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LEMON
LEMON
LEMON
A Research Proposal
Submitted to the Faculty of The
Mindanao State University at Naawan
Integrated Developmental School
9023 Naawan, Misamis Oriental
In Partial fulfillment of The
Requirements for The
Subject
Research 1
May 2018
APPROVAL SHEET
The research entitled “Lemon (Citrus x limon) rind and Orange (Citrus x sinensis)
rind as a Citrus Enzyme Cleaner “Submitted by Aljoben A. Canada, Normandy M. Ranoa Jr.,
Rey Franz D. Zate, Ciara Anjanette M. Magno and Chealsea Revilleza in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the subject Research 1, was successfully defended and approved on April 30,
2018.
Benna G. Arnejo
Subject Teacher
Ruela D. Villaroza
Chairperson
Department of Science, Mathematics, Information Technology and Research
This Research is hereby officially accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirements in the
subject research 1:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researchers would like to manifest their wholeheartedly thanks, appreciation and
To our parents, who helped us in our research in terms of financial problems and also for
their guidance and massive support that they have given us to make our research meaningfully
as possible. Also especial thanks to Presy A. Cañada for letting us borrow her laptop to research
information and encode data. Also for buying us some of the raw material needed for this
research study.
To this institution, we humbly thank for this experience that serve as a training ground for
our next grade level. Also, it serves as a working place for us.
To our subject teacher, Ms. Benna G. Arnejo wo serve us our second mother for guiding
To our panel members, Virene Michelle M. Parcia and Shuni R. Sameon, for not
Lastly, we humbly thanks to our Almighty God for His kindness, infinite blessings,
keeping us away from risk, and giving us wisdom for us to make this research.
Aljoben
Ciara Anjanette
Normandy
Chealsea
Rey franz
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Elementary:
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High School:
1st year: Excellence Awardees
2nd year: Excellence Awardees
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
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Highschool: Academic Awardee(1st-3rd)
Academic Awardee(2 Nd)
Industrious Student
Seminar/Workshop:
- Arts Workshop
- Drug Awareness
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE……………………………………………………………………………….. i
APPROVAL SHEET………………………………………………………………………. ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………………………………………………………………….. iii
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA…………………………………………………………………... iv- xi
TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………………………………..
LIST OF APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………… xiii
LIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………………… ….. xiv
I. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………. 1
I.1 Rationale and Background…………………………………………… 1
I.2 Statement of the Problem……………………………………………. 1
I.3 Objective of the Study………………………………………………… 2
I.3.1 General Objective ………………………………………. 2
I.3.2 Specific Objective ………………………………………. 2
I.4 Significance of the Study……………………………………………… 2-3
I.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study…………………………………… 3
I.6 Definition of Terms……………………………………………………. 3
LITERATURE CITED…………………………………………………………………….. 14
LIST OF APPENDICES
1 Gantt Chart 13
2 Line Budget Chart 14
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LIST OF FIGURES
1 Citrus 4
2 Lemon (citrus x limon) 5
3 Orange ( citrus x sinensis) 7
4 Map of MSU-N-IDS 9
5 Flow Chart 11
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I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Rationale
Stains can made your cleaning day a disaster. It is a common problem to us specifically
regarding in our clothing. Stains come from all sorts of sources and that is why it is difficult for
There are several methods of eliminating stains. You could removed it by using soaps,
detergents, bars and other chemical solutions. The problem is, when using this given materials, it
Due to the idea of cleaning detergents, people now a days forget on how to improvise
their given waste materials. We forget that there are many possible products you could used in
The most common raw materials are the lemon (Citrus x limon) rind and orange (Citrus x
sinensis) rind. According to some sources, lemon is the most acidic of all citrus fruits and orange
is in the third ranking of that category. They contain citric acids that is capable of removing
stains. These two citrus fruits also contains citral; an unsaturated liquid that has a strong odor
and is used especially in perfumes. It can produce a sweet odor for your clothing.
In general, this research is all about making a citrus cleaner that is capable of removing
stains.
2. What is the rate of removed stains in shirt using the different concentration of the citrus
enzyme cleaner?
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1.3 Objective of the study
This study aims to produce a cleaning agent out of orange and lemon scraps.
commercial detergents.
In this generation, people commonly used commercial detergents for removing stains.
However, one of the crisis about it is it’s very expensive for other people especially those who
have poverty problems, us to bought one. Also, they don’t know the negative causes of the
commercial detergents and are not aware of the hazardous or uncommon chemical substance in
that specific cleaner they are using now a days. The researchers conducted this study for people
to use organic substance like orange and lemon rind rather than using a chemical substance that
cost a fortune. One of the reason the researchers conducted this kind of study is to save mother
earth by reusing, recycling the organic product that is usable enough to create a new product.
This study supports the idea of a cleaner and greener world specially that this generation live
their life with so much expenditures to the point they risk their life in order to buy their wants.
