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Professional Academy of The Philippines South Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu
Professional Academy of The Philippines South Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu
Cabunillas, Janwell
Requinto, Redjie
Researchers
Research Adviser
March 2020
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Chapter 1
Introduction
obligations especially in terms of paper works. Glue is considered as one of the useful
materials needed in making paper works. However, not all of the students are fortunate to
afford glues. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentud) and Seaweed (Codium fragile) are
commonly suggested in this study due to it's mucilage which give it's slimy characteristic
as glue have. Mucilage is a thick, gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some
locomotion. Mucilage in plants plays a role in the storage of water and food, seed
germination, and thickening membranes. This mucilage has a good potential to become
an alternative glue. By extracting the mucilage inside through boiling, separating and
filtration processes, it possibly releases its mucilage which can be derived in making
glue. We conducted this study to have a friendly organic alternative glue and to help all
of those people who are unfortunate. In addition, we can also avoid toxics that can harm
everyone's health.
gumbo because of its ooey-gooey texture, but it can double as a nutritional powerhouse
filled with vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that provide an array of health benefits
from treating diabetes to preventing kidney disease. A single cup of raw okra has a little
over 30 calories, about 3 grams of dietary fiber, 2 grams of protein, 7.6 grams
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folate, and 57 milligrams of magnesium. This makes okra a nutrition hero and a very
available food when it comes to our health. Rajapakse, N. (2016) stated that food value of
seaweed, several health benefits have also been reported to be present in this valuable
food source. It is presumed that the unique features of the marine environment, where the
seaweeds are grown, are mainly responsible for most of its properties. Among the
functional effects of the seaweed, nutritional and health-related benefits have been widely
studied. Compared to the terrestrial plants and animal-based foods, seaweed is rich in
some health-promoting molecules and materials such as, dietary fiber, ω-3 fatty acids,
essential amino acids, and vitamins A, B, C, and E. The nutritive value of seaweed and
the functional effects of its soluble fiber are discussed with a special reference to the
including vitamins and minerals, and antioxidants like B1 and B2, quercetin, rutin,
catechin, and epiatechin. It’s also known for high vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate
content. Studies have indicated the vitamin C content of okra could help with asthma and
even skin conditions. But many of the health benefits of okra come from it’s superior
fiber content. As a fibre source, it helps to regulate digestion and maintain blood sugar
levels. The inclusion of pectin also makes it a great choice for helping to reduce
The authors that are mentioned above stated the health benefits of okra and
seaweed in its every different aspect. The first author stated that okra is used as a
thickening agent in soups because of it’s ooey-gooey texture. This statement gave us a
hint to make okra as an alternative glue since it has a thick substance which is called
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mucilage. As what we all know, glue is also a thick substance as okra’s mucilage have.
On the other hand, the second author also stated that seaweed is rich in some health-
promoting molecules and has a special reference to the digestive health promotion of
human which is perfect to our study because we aim to produce a friendly organic glue
and to lessen the glues with toxic chemical substance which other glues contains. Lastly,
the third author stated that vitamin C (content of okra) could help with asthma and even
skin conditions. By these health benefits of okra, we concluded that it can also be useful
In this research paper, we aim to produce a friendly organic glue alternative from
abelmoschus esculentud known as okra or lady’s finger and codium fragile also known as
seaweed. These have a lot of health benefits in human which made us think that it can
also be useful in other aspects that can help human’s daily living. This study will be very
helpful to everyone especially to those who are in need such as the students and workers
particularly the teachers and the office workers. This proposed study aims to make a
friendly organic alternative glues from okra and seaweeds. After making this product we
will test its effectiveness through conducting experiments. We researchers will take note
the different drying duration upon applying this paste to different kind of papers and
The main objective of this study is to know the effectiveness of Seaweed and okra
1. What are the components of Okra and Seaweed that can make it as glue alternatives?
2. What type of surface of paper that the product can bind based upon its strong bond?
4. Based on the outcomes of the study, what can be recommended for the improvement of
Hypotheses
construction. It is one of the oldest and versatile adhesives. From the white glue used in
household crafts to the commercial grade glue utilized in furniture and even automobile
manufacturing. Glue is basic alt part of the everyday life. Environmental friendly and
organic glue is essential in this generation for lots of commercial glue exist that contains
chemicals. Through this study, making organic glue can lessen the hazardous chemicals
that can be used and found in commercial glue. In this world that full of modernized
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stuff, environmental friendly and organic glue especially it is one of the basic need of the
students. It is beneficial to citizens also because adhesives are commonly used in schools
to bind materials such as papers and cardboards. Citizens include businessman and
craftsman who work on different projects that involves the use of adhesives.
