SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN TASEK DAMAI

IPOH,PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN

INOVATION PROJECT 2016

GROUP NAME

: THE NERDS

GROUP MEMBERS

: 1.HIVAAMALLANY MANIE SEGARAN

2.SHESHANRAAJ MANIE SEGARAN

TEACHER IN CHARGE

: MDM. ISMALIZA BT. ISHAK

PROJECT NAME

: HYDROGEL COMPOST

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HYDROGEL
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G O O D W A TE R A B SO R B E R
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CONTENT OF HYDROGEL COMPOST AND ITS USE :

PROCEDURE OF PREPARING HYDROGEL COMPOST:

DISCUSSION:

1. WHY IS HYDROGEL COMPOST BETTER THAN HYDROPONIC MEDIUM?

HYDROGEL COMPOST
CHEAP
SUITABLE FOR ALL
PLANT TYPES
APPROPRIATE
MAINTAINENCE
NORMAL RESISTANCE
ORGANIC
NO TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE
NEEDED,ANYONE CAN
DO IT
ORGANIC
COMPOSER,THAT IS
USED IN DAILY LIFE

ASPECT
SETUP COST
MEDIUM SUITABILITY
CROPS MAINTAINENCE
PLANTS RESISTANCE
TOWARDS DISEASE
NUTRIENTS USED
SETUP KNOWLEDGE

COMPOSER

HYDROPONIC
EXPENSIVE
NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL
PLANT TYPES
HIGH MAINTENANCE
LOW RESISTANCE
CHEMICAL
NEED EXPERTS WITH
HIGH TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE FOR
GOOD OUTCOME
REQUIRE CHEMICAL
COMPOSER WHICH IS
HARDLY USED IN DAILY
LIFE

2. WILL HYDROGEL DERIVE WATER FROM THE ROOT SYSTEM OF PLANTS

DURING DRY SEASONS?

THE ANSWER IS DEFINITELY NO.IT IS BECAUSE THE HYDROGEL IS

MADE OF POLYMERS THAT IS STRUCTURALLY UNABLE TO RETRIEVE
WATER BACK FROM PLANTS THAT HAD CONSUMED IT.

3. COULD HYDROGEL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ROTTING OF THE PLANT ROOT

SYSTEM DUE TO EXCESS WATER CONTENT?

THE ROOT SYSTEM OF THE PLANT ONLY ROT DUE TO THE EXCESS
WATER WITHIN ITS NETWORK.HYDROGEL ABSORBS THIS EXCESS
WATER AND RETAINS IT UNTIL THE PLANT DEMANDS IT, HAVING AN
OPPOSITE EFFECT.

PLANTED IN
NORMAL SOIL
MEDIUM

PLANTED IN
HYDROGEL
COMPOST MEDIUM

OBSERVATION:

AFTER 1 WEEK, THE PLANTS IN HYDROGEL COMPOST AND NORMAL SOIL

MEDIUM ARE IN SAME CONDITION.THEY BOTH HAVE UNDERGONE HEALTHY
GROWTH.THIS MEANS HYDROGEL NEVER GIVES ANY SIDE EFFECTS TO THE
GROWTH OF PLANTS.

CONCLUSION:
HYDROGEL COMPOST CAN BE USED AS PLANTING MEDIUM.PLANTS CAN GROW
AS HEALTHY AS THEY GREW IN NORMAL SOIL MEDIUM IN HYDROGEL COMPOST
MEDIUM.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

FIRSTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO OUR

TEACHER IN CHARGE, MDM.ISMALIZA ISHAK FOR THE CONTINUOUS SUPPORT OF
OUR RESEARCH, FOR HER PATIENCE, MOTIVATION, AND IMMENSE
KNOWLEDGE.HER GUIDANCE HELPED US IN ALL THE TIME OF RESEARCH AND
WRITING OF THIS WORKING PAPER.WE COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED HAVING A
BETTER TEACHER ADVISOR FOR OUR RESEARCH.
SECONDLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED THE
MATERIALS NEEDED FOR OUR PROJECT.WITHOUT THEIR CONTRIBUTION, WE
WOULD NOT HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT WITH ZERO COST.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR FAMILY MEMBERS
AND FRIENDS FOR SUPPORTING US SPIRITUALLY THROUGHOUT WRITING THIS
WORKING PAPER.

OBJECTIVE:

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESEARCH ARE AS FOLLOW:

1. TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF TIMES TO WATER THE PLANTS
PER WEEK.
2. TO PRODUCE AN INDEPENDENT GARDENER WHO MAKES
OWN PLANTING MEDIUM
3. TO REUSE HYDROGEL FROM USED DIAPERS WHICH TAKES
LONGER TIME TO BIODEGRADE
4. TO BENEFIT THE NUTRIENTS OF UNUSED BANANA SKINS AND
WOOD POWDER.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1. http://www.amleo.com/terra-sorb-hydrogel-horticulturalgrade-bulk-sizes/p/VP-HGM/
2.
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/hydroge
l-gardening/
3. http://hydrogel.info/hydrogel-discussion/

CONTENT:
SUBJECT

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT

MATERIALS AND

APPARATUS
PROCEDURE

CONTENTS OF HYDROGEL

COMPOST
DISCUSSION

OBSERVATION AND

CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY

MATERIALS:
DRIED BANANA SKINS POWDER,CHARCOAL
POWDER,DIAPERS,WOOD POWDER

APPARATUS:
PESTLE AND MORTAR,BOWL,BASIN,AIR TIGHT
BAG,OVEN,STRAINER

ABSTRACT:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO PROVE THAT HYDROGEL
COMPOST CAN BE A GOOD PLANTING MEDIUM.THIS RESEARCH USES
HYDROGEL FROM USED DIAPERS,BANANA SKINS,WOOD
FIBRE,CHARCOAL.ALL THIS MATERIALS ARE MIXED IN CERTAIN

RATIO TO PRODUCE HYDROGEL COMPOST.THE MAIN COMPONENT

OF THIS PROJECT IS HYDROGEL.GENERALLY,HYDROGEL TAKES
ABOUT 6-7 YEARS TO BIODEGRADE.NOWADAYS,DIAPERS WHICH
MAINLY CONTAIN HYDROGEL ARE WIDELY USED.THE USED DIAPERS
ARE THROWN.AS IT TAKES LONGER TIME TO BIODEGRADE,IT IS
DISPOSED BY COMBUSTION.THIS GIVES BAD EFFECT TO THE
ENVIRONMENT,SO WE CAN CLEAN THE USED DIAPERS AND REUSE
THEM FOR PLANTING.IN ADDITION,BANANA SKINS AND WOOD
FIBRES ARE HIGHLY RICH IN NUTRIENTS THAT IS NEEDED FOR
HEALTHY GROWING OF PLANTS.COAL ON THE OTHER HAND
ABSORBS UNPLEASANT SMELL FROM THE MEDIUM.FOR HYDROGEL
COMPOST MEDIUM,WE CAN USE COMPOSERS THAT IS EASILY FOUND
IN OUR DAILY LIFE,SAY FOR EXAMPLE USED TEA POWDER,ONION
SKINS,CRUSHED EGGSHELLS AND ETC.THE RESULT OF THIS PROJECT
CAN BE USED TO EASE THE BURDEN OF GARDENERS THAT IS BY
MINIMIZING THE NUMBER OF TIMES TO WATER THE PLANTS PER
WEEK.THE FINDING CAN BE USED TO REDUCE THE EFFECT OF
HYDROGEL TO THE ENVIRONMENT.