Summary of Scientific Project Competition

The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids

Academic Year 2006 – 2007

Project Advisor

MissJirapa Yodphet

Science Department

Princess Chulabhorn’ College Phitsanulok

Maung District,PhitsanulokProvince

Summary of Scientific Project Competition

The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids

Academic Year 2006 – 2007

Project Advisor

MissJirapa Yodphet

Science Department

Princess Chulabhorn’ College Phitsanulok

Maung District,PhitsanulokProvince

Summary of Scientific Project Competition

The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids

Academic Year 2006 – 2007

Project Advisor

MissJirapa Yodphet

Science Department

Princess Chulabhorn’ College Phitsanulok

Maung District,PhitsanulokProvince

Summary of Scientific Project Competition

The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids

Academic Year 2006 – 2007

Project Advisor

MissJirapa Yodphet

Science Department

Princess Chulabhorn’ College Phitsanulok

Maung District,PhitsanulokProvince

Education Standards and Indicators of Basic Education

Standards of Student

Strand 1 Benchmark 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5

Strand 2 Benchmark2.1 – 2.5

Strand 4 Benchmark4.1 – 4.3

Strand 5 Benchmark 5.3

Strand 6 Benchmark 6.1 – 6.3

Strand 7 Benchmark 7.1, 7.2

Standards of Teacher

Strand 8 Benchmark 8.1 – 8.5

Strand 9 Benchmark 9.3

Standards of Director

Strand 12 Benchmark 12.2, 12.3

Strand 13 Benchmark 13.1, 13.2

Preface

This report composed for summarizing the scientific project competition of “The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids” of science department of Princess Chulabhorn’ College Phitsanulok. It included the competition invitation document, the competition information, the application form, project submitting writing, framework reporting, volume of report, the data of board, the result and awards of the competition.

This project was begun along the science course of Matthayom 4, 2006 and won the scientific project competition. In 2007, it was developed and won in the “Agri Festival” at Faculty of Agricultural Resources and Environment of

Naresuan University Phitsanulok, the “North OTOP” at Triamudomsuksa school of the North, the “Science Week” at NaresaunUniversity. Moreover, we won the project competition of Nation at WalailakUniversity, Nakornsrithammarat, October 20, 2007.

Miss Chirapa Yodphet

Project Advisor

October, 25th 2007

Contents

Title Page

Princess Chulabhorn’College Phitsanulok

Scientific Project Competition

Faculty of Agricultural Resources and Environment

NaresuanUniversity Scientific Project Competition

Triamudomsuksa of the North

Scientific Project Competition

Faculty of ScienceNaresuanUniversity

Scientific Project Competition

WalailakUniversity Nakhornsrithammarat

Scientific Project Competition

The Volume of Report

The First Competition

Princess Chulabhorn’College Phitsanulok

The Picture of the 8th Scientific Project Competition

February 15, 2007

At the Meeting Hall of Princess Chulabhorn’College Phitsanulok

Mr. Thongchai Pongprapan, The Director of Pricess Chulabhorn’ College Phitsanulok, states in the opening ceremony of scientific project competition
Mrs. Sudkhaneung Khumket, The Head of Science Department,
Reports the objectives of the competition

The Picture of the 8th Scientific Project Competition

February 15, 2007

At the Meeting Hall of Princess Chulabhorn’College Phitsanulok

The students in Matthayom 1, 2, 3, 4 in the opening ceremony of scientific project competition

The 2nd Competition

Faculty of Agricultural Resources and Environment

NaresuanUniversity

The 6th Academic Competition of Naresuan Agriculture

June 22, 2007

Faculty of Agricultural Resources and Environment

NaresuanUniversity Phitsanulok

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The Result and Award of the Competition

Being the winner and getting the shield, certificate and 1,000 baht

1. Mr. Thananusak Hanlipong

2. Miss Yananan Boykratok

3. Miss Pilin Pongkaew

Advisor Miss Jirapa Yodphet

Smiling during waiting for the committees

Answering the committees and others

Being the winner and getting the shield, certificate and 1,000 baht

Being the second to the champion, we are very delighted.

