REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT FOR FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION

PHILIPPINE COCONUT AUTHORITY ZAMBOANGA RESEARCH CENTER San Ramon, Zamboanga City 7000 Tel. /Fax No. (062) 982-0302

P.O. Box 356 TIN: 000724616 E-mail: pca_zrc@yahoo.com

NON-FOOD PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Tel. No. (062) 926-7356 E-mail: nfpdd_zrc@yahoo.com

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QUARTERLYACCOMPLISHMENTREPORT

Forthe3rdQuarterof20151) AR/TU05/20. Piloting and Commercialization of Coconut Husk Decorticating

Machine, Baling Machine and Twining Machine. L.J. Peñamora,N.J.Melencion,R.L.Lumata,C.M.Tagactac,andL.G.Baya(2005‐2016).

Thefabricationofvariouscoconuthusks,coir,andcharcoalprocessingmachinerieswerecontinued. The quantity of these fabrication orders increased with the directive of PCAAdministrator, Romulo N. Arancon, Jr. to fabricate and deliver a total of 224 units ofdecorticatingmachine to cover theKaanibEnterpriseDevelopmentProject (KEDP)of thePCARegionalOfficesforCYs2014and2015.

Duringthisquarter,ninety‐one(91)unitsoftheseaforementionedmachineriesearlierorderedbydifferentPCARegionalOfficeswerefabricatedatNFPDDanddeliveredtovariousdesignatedbeneficiaries.

Requisitioner Qty/Unit Description DateDelivered Recipient

PCARegionIVA 1 LoomingMachine July21,2015 Brgy.IsabangLucena5 TwiningMachine

PCARegionsI‐IVB 5 TwiningMachine August17,2015 CalapanCity,OrientalMindoro

PCARegionIX 1 DecorticatingMachine September01,2015 Cong.LiliaNuño

PCARegionIVA 1 SmokeCondenser September03,2015 Brgy.IsabangLucena

PCARegionXIII 4 DecorticatingMachine September21,1015 Northern/SouthernLeyte35 TwiningMachine5 LoomingMachine1 BriquettingEquipmentSet

PCARegionsI‐IVB 1 DecorticatingMachine September24,2015 BallesterosCagayan1 DecorticatingMachine September24,2015 BrookesPointPalawan1 BalingMachine10 TwiningMachine

PCARegionIX 2 DecorticatingMachine September25,2015 ZamboangaSibugayPeninsula2 BriquettingMachine11 Briquettor(ManualType)5 SmokeCondenser

SUMMARY

Mobile Decorticating Machine 9

Twining Machine 55

Looming Machine 6

Coir Baling Machine 1

Smoke Condenser 6

Briquetting Equipment Set 1

Briquetting Machine 2

Briquettor (Manual Type) 11

TOTAL 91 units

Table 1. Summary of the different husk, coir, and charcoal processing machineries manufactured at NFPDD and delivered to designated beneficiaries from July-September, 2015.

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TheDivisionlikewiserenderedanaftersalesservicesfortheDepartmentofTradeandIndustry(DTI)–RegionalOfficeXforthedecorticatingmachinesDTIpurchasedforthethreemunicipalitiesofMisamisOrientalnamely,Medina,Sugbongcogon,andJasaan.

Photo 1. Units of decorticating machine being fabricated at the Division.

Photo 2. Various coir processing equipment bound for delivery to PCA Region VIII.

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2) AR/TU06/25. PilotScaleProductionandMarketingofHandicrafts,NoveltyItemsandWares from CoconutWood, Fruit Residues,Husks and otherParts of Coconut. L.J. Peñamora, N.J. Melencion, R.L. Lumata, C.M.TagactacandL.G.Baya.(2006‐2015)

Duringthisquarter,newerhusk‐basedproductswereintroducedtococonutfarmersin

anactivitysponsoredbytheDepartmentofTradeandIndustry(DTI)RegionalOfficeIXandNFPDD forsomeAgrarianReformBeneficiarieswithin theAgrarianReformCommunities(ARCs):PatalonAgrarianReformFarmersAssociation(PARFA),MalandiPatalonARBCoop(MAPZACARA),LumayangAgrarianReformFarmers’BeneficiariesCooperative(LARBECO),BuenavistaAgrarianReformBeneficiariesCooperative(BUENARBENCO).

