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EUROINVENT 2013
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Patent Pending
Three main threats that give disastrous outcomes to the
ecosystem; oil spill in the open sea, non-biodegradable
wrapping plastics and logging to accommodate the paper
industry. Current absorbents available in the market nowadays
are fibers with hydrophilic characteristics. As a result, the oil
been absorbed cannot be reused. Billions of money lost due to
this cause for the past ten years. The objective of this project is
to produce absorbent from the Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) as a
recycling initiative and able to reuse back the absorbed oil
afterwards. Besides that, we also hope to produce a
biodegradable wrapping paper using EFB. The production
starts off with compounding which grinds the EFB along with
some used rubbers. Flour is added to the mixture and then
cooked until it is matured. The product is then grinded into
refined form. Based on the our analysis, this absorbent able to
absorb oil five times of its weight and using minimal pressure,
the absorbed oil can be extracted without changing the oil
physical or chemical properties. On the other hand, the plastic
produced from the used absorbent showed potentials including
low costing production, durability and competitive to the
conventional plastic. In conclusion, we are one step closer in
reducing the environmental pollution by using the EFB as the
eco-friendly absorbent and plastic which not only stressed on
recycling the wastes and precious oil resources but at the same
time helps to reduce lost by oil companies. Further studies on
this product also proven that it has high potential to be used as
alternative energy source that can helps to reduce fossil fuel
consumption.
1. Environment - Pollution Control
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