FEASIBILITY OF ACETONE AND

CIGARETTE FILTER AS GLUE

Introduction

A cigarette filter is use to strain the dangerous ingredients of the cigarette. Most of

the Filipinos are smokers or cigarette users, which is one of the reasons that relieves

their stress because it contains nicotine which helps us to calm down, but

unfortunately they just throw their waste anywhere and because of this habit we are

challenged to find a way to help our beloved country on its campaign against

improper disposal of garbage. The aim of this research is to find a cheaper and easily

made alternative for glue, because glue is useful product especially to the students

like us, teachers, office workers, and etc.

 Most cigarette filters are made from cellulose acetate. Cigarette filters contain twelve thousand

plastic-based fibers, and like many other forms of plastic are not biodegradable.The raw material for

the manufacture of cigarette filters is cellulose (obtained from wood). The cellulose is acetylated (i.e.

making it into a material called cellulose acetate or simply "acetate" for short), dissolved, and spun

as continuous synthetic fibers arranged into a bundle called tow.

Cellulose was discovered in 1838 by the French chemist Anselme Payen, who isolated it from

plant matter and determined its chemical formula. Cellulose was used to produce the first successful

thermoplastic polymer, celluloid, by Hyatt Manufacturing Company in 1870.

 Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula (C 6H 10O 5)n, a

polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of

β(1→4) linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the

primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some

species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organic

polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–

50% and that of dried hemp is approximately 45%. Cellulose is mainly used to

produce paperboard and paper. Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety

of derivative products such as cellophane and rayon. Cellulose for industrial use is

mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton.

 Acetone (systematically named propanone) is the organic compound

with the formula (CH3)2CO. It is a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, and

is the simplest ketone. Acetone is a good solvent for many plastics and

some synthetic fibers. It is used for thinning polyester resin, cleaning tools

used with it, and dissolving two-part epoxies and superglue before they

harden.
 

Specifically, this aims to:

1. Determine the level of feasibility of cigarette filter as glue in terms of the following criteria:

a. Color

b. Odor

c. Appearance

d. State/form

e. Stickiness

2. Determine the effectiveness of the cigarette filter as glue compared to the commercial glue.

3. Determine the binding capacity of the cigarette filter melted from the acetone.
Hypotheses

1. There is no significant difference on the effectiveness of unleaded, diesel,

and regular gasoline in styrofoam mix with gasoline sealant in terms of

viscosity, stickiness, smell, and length of the drying time

4. There is no significant difference on the effectiveness of perfume, toilette,

cologne fragrance in terms of eliminating the smell of the mixture

Methodology
Materials
used cigarette filter
acetone
closed container/ bottle
with a cap
beakers
weighing scale
cylinders
stirring rod
papers
Procedure:

Preparation

15 sticks of used cigarette filters are prepared then washed with a clean water and then dried

under the sun for about 2 hours. Then cutted into small cubes.

An amount of 5 ml acetone will be prepared into a cylinder.

Experimental Procedure

The materials will be gathered.

The cigarette filter cubes will be gently put into the container.

Then the 5 ml acetone will be slowly poured into the container.

Then stirred gradually.

The container/ bottle will be covered with a tight cap and were shaken for about 30 seconds.
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