This research would also be conducted for us to find out that lemon and oranges’ citric acids
could be used for cleaning our cloths. The product of this research which is the Citrus Enzyme
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Cleaner is a less health-threatening product because of the organic substance that the
researchers would be used. The product that they will be studying is safe to the people because
This study would also be useful to our working mothers. Instead of buying a commercial
product that is harmful to their kids, why don’t they create a recyclable product made from their
citrus peels. The bad thing is, it would take time to ferment before using it. Hence, it is very a eco-
friendly product and only for the economy but also for the children's virgin nose. Mother always
thinks first of their family and their safety. In this case they would use a product that is more
efficient and friendly to their home. The children is also the one who is being prioritize in this
This research is only applicable in cleaning white cotton shirt that has an ink stain on it.
Apply a large amount of enzyme cleaner into your white shirt to make it more effective. When
applying it unto the shirt, you will let it soak for about a day and then you can wash it afterwards.
Washing on hand may not be applicable because it can exerts more force. The force you apply
into the shirt would may be the reason why the stain was gone. That’s why it is advisable to use
washing machines.
Brown Sugar is a substance used as a food for the yeast to make it more effective as it
undergoes fermentation.
Lemon rind is used for adding acids from the cleaner and make the smell sweeter.
Orange rind is used for adding acids from the cleaner and make the smell sweeter.
Water is used for dissolving the dry ingredients that is mixed in the cleaner.
Yeast is a fungi used for making fermentation in order to produce waste products, such as
alcohol and Carbon dioxide CO2) that helps remove stains.
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II. Review of Related Literature
Figure 1. Citrus
Citrus is a collective term of the raw materials; lemon (citrus x limon) and orange (citrus x
sinensis). Citrus fruits is commonly used as a cleaner because of their high content of acids.
Acids in the citrus fruits is very helpful in terms of cleaning stains in our shirts.
Citrus fruits are actually quite amazing. Not only are they delicious and refreshing to eat
they have many other household uses as well. One is their ability to clean your home. The natural
ingredients of a citrus fruit can clean just as effectively as harsh, conventional cleaners without
the harmful side effects. They are completely biodegradable and safe for used in your home.
(Tiffany, March)
They are filled with healthy proteins, nutrients and vitamins. Citrus fruits like lemon,
orange, lime, grapes etc. could be used to lose weight and stay healthy. However, there are
many more benefits of citrus fruits. Be it for the skin, or for cleaning the house, you can use the
peels or pulp of citrus fruits for many other uses. (Amrisha, 2012)
Most citrus fruits are known to be great to polish, bleach and eliminate mildew. In addition
the scent of lemon, lime or grapefruit would added a fresh fragrance to your home. There is no
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need for expensive detergents and cleaners when you could use lemons to keep your home
antioxidant. Since lemon contains citric acid, it will shine and freshen everything. Incorporate
lemon into your cleaning to disinfect the kitchen, work surfaces, pans pots and dishes. It will
dissolve soap scum and hard water deposits; In addition lemons cleaned and shined metals such
as brass and copper; in addition to polishing furniture and hardwood floors even hard plastics,
Tupperware , glass doors and windows, rust stains from iron metals could be cleaned with the
lemon peels. You could also clean stains on clothes and cloth shoes with lemon peels or juice.
You could either used lemon peel alone or made a paste of it with citrus acid to get the best
Lemon, like vinegar, is a terrific cleaning agent. The acid in lemons is antibacterial and
antiseptic, and it acts as a natural bleach. The citrus smell of a lemon is refreshing and invigorating
It is one of the main raw material is being used because of its magic. The citrus fruit that
is being used called the lemon ( citrus x limon ) which is very high content of acid as long as lime
in the citrus family. The acid content that is being present in the lemon is 1 over 8 of its juice. That
being said, lemons ( citrus x limon) is very helpful with this kind of topic because it has the
highest content of acid but if it is not true I think lime has the highest content of citric acid.
Although many types of soap are alkaline (i.e., not acidic), acids could be pretty useful
when it comes to cleaning. They can eliminate stains caused by other acids, or combine with
If you've ever bitten down into a lemon, these fruits are pretty sour. Chemically speaking,
what your tongue interprets as sour is citric acid. Lemons are quite acidic — more acidic than
orange juice and black coffee, although not quite as acidic as your stomach juices — and this is
The acid that gives lemons and their tartness and the delicious smelling oil in the skin of
oranges are good for so much more than flavoring things and giving drinks an extra zing. While
the best course of action might be to sliced up a lemon for drink on a hot day (Fitzpatrick, Jason,
2009)
Citric acid, found in all citrus fruits, adds the sour taste to lemons, limes, grapefruit and
oranges. Citric acid is added to other food products, such as candy, soda and juice, to made
them taste sour. Its acidic quality made it useful as a preservative for canned foods and
preserving meat. Another used for citric acid is as a household cleaner.(Curley, Karen, 2017)
Citric acid is a naturally occurring acid found primarily in several varieties of fruits and
vegetables, with citrus fruits such as lemons and limes containing the highest amounts. This
organic acid has many uses, including as a food additive/preservative, ingredient in cosmetic
Orange is a fruit that belong to the citrus fruit family, so it is very obvious that orange
contains acid. It has lesser acid than the lemon that makes them more compatible with some
reasons. Orange is one of the best raw materials that would be used, because it has an acid by
itself and that helps to easily erase the problem about stains, rust, stinks and everything.
