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UTILIZATION OF GABING SAN FERNANDO (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) IN THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL USING SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION

April 2013

Jill Nathalie P. Bandian
Andrea Marie H. Malinawan

A Research Proposal Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Science 2B,
UP Rural High School, Paciano Rizal, Bay, Laguna

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.
I. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4

A. Statement of the Problem ............................................................................ 4

B. Background of the Study ............................................................................ 4

C. Significance of the Study ............................................................................ 5

D. Scope and Limitation .................................................................................. 5

E. Objectives ................................................................................................... 6

F. Date and Place of the Study ...................................................................... 6

II. Review of Related Literature ........................................................................... 7

III. Methodology .................................................................................................... 8

A. Procedure ................................................................................................... 8

IV. Bibliography .................................................................................................... 10

LIST OF FIGURES

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Ethanol Extraction Process
9

INTRODUCTION

Statement of the Problem With the increasing demand for biofuel, we are going to determine if Gabing San Fernando (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) can be an alternative source of



Bibliography: Background of the Study The demand for biofuel is increasing because of the implementation of the Biofuels Act of 2006 (RA 9367) which mandates the use of biofuels

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