It inspires us to fight the next obstacles.

Form the left: Miss Pilin Pongkaew, Mr. Thanusak Hanlipong, Miss Yananan Boykrathok, Miss Chirapa Yodphet

The 3rd Competition

Thriam U Dom Suksa Phitsanulok

The OTOP of the North Competition July 22, 2007

Thriamudomsuksa school of the North Phitsanulok

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The Result and Award of the Competition

Being the winner in northern Thailand, and will represent the region for the nation competition

1. Mr. Thananusak Hanlipong

2. Miss Yananan Boykratok

3. Miss Pilin Pongkaew

Advisor Miss Jirapha Yodphet

Preparing the board of project

Waiting for the committees

Answering the committees and others

That’s very hardship to get the award

The 4Th Competition

Faculty of Science

NaresuanUniversity

The Science Week Competition August 18, 2007

Faculty of ScienceNaresuanUniversity

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The Result and Award of the Competition

Being the winner in the field of Bio of the North and getting the shield, certificate and 3,000 baht, we’ll represent the region for the national competition at Walailak University Nakornsrithammarat on October 17 – 20, 2007.

1. Mr. Thananusak Hanlipong

2. Miss Yananan Boykratok

3. Miss Pilin Pongkaew

Advisor Miss Jirapha Yodphet

Being the winner in the field of Bio of the North and getting the shield, certificate and some money

The 5Th Competition

WalailakUniversity

Nakornsrithammarat

The 3rd stage of youth scientist of the national

October 17 – 20, 2007

WalailakUniversity, Nakornsrithammarat

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The Result and Award of the Competition

Being the winner of the national competition with the field of Bio of the Nation and getting thePricess Sirindhorn confershield, certificate and 20,000 baht.

1. Mr. Thananusak Hanlipong

2. Miss Yananan Boykratok

3. Miss Pilin Pongkaew

Advisor Miss Chirapha Yodphet

Thank you TPA who supported us and provided us the ticket of Nok Air, One –Two – Go round trip of Bkk – Nakornsrithamarat – Bkk

Preparing the board of project

Practicing for the presentation to deduce our nervures before the interviewing

Answering the students teachers and others before the real interviewing

We are good to answer all the questions of the committees and everyone got and excellent grades.

After interviewing, we are certain to be once of the three

After interviewing, we are so happy.

Our next day will be the best, we are not expecting that we will be the winner of this competition.

Thank you very much for the committees !!

The Volume

of The Project

The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids

Researcher

Mr. Thananusak Hanlipong

Miss YanananBoykratok

Miss Pilin Pongkaew

Princess Chulabhorn’s College Phitsanulok

Maung District,PhitsanulokProvince

This report is the part of Scientific Project of The Fourth Level of Secondary School

