Used Cooking Oil as Printer Ink
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Background of the Study Nowadays, most documents need to be printed. For most students and office workers, their homes are not complete without the printer. Owning this device is really just a necessary convenience in their everyday lives. However, despite the very high demand for printers, inks and paper in the modern world, it is overlooked that these materials are expensive to make. Printers and printer inks cost several hundred pesos and few people have the privilege of buying printer ink regularly. Recently, there have been many efforts by other scientists to manufacture inks that are both environmentally friendly and economical. In line with this, the researchers would like to find out if using cooking oil will also be a good alternative.
Cooking oil is one of the major water pollutants because it is one of the substances that contribute to the clogging of sewers. It is mostly thrown away when it has served its purpose for cooking. Most of the materials and resources used to manufacture printer ink and ship them around the world are also contributing to environmental degradation. There have been suggestions to recycle used oil and make it into ink so that the problems it causes will be reduced.
Last year, the previous researchers were able to prove that used cooking oil can be an alternative source for an inkjet printer. The problem now is if the same kind of ink can be refined and used again for a continuous printer and if the researchers will be able to improve the produced ink based on the recommendations made by the previous researchers on the said ink. So, the researchers have decided to choose this topic, to continue what the previous researchers have started and also to improve on the product.
Statement of the Problem
The study sought to answer the question: Can used cooking oil be an alternative source of ink for a printer?
Hypotheses In view of the preceding question the following hypotheses were advanced:
Introduction
Background of the Study Nowadays, most documents need to be printed. For most students and office workers, their homes are not complete without the printer. Owning this device is really just a necessary convenience in their everyday lives. However, despite the very high demand for printers, inks and paper in the modern world, it is overlooked that these materials are expensive to make. Printers and printer inks cost several hundred pesos and few people have the privilege of buying printer ink regularly. Recently, there have been many efforts by other scientists to manufacture inks that are both environmentally friendly and economical. In line with this, the researchers would like to find out if using cooking oil will also be a good alternative.
Cooking oil is one of the major water pollutants because it is one of the substances that contribute to the clogging of sewers. It is mostly thrown away when it has served its purpose for cooking. Most of the materials and resources used to manufacture printer ink and ship them around the world are also contributing to environmental degradation. There have been suggestions to recycle used oil and make it into ink so that the problems it causes will be reduced.
Last year, the previous researchers were able to prove that used cooking oil can be an alternative source for an inkjet printer. The problem now is if the same kind of ink can be refined and used again for a continuous printer and if the researchers will be able to improve the produced ink based on the recommendations made by the previous researchers on the said ink. So, the researchers have decided to choose this topic, to continue what the previous researchers have started and also to improve on the product.
Statement of the Problem
The study sought to answer the question: Can used cooking oil be an alternative source of ink for a printer?
Hypotheses In view of the preceding question the following hypotheses were advanced:
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