UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL

WASTES SAWDUST, CORN (Zea mays)

COBS, AND RICE (Oryza sativa)
HUSK AS REMEDIATION TO OIL
SPILL
CONTAMINATED WATER
RESEARCHERS:
CRISHA JEAN H. DALIMOCON
CRISTENE A. ORTILANO
ELVIE VANGUARDIA
Special Science Program(SSP)
RATIONALE


At present the recycling of agricultural waste is in a

growing industry, as more and more forms and
companion turn to alternate ways to process waste
products in tend of sending them to landfill.
Rice husk is the most prolific agricultural residue
in rice producing countries around the world.
Sawdust are agricultural wastes that are obtained
by smoothing of wood or lumber(Oyeniyi and
Itiola, 2012).
Corncobs are wastes emanating from farm
activities.
Sawdust, corncobs, and rice husk are known to be rich in
cellulose which makes it as a good absorbent, and making it a
very good nominee for alternative oil spill absorbent.
With green waste becoming increasingly recycled, the study
hold its premise that it can be used as remediation to oil spill.
 HYPOTHESIS OF THE STUDY

Ho:The absorption capacity of the

alternative oil spill absorbent and the
commercial oil spill absorbent does not
vary to the absorption time given.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
To help our environment clean, fresh and
healthy.
Additionally the result of this study will provide
new information on the existing one that could
be used as reference for future study.
 Expand the use of agricultural wastes such
as Sawdust, Rice husk and Corncob
Methodology
Rresearch Locale and
Design:
Randomized
Duration of
Complete Block the Study
Design (RCBD)
 Preparation of
Absorption Process
of Alternative Oil
Oil Spill
Spill Absorbent Absorbent

A. Preparation of Sawdust B. Preparation of Corncobs

C. Preparation of Rice Husk

 Assessment
Functionality Parallel
of Oil Spill
Testing
Test Absorbent
 Photo Data Analysis
Documentation
Results
Objectives of the
Study
RESULTS
Treatment 1
ANOVA
Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit

1. Determine if the
Between Groups 8.60676 4 2.15169 1.142054 0.391328 3.47805
Within Groups 18.84053 10 1.884053

absorption capacity of the Total 27.44729 14        

following materials: Treatment 2

ANOVA
sawdust, corn (Zea mays) Source of Variation
Between Groups
SS
5.992493
df
4
MS
1.498123
F
0.732378
P-value
0.590276 ns
F crit
3.47805

cobs, rice (Oryza sativa) Within Groups 20.4556 10 2.04556

husk, and the combination

Total 26.44809 14        
Treatment 3
of three media vary to a ANOVA
Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value  
Between Groups 5.02864 4 1.25716 0.823302 0.539316
given period of time. Within Groups 15.26973 10 1.526973

Total 20.29837 14        
Objectives of the
Study CONCLUS
ION
1. Determine if the
absorption capacity of the
following materials:
 There is no significant difference
sawdust, corn (Zea mays)
cobs, rice (Oryza sativa) between the absorption capacity
husk, and the combination of commercial oil spill absorbent
of three media vary to a and the 4 other media that was
given period of time. compared within absorption time
given.
 Objectives of
the Study
1. Determine if the
RECOMMEN
absorption capacity of the
following materials: DATION
sawdust, corn (Zea mays)  2. The observation of different
cobs, rice (Oryza sativa) combinations between the
husk, and the combination materials in treating oil spill
of three media vary to a contaminated water is
given period of time. recommended
Objectives of the
Study
RESULTS
8

7
2. Find out any significant difference 6

between the alternative oil spill 5

absorbent from sawdust, corn (Zea 4

5 minutes
10 minutes

mays) cobs, rice (Oryza sativa) husk, 3 15 minutes

and the combination of the three 2

1
media to the commercial oil spill 0
absorbent in terms of its absorption Sawdust Corncobs Rice Husk Combined Commercial

capacity in a given period of time.

Objectives of the
Study CONCLUS
2. Find out any significant difference
between the alternative oil spill
absorbent from sawdust, corn (Zea
ION
 There is no significant difference
mays) cobs, rice (Oryza sativa) husk,
and the combination of the three between the absorption capacity
media to the commercial oil spill of commercial oil spill absorbent
absorbent in terms of its absorption and the 4 other media that was
capacity in a given period of time.
compared within absorption time
given.
Objectives of the
Study

2. Find out any significant difference

RECOMMEN
between the alternative oil spill
absorbent from sawdust, corn (Zea
mays) cobs, rice (Oryza sativa) husk,
DATION
and the combination of the three
 . The observation of the
media to the commercial oil spill different media based on the
absorbent in terms of its absorption amount of absorbent is
capacity in a given period of time.
recommended.
 Objectives of
the Study RESULTS
7
6
5
3. Determine the most 4
effective oil spill 3
Overall Absorption
absorbent on treating oil 2
1
Capacity Of the
Five Media
spill contamination in 0

water.
Objectives of the
Study CONCLUSION
The combined material is also best material for
treating since it has the greatest oil absorption
out of five tested materials. The four other
3. Determine the most materials (sawdust, rice hull, corncobs and
commercial) doesn’t have a significant
effective oil spill difference in term of their oil absorption
capacity. This means that agricultural wastes
absorbent on treating such as sawdust, corncobs and rice husk that are
oil spill contamination believed to be useless could be substitute to non-
biodegradable oil absorbents. This could lessen
in water. our country’s agricultural wastes.
Objectives of the
Study
RECOMMEN
3. Determine the most DATION
effective oil spill 3.Use of combined sawdust,
absorbent on treating corncobs and rice husk in
oil spill contamination treating oil spill contaminated
in water. water is recommended;