Briquette

INTRODUCTION Increasing population is one of the main problems of the world today. More people mean more demands or needs. Huge supply of wood to make houses and other furniture is greatly needed. But, wood from trees is not only used to make houses but also to produce charcoals used in cooking and heating purposes. To conclude, more trees will be cut to sustain the demands of the people and the diminishing number of trees will result to less oxygen produced and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In addition to that, charcoal production is one of the causes of deforestation in the world. To lessen the production of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and to protect the environment, the researchers decided to produce briquettes from algae and waste papers. An unnaturally high abundance of algae blocks sunlight from reaching underwater organisms, interferes with living creatures that filter water to gain food, and sometimes actually consumes oxygen, resulting in fish deaths. Some species of algae even produce toxins which may be poisonous to marine life. On the other hand, papers thrown and are not useful anymore also called waste papers can be beneficial to the environment and humankind. The combined algae and waste papers which have little significance to people can be used to make alternative briquettes that will reduce the usage of coals and will be able to protect the environment and help the people’s cooking needs.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The researchers aim to produce an alternative briquette out of waste papers and algae dust.
Specifically, the researchers seek to answer the following questions:
1. Is/Are there significant difference/s between the alternative briquette and the commercially available charcoal in terms of :
a) Odor
b) Smoke produced
c) Cooking and Boiling Time
2. What is the size and shape of the briquette needed to produce efficient alternative for charcoal?
3. How does the amount of alternative briquette affect the