Activated Charcoal and

Salt as An Alternative
Source of Electricity in
Rural Areas
I. Rationale/Brief Introduction of the Study
Electricity is a natural phenomenon that occurs in nature such as thunder. It
can be taken as a form of energy which people used to deal with their everyday
living. It can be used in powering up the whole community- factories, houses,
and so on.

Electricity can be produced with different kinds of fuel source including

hydropower, wind, and gas. Though with so much fuel source for electricity, our
country still experiences scarcity of electricity in some places. Those people in
remote areas that the government can't reach are the most likely the ones that
until now are lack of electricity supply within their community.
I. Rationale/Brief Introduction of the Study
Department of Energy (2018), in the Philippines, stated that during the 80s
and 90s, the Philippines suffered from insufficient power supply and poor power
transmission. And even in these days, we can say that Philippines still have the
same problem all throughout the years. There are still sudden power interruptions
and outages experienced within some parts of the country caused by the scarcity.

According to Inquirer (2019), there are continuous yellow and red alerts, with
regards to electricity consumed, within Luzon which may lead to a serious
power supply shortage in the next few years. Based on this, the fact that this kind
of thing already happened earlier and still experiencing the same thing until now
just means that the management of the electricity supplies in our country are
managed poorly.
I. Rationale/Brief Introduction of the Study
Since this is an outgrowing problem within the country, the researchers aim to
study the powdered charcoal and salt as a main source of electricity in urban
areas. They would like to help the citizens within the chosen place, Upper Tuyo,
to have their very own electricity supply produced using the most abundant
product in their place which is the coal.
II. Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Conceptual Framework
Input Process Output

 Type of charcoal: 
Active charcoal
1. Mixture of charcoal
 
and water Energy that can be
Salt
2. Adsorption consumed as electricity
 
3. Energy to electricity
Water
 
II. Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Theoretical Framework

Salt Water

Salt
Water(Electrolytes) Powdered
Activated
Salt Water Charcoal

Electricity
II. Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
For the product to work, there are series of mixtures that will happen before the
production of electricity. Activated charcoal will be used to hold the particles that
will be discharge from the mixture of salt and water. Activated charcoal is processed
to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area available for the
adsorption or chemical reactions (Wikipedia 2019). Activated charcoal will be
pulverized for the water to easily penetrate the pores.
Next, salt will be mixed with the pulverized activated charcoal. These two
substances should be mixed well so when the water is poured, there will be chemical
reaction in almost every pores. Water will be poured in the mixture and it should be
mixed for it to have chemical reaction. Mixing salt and water will produce
electrolytes. These electrolytes are produced when the ions in the salt and water
separated. The flow of these ions will produce electricity and these electricity will
be used for the needs of the people. The reaction will take place in the mixture until
the water dissolves.
III. Statement of the General and Specific Problem

Statement of the General Problem:

How effective can powdered charcoal and salt as a source of electricity in
urban areas particularly in Barangay Upper Tuyo residents?
III. Statement of the General and Specific Problem

Statement of the Specific Problems:

1.How often did the residents experience the shortage of electricity in their
barangay?
2.How much powdered charcoal and salt is needed to supply enough electricity
in each household?
3.What are the benefits that they will gain from it?
4.How much kilowatt per hour can the powdered charcoal and salt produce in a
specified amount?
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