The trainingwasconducted in aneffort todevelopmore foodandnon‐foodproducts

utilizingtheabundantcoconutrawmaterialswithintheARCsinZamboangaCity.

Photo 4. These are the souvenir items produced during the DTI-sponsored training, including the "Manny Pacquiao"-, Mommy D-, Jinky-inspired coin bank made from coconut husks (top left).

Photo 1. Left: The condition of the decorticating machine at Medina, Misamis Oriental upon inspection. Right: Defective starter motor taken for replacement.

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3) AR/TU10/26. Production, Utilization andMarketing of Cocowood‐AcaciaWoodComposite Furniture products (Revenue‐Generating Project). L.J.Peñamora,N.J.Melencion,R.L.Lumata,C.M.TagactacandL.G.Baya.(2010‐2020).

Thedevelopmentandmanufactureofnewcocowoodproductsforitsincome‐generatingprojectwascontinued.Amongthenewerproductswerecocowoodchesstableandatwo‐seatercoffeetable.SamplesoftheseproductsarebeingdisplayedattheDivision.

4) AR/TU11/01. Utilizationofcoconut‐basedbiomassforbioethanolproduction.N.J.Melencion,R.L.Lumata,andL.J.Peñamora.(2011‐2016)

4.1 FirstGenerationEthanolProductionfromCoconutSapandSapsofotherpalms.

N.J.Melencion,andL.J.Peñamora.(2011‐2012)DuetothedroughtexperiencedinZamboanga

Cityalloftheeight(8)palmsusedtosupplytoddyfor ethanol production had stopped producingspathes during the months of May and June.Remedial measures used include irrigationsupplementedwithfertilization.Asofthemonth,four (4) new palms (Aromatic variety) wereprepared for toddy‐tapping. Additional palmspreviouslytappedareexpectedtoproducetoddyinamonth’stimeasnewspathesaredeveloping.

Lignocellulosic ethanol study is still put on hold pending the completion of theprocurementprocessforthepurchaseofmicrobialculturesystemworth2.3Mpesos.Thiscontrolled fermentation systemwill enable us to determine the appropriate parametersneeded in the conversion of biomass into ethanol. Likewise, the procurement of HighPerformance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) equipment is being initiated. The HPLCequipmentwillbeusedtodeterminethepercentagesofsugarspresentafterhydrolysisisundertaken,givenaparticularsetofparameters.

Plans are also in the works to have sugars produced from sap from different palmsanalyzedusingHighPerformanceLiquidChromatograph(HPLC).

DuringthemonthofSeptember,theDivisionstudiedthesapproductioncharacteristicofNipapalm(NyphafruticansWurmb).ThesenipapalmsthatweretappedwerethesameonesusedbytheEthanolStudyoftheVanKesselGroupPhilippineswhichwasbeingassistedby

Photo 4. Cocowood chess table set and Two-seater coffee table.

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theDivision. Afterone‐weekofstudybytheVanKesselGrp,thestudywereprematurelyterminatedduetoequipmentproblems.Tosavethelossofopportunitytostudynipatappingcharacteristics, theDivisionwasable tosecurepermission fromPCA‐ZRCmanagementtohireatappertocontinuethetappingusingthetraditionalmethodforonemonth.TheareawasinCuruan,ZamboangaCity,roughly70kilometersfromtheCenter.

