In partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the Course

Capstone project

Viability of Baking Soda, Vinegar, and Calamansi(Citrofortunellamicrocarpa)Extract as

Fire Retardant

Catbagan, Lance Leroi

Celoy, Ryner Karl

Conde, Gilbert

Corpuz, Altricia

Mina, Jonathan Bradley

Minoza, Jennifer

STEM – 12 G
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This research is dedicated to the researchers’ parents and family members who served as

a motivation and enthusiasm in giving care and love in the duration of the third semester in the

course Capstone.

The researchers would like to thank the teachers especially the researchers’ class adviser,

Sir Ari O’Neil Bisquera for the effort and continuous support to the project. The researchers

would also like to thank the course adviser, Ma’am Cynthia Taguba for guiding the researchers

in making the project, imparting knowledge in the fulfillment of the requirement.

Besides the class adviser and course adviser, the researchers are expressing the gratitude

towards the researchers’ former Practical Research II adviser, Sir Jonathan Iglesias for helping in

technical assistance and continued encouragement throughout the study.

Sincere thanks to fellow classmates of Grade 12 STEM G who helped in the discussion

and all the fun that is shared this semester and especially for completion of the Capstone Project,

thank you!

To God be the glory!

 Abstract

Fire retardant is a common fire extinguisher which contains carbon dioxide that is

responsible for slowing down or stopping small scale fire. The study aims to prove the viability

of fire retardant using three components which are baking soda and different concentration of

calamansi extract and vinegar. The problems used in the experimental study aims to see if which

among the three different concentrations is the most effectiveconcentrations as fire retardant.

The methods used for this study is experimental in order to gather the desired outcome by

recording the time it took for the fire to stop and computed the data gathered using One-Way

ANOVA for comparing the three variables and T-test to identify the significant difference

between indoor and outdoor environment. The results from the data gathered shows that baking

soda, vinegar and calamansi extract is viable as a fire retardant and the most effective

concentration is concentration B which contains 15ml baking soda, 15ml vinegar, and 25ml

calamansi. The findings also show that there is no significant difference between indoor and

outdoor environment being a factor of the the fire retardant.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………1

Background of the study…………………………………………………………………..1

Statement of the problem……………………………………………………………….....4

Significance of the study…………………………………………………………………..5

Scope and limitation……………………………………………………………………….5

Review of related literature………………………………………………………………..6

CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY…………………………..14

Equipments used…………………………………………………………………………14

Procedure……………………………………...…………………………………………15

CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION…………………………………………………16

CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION………………………………….20

BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………………..22

APPENDIXES…………………………………………………………………………………...27