Markers play a big role in writing and artworks in different ways. Markers are valuable and effective to create numerous writing on objects with extensive creative and practical possibilities. Aside from it is use in writing, it may also use in poster creation, labeling and calligraphy. It is also important to the students considering the advantage of technology these days. It may help in their reports and other presentation when power service interruption occurs. With boundless use of markers, many did not know that markers have restraint in using.
Generally, it is the problem of most students, calligraphers and artists.
According to Illinois Poison Center, ink contains dyes, some alcohols and a chemical called glycol or glycol ether. Glycol and glycol ethers can be toxic in larger amounts, but the quantity in a pen or marker is very small, to the point of being insignificant. This statement proves that standard ink is hazardous especially to health and environment. As been made into dyes, the charcoal made from coconut shell can be an alternative ingredient for ink instead of using other chemicals.
The coconut shell charcoal is a product obtained from coconut shell where coconut shell is located in between the coconut flesh and coconut husk. This shell is naturally created to protect the inner part of coconut.
Coconut Shell charcoal is used widely as domestic and industrial fuel. Coconut Shell Charcoal is also used to produce activated carbon. Activated Carbon produced from coconut shell has certain specific advantages as the raw material can adsorb certain molecules and because of its density retains good strength and physical properties.
In today’s generation, most of the products are commercialized and people desired products that are natural and cheaper instead.
The creation of ink with alternative ingredients is in demand for students, calligraphers and artists. The researchers assumed that coconut shell charcoal has big potentials as alternative ink for markers due to its advantages.