The Effectiveness of Banana Peelings as a Material for Special Paper

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Papers are made of trees. To overcome this problem, an eco-friendly type of special paper is made from banana peel to reduce the cutting of trees that will prevent landslide and floods in Trapiche Elementary School. This study aimed to determine the Effectiveness of Banana Peelings as a Material for Special Paper.

METHODS

The effect of using the banana peel in producing special papers was determined in the conducted study. The papers were produced with different amount of water added a different span of time for boiling and blending.The amounts of ingredients used were then tested, and the data was gathered and analyzed for summaries and conclusions.The production process includes cutting of banana peels, boiling the banana peel, blending the banana peel, shaping the paper and drying. The cutting of banana peels started from the peeling of bananas. After it is cut, it was poured by water and boiled. After boiling it, it was blended and crushed using a blender. It was shaped and dried. After drying it was then removed from the molding container and it is now ready for various uses. Different minutes, weights of banana peels and amount of water were tried and tested.

RESULTS

Tests showed that the amount of banana peel used, the amount of water and the time of blending and boiling the banana peel affected the texture of the product. The greater the amount of banana peel used, more banana paper produced. The greater the time of boiling the banana peel, the finer the banana paper is. The greater the amount of water used in boiling the banana peel takes a long time to dry the banana paper. The greater the time of crushing the banana peel, the smoother it is. It has also been seen in the results that the Special Papers out of banana peel are more eco-friendly and less expensive type of special papers.

DISCUSSION

SProduction of banana paper from banana peel yielded positive results. To further improve the study, we want to recommend the following:Slice the banana bark into tinier pieces so that it easy to be crushed in the blender. Rinse it directly under the sun or above the root so that it will not consume much time to dry the paper. Blend the banana peel twice so that there is a great possibility to have a finer paper. We recommend this product because it will help our environment and it can provide your needs in terms of paper