COMAPARISM OF THE EFFICIENCY OF SAWDUST, COCONUT FIBRE, WOOD CHIPS IN PURIFICATION CRUDE OIL POLLUTED WATER

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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

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COMAPARISM OF THE EFFICIENCY OF SAWDUST, COCONUT FIBRE, WOOD CHIPS IN PURIFICATION CRUDE OIL POLLUTED WATER

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