Musa acuminate (Banana) Peel: An Effective Water Purifier and Cleaning Agent

Authors

  • Mitchie Dimatatac

Keywords:

Water purifier, cleaning agent, purification

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Water covers 75% of the Earth and only 11% of it is safe for drinking. It is essential for all known forms of life. It is used for cleaning, drinking, cooking and so forth. Nowadays, water pollution is a major problem which dramatically requires further evaluation and water revision. According to research, water pollution is one of the leading worldwide causes of deaths and diseases. It accounts for the death of more than 14,000 people daily. Thus, this study aims to address the problem.

METHODS

The researcher conducted sets of trials that dealt with the effectiveness of the Banana Peel Water Purifier. The trials served as main data gathering instrument. The researcher made sure that the trials done underwent the security experts regarding the subject area of the study to establish the content validity of the purifier. Upon completion of the instruments needed, the researcher put various amounts (increasing amount from 1.5g to 3.5g) of dried banana peels powder to contaminated water to see its results.

RESULTS

The study revealed that the amount of dried banana peel powder must be added to obtain a crystal clear water that is safe for drinking. There is a difference in the result if various amounts of purifier are applied (1.5g to 3.5g). The results also showed that the banana peel powder is effective when large amount of it was added on the water as evidenced by trial. Aside from these, the study revealed how the BPWP is less costly than the commercial purifier and is better in terms of purification time of water and being eco-friendly. The effectiveness of the water purifier concluded through the result of the trials showed better drinking water, more purified and cleaner. Since banana peels contain carboxylic acid so the heavy metals tend to stick to the peels.

DISCUSSIONS

The study conducted prove that there are organic materials that can be used in turning unsafe water into safer drinking water and can be of great help for students and teachers in producing safe drinking water. The transformation of unsafe drinking water into a safe one helps lessen the amount of unsafe drinking water in the school and occur as soon as the banana peels were placed into the water. Moreover, there is significant difference between the commercial purifier and the Banana Peel Water Purifier. A similar study may be conducted regarding banana peel to further verify the results of this study.

Published

2019-01-18