In the Scientific Project Competition of Thailand

Organizer

Thailand Scientific Association in the patronage of the King

17-20October2007

The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids

Researcher

Mr. Thananusak Hanlipong

Miss Yananan Boykratok

Miss Pilin Pongkaew

Advisor

Miss.Jirapa Yodphet

Special Advisor

Mr. Khachorn Thasuya

Princess Chulabhorn’s College Phitsanulok

Maung District,PhitsanulokProvince

Contents

Title Page

Chapter 1 Introduction1

The Problem or Question Being Addressed2

Hypothesis2

Purposes2

The fields of the study3

Technical terms3

Mentioned Variables4

The period of experiment 5

Locations5

Chapter 2 Review literatures and related research6

General facts of chitin and chitosan6

General facts about how to produce chitin7

General facts about how to produce chitosan8

General facts about longans10

General facts about small field crab10

General facts about the bio- reaction between chitosan and fungus 11

Chapter 3Equipments and Methods13Processes 15 Equipments 16

Processes of the experiment16

Chapter 4 Experiment result23

Chapter 5 Conclusion and discussion40

Conclusion40

Discussion40

Benefit40

Proposal40

Biogeography41

Appendix42

Table Contents

No. Of TablePage

1 To display how the microorganisms stop growing in

the presence of E-door longan mixed with small field crab

chitosan solution and fungus food. 23

2To display the strength of smell emitted by the different

organic acids25

3 To display the color of the brown spots on the rind of the E-door

longan when in contact with the organic acids25

4 The results of comparing how citric acid and ascorbic acid

lengthen the freshness of E-door longan26

5 Comparison of small field crab chitosan and standard chitosan

ability to dissolve is different pH solutions.28

6The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan

with organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and

using the chitosan solution from the small field crab when left

at different temperatures as measured by the color of the meat. 29

7The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan

with organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and

using the chitosan solution from the small field crab when left

at different temperatures as measured by the sweetness. 30

8The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan

with organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and

using the chitosan solution from the small field crab when left

at different temperatures as measured by weight in grams.32

9The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan

with organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and

using the chitosan solution from the small field crab when left

at different temperatures as measured by pH. 34

10The ability of the chitosan solution with the small field crab

to extend the freshness of different types of longan.36

Graph Contents

No. of Graphs Page

1 Displaying how the microorganisms stop growing in the presence

of E-door longan mixed with small field crab chitosan solution and

fungus food.24

2 Comparison of ascorbic acid to citric acid’s ability to extend the

freshness of E-door longan as measured by weight26

3 Comparison of ascorbic acid and citric acid’s effect on the extension

freshness of E-door longan as measured by sweetness27

4 Comparison of ascorbic acid and citric acid’s effect on the extension

freshness of E-door longan as measured by pH27

5 The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan with

organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and using the

chitosan solution from the small field crab when left at different

temperatures as measured by the sweetness. 31

6 The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan with

organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and using the

chitosan solution from the small field crab when left at different

temperatures as measured by weight in grams.33

7 The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan with

organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and using the

chitosan solution from the small field crab when left at different

temperatures as measured by pH. 35

8 The ability of the chitosan solution with the small field crab to

extend the freshness of different types of longan as measured by the

weight in grams. 37

9 The ability of the chitosan solution with the small field crab to extend

the freshness of different types of longan as measured by sweetness. 38

10The ability of the chitosan solution with the small field crab to extend

the freshness of different types of longan as measured by the pH. 39

Picture Contents

Picture Page

1 chemical structure of chitin6

2 chemical of chitosan7

3 biological reaction between chitosan and microorganisms12

4 Plan of operation14

5 To display how the microorganisms stop growing in the presence of

E-door longan mixed with small field crab chitosan solution and fungus food. 24

6 The comparison of ascorbic acid to citric acid’s ability to extend the

freshness of E-door longan as measured by weight26

7 Comparison of ascorbic acid and citric acid’s effect on the extension

freshness of E-door longan as measured by sweetness27

8 Comparison of ascorbic acid and citric acid’s effect on the extension

freshness of E-door longan as measured by pH27

9 The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan with

organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and using the chitosan

solution from the small field crab when left at different temperatures as

measured by the sweetness. 31

10 The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan with

organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and using the chitosan

solution from the small field crab when left at different temperatures as

measured by weight in grams.33

