Paper Towel Lab Report

Introduction:

Spills and streaks are an evitable constant as old as liquids. The introduction of paper towel by Authur Scott in 1931 had proven to be a household miracle. As a result, billions of pounds of paper towels are currently being processed annually world-wide by hundreds of paper towel manufactures. Guaranteeing stores and homes unlimited access to this essential multi-purpose high demand product. The scarification of such a large number of trees is beyond unfortunate, nevertheless the sacrifice is deemed worth it considering the alternative. With the exception of the company's design, a roll of paper towel bare a striking resemblance to its neighboring rolls on the shelf. Written in fine black print on the packs of every paper towel

The cost, sheets per roll, amount of ply- sheets, and the dimension is all major components that give a brief overall description of just what to expect out of our towel. Paper towel data were collected from five brands of paper towel labeled A-E, and compared to each other. Then, the towel is visually and physically evaluated by each student, followed by a two part experiment to test the strength and water absorbency of each brand of paper towel by means of water and pool balls. The strength test was accomplished by adding a quantity of up to twelve pools balls onto one wet elevated paper towel sheet. Whichever brand held the most pool balls while wet, was in fact the stronger when wet. To measure the amount of water one sheet of paper towel absorbed, the sheet is totally submerged into 50ml of water, with the remaining water recorded. This experiment is conducted twice and the average is recorded as the final result. Just as expected the most expensive brands were the strongest and most absorbent. The chart below displays the name and data of the five brands used in this

One sheet of Viva absorbed forty three milliliters, Paper Towel absorbed twenty one milliliters, Great Value absorbed thirty five ml, Bounty Basic absorbed 35.5 ml, and Shop Towels absorbed thirty six ml. Explanation:

According to the results, our hypothesis was completely supported. Shop Towels are obviously the strongest out of the brands tested. It consists of a thick tear resistant material that is not easily penetrated. Although, they are intended to be disposable, often usage of Shop Towels over the years has somewhat contradicted that presumption. Undoubtingly, this towel can be reused a time or two for minor jobs, if handled properly. Viva has a cotton like material that makes it perfect for absorbing liquids. Cotton can absorb over twenty percent of its weight. We believe our results to be accurate, but addition tests should be performed to further assure result accuracy.