Garlic (Allium Sativum) as a Major Component of Insect-Repellant Wood Varnish
GARLIC (Allium sativum) AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF INSECT-REPELLANT WOOD VARNISH
Chapter I
Introduction
Background of the Study
Wood is one of the most common materials that we are currently using in large amount. With the rapid increasing of population, more and more wood is being demanded in the world market, but increase in population demands more space for residential purposes, seeing as residence is our more immediate need, changing of forests into subdivisions and residential areas are the usual actions which can only be done through deforestation which leads to the huge deficiency of wood throughout the world. Termites are the usual and maybe the foremost pests that ravage our wood may they be raw lumber or furniture, thus destroying our lumber industry. The fact that they use wood as breeding area means that even their larvae feed on wooden products.
Wooden furniture is one of the many products of wood. Wooden furniture is being applied by protective layers made of chemical. These chemicals may be harmful to the respiratory health of people because some contain allergens. These varnishes do not protect wood from fungal activities.
Garlic is a common plant coming from the family Allium. Garlic has been used for years as a seasoning and food flavoring in many parts of the world. One of more known things about garlic is how it smells, which is caused by the sulfur content in it. The sulfur in the garlic is also the reason why the plant itself is a natural pesticide. Seeing as it is being harvested in many countries worldwide it is very common and cheap.
This research study is to find out the potential of garlic oil extract as a major component of an insect-repellant wood varnish so it will not be required to apply chemical layering on the wood to protect it from insects such as termites that is easy to make, economical and has easy to find materials. Objectives The objective of this research project is to be able to produce a
Chapter I
Introduction
Background of the Study
Wood is one of the most common materials that we are currently using in large amount. With the rapid increasing of population, more and more wood is being demanded in the world market, but increase in population demands more space for residential purposes, seeing as residence is our more immediate need, changing of forests into subdivisions and residential areas are the usual actions which can only be done through deforestation which leads to the huge deficiency of wood throughout the world. Termites are the usual and maybe the foremost pests that ravage our wood may they be raw lumber or furniture, thus destroying our lumber industry. The fact that they use wood as breeding area means that even their larvae feed on wooden products.
Wooden furniture is one of the many products of wood. Wooden furniture is being applied by protective layers made of chemical. These chemicals may be harmful to the respiratory health of people because some contain allergens. These varnishes do not protect wood from fungal activities.
Garlic is a common plant coming from the family Allium. Garlic has been used for years as a seasoning and food flavoring in many parts of the world. One of more known things about garlic is how it smells, which is caused by the sulfur content in it. The sulfur in the garlic is also the reason why the plant itself is a natural pesticide. Seeing as it is being harvested in many countries worldwide it is very common and cheap.
This research study is to find out the potential of garlic oil extract as a major component of an insect-repellant wood varnish so it will not be required to apply chemical layering on the wood to protect it from insects such as termites that is easy to make, economical and has easy to find materials. Objectives The objective of this research project is to be able to produce a