Businessman who invest on cheap materials with large quantities will surely benefits
from the product. The mere use of this product, Seaweed and Okra as environmental
friendly and organic glue can already contribute in saving our Earth. Knowing that it is
eco-friendly and organic, thus it is the safer to use among the commercial glue
The main focus of this study is to produce an environmental friendly and organic
glue using seaweed and okra. It aims to test its effectiveness through conducting different
2019-2020.The study can give benefits not just for the students but also for the earth
since it is organic. The benefits that they can gain will be so much more helpful to their
studies since paper works, projects and etc. are common in school. The study is limited
only the usage of seaweed and okra and the materials the product will bind, the products
strength to bind and how fast does the product dry based on the different surfaces of
paper.
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Definition of Terms
The following terms are defined operationally by the researchers for classification
Antioxidants
Are compounds that inhibit oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce
free radicals, thereby leading to chain reactions that may damage the cells of organisms.
Asthma
A condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can
make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. For some
Filtration
A physical, biological or chemical operation that separates solid matter and fluid from a
mixture with a filter medium that has a complex structure through which only the fluid can pass.
Folate
Also known as vitamin B₉ and folacin, is one of the B vitamins. Manufactured folic acid,
which is converted into folate by the body, is used as a dietary supplement and in food
Gumbo
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A stew popular in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the official state cuisine. Gumbo
Louisianians call the "Holy Trinity" of vegetables, namely celery, bell peppers, and onions
Molecule
An electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
Mucilage
A thick, gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms. These
microorganisms include protists which use it for their locomotion. The direction of their
movement is always opposite to that of the secretion of mucilage. It is a polar glycoprotein and an
exopolysaccharide.
Okra
ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green
seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African,
Pectin
plants. Its main component is galacturonic acid, a sugar acid derived from galactose. It was first
Protists
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Any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. The protists do not form
a natural group, or clade, since they exclude certain eukaryotes with whom they share a common
ancestor i.e. some protists are more closely related to plants or animals than they are to other
protists
Seaweed
Also known as Codium fragile, any of the red, green, or brown marine algae that grow
along seashores. Seaweeds are generally anchored to the sea bottom or other solid structures by
rootlike “holdfasts,” which perform the sole function of attachment and do not extract nutrients as
Terrestrial plant
A plant that grows on, in, or from land. Other types of plants are aquatic, epiphytic and
lithophytic.
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Chapter 2
Conceptual Framework
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Glue
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Figure 1 describes the conceptual framework of the study wherein the Okra and
Seaweed are the independent variables in this study and the glue is the dependent
variable. The thickening process will be done to produce the desired output, which is the
glue, using the extract of seaweed and okra with the aid of extenders such as water. The
researchers aim to know the effectiveness of Okra (Abelmoschus and esculentud) and
According to Andreas Hensel ( 2016) , Traditional Asian and African medicine use
Its effectiveness is due to polysaccharides that inhibit the adhesion of Helicobacter pylori
to stomach tissue. The present study investigates the antiadhesive effect in mechanistic
detail. A standardized aqueous fresh extract (Okra FE) from immature okra fruits was
used for a quantitative in vitro adhesion assay with FITC-labled H. pylori J99, 2 clinical
isolates, AGS cells, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Bacterial adhesins affected
by FE were pinpointed using a dot-blot overlay assay with immobilized Lewis(b), sialyl-
Lewis(a), H-1, laminin, and fibronectin. (125)I-radiolabeled Okra FE polymer served for
binding studies to different H. pylori strains and interaction experiments with BabA and
SabA. Iron nanoparticles with different coatings were used to investigate the influence of
dependently (0.2 to 2 mg/mL) inhibited H. pylori binding to AGS cells. FE inhibited the
adhesive binding of membrane proteins BabA, SabA, and HpA to its specific ligands.
membrane structure in the vicinity of the adhesins. The binding depended on the charge
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of the inhibitors. Okra FE did not lead to subsequent feedback regulation or increased
molecular compounds from okra fruits and the H. pylori surface lead to strong
antiadhesive effects.
