Effectiveness of Tricycle Exhaust Gas Filter Made of Acid-Treated

Bamboo (Bambusoideae) Charcoal Powder

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of activated carbon

made from bamboo as a motorcycle detachable exhaust gas filter. Specifically, it

sought to answer the following questions:

1. What is the amount of Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, and Hydrocarbons

found in a tricycle using the gas analyzer through the following set-ups:

a. Exhaust pipe without gas filter

b. Exhaust pipe with gas filter made of bamboo charcoal powder

c. Exhaust pipe with gas filter made of bamboo charcoal powder treated

with 250 ml Hydrochloric (HCl) Acid

d. Exhaust pipe with gas filter made of bamboo charcoal powder treated

with 500 ml Hydrochloric (HCl) Acid

2. Is there a significant difference in the percentage of chemicals emitted by the

tricycle through the following set-ups:

a. Exhaust pipe without gas filter and with gas filter made of bamboo

charcoal powder

b. Exhaust pipe without gas filter and with gas filter made of bamboo

charcoal powder treated in 250 ml Hydrochloric (HCl) Acid

c. Exhaust pipe without gas filter and with gas filter made of bamboo

charcoal powder treated in 500 ml Hydrochloric (HCl) Acid

Testing Results

Percentage of Chemicals Emitted by the Tricycle found using the Gas Analyzer

The exhaust gas of the public utility vehicle, the Kawasaki Barako 175-2007

model, has undergone emission testing using Protech Flux 2000-4 attached to the

device to measure the percentage of chemicals, namely Carbon monoxide (CO),

Carbon dioxide (CO2), and Hydrocarbon (HC), emitted when in use through each of

the following set-ups.

A. Exhaust Pipe Without Gas Filter

Table 1. Percentage of Chemicals Emitted Without Gas Filter

Reading Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Hydrocarbon

(%) (%) (ppm)

1 1.820 2.20 0.987

2 2.740 5.90 1.111

3 2.460 7.70 1.182

B. Exhaust Pipe With Gas Filter Made Of Bamboo Charcoal Powder

Table 2. Percentage of Chemicals Emitted with Gas Filter Made Of Bamboo

Charcoal Powder

Reading Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Hydrocarbon

(%) (%) (ppm)

1 0.550 2.50 0.449

2 0.630 3.70 0.747

3 0.740 4.60 0.843

C. Exhaust Pipe With Gas Filter Made Of Bamboo Charcoal Powder Treated
using 250 HCl Acid

Table 3. Percentage of Chemicals Emitted Gas Filter Made Of Bamboo

Charcoal Powder Treated Using 250 ml HCl Acid

Reading Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Hydrocarbon

(%) (%) (ppm)

1 0.530 0.90 0.195

2 1.610 2.00 0.358

3 1.29 5.50 0.549

D. Exhaust Pipe With Gas Filter Made Of Bamboo Charcoal Powder Treated
in 500 ml HCl Acid

Table 4. Percentage of Chemicals Emitted Gas Filter Made Of Bamboo

Charcoal Powder Treated Using 500 ml HCl Acid

Reading Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Hydrocarbon

(%) (%) (ppm)

1 0.940 3.20 0.179

2 0.940 3.80 0.238

3 1.210 4.40 0.405