Yellow Bell Seeds as an Alternative Fuel
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine the possibility of using yellow bell seeds crude extract as fuel.Mature yellow bell seeds were collected, cleaned, and ground using mortar and pestle. Water was added before the juice was extracted. To remove excess water, the juice extracted from the seeds was boiled and was allowed to cool. Testing on the use of the crude extract for lighting purposes then followed. Results show that it is possible to use the crude extract as substitute for kerosene and alcohol. Also, the quality of the crude extract was comparable to that of kerosene and alcohol.
Primarily, the study aimed to produce crude extract from yellow bell seeds. It also aimed to use crude extract as fuel for lighting purposes. The study was limited to the extraction of crude from yellow bell seeds and its possible use as fuel for lighting purposes. The extraction did not use any organic solvent—only water. Chemical analysis of the crude extract was not done. There was no statistical treat-ment needed, only the mean or average percentage yield.
INTRODUCTION
The present supply of crude oil from foreign ccuntries has continu-ously depleted our dollar reserves. The researchers were looking into the possibility of tapping other energy sources. Some plants, particularly the hydrocarbon-producing plants, were investigated. Yellow bell (Allamanda ca-thartica L.) is a shrub cultivated as an ornamental plant for its beautiful, yellow bell-shaped flowers. Yellow bell seeds contain triolein, tripalmitin, and stearin. This investigative study was conducted to aid the government in its efforts to produce oil.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
During the past decade, almost all of the energy studies were on im-portant alternatives such as oil, coal, solar, nuclear, etc. It is for this reason that environmentalists are entrusted to examine a very wide range of human needs towards indigenous resources that would ‘somehow assist in our nation’s falling supply of
This study was conducted to determine the possibility of using yellow bell seeds crude extract as fuel.Mature yellow bell seeds were collected, cleaned, and ground using mortar and pestle. Water was added before the juice was extracted. To remove excess water, the juice extracted from the seeds was boiled and was allowed to cool. Testing on the use of the crude extract for lighting purposes then followed. Results show that it is possible to use the crude extract as substitute for kerosene and alcohol. Also, the quality of the crude extract was comparable to that of kerosene and alcohol.
Primarily, the study aimed to produce crude extract from yellow bell seeds. It also aimed to use crude extract as fuel for lighting purposes. The study was limited to the extraction of crude from yellow bell seeds and its possible use as fuel for lighting purposes. The extraction did not use any organic solvent—only water. Chemical analysis of the crude extract was not done. There was no statistical treat-ment needed, only the mean or average percentage yield.
INTRODUCTION
The present supply of crude oil from foreign ccuntries has continu-ously depleted our dollar reserves. The researchers were looking into the possibility of tapping other energy sources. Some plants, particularly the hydrocarbon-producing plants, were investigated. Yellow bell (Allamanda ca-thartica L.) is a shrub cultivated as an ornamental plant for its beautiful, yellow bell-shaped flowers. Yellow bell seeds contain triolein, tripalmitin, and stearin. This investigative study was conducted to aid the government in its efforts to produce oil.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
During the past decade, almost all of the energy studies were on im-portant alternatives such as oil, coal, solar, nuclear, etc. It is for this reason that environmentalists are entrusted to examine a very wide range of human needs towards indigenous resources that would ‘somehow assist in our nation’s falling supply of