Abstract
Dirty floors affected by dirt, dust, and debris provide a conducive environment to reproduce and lead to human health problems. Floor cleaners are the solution but most of them are chemical based. In the oil palm industries, most of the empty fruit bunches become waste products and these by product can be converted to other beneficial products. NatMag Cleaner, Natural Magnificent Cleaner is a multipurpose floor cleaning product made mostly of natural ingredients. It cleans stains and repels insects. The main material is the wastes of empty fruit bunches of the palm oil trees which are dried and burnt to ashes and then mixed together with blended curry leaves, pandan leaves and fragrant lemon grass. The ashes have the ability to clean heavy dirty stains. The fermentation of cellulose in the ashes can break down protein and lipid in stains. The different types of leaves have the specialty and ability of repelling different type of insects. NatMag Cleaner is an environmentally friendly product. It is a waste to wealth product which is the first ever floor cleaning product using the waste of palm oil empty fruit branches as the main ingredient. It will enhance the usage of Malaysian natural resources and the recycling campaigns. The product helps the society to resolve household problems such as cleaning tough stains, repelling insects and preventing health problems and give an awareness to the society to use natural based product. The unique combination of materials will make the product a Malaysian brand.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Jenal, Norzalina UNSPECIFIED Khairul Anuar, Fateha Syahera zalinajenal@gmail.com Abdul Halim, Nadhirah UNSPECIFIED Mohd Zaiton, Nur Hidayatul Munirah UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology > Oils, fats, and waxes > Palm oil T Technology > TX Home economics > Building operation and housekeeping |
| Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor > Pasir Gudang Campus > College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Page Range: | pp. 413-415 |
| Keywords: | Empty fruit bunches, Pandan leaves, Curry Leaves, Fragrant lemongrass |
| Date: | 2023 |
| URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/134018 |
