ABSTRACT
A comparative study was conducted among organic waste materials namely coconut fiber, hair, sawdust and woodchips as crude oil absorbents. Twenty grams of each of these materials were wrapped in a pouch and submerged into two set-ups, Set-up A: Pure Crude Oil and Set-up B: Crude Oil with seawater, for an hour. Amount of oil absorbed was gathered and recorded. ANOVA was conducted to verify if the results significantly differed.
The results show that hair had the highest amount of absorbed crude oil in one of the two set-ups which was pure crude oil only. In the other set-up with contained half-crude oil and half-seawater, coconut fiber had the highest amount of absorbed crude oil. It was found that there was a significant difference between the amounts of absorbed crude oil of the materials in the two-set-ups after using t-test on the results gathered in both set-ups.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page Page
Tittle Page i
Approval Page ii
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract iii
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Objectives of the Study 3
Justification of the study
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE & STUDIES 6
Definition of coconut fibre
Advantanges of coconut fibre
Crude oil spill
Polypropylene pad
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
A. Research Design 12
B. Materials and Equipment 12
C. Experimental Set-up 13
D. Experimental Procedure 13
E. Preparation of Materials 13
F. Preparation of Substances 13
G. Preparation of Absorbent Materials 14
H. Instruments in Data Gathering 15
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULTS & DISCUSSION 18
CHAPTER FIVE
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS…………………… 26
A. Summary 26
B. Conclusion 27
C. Recommendations 27
REFERENCES 29