Onlyveryfewofthetappedpalmsyieldedsap.Somepalmsstoppedyieldingsap,whileotherscontinuedtoproducesapwithincreasingvolumethroughtime,althoughleveledoffat800‐1000mLperday.Twicedaily(morningandafternoon)shavingofpeduncleincreasestheyield.Likewise,itwaslaterobservedthatthesapcollectingvesselswereattackedbyrats.Partial resultsareshownbelow.Anecdotalknowledgeand from literaturesuggested thattapping nipa requires proper preparation and selection of peduncle (maturity of fruits).Furtherstudyisrequiredtodeterminescientificallythepropermethodoftapping.

Photo 5. Nipa palms (Sample No. 6 & 7) and their respective sap yielding characteristics.

Photo 6. Fermented nipa sap and its distillation for ethanol extraction.

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5) AR/TU15/01. Comprehensive R&D in the Production of Community‐basedCompetitiveCoconut‐basedProducts.L.J.Peñamora,C.M.Tagactac,R.L.Lumata,N.J.Melencion,L.G.Baya,andE.C.Manohar.(2015‐2018)

5a. Commercialization of Coco‐coir Processing Technologies and Machineries in

CALABARZON

5a.1 Fabrication, Demonstration, Monitoring, and Evaluation of the FieldPerformanceofMachines.L.J.Peñamora,N.J.Melencion,C.M.Tagactac,R.L.Lumata,L.G.Baya,andE.C.Manohar(2015‐2018).

AseriesofmeetingswereundertakenbyNFPDDresearchstaffinCALABARZONareawherethevariousKEDPsiteswerelocated. Likewise,installationofdecorticating,twining,andloomingmachinerieswereundertaken.TheDivisionlikewiseinstalleda low‐emission charcoal kilnwith smoke condenser inCostalesFarm inMajayjay,Laguna.

5a.2Coir‐Cocoshell‐AcrylicProductDevelopment.N.J.Melencion,R.L.Lumata,C.M.Tagactac,andL.J.Peñamora.(2015‐2018)

After a long hiatus on the research activities due to interference of Center’smanagement on research personnel handing the coconut biomass acrylic productdevelopment, the Division was forced to train new personnel and researchers tohandle thesaid researchsubjectnamely,Messrs.RichardL.Lumata (Sr.SRS), andCliffordM.Tagactac(SRSII),andMs.JosephineMainar.TheyweresenttoattendtheAcrylicPolymerProcessingTrainingatPolymerProductsPhilippines,Inc.,PasigCitylastJuly23‐25,2015.

Thetraininghasgiventhemtheopportunitytohavetheideaoncompositefibermaking.Theparticipantswereabletoknowthebasictechniquesinusingpolyestersand several catalysts used for the production of various fiberglass compositeproducts.

Photo 7. Different activities undertaken during the travel to CALABARZON this month: training on the operation of twiningmachine, construction of a unit of charcoal kiln and briefing on the operation and maintenance of the kiln.

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5a.3 Coconut Shell Carbonization, Wood Vinegar and Solid Bio‐fuels (Village

Processing of Coconut Shell Carbonization). L.G. Baya, L.J. Peñamora, C.M.Tagactac,andR.L.Lumata.(2015‐2018)

TheDivisionisnowcontinuingtheconstructionofthecharcoalkilnwithwasteheatutilizationunit(WHU)thismonth.Itwillserveasavillage‐levelcarbonizationprocessingofcoconutshells.

Thetwin8m3‐charcoalkilnwasdesignedtoutilizethewasteheatthatisbeinggeneratedduringcarbonizationprocess.Thegasesproducedfromcarbonizationwillbe ignited in a furnace, and then theheatwillbe collected.Theamountofheat isestimatedtobeabout1.0x106kJpertonofcoconutshell.Itwillbeusedindryingcopra,lumber,andotheragriculturalcrops.

Photo 8. The basic acrylic products personally made by the PCA-ZRC participants during the 3-day training on the basic course on polyester resin at the Polymer Products Phil. Inc.

