Research Article
Preparation and Characterization of Shoe Polish from Cactus (Opuntia Ficus Indica) Powder and Charcoal Powder
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_28, author={Tessema Derbe and Tassew Alemayehu and Dinku Senbeta}, title={Preparation and Characterization of Shoe Polish from Cactus (Opuntia Ficus Indica) Powder and Charcoal Powder}, proceedings={Advances of Science and Technology. 8th EAI International Conference, ICAST 2020, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 2-4, 2020, Proceedings, Part II}, proceedings_a={ICAST PART 2}, year={2021}, month={7}, keywords={Bee wax Cactus Kiwi Olive oil Shoe}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_28} }- Tessema Derbe
Tassew Alemayehu
Dinku Senbeta
Year: 2021
Preparation and Characterization of Shoe