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.
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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

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