Photo 9. Various coir-, coconut shell-, and coconut wood-acrylic products and furniture developed by former research assistant Mrs. Melencion prior to her unjust termination by PCA-ZRC management.

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Theconstructionoftwincharcoalkilnswithwasteheatutilizationunits(WHU)waslikewisecontinued.However,thewisdomofsituatingtheseWHUunitsroughly500metersawayfromthekukumcopradrierisquestionableasheatdissipationduringtransportofhotairwillnowbecomeagraveissue.

ThefabricationofcoconutbiomasscharcoalprocessingmachinesfortheKEDPofPCARegionalOfficeswerelikewisecontinued.

6) Otherresearchactivities

6a.Developmentofnovelcoconut‐basedmediumandsubstratesformushroom

cultivationandgreenmuscardinefungusproduction(R.LLumata).Optimization procedures on the development of novel coconut‐basedmedium

intendedforthemyceliumgrowthofvariousmushroomsstrainswereperfected.

The said developed medium will also be tested with other fungi (i.e. Greenmuscardine fungusandTrichodermareesei).Datagatheringon therateofmyceliagrowthwascontinuouslyfacilitated.NewoutputsrevealedthatthedensityofmyceliaforBunashimejiandShiitakearegreaterthanthoseculturedinthePDAmedium.Inaddition,mushroomsporesareevenfasterinthecoconutgrainspawnsubstitutes(therearealreadytwosubstratesdeterminedandtested)thanthose inricegrain.Meanwhile,preparationandoptimizationoffruitingsubstrateswillhavecompletedbyAugustinpreparationforcontinuousmushroomcultivation.

Production of additional pure cultures of various mushroom species wascontinuedandradialmycelialgrowthsofthesecultureswererecorded.Meanwhile,

Photo 10. The fabricated twin 8-m3charoal kilns at their old location near the PCA-ZRC Kukum copra dryer (Top left) and its air inlets (top right). I:

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MetharhiziumanosipliaeisolateswereprocuredfromPCA‐ARCthroughOICCristetaA.Cueto.

Anotherbatchofstrainsofshiitakemushroomandbrownbuttonmushroomwascultured at the Biomass and Biofuels Laboratory. Mycelial growth of the fungi isalreadyevidentthreedaysafterculture.

Fruiting substrates developmentwas conducted in preparation for oyster andShiitakemushroomcultivation.NewstrainofShiitakemushroomandbrownbuttonmushroom were also cultured using the coconut‐based medium. Meanwhile, theisolate samples from the PCA‐ARCwas also cultured and significant resultswerealready obtained in preparation for mass production of GMF inoculum using theidentifiedcoconutwastesubstrateassubstitutetocorngrits.

6b.ApplicationofBiotechnologyfortheProductionofBio‐syntheticProducts.R.L.Lumata,N.J.Melencion,C.M.Tagactac,andL.J.Peñamora.(2015‐2018)

Production of bacterial cellulose using coconut water as base material for thedevelopmentofbiosyntheticproducts

Tofurtherutilizebiomassforproductdevelopment,coconutwater,aswastefrom

copraprocessing,willbeusedtoproducebacterialcellulosewiththeaidofagram‐negativetypeofbacteriumknownasAcetobacterxylinum.Bacterialcelluloseissaidto have high cellulose purity, higher water‐holding capacity and hydrophilicity,greater tensile strength resulting from a larger amount of polymerization, andultrafinenetworkarchitecture(Brown,1998;Iguchietal,2000).Thisuniquetypeofcellulosecanbeusedtodevelopvariousproductsespeciallyasingredientinpapermaking,compositefiber,etc.

ThispurecultureofAcetobacterxylinum,acquiredfromapresenterofDOST‐ITDIduring the 2015 National Coconut Week, was re‐cultured using the Shigeru‐Yamanaka medium as preparation for bacterial cellulose production. Bacterialcelluloseproductionusingwastecocowatercopraprocessingasbasematerialfromwillbeconductedoncepurecultureswillbecompleted.