This fruit peel or pulp could be used in many ways for cleaning. Take the dried orange
peel and grind it to a powder. Add few drops of white vinegar and used it as a citrus cleaner. You
could rubbed off stains from metals, glass panes and tables. You could also remove stubborn
stains from your light colored clothes. You can boil few orange peels in water and spray it as a
natural fruit air freshener to spread the aroma of oranges. Throw orange peels in the garbage to
keep the flies and bugs away. Orange also cuts down strong pungent smell. Put orange peels in
Oranges, round and segmented, are best known for their vitamin C properties. They have 0.6
to 1 percent of citric acid by weight. Lemons, oval and yellow, are also a segmented fruit that has
4 to 8 percent of citric acid by weight. Oranges, round and segmented, are best known for their
vitamin C properties. They have 0.6 to 1 percent of citric acid by weight. Lemons, oval and yellow,
are also a segmented fruit that has 4 to 8 percent of citric acid by weight. (Adams, Nicole, 2017)
We think that this citrus fruit is the partner in terms of making an enzyme cleaner because of
some reasons. As lemon having a high acidic content and orange being the third one, we can
guarantee that our citrus enzyme cleaner can already remove stains because of the combined
acidity of the two citrus fruits. We didn’t use grapes or lime despite their citric acid contents is
because these two fruits is much more expensive compared to the orange and lemon fruits.
Another is we fear that there might be side effect if we use too much citric acids that may damage
the shirt.
Enzymes are natural substances that are efficient at low concentrations, readily degradable in
the environment, deliver low toxicity levels, and most importantly, perform well at low wash
temperatures. Thus, detergent manufacturers can reformulate their detergents with enzymes to
make them more sustainable and attractive to their customers. (Nielsen, Anne Merete, 2010)
Detergent enzymes must be cost-effective and safe to use. Early attempts to used proteases
foundered because of producers and users developing hypersensitivity. This was combatted by
developing dust-free granulates (about 0.5 mm in diameter) in which the enzyme is incorporated
into an inner core, containing inorganic salts (e.g. NaCI) and sugars as preservative, bound with
reinforcing, fibres of carboxymethyl cellulose or similar protective colloid. This core is coated with
inert waxy materials made from paraffin oil or polyethylene glycol plus various hydrophilic binders,
which later disperse in the wash. This combination of materials both prevents dust formation and
protects the enzymes against damage by other detergent components during storage.(Chaplin,
Martin,2014)
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This study would be used the experimental method. There would be three set ups
where set-up A, uses 100 grams of orange and lemon rind, Set-up B, uses 50 grams lemon and
orange rind and set-up C uses 25 grams of both orange and lemon rind. We would perform 3
trials in each different set-ups to get the desired outcome that is needed for our research.
Misamis Oriental. We would conducted it there because that campus is more applicable for the
study. In other words that campus has everything that the researchers would be needed for the
study.
Figure 4. MSU-N IDS MAP
In this experimental study, we would be using 4 white clothes with the same amount of
stains. Each would be used for the experiment that will be conducted using the 4 different set-
All the materials needed would be collected and prepared. The control setup in our
research proposal would be IL of water. In our experiment, we would collect 175 grams of orange
and lemon rind and separate them into four groups with different measurements. For setup A, put
100 grams of lemon and orange rind. In set up B, put 50 grams of orange and lemon rind while
set up C has 25 grams of the two citrus fruits. Put them in separate bottles with 1 teaspoon of
yeast, brown sugar and a liter of water in it then wait for it to ferment. Once the fermentation is
over, pour each of the set ups on white clothes with stains at a ratio of 1:3. Wash and rub the
area where stains occur. Observe what happens to the stains on the four different set ups. Collect
the exact amount of data and organize it. By analyzing the data that you have, you could now
compare the four different set-ups and conclude in what set-up is more effective than the others.
By this, you could write your data analysis and concept development.
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100 g Lemon Rind 50g Lemon Rind 25g Lemon Rind 1 L water
100 g Orange Rind 50g Orange Rind 25g Orange Rind
½ cup Sugar ½ cup Sugar ½ cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Yeast 1Teaspoon Yeast 1Teaspoon Yeast
1 L Water 1 L Water 1 L Water
Experiment
Observation
Collection of Data
Organization of Data
Data Analysis
ANOVA
Concept Development
The statistical tool that would be used in this study is ANOVA (Analysis of Variance),
determine the contributions of given factors or variables to the variance. Using ANOVA, we could
determine the results of our experiments through comparing the 3 set-ups that we made in this
study.
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