MAKING OF HOMEMADE FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTAINED THE

COMPOUND OF ACETIC ACID (Vinegar) AND SODIUM BICARBONATE

(Baking soda) TO FORM ARTIFICIAL CARBON DIOXIDE

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements A Research

Presented to the Facility of Senior High School Department

Our Lady of Fatima University

for the Research Project and WRCC

Proponents:

Alverde. Emerson

Francia, Joseph

Joaquin, Levin

Israel, Kenneth

Ms. Ma. Theresa Salina RN, MSN

Research 2 Adviser

BE-STEM 12y1 – TECH 7

School Year 2017-2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page ……………………………………………………………………………..1

Table of contents ……………………………………………………………………..2

Research plan ……………………………………………………………………..4

Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………..9

1.0 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………10

1.1 Statement of the study ……………………………………………………………12

1.2 Significance of the study ………………………………………………12

1.3 Scope and limitation ……………………………………………………………13

1.4 Definition of terms ……………………………………………………………14

1.5 Flow Chart ……………………………………………………………………15

2.0 Methodology ……………………………………………………………………16

2.1 Materials ……………………………………………………………………17

2.2 Procedure ………………………………………………………………17

2.3 Testing ……………………………………………………………………18

3.0 Result …………………………………………………………….……………...19

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4.0 Discussion ……………………………………………………………………21

5.0 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………23

6.0 Recommendation ……………………………………………………………24

References ……………………………………………………………………………25

Acknowledgement ……………………………………………………………………26

Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………27

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RESEARCH PLAN

RATIONALE

Fire extinguisher is the most needed fire equipment in every facility. It can

prevent fire and bring you into safety. Some fire extinguisher has a carbon dioxide

present as one of the main component. Many people in the Philippines don’t pay attention

on how much fire extinguisher important is. Fire accident is unpredictable so that’s why

fire extinguisher presence is important. Some are okay with water with their first

annihilator in fire but water is not powerful to annihilate some cases of fire that came

from in gas, oil and electric equipments.

The study aims to know the effectiveness of homemade fire extinguisher

contained artificial carbon dioxide in extinguishing fire and to make an affordable and

cheaper fire extinguisher.

A. QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS BEING ADDRESSED

This study will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of homemade fire

extinguisher contained artificial carbon dioxide in extinguishing fire.

Specifically, it will answer the following questions:

1. How effective is the artificial carbon dioxide in extinguishing the following types of

fire:

1.1 Class A- Combustible materials (paper, wood, cloth, rubber and plastics)

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1.2 Class B- Flammable liquids (acetone, ethyl alcohol, gasoline, thinner and

paint)

2. What are the standards of homemade fire extinguisher for being an alternative fire

extinguisher?

3. Does this project can lead you into safety?

B. GOALS/EXPECTED OUTCOMES/HYPOTHESIS

The goal of this study is to identify the effectiveness of homamade fire

extinguisher contained artificial carbon dioxide.

- Hypothesis Alternative

Homemade fire extinguisher can extinguish the two different types of fire.

- Hypothesis Null

Homemade fire extinguisher cannot extinguish the two different types of fire.

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C. METHODOLOGY

1. Research Design

Set-up A

METAL
BUCKET
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Materials Wood Cloth Rubber Plastic
(30 pieces) (2 Pieces) (2 Pieces) (2 Pieces) (20 Pieces)

Set-up B

Ethyl METAL
Alcohol BUCKET
Acetone (1 bottle) Gasoline Thinner Paint
(2 Bottles) (½ bottle) (½ bottle) (½ bottle)

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2. Materials

This study will be using the following materials to build a homemade fire extinguisher:

One 1.5 plastic bottle for testing and empty fire extinguisher tank for finish product

500 grams of baking soda

800 ml of vinegar

Combustible materials

Flammable liquids

3. Methods and Procedures

1. Collection of Materials

All materials will be using in this study will be mainly found in house and kitchen

and other materials that are going to use are will be bought in respective stores.

