II.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
A. COLLECTING
The research study will begin first in the collection of Unilevers used
sachet within the Metro Manila area. The researchers will coordinate with
the ecological solid waste management personnel from each and every
city to have the raw materials required.
B. CLEANING
The researchers will then clean the collected used sachet using tap
water to remove the remaining contents. The researchers will put these
used sachets in a container, pour some water and clean. Afterwards, the
researchers will lay these used sachet and let dry under the sun.
C. LAYER DISMANTLING
At the time the used sachets are dried, the researchers will now treat
the latter with an inorganic acid solution being 50-70% concentration nitric
acid for about four to seven hours so as to loosen the adhesion between
plastic and aluminum foil. Once the adhesion between plastic and
aluminum are remove, the researchers will physically peel off the layers of
the used sachet by simple abrasive process.
D. CONVERSION FROM PLASTIC TO FABRIC
The peeled off layers of used sachets specifically the plastic will now
then be grind by the researchers. Secondly, the chipped plastics will toss
by the hot air giving them hard-shell. It will then go to the dryer to remove
the moisture to avoid the weakening of the product. It will then introduce to
heat to melt and turn into thick liquid. Following, it will now ready to be a
yarn. The thick liquid will then pressed into a Di-plate that has a
spin-packed machine consisting of mesh filter, metal distribution plate, and
bids of shattered metal for extra-filtration. The pack will then be heated so
that the thick liquid wont harden. It will transfer from one of the openings
from which the polyester will flows and turn into filaments which is cold and
hard. It will go to rollers where air buffets the yarn to entangle the filaments
giving a dental floss characteristic of the yarn. Soon it will go to a machine
that will pull the polyester yarn over at heated rubber rollers so it will
stretches and realign the molecules to have the kind of fabric similar to
wool.
E. CONVERSION FROM FABRIC TO SHOPPING BAGS
This method consists of two sub-methods which are: the conversion of the
polyester yarn into fabric; and the making of reusable shopping bag from
polyester fabric.
Weaving Process (Polyester yarn to fabric)
The weaving process consists of five basic operations, shedding, picking,
beating-up, left off and take up.
Shedding: Separating the warp yarns into two layers by lifting and lowering
the shafts, to form a tunnel known as the shed. See Figure 2.
Fig 2. Shredding
Picking or Filling: Passing the weft yarn (pick) across the warp threads
through the shed. See Figure 3.
Fig 3 Picking
Beating-up: Pushing the newly inserted weft yarn back into the fell using the
reed. See Figure 4.
Fig 4 Beating-up
Let off: The warp yarns are unwound from the warp beam during the above
three processes.
Take up: The woven fabric is wound on the cloth beam during the above three
processes.
The above operations must be synchronized to occur in the correct sequence
and not interfere with one another. The full sequence is repeated for the
insertion and interlacing of each weft yarn length with the warp yarns, and is
therefore called The Weaving Cycle
The conversion of polyester fabric textile to reusable shopping bags will be
done by sewing procedures depending on the size and style of the bag.
START
COLLECTING
COORDINATING WITH
ECOLOGICAL SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT
PERSONNELS
CLEANING
TREATING WITH TAP
WATER
DRYING UNDER THE SUN
LAYER DISMANTLING
TREATING WITH
INORGANIC NITRIC ACID
CONVERSION FROM PLASTIC
TO FABRIC
GRINDING
HOT-AIR
DRYER, MELTING
PRESSING, REHEATING
FILAMENTS
ENTANGLING
STRETCHING AND
REALIGNING
CONVERSION FROM
POLYESTER FABRIC TO
SHOPPING BAG
WEAVING
SEWING
END