient infrastructure promote
inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation". Thus, to invent and innovate
something as a response is what the researchers are capable to do. According to the
Importance of Good Quality Materials in the construction industry by Narmeen Taimoor, “High-
quality materials are always used in well-constructed projects to guarantee sturdy, long-lasting
structures that can resist natural disasters; these elements are closely related to quality
control. Superior building materials are an investment that complement other project
components. Furthermore, inferior materials may present serious risks, harm, and irreversible
losses. There have been several situations where valuable lives have been lost due to
substandard building materials in the construction industry. A high level of safety is always
associated with building sites constructed using high-quality materials. The statements show
why the United Nations 2030 Agenda wants to make a world more safety and less prone to
accidents and to continue the development in the world alongside to develop the path of the
different industries in the world.” Thus, the researchers' proposal for this research is very
required in order to create a material that might aid to lower the burdens of the customers with
regard to its price, availability, and ability to preserve the consumer's safety.

B. AIMS
B1. GOAL
The goal of the study is to innovate wooden material used to produce Purline as a
structural framing for structures. Thus, the research also aims to enhance the
characteristics of an ordinary wooden Purline to ensure the customers' and workers'
safety.
B2. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
A product that proves the study's goal. A wood that could support the structural framing
of houses and buildings is less costly and more efficient compared to an ordinary pack
of wood used as a purlin and structural support.
B3. HYPOTHESIS
If the wood shows enhancement compared to an ordinary pack of wood, then the
research goal is on the verge of success in terms of the output.

C. METHODOLOGY
C1. PROCEDURE
 The researchers must first have or gather the materials needed for the experiment.
They must have raw wood and water with Sodium Hydroxide and Sodium
HypoChloride. These substances are used to extract the cellulose inside the wood.
Cellulose is an organic compound and a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of
several hundred to many thousands of Beta-linked D-glucose units and a structural
component of the primary cell wall of plants. Meaning, that there must be changes if the
researcher finally extracted the cellulose from the wood. First, the researchers would
put a large amount of water in a container that could be put on the wood. For instance
dura boxes. The amount of water that would be needed is approximately 15-20 liters
that would be poured into the gearbox. Then the wood would be on the gearbox with
approximately 15-20 liters of water. After that, the researchers would mix the Sodium
Hydroxide (lye) with the water and wait for some time. After a moment the researchers
would mix the sodium hypochlorite (Bleach) in the water with sodium hydroxide (lye)
and wait for some time. After all the processes, the researchers will examine the wood if
there are things that are unnecessary to ordinary wood. The data would be interpreted
as qualitative data as the researcher would examine if there are characteristics that are
unusual to a wood compared to an ordinary wood. In order to put the next step, is based
on the results of the examination that would happen on the wood.

C2. MATERIALS

Raw Wood
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planks-building-process-construction-site-carpentry-
dry-building-industry-concept-pile-raw-wood-planks-
139723579.jpg

Sodium Hydroxide
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large/sodium-hydroxide-andrew-lambert-
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Sodium Hypochlorite
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Sodium-hypochlorite.jpg

C3. RISK AND SAFETY

 The researchers must be aware of the risks and safety of their research. As the
research continues, the researchers are prone to chemical substances like Sodium
Hydroxide and Sodium Hypochloride. These substances the reaction it causes when
they interact with people's naked eyes and skin. Sodium Hydroxide is a strong base that
will react with your eyes and skin especially when in a hot solution which could likely
result in permanent damage. Meanwhile, Sodium Hypochloride is a skin irritant plus
could damage your eyes, on top of this could bleach your clothes. So if the researchers
decide to continue the experiment, they must have personal protective equipment or
PPE in conducting the experiment along with the interaction with these chemical
substances.

C4. DATA ANALYSIS

The data would be interpreted as qualitative data as the researcher would examine if
there are characteristics that are unusual to a wood compared to an ordinary wood. The
researchers would test also different amounts of chemicals applied into the water if that
affects the characteristics of the wood.

Table: 1 Water Amount Test

With Materials Wood
20 liters of water
25 liters of water
30 liters of water

Table: 2 Strength Test

Ordinary Wood Experimented Wood
20kg
30kg
40kg
50kg
60kg
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