TheAcetobacterxylinumobtainedfromDOST‐ITDIwasmassculturedusingtheShigeru yamanaka medium. Bacterial culture of A. xylinum was confirmed by thepresenceofwhitecellulosicprecipitateformedinthemedium.Thistypeofbacteriumwill serve as starter for the production of bacterial cellulose to be used as basematerial for light diffusers, etc. Moreover, a coconut‐based medium is underdevelopmentassubstitutetotheShigeruyamanakamedium.

6c.Fermenterdesignandcoconutwaterutilization(C.M.Tagactac)

Preliminarytestsarecontinuedonthepropermixofcoconutwaterandethanoltobeusedasfeedstockforthefermenter.

Afteramonthofbeveragemixturesettlingatrefrigerationtemperature,samplesobservedwerenoticeablydifferentinsmellandappearance.Amongthesamples,onestoodoutasdesirablebeverage.

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6d.CoirProcessingandCoirProductsDevelopment.C.M.Tagactac,L.G.Baya,R.L.Lumata,N.J.Melencion,andL.J.Peñamora(2015‐2018)

Theproductionofbiologsandbiotrays,biopocket,andbiopots(newerproducts)isbeingcontemplated for theDBM‐CALABARZONProject.Biotraysandbiologsarethe potential products that can be generated using the various types of coconutbiomass. These products will be promoted to improve the utilization of coconutbiomasswhichiscurrentlybasedongeo‐textileandcoirtwineproducts.

6c.VariousFood‐andNon‐FoodproductsfromwastesofcoconutbiomassasInstitutionalGeneratingProject(IGP)(Melencion)

UndertheinitiativeofMr.RamonL.Rivera,DepartmentManagerIIIofPCA‐ZRCnowdesignatedasOIC‐DeputyAdministratorforResearch,variousproductsthatcanbemade fromcopraprocessingwastes likematurecoconutwaterand fromotherproductsthatcanbemadefromcoconutarebeingexploredasameanstoimprovetheincomegeneratingcapabilityoftheCenterandasashowcaseforcoconutfarmerstooptimize theutilizationofcoconutbiomass.Thisproject is implementedby thePlant Genetics Resources and Coconut Utilization Division (PCRCUD) and NFPDDthroughtheresearchassistanthiredforthisproject,Ms.MarybethMelencion.

Productsbeingexploredare:

6c.1Coco‐sauce(frommaturecocowater)

6c.2Coco‐vinegar(frommaturecocowater)

Photo 11. Coconut water from mature coconuts being wasted during copra processing (left) and coconut sauce from matured coconut water (right)

Photo 12. Matured coconut water subjected with various treatments to improve acidity and taste of coconut water vinegar.

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6c.3Coconuthaustoriumfoodproducts

6c.Keiferfromcoconutwaterandcoconutmilk(MelencionandLumata)

6c5.Soapmaking(coldprocess)fromoilextractedfromcoconutmilk‐keifer

production.

Photo 13. Toasted coconut haustorium (left) and leche flan-filled coconut haustorium.

Photo 14. Keifer, a pro-biotic products traditionally produced from cow’s milk now being evaluated to be produced from coconut milk and coconut water.

Photo 15. Over-mature keifer (harvested after 12 hours) extracted oil as from coconut milk. Utilization of this coconut oil (cold process extraction) is currently being explored for coconut soap.

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7) Conferences/SeminarsAttended/OtherActivities

7a. Site clearingwas carriedout for an extensionof theFabrication Shopand theLaboratoryRoomattheDivision’soffice.Thisextensionisnecessaryduetotheincrease of requests/orders for coconut coir and charcoal processingmachineries,andto improvethelaboratoryfacilitiesoftheDivision.Currently,therearenineteen(19)JobOrdershiredtofilluptheworkloadsneededintheDivision.

