problems by developing alternatives that maintain levels of production while cultivating healthy foods‚ preserving the health of farmers‚ and not polluting surrounding ecosystems. The banana industry creates many by-products that result from the harvesting and processing of bananas. These by-products are banana peels‚ banana stems‚ and liquid wastes. Currently these wastes are dumped in landfills‚ rivers‚ oceans and unregulated dumping grounds. When they reach these destinations‚ they form huge masses
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Table 3. Minerals of wheat flour and banana peels (mg/kg) Samples Potassium mg/kg Calcium mg/kg Sodium mg/kg Iron mg/kg Manganese mg/kg Zinc mg/kg Phosphorus mg/kg Wheat flour(72%) 427 238 151 38.03 5.72 3.19 784 Banana peels 16303 3321 440 1217 54.73 1.97 641 The result of mineral content of wheat flour and banana peels is tabulated in table (3) that shows the concentration of phosphorus in wheat flour was the highest (784mg/kg) followed by potassium
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Preparation of Synthetic Banana Oil Eric Nelson Chem. 253-1: Deepali Rathore Lab 1: Preparation of Synthetic Banana Oil 9-24-10 Purpose To create Isopentyl acetate with no more than 10% isopentyl alcohol and no more than 2% acidic acid in its composition. Theory Esters are a chemical functional group that usually forms by loosing a hydroxyl group and having it replaced with an alkoxy group with the loss of hydrogen. Esters are most commonly produced by taking a carboxylic acid‚ and
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kerosene with banana peels to create a substance suitable for use polishing your wooden floors. This home-made floor wax will give a comparable shine and smoothness to that of commercial products‚ and the oil in the kerosene counteracts the banana peel ’s stickiness to ensure the finished sheen isn ’t tacky. Things You ’ll Need Large mixing pot 28 oz. paraffin wax crystals 3 1/2 oz. polyethylene wax crystals 6 3/4 pt. kerosene Peels from 10 to 15 full-sized bananas 10 sq. ft.
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September 30‚ 2012 Experiment 5‚ Preparation of Synthetic Banana Oil Introduction: This experiment prepares synthetic banana oil (isopentyl acetate) through the Fisher esterification method by combining isopentyl alcohol with acetic and sulfuric acid then heating the mixture under reflux for an hour. Esterification is a chemical reaction in which two reactants (an alcohol and an acid) form an ester as the reaction product. Observations and Data: When the sulfuric acid was combined
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Driving down 84th Street towards the Tanger Outlet I thought to myself‚ “today is the day”. Turning left at the entrance‚ the parking lot was jam-packed with cars almost touching bumpers. It was my last and final day working at the Banana Republic. The dim lights‚ old people‚ and today’s hottest hits music playing in the background made the atmosphere laid back and relaxing. That was until you see unorganized clothes and meet unfriendly customers. As I walked in‚ in my blue and white squared
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All of us are from Asia. Banana and Orange are from same country‚ and another two are from each different country. Nobody speaks English as a first language‚ but Grape speaks fluent English because he lived in US for over five years. Banana and Grape have work experiences over five years. This paper is all about a project‚ which has a report and a presentation. The objective for
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Original Text: from page 317 of the book Psychology‚ 1996 by Richard Gross But it is not only the vocabulary of a language that determines how and what we think and perceive but also the grammar. In the Hopi language‚ no distinction is made between past‚ present and future; it is a ‘timeless language’ (compared with English)‚ although it does recognise duration‚ i.e. how long an event lasts. In European languages‚ ‘time’ is treated as an objective entity‚ as if it were a ruler with equal spaces
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CHAPTER I (The Theoretical and the Problem) Introduction In the plant kingdom flowers are what we think the world represents. Flowers are given to people as well as most likely they are roses‚ tulips and any other beautiful flowers we can think of. In the Philippines there is a flower that’s not so attractive but it makes up for the uses and the pleasing aroma it radiates. It is the sampaguita flower of the Philippines; it is also the national flower of the Philippines. Sampaguita is very
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Renee Alyanna de Leon IV- St. Arnold Janssen The island province of Bohol reinvigorates its tourism promotion with a campaign that is said to “go deep into the roots emotionally.” Its local government recently launched a tourism campaign with the slogan “Bohol: Heart the Islands‚ Truly Philippines.” The slogan points out that the island is at the center of the Philippines‚ being in the Central Visayas Region and Visayas being at the center of the country. It is also usually projected as a truly
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