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Chapter 3
METHODOLOGY
This chapter is focused on research methodology. It states the different method on how to
deal this study and to test the effectiveness of seaweed and okra as glue substitutes.
Source of materials
One fourth kilo seaweed and one fourth kilo okra were firstly acquired. The
materials used in making the product were the seaweed and okra’s extract through the
pods of it. The materials can be found at home’s backyard or even at the market. In order
to lessen the bad smell that it may bring we have to put crystalized alum which also can
The first step was to prepare the main ingredients, the seaweed and okra. For
seaweed, it should be boiled for 10 minute. In other hand, we have to wash the okra first.
Then we have to get the okra seeds inside its body and slice it into small pieces. After
boiling the seaweed, we have to cut it into small pieces using knife.
Next, We have to meld the seaweed in a little amount of water using the blender.
Then we have to put and mix it with the okra. To lessen the bad smell that it may bring.
We have to prepare the crystalized alum and crashed it so that it will turn into a powder.
After crashing, we have to put it in the blender with the mixture of Okra and Seaweed.
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After the blending process which lasted for eight to ten minutes, the mixture was
pounded again using the mortar and pestle until it gave off the texture similar to a paste.
The seaweed and okra paste mixture will be applied to different surfaces of paper
such as: Bond paper, oslo paper, art paper, intermediate paper, construction paper, and
manila paper. The effectiveness of the product will be tested by paste bond duration and
bond strength.
It will be depending on the efficacy of the paste’s bond strength applied on the
papers. There maybe more than one kind of paper surface that the product can bind. This
will be tested by applying the product to different kinds of paper such as:
Bond paper
Oslo paper
Art paper
Intermediate paper
Construction paper
Manila paper
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It will be done using different levels of the winds strength. Level one is assigned
to be 9 m/s; level two is 10 m/s and level three is 11 m/s. This will be tested by applying
the product, increasing in amount every trial (amount is measured by how many wipes
when applied) onto the papers then will bonded to the surface of its kind and left to dry
It will be done using a timer while it’s a left and dry while bonded (e.g. art paper
Chapter 4
This chapter focuses on the discussion for the different results of the experimental study
study conducted, it produce a jelly-like materials which makes the product sticky after
hydrogen bonding. It have been used for adhesive applications for many decades in the
form of polysaccharides.
In other hand, after okra was being mix with the seaweed the product becomes
stickier. The reasons why it happens because okra contain mucilage which can be found
Technology, the mucilage that can be found in okra can be an alternative for glue. By
extracting the mucilage inside the okra through boiling, separating, and filtration
processes, possibly releases its mucilage which can be derived in making a glue.
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This sub-question discusses the different kinds of paper that this environmental
friendly and organic glue can bind. Experimental test was done to know and evaluate the
product effectiveness.
The table shows the drying duration of different kind surfaces of paper. The
following data are ranked based on the smoothness of the paper surfaces above and then
evaluated. The table shows the time it took for the different types of paper surfaces to
dry.
As seen in the tables, in terms of the drying duration, papers with thin surfaces
such as bond paper, intermediate paper and manila paper tend to dry faster than the thick
Thinner paper also dry for a minimum of eight minutes while thicker paper dry
for 11 minutes and above. It is also observed that papers with smoother texture such as
art paper and construction paper dry approximately two minutes slower than that of the
regular ones.
In trial 1 bond paper dries faster with a time of 8.27 minutes, followed by
intermediate paper with a time of 9.12 minutes then followed by Manila paper and etc.
During trial 2 and 3 another wipes of the product were applied. The results didn’t
III. Different kind of paper surfaces that the product can bind according to its bond
strength.
