If the cut flowers are placed in the zero ethylene gas level, then the blooming rate of the cut flowers will be at stage 10 at week 2. The hypothesis was made because the zero ethylene level won’t affect the flowers as much as the higher ethylene levels would. The experiment is helpful because the experiment will tell the way to keep cut flowers alive the longest. The experiment will use ethylene gas to determine if ethylene gas makes flowers decay quicker. Ethylene gas is a small hydrocarbon gas. Ethylene gas is sometimes produced as the fruit are ripening. Ethylene gas is thought as a type of aging hormone. Ethylene is very important for the project to know if chosen fruit or vegetable produce ethylene gas or not, and the project is also
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3CH3COOH + 8NaMnO4 = 6CO2 + 8MnO2 + 8NaOH + 2H2O Combine the formulas to get 4. 3CH2CH2 + 12NaMnO4 = 12MnO2 + 12NaOH + 6CO2. If the reaction doesn’t go through the carbon dioxide-producing process the products formed will become bound to the media or the products will act as reactants. The sodium hydroxide will react with the acetic acid to produce sodium acetate salt through acid-base neutralization. This neutralization is shown here 5.CH3COOH + NaOH = NaCOCH3 + H2O. Combining 1,2,and 5 the formulas create 3CH2CH2 + 4NaMnO4 = 3NaCOOCH3 + 4MnO2 + NaOH + H2O. The Bluapple® uses sodium permanganate, which is a safe and effective oxidizer. But, the sodium permanganate needs a carrier medium that will have the ethylene gas touch the oxidizer. Bluapple® uses a natural clinoptilolite, know as zeolite. Zeolite is ancient volcanic ash that has turned into rocks. Bluapple® uses the form that is very porous and has a high total surface area. The sodium permanganate is applied to the pure zeolite causing a proprietary process which results into a highly effective ethylene gas absorber. The NaMnO4 impregnated zeolite granules are put into water-resistant membrane packets. The packet are put into Bluapple® plastic shells to maximize airflow for the packets. The Bluapple® should last for about three months before the packets have absorbed as much as the packets can. (Innovations)The possible outcomes of the experiment are the flowers decaying with the bananas, the flowers with the Bluapple® not decaying as quickly, and the flowers that are alone decaying before the flowers with the
3CH3COOH + 8NaMnO4 = 6CO2 + 8MnO2 + 8NaOH + 2H2O Combine the formulas to get 4. 3CH2CH2 + 12NaMnO4 = 12MnO2 + 12NaOH + 6CO2. If the reaction doesn’t go through the carbon dioxide-producing process the products formed will become bound to the media or the products will act as reactants. The sodium hydroxide will react with the acetic acid to produce sodium acetate salt through acid-base neutralization. This neutralization is shown here 5.CH3COOH + NaOH = NaCOCH3 + H2O. Combining 1,2,and 5 the formulas create 3CH2CH2 + 4NaMnO4 = 3NaCOOCH3 + 4MnO2 + NaOH + H2O. The Bluapple® uses sodium permanganate, which is a safe and effective oxidizer. But, the sodium permanganate needs a carrier medium that will have the ethylene gas touch the oxidizer. Bluapple® uses a natural clinoptilolite, know as zeolite. Zeolite is ancient volcanic ash that has turned into rocks. Bluapple® uses the form that is very porous and has a high total surface area. The sodium permanganate is applied to the pure zeolite causing a proprietary process which results into a highly effective ethylene gas absorber. The NaMnO4 impregnated zeolite granules are put into water-resistant membrane packets. The packet are put into Bluapple® plastic shells to maximize airflow for the packets. The Bluapple® should last for about three months before the packets have absorbed as much as the packets can. (Innovations)The possible outcomes of the experiment are the flowers decaying with the bananas, the flowers with the Bluapple® not decaying as quickly, and the flowers that are alone decaying before the flowers with the