7b.TheDepartmentofSocialWelfareandDevelopment(DSWD)visitedtheDivisionlastJuly8‐10,2015aspartoftheiritineraryinaFieldTripwithforty(40)coconutfarmersfromZamboangadelSur.Theirfieldofinterestincludestheprocessingofcoconutcoirandcharcoalbriquetting.

7c.Morethan150studentsfromSinunucNationalHighSchoolvisitedtheDivision

lastJuly24,2015aspartoftheir1stLivelihoodEducationalFieldTrip.Theyweregivenbrieforientationrelative theusesand importanceof coconutwood, coirshellcharcoal,briquettesandotherrelatedinformation.

7d. Four (4) BS Agricultural Engineering students fromWestern Mindanao State

UniversityarecurrentlyundergoingfieldpracticumintheDivisionfor108hours.Thefieldpracticumisintendedtoprovidethestudentsactualworkexperienceandpreparethemintheirfuturefieldofwork.

7e.Three(3)JobOrderpersonneloftheDivisionnamely,Messrs.Al‐RashidB.Salih,

LeonelM.Palgan,andRichardA.Villanueva,alongwithMr.RicardoS. Jalosjosproceeded to Isabela, Basilan to assist in the training and orientation onmaintenanceofportablegeneratorsetandhanddrillforcoconuttrunkinjectiononAugust20‐21,2015.ThiswasinrelationtotheoperationsonCSItreatmentattheprovinceofBasilan.

7f. Engr. Clifford M. Tagactac, SRS II, and Messrs. Joel A. Mainar and Pilardo R.

ManlangitproceededtoCALABARZONlast23‐27,2015toconductseminarandtraining of Coco Fiber Processing Technology; install looming and twiningmachineandassistinconstructionofcharcoalkiln.

7g.TechnicalStaffoftheDivisionattendedthe2015RDBR&DReviewandPlanning

WorkshopatLosBanos,LagunaonSeptember7‐9,2015.

Photo16.SiteclearingoperationsbeingperformedfortheextensionofNFPDDlaboratory(left)andfabricationshop(right).

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7h. OIC Neil J. Melencion, Messrs. Alex Enriquez and Rey Gamorez, conductedwoodcrafttrainingonCoco‐woodatBurauen,LeyteonSeptember24‐29,2015.

7i.TheCCTTraininginSarangganiProvince

TheCenterforCommunityTransformation(CCT)GroupofMinistriesbasedin Saranggani Province invited theNFPDD group (Richard L. Lumata,RenalynEbol,PilardoManlangit,MaerlindaCabaral)toconductatwo‐day(Sept.28‐29,2015)trainingongeonetsandnoveltyproducts.Thetrainingfocusedonthebasichandlingoftwiningmachineandsimpleloomingmachinefortheproductionofgeonetanddoormatfromcoir.Theywerealsotrainedonhowtoproducedfruittraysfromleaffrondandvariouslecturesonothercoconut‐basedproductswerealsodiscussed.

7j.TrainingonCoirProcessingwasconductedlastSeptember3‐5,2015atDulian,

UpperBunguaio,ZamboangaCity.ItwassponsoredbytheDepartmentofTradeand Industry (DTI) ‐ Zamboanga City Provincial Office. The training is acontinuationofthecoirprocessingtrainingconducted.Itwasattendedbyforty(40)participants.

Photo 18. CCT participants were taught the different coir processing technologies.

Photo 17. Participants from Burauen, Leyte were taught on the different cocowood furniture making techniques.

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7k. Pasonanca National High School Field trip NFPDD

Three hundred (300) students from the Pasonanca National High School toured at the Division on September 18, 2015. They were exposed on the novelty products processing, operation of decorticating machine, geo-net, and twining processing, briquetting machines, and distillation and preparation techniques for wine and hand sanitizer using the bioethanol from coconut sap.

Submittedby:NEILJ.MELENCION,PhD.Sr.ScienceResearchSpecialist/OIC‐DivisionChiefIII

Photo 19. Students from Pasonanca National High School at NFPDD.