This sub-question discusses the different kinds of paper that this environmental
friendly and organic glue can bind through using the different level of wind strength.
Experimental test was done to know and evaluate the product effectiveness.
Table 2. Bond Strength level as Environmental Friendly and organic glue applied
The following data are ranked based on the smoothness of the paper
surfaces above and then evaluated based upon the bond strength. The table shows the
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bond strength at different wind speed (which stated at chapter 3) of various kinds of
paper surfaces.
intermediate paper can withstand strong winds since the bond initially reached the second
wind strength (equal to 10 m/s ) to the highest wind strength (11 m/s). Oslo paper has a
lower bond strength since it only reached the first level of wind strength. In other hand,
art paper and construction has the lowest bond strength for the first trial for it doesn’t
separated in strong winds because it only reached the first level of wind strength.
However the bind of bond paper, intermediate paper reached the highest level of wind
strength and manila paper reached the second level of wind strength.
In trial three, the bind of art paper and construction paper reached the
second level of wind strength. In other hand the bind of bond, manila, intermediate and
oslo paper reached the highest level of wind strength which is the level three.
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Chapter 5
This chapter presents the summary of findings, the conclusion as well as the
recommendations.
Summary
This research aims to produce a glue out of seaweed and okra. There were three
research questions in this study: First, “What are the components of okra (Abelmoschus
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esculetus) and seaweed (Codium fragile) that can make it as glue alternat tives?” Second,
“What type of paper surfaces can the product bind?” Lastly , (How fast does the product
dry?”.
The main goal of this study is to test if okra and seaweed can be used as
alternatives in making a glue or paste. The product was made by mixing okra and
seaweed. After blending the main components the thickening or let we say the stickiness
comes after. Due to its unpleasant odor, we added a crystalized alum to the product. Then
the product was ready to evaluate its effectiveness through applying it to the different
surfaces of paper. The drying duration and its bond strength was evaluated. We find out
that when applying our product to different kind of paper surfaces, it dries quicker on
thinner ones. And this paper characterized smoothness that can reached the highest level
of wind strength. Thus, okra and seaweed can be used as glue substitutes.
Conclusions
different components of okra and seaweed helps the product can be used as glue
binding of paper. In other hand okra contains mucilage from its pods so that the product
become stickier. The different surfaces of paper really matter upon evaluating its binding
strength and drying duration. We concluded that it dries quicker to a thinner surfaces.
Paper with thinner surface can reached the highest level of wind strength. To sum it up
seaweeds and okra can be an effective alternative of commercial glue which can be buy
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at department store etc. It plays an important role especially for students because they are
obliged to participate particularly in paper works. For an instance, there are paper works
that should need some materials to make work easier. Thus, this product’s existence is
beneficial for them. However this product is quietly different with commercial glue
because it may bring unpleasant odor but it is safer to use because it is eco-friendly and
organic.
Recommendation
A. Primary Recommendation
This guideline will help the citizen or even students to know how to make seaweed and
okra as an environmental friendly and organic glue. This handbook will help them to be
glue.
Environmental friendly and organic product also known as green products, are products
that don’t harm the environment (whether in their production, use, or even disposal).
Green products helps conserve energy, minimizes carbon footprints or the emission of
Fourth, put the seaweed in the blender and add a little amount of water
After it becomes sticky add the crystalized alum to lessen the bad smell it may bring
This guidebook is not just for you to read it but to explore yourself lots of natural
B. Secondary Recommendation
1. Students must utilize indigenous and organic materials because it is beneficial for the
2. Parents should encourage the young children to use indigenous materials and organic
product to ensure their health since the product is not toxic and does not contain toxic and
synthetic materials
3. For businessman, when they venture to sell the product of this study they must sell it at
much cheaper price than the commercial one since the ingredient used are organic and
4. Future researchers must modify the processes in making product in this research –that
would also include having different ratios and proportions of the ingredients used in order
5. Lastly, I highly recommended that researches must explore more on how to lessen the
bad smell it may bring for an instance they may put a fragrance or anything.
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Appendix A
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Documentation
The following pictures were taken during making seaweed and okra paste
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