Completed Projects

The ASEAN Coconut Industry: A Status Report
May 25, 1978

The coconut industry could further be developed by encouraging technical cooperation and common research to improve the quality of exportable coconut products. The study dealt on the industry covering the five countries composing the ASEAN to come out with more specific facts about the coconut industry seen from the ASEAN perspective.

Quality of Life and Life Aspirations of Coconut Farming in Selected Barangays in Quezon Province
May 27, 1978

Educational level, social status and influence, and financial capacity can spell the difference between success and failure of coconut farmers. Three trends were pointed out on the exploratory phase of the study.

Biological Control of Major Insect Pest of Coconut
June 1, 1978

Different strains of fungi were studied for the control of the rhinoceros beetle on coconut.

Literature Survey for Conversion of Coconut Oil into Industrial Solvents
March 1, 1979

Hexane and heptane are two industrial solvents from petroleum which are imported in huge amounts. Hexane is largely used in the solvent extraction of CNO from sapal. Results of this study would lessen our dependence on petroleum-based solvents.

Synthesis of Certain Derivatives of Coconut Fatty Acids Synthesis of Certain Derivatives of Coconut Fatty Acids
August 1, 1978

Direct interesterification of coconut oil with methyl glucoside using sodium metal catalyst yielded 85% desired product, using potassium soap (15%) and sodium metal (0.5%) catalyst for sorbitol esters yielded 80.6% desired product. Long-chain quaternary ammonium salts were prepared from coconut oil following two methods.

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