11 The comparison of doing nothing, covering the E-door longan with

organic acid, using the standard chitosan solution, and using the chitosan

solution from the small field crab when left at different temperatures as

measured by pH.35

12 The ability of the chitosan solution with the small field crab to extend

the freshness of different types of longan as measured by the weight in grams.37

13 The ability of the chitosan solution with the small field crab to extend

the freshness of different types of longan as measured by sweetness.38

14 The ability of the chitosan solution with the small field crab to extend

the freshness of different types of longan as measured by the pH.39

15 Small field crab44

16 Crushing of Small field crab at level 544

17 Sifting of the crushed small field crab using sieve # 8044

18 Sifting of the crushed small field crab using sieve # 8044

19 Sodium Hydroxide45

20 Sodium Hydroxidemeasurement45

21 Adjustment of solution’s volume45

22 - 25 Hydrochloric acid solution preparation45

26 Small field crabcrushedmeasurement46

27 The crushed small field crabis poured into the solution46

28 The crushed small field crab is soaked in the solution at room

Temperature46

29 The crushed small field crabis soaked in the solution at 90oC46

30 The small field crabis crushed and then soaked in 5% concentrated

acid solution47

31 Acetyl group elimination by the stirrer47

32 Chitosan from Small field crab47

33 Standard chitosan (left) and chitosan from Small field crab (right)48

34 A comparison of the chitosan before and after the experimentation48

35 Longan microorganism grows in fungus food.48

36 Longan microorganism grows in fungus food mixed with chitosan

Solution48

37 Chitosan solution from Small field crab49

38 Covering longan with chitosan solution49

39 Checking of the longan after covering it with the chitosan solution49

40 Fresh longan50

41 The 1st day of longan meat50

42 Longan covered with standard chitosan (left),

Longan covered with small field crab chitosan (right) 50

43 Longan meat at the 6th day nothing is added51

44 Longan meat at the 6th day as covered with chitosan from Small

field crab51

45 Longan meat at the 6th day as covered with standard chitosan51

46 The difference of longan meat at the 8th day52

47 Longan meat covered with chitosan from Small field crab at

the 10th day52

48 Longan meat covered with standard chitosan at the 10th day53

49 Longan meat covered with chitosan from Small field crab at

the 12th day53

50 Longan meat covered with standard chitosan at the 12yh day53

51 Longan meat covered with chitosan from Small field crab at

the 18th day54

52 Longan meat covered with standard chitosan at the 18th day54

53 Longan meat covered with chitosan from Small field crab at

the 22nd day54

54 Longan meat covered with standard chitosan at the 22nd day55

55 Extraction of longan juice using a dropper55

56 Testing of the longan juice’s sweetness55

57 Sweetness level of longan before covered with chitosan56

58 Sweetness level of longan left at the 6th day56

59 pH meter56

60 Temperature controller56

Acknowledgement

The Project of “The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids” completed by the supporting of Princess Chulabhorn’s College Phitsanulok, Miss. Jirapa Yodphet (The Advisor), Mr. Khachorn Thasuya (The Special Advisor), the scientific laboratory technicians, the members of Matthayomsuksa 5 and the parents. All of them give us the best suggestion and the most powerful inspiration.

Researchers

Title:The Study to Prolong the Longan after Harvesting by Reducing Rotten

Disease with Enamelling Chitosan from Ricefield Crab Shell mix with Organic acids

Author: Mr. Thananusak Hanliphong

Miss. Yananan Boikrathok

Miss. Philin Pongkeaw

Major Adviser: Aj. Jirapa Yodphet

Adviser: Aj. Kajorn Tasuya

Princess Chulabhorn’s college, Meung District, Phitsanulok

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate how to extend longans after harvesting

by using chitosan extracted from rice field crab shell. The sample longan are E-door species, collected from Wangthong District, Phitsanulok and Lamphun province. This study observed the comparison of using chitosan extracted from rice field crab shell with standard chitosan mixed organic acid for finding out what the best state to extend the freshness of longans is. From the result, it is found that the best state is using citric acid as a chitosan solvent,in suitable pH is 2.5. The chitosan solution in citric acid can stop the growth of micro organisms. Whereas it is used to enamel the skin of the longans, it will make the germ stops growing also. This process can stop or slow down the severity rotten disease made less sugar to be used. It keeps the sweetness of longans for a longer time and when the germ stopped growing and then there will be no metabolism which produced carbon dioxide(CO2) which makes the pH in longans in slower than before. Beside chitosan solution covering the skin of longans and reduce an evaporation of water also. We considered a relationship between the smell of the organic acid and an occurrence of brown color. The smell was not strong and effected on an occurrence of brown color of the cover of longans in low level. Theses acids are citric acid and ascorbic acid.

Citric acid at the same concentration in 5%, give the best result in bleaching color of the longans. There is skin color of longans measurement in the viciting value of the longans that have already passed the treatment by SO2.

When the chitosan solution from small crab shell was used to enamel the skin of the fresh longans, the effect is the ability to extend the life of longans at room temperature up to eighteen days whereas by nature, the longans can stay only two days. This process can decrease the temperature in the storage together withthe longans that is enameled with the solution can store only at 10๐C and can stay longer up to twenty eight days.