2. Preparation for Testing

Pour 800 ml of vinegar and 500 grams of baking soda into empty fire extinguisher

tank. And ready all the flammable materials that will be needed in testing.

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3. Testing

The process will be done once and will determine the effectiveness of portable

fire extinguisher contained artificial carbon dioxide to annihilate in different types of fire.

The testing of project will try to extinguish the fire that came from combustible materials

and flammable liquids.

4. Interpretation of Results

The result will be analyzed to test the effectiveness of homemade fire extinguisher

contained artificial carbon dioxide to extinguish the two different types of fire which are

the combustible material and flammable liquids. The basis will be based on the result of

the testing of the portable fire extinguisher in extinguishing the fire.

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ABSTRACT

Fire extinguishers are the most first basic tools to prevent fire and to help

minimize the damage of one property. This project can be effective in some certain way.

The researchers do some experiment by testing the homemade fire extinguisher contained

artificial carbon dioxide in any kind of fire. The researchers want to know how this

homemade fire extinguisher can be truly effective by annihilating fire. As the researchers

said earlier, the researchers donned some experiment by testing the project in any kind of

fire. The researchers do some testing using by homemade fire extinguisher in a wide

place that is safe from widening the fire. The researchers used some materials that we

needed like source of fire (combustible materials and flammable liquids) and the project

made by using some materials that may found around in the house (baking soda, vinegar,

etc…) The researchers gathered data by observing it by the day of experiment and list

down all the important that the researchers observed. As the researchers observed,

homemade fire extinguisher can be much truly effective by annihilating fire. Thus, the

portable extinguisher is much extremely functioning than in our project. But in some

point, this project can pass the standard of being alternative fire extinguisher. The result

of this study will all be honest, there’s no plagiarism happening. As the researchers we

respect the researchers and their research to not plagiarize, to give the credibility in this

research and in our name.

Keywords: fire extinguisher, annihilate, artificial, carbon dioxide, combustible

materials, flammable liquids

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1.0 Introduction

Fire extinguishers are very important tools to help minimize property damage and

prevent serious and even fatal injuries. Knowing what types of fires you could have and

maintaining your fire extinguishers could save your property and many lives. Considering

all of the factors of fire extinguishers, we can say in all department must have a single

fire extinguisher in their every facility in case of the unpredictable accident happens.

Why fire extinguisher is so important in every facility? We all know that the fire

accident is unpredictable and we cannot control it by ourselves without any fire

equipments or fire extinguisher. Fire extinguisher can annihilate fire that in low to high

level. If you are a type of person that not cautious enough, then you don’t need a fire

extinguisher. But in terms of safety of your family, don’t hesitate to buy a single fire

extinguisher. Fire extinguishers can be a small but it’s important part of the home fire

safety plan. They can save lives and property by putting out a small fire or suppressing it

until the fire department arrives.

Flame extinguishment by carbon dioxide is predominantly by a thermo physical

mechanism in which reacting gases are prevented from achieving a temperature high

enough to maintain the free radical population necessary for sustaining the flame

chemistry. For inert gases presently used as fire suppression agents (argon, nitrogen,

carbon dioxide, and mixtures of these), the extinguishing concentration (As measured by

the cup burner method (NFPA 2001)) is observed to be linearly related to the heat

capacity of the agent-air mixture (Senecal 1999).

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Although of minor importance in accomplishing fire suppression, carbon dioxide

also dilutes the concentration of the reacting species in the flame, thereby reducing

collision frequency of the reacting molecular species and slowing the rate of heat release

(Senecal 1999).

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1.1 Statement of the Problem

This study will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of homemade fire

extinguisher contained artificial carbon dioxide in extinguishing fire.

Specifically, it will answer the following questions:

1. How effective is the artificial carbon dioxide in extinguishing the following types of

fire:

1.1 Class A- Combustible materials (paper, wood, cloth, rubber and plastics)

1.2 Class B- Flammable liquids (acetone, ethyl alcohol, gasoline, thinner and

paint)

2. What are the standards of homemade fire extinguisher for being an alternative fire

extinguisher?

3. Does this project can lead you into safety?

1.2 Significance of the Study

The result of this study will formal conduce to benefit of community, researchers

and we also as a students taking into understanding about homemade fire extinguisher

contained carbon dioxide. In this study, they will give them about proper knowledge of

why fire extinguisher is important and also in our project which is the homemade fire

extinguisher.

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1.3 Scope and Limitation

The study limited only on the effectiveness of homemade fire extinguisher

contained artificial carbon dioxide in extinguishing different types of fire. Effectiveness

is measured according to the result of test that have done.

This study involves money and time, the tools/materials and techniques used and

the location for the experiment testing.

The estimated time range of the experiment of homemade fire extinguisher

contained artificial carbon dioxide to annihilate different types of fire from 1 to 2 hours.

The researcher testing only the project in time of the experiment.

The tools/material and equipments needed for this experiment are for making

homemade fire extinguishers (1.5 plastic bottle, empty fire extinguisher tank (3lbs),

vinegar, baking soda) those materials are can be found in house kitchen and other

materials are can be brought in respective stores. The researchers not spending too much

money for making this projects. And also need any different source of fire (Combustible

materials and Flammable liquids)

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1.4 Definition of Terms

● Acetic acid- acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste. The pure acid is a colorless

viscous liquid or glassy solid.

● Artificial- made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, typically

as a copy of something natural.

● Annihilate- destroy utterly.

● Carbon dioxide- a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic

compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is

absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

● Combustible materials- is any material that, in the form in which it is used and under

the conditions anticipated, will ignite and burn or will add appreciable heat to an ambient

fire.

● Fire extinguisher- a portable device that discharges a jet of water, foam, gas, or other

material to extinguish a fire.

● Flammable gasses- any material which is a gas at 20o C (68o F) or less and 101.3 kPa

(14.7 psi) of pressure (a material which has a boiling point of 20o C (68o F) or less at

101.3 kPa (14.7 psi))

● Sodium bicarbonate- a soluble white powder used in fire extinguishers and effervescent

drinks and as a leavening agent in baking.

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1.5 Flow Chart

Purchasing of Fire extinguisher cartridge Purchasing of materials needed in

Purchasing Combustible Materials

\
Purchasing of Flammable Liquids

Finding Safe Place for Testing

Preparation for Testing

Set-up A Set-up B
(Combustible Materials) (Flammable Liquids)

Data Collection

Figure 1: Flow Chart of Experimentation

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2.0 Methodology

Experimental Site Location

The experiment was conducted at Brgy. Karuhatan, Valenzuela City.

The testing set-ups were conducted in 1495 Padrigal Street, Karuhatan,

Valenzuela City, Philippines. The researcher chose this testing place because of the safety

of the surroundings.

Experimental Design

This study focuses mainly on how homemade fire extinguisher contained artificial

carbon dioxide can extinguish different types of fire.

Set-up A- Combustible material and homemade fire extinguisher.

paper, wood, cloth, rubber and plastics

Set-up B- Flammable liquids and homemade fire extinguisher

acetone, ethyl alcohol, gasoline, thinner and paint

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2.1 Materials

This study will be using the following materials to build a homemade fire

extinguisher:

One 1.5 plastic bottle for testing and empty fire extinguisher tank for finish product

500 grams of baking soda

800 ml of vinegar

Combustible materials

Flammable liquids

2.2 Procedure

Pour 800 ml of vinegar and 500 grams of baking soda into empty fire extinguisher

tank. And ready all the flammable materials that will be needed in testing.

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2.3 Testing

Set-up A- Combustible Materials

METAL
BUCKET
Paper Wood Cloth Rubber Plastic
(30 pieces) (2 Pieces) (2 Pieces) (2 Pieces) (20 Pieces)

Set-up B- Flammable Liquids

Ethyl METAL
Alcohol BUCKET
Acetone Gasoline Thinner Paint
(1 bottle)
(2 Bottles) (½ bottle) (½ bottle) (½ bottle)

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3.0 Result

This research aims to identify the effectiveness of homemade fire extinguisher

extinguishing the 2 different types of fire. It aims the effectiveness of homemade fire

extinguisher that containing artificial carbon dioxide and to know that homemade fire

extinguisher will pass the standard of being alternative fire extinguisher.

Combustible Materials

Materials Quantity Time of Manipulate Effectiveness

Check

paper 30 7 seconds ✓

(Size of bond paper)

wood 2 3 seconds ✓

(L:16 inches/H:2

inches/W:0.5 inches

Cloth 2 5 seconds ✓

(medium size)

Rubber 2 3 seconds ✓

(L:24 inches/H:1

inches/W:0.3 inches

Plastic 20 3 seconds ✓

(small size sando bag)

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Flammable Liquids

Materials Quantity Time of Manipulate Effectiveness

Check

acetone 2 bottle 1 second ✓

(45 ml)

ethyl alchol 1 bottle 2 seconds ✓

(60 ml)

gasoline ½ bottle 2 seconds ✓

(120 ml)

thinner ½ bottle 2 seconds ✓

(120 ml)

paint ½ bottle 1 seconds ✓

(120 ml)

As the result of the test, homemade fire extinguisher contained artificial carbon

dioxide is effective in both types of fire. But based on the time of manipulate the fire,

homemade fire extinguisher are much effective in flammable liquids than in combustible

materials.

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4.0 DISCUSSION

The study focuses on the effectiveness of homemade fire extinguisher contained

artificial carbon dioxide in extinguishing the two different types of fire. Effectiveness is

measured by testing the homemade fire extinguisher in two different types of fire.

Based from the result introduce, the homemade fire extinguisher contained

artificial carbon dioxide are truly effective in extinguishing the two different types of fire

which is the combustible materials and the flammable liquids. The set-up B Flammable

liquids are much effective in homemade fire extinguisher than the set-up A Combustible

materials based from the time of manipulating the fire.

The standards of homemade fire extinguisher are being environment friendly, that

not cost too much, easy to make and materials are found only in kitchen or you can buy

in cheap prices. The researches approved that this homemade fire extinguisher can be an

alternative fire extinguisher.

The homemade fire extinguisher can help you lead into safety because in the

result, the two types of fire we used are basically the main sources of fire in our homes, in

other words, Homemade fire extinguisher is can be the firefighter even you do not have

an portable extinguisher.

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5.0 Conclusion

Fire accident is unpredictable and we don’t know when it’s coming. There are

2,000 to 4,000 fire incident that recorded every year in the Philippines. Every 7 out 10

families lost their homes because of the fire related incidents.

Based on the result, the researchers therefore conclude that homemade fire

extinguisher that contained artificial carbon dioxide in annihilating the fire is much

effective in flammable liquid than in combustible materials.

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6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

Based from the results of the research, it was therefore recommended in the

following:

1. They will know the effectiveness of artificial carbon dioxide to manipulate fire in two

different types of fire.

2. Recommended for the future researchers that will conduct similar to this topic.

3. Recommended for science life and everyday life to make some sense of everything in

this research

4. It is recommended that more similar study and researchers be made to promote

homemade fire extinguishers contained artificial carbon dioxide in Philippines.

5. Develop and innovate the product of being used in this research.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The completion of this research project could not have been possible without

participation and assistance of many people whose names may not all be enumerated,

Their contributions are sincerely appreciated and gratefully acknowledged. However, the

group would like to express their deep appreciation and indebtedness particularly:

Ms. Ma. Theresa Salinda RN, MSN our Research project and WRCC adviser for

her endless support, kind and understanding spirit in making of our research and during

our defense.

To all relatives, friends and others who in one way or another shared their

support, either morally, financially and physically, thank you.

Above all the Great Almighty, the author of knowledge and wisdom, for his

countless love.

We thank you.

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APPENDIX

Preparation of project

Set-up A

Combustible Materials

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Flammable Liquid

Thinner Gas Acetone

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Ethyl alcohol Paint

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