Authors :
Allen Vidas A. Rosima; Anne Margaret B. Ilagan; Toni Viktoria C. Gloria; Jewel Mae B. Lecaros; Zoe Margarette G. Mamarlao; Ianna Rain A. Billanes; Isaiah Jarriel P. Nunag; Michelle Ann R. Mendoza
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 4 - April
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24APR1189
Abstract :
Access to clean and safe water is known to be
an obstacle for many people globally, leading to the
necessity of creating a water filtration method that is
feasible and can be made even in rural and developing
areas. This study aimed to make an Improvised Water
Filter that is sustainable, cost-effective, and locally
sourced, using Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) leaf fiber
as a main component. The Date Palm leaf fibers were
extracted by boiling, drying, and manual scraping. The
study strived to investigate the capability of Date Palm
leaf fibers alone to improve water quality by testing
fungal presence through culturing, physical pollutants
by utilizing a microscope, and pH level and salinity levels
using a calibrated multitester. The research findings
proved the effectiveness of the Improvised Water Filter
specifically by reducing fungal colonies by 4.33 and 8.33
in saltwater and contaminated water respectively,
eliminating the majority of the physical pollutants by
53.5 micrometers and by 256.3 micrometers, neutralizing
the water pH levels by 0.60 and by 0.78, neutralizing the
salinity levels by 149.67 ppm and by 338.33 ppm, and
exhibiting reliable durability and functionality
properties in terms of its structure and filtering media
condition with a water flow rate of 1.1L/min and
1.02L/min, and a minimal reduction in the weight of the
filtering media by 3.7g and by 3.3g in saltwater and
contaminated water respectively. The Improvised Water
Filter has effectively filtered and neutralized the water
samples, improving the water quality. Future
researchers are recommended to conduct comparative
studies involving Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) and
other natural materials, examining filtration capabilities
and efficiency, material durability, and by further
investigating other water quality indicators to create an
improved product that can produce potable and safer
water.
Keywords :
Date Palm, Filtering Device, Plant Fiber, Water Filter, Water Quality.
Access to clean and safe water is known to be
an obstacle for many people globally, leading to the
necessity of creating a water filtration method that is
feasible and can be made even in rural and developing
areas. This study aimed to make an Improvised Water
Filter that is sustainable, cost-effective, and locally
sourced, using Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) leaf fiber
as a main component. The Date Palm leaf fibers were
extracted by boiling, drying, and manual scraping. The
study strived to investigate the capability of Date Palm
leaf fibers alone to improve water quality by testing
fungal presence through culturing, physical pollutants
by utilizing a microscope, and pH level and salinity levels
using a calibrated multitester. The research findings
proved the effectiveness of the Improvised Water Filter
specifically by reducing fungal colonies by 4.33 and 8.33
in saltwater and contaminated water respectively,
eliminating the majority of the physical pollutants by
53.5 micrometers and by 256.3 micrometers, neutralizing
the water pH levels by 0.60 and by 0.78, neutralizing the
salinity levels by 149.67 ppm and by 338.33 ppm, and
exhibiting reliable durability and functionality
properties in terms of its structure and filtering media
condition with a water flow rate of 1.1L/min and
1.02L/min, and a minimal reduction in the weight of the
filtering media by 3.7g and by 3.3g in saltwater and
contaminated water respectively. The Improvised Water
Filter has effectively filtered and neutralized the water
samples, improving the water quality. Future
researchers are recommended to conduct comparative
studies involving Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) and
other natural materials, examining filtration capabilities
and efficiency, material durability, and by further
investigating other water quality indicators to create an
improved product that can produce potable and safer
water.
Keywords :
Date Palm, Filtering Device, Plant Fiber, Water Filter, Water Quality.
