“Sugar beets as a Potential Additive for Commercial Computer Ink”
Cruz, Clarence
Basmayor, Renz
Alejandro, Bea
Ruivivar, Nicole
Orsine, Johanne
De Dios, Johbie
Chapter I A. Background of the Study
In this modern world of technology, the price of products becomes a challenge to every user because of the demands of the consumers. Today problems to supply the needs of computer ink are in demand throughout the world that uses computers to print documents. It is encourage to discover things that can be useful and answer these needs.
Many people are now using gadgets like computer to make their work easier. Physics makes significant contributions through advances in this technologies. Advances in the understanding of electromagnetism or nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products such as television, computers, and printers. Most of us know that printer is used to print books, newspapers or magazine. Ink is one of the important components of printer. Without ink, printer is useless.
In this observation, we have come up to conduct research study, on computer printer ink from sugar beets, which is most useful and environmental friendly than commercial ink.
Sugar beets’ Scientific name is Beta Vulgaris. Sugar beets are small herbaceous plants with broad dark-green leaves. Its underground taproot matures in 50-60 days of sowing and weighs about 100 to 150 g.
Sugar beet contains certain unique pigment in the root as well as in its top greens that have found be used as inks. The unique crimson-red color of red beet is due to betalain pigments, such as betanin and betacyanin.
It is most effective and we can save money because the cost of the sugar beet ink is much more less than the amount of commercial ink.
B. Objectives 1. To know the possible component of sugar beets that can become a source of colored ink. 2. To know how to extract the sugar beets into ink. 3. To know how to conduct a potential additive for