common experiments

1.

 Material - Fibers- Paper and fevicol (experiment 1.1) , Binders - moongh dal (Mrunmai's recipe)

Process 

Fibers

1. Take a sheet of paper used to make paper bags which is 145cms in length and 55cms in breadth.

2. Cut them into smaller pieces and soak them in water for 3-4 mins.

3.  Grind them in a grinder and  spread it for air drying so that it becomes almost like powder.

4. Take 500gms of the powder and almost the same amount of Fevicol and mix it to form dough like consistency.

5. Set it well in a mould to gain perfect geometry and remove the mould after 10-15 mins.

Binders

1. Take 3 cups moong dal and boil it using pressure cooker.

2. Make a paste out of it.

3. Add corn starch to it and mix it well.

4. Add water to the mixture and set it well in a mould.

Layer them one above the other

Observations 

1.  Since all the three layer were wet, it took time for drying.

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 2.

Material - Fibers- Paper and fevicol (experiment 1.1) , Binders - fenugreek seeds (Mrunmai's recipe)

Process 

Fibers

1. Take a sheet of paper used to make paper bags which is 145cms in length and 55cms in breadth.

2. Cut them into smaller pieces and soak them in water for 3-4 mins.

3.  Grind them in a grinder and  spread it for air drying so that it becomes almost like powder.

4. Take 500gms of the powder and almost the same amount of Fevicol and mix it to form dough like consistency.

5. Set it well in a mould to gain perfect geometry and remove the mould after 10-15 mins.

6. Leave it for drying

Binders

1. Take 3 cups fenugreek seeds and boil it using pressure cooker.

2. Make a paste out of it.

3. Add corn starch to it and mix it well.

4. Add water to the mixture and set it well in a mould.

Layer them one above the other when the paper layer dries completely

Observations

1. Combination of  paper and fevicol in almost same proportion  formed a rigid solid after 24 hours

2.  Fenugreek seeds when soaked in  water becomes sticky and the paste consistency is spreads easily. 

3.

Material- Fibres- Paper, Binder- Fenugreek seeds ( dana meethi )

Process

Binders

1. Take 450-500 gms of fenugreek seed i.e. dana meethi.

2. Grind it well to make it in powdered form.

3. Add water in 1:1.5 ratio to make it like paste as an when required.

Fibers

1. Take a sheet of paper used to make paper bags which is 145cms in length and 55cms in breadth.

2. Cut them into smaller pieces and soak them in water for 3-4 mins.

3.  Grind them in a grinder and  spread it for air drying so that it becomes almost like powder.

4. Take 500gms of the powder and almost the same amount of fenugreek seeds paste and mix it to form dough like consistency.

5. Set it well in a mould to gain perfect geometry and remove the mould after 10-15 mins.

6. Leave it for drying and let it dry completely

Observation 

1. The composite of saw dust and fenugreek seed paste is hard when dried completely but a few cracks is observed on the surface of the sheet.

2.  Fenugreek seeds when soaked in  water becomes sticky and the paste consistency is spreads easily. 

4.

Material- Fiber- newspaper, Binder- Moongh dal

Process  

Fibers

1. Take a newspaper and soak it in water for 3 hrs.

2. Take a moong dal and boil it using pressure cooker for 15min.

3. Grind newspaper and moong dal using grinder make smooth paste out of it.

4. Mix both of them by adding small amount of water into it.

5. Put the mixture into the mould which is 40cm by 20cm.

6. Dry it using dryer.

Binder 

1. Boil the moong dal and mix it well using small amount of water.

2. Apply the mixture on the Dried sheet of paper and dal.

3. Layer all the 3 sheets.

Observation :

1. After drying the sheets become more thinner.

2. Then after applying the mixture of dal for layering it become heavier.

5.

Material : Paper pulp and moong dal.

Fibers :

1. Take a newspaper and soak it in water for 3 hrs.

2. Take a moong dal and boil it using pressure cooker for 15min.

3. Grind newspaper and moong dal using grinder make smooth paste out of it.

4. Mix both of them by adding small amount of water into it.

5. Put the mixture into the mould which is 40cm by 20cm.

6. Dry it using dryer.

7. When it get half dried, mold it.

8. Again keep drying after moulding it till it get fully dried.

Observation :

1. When it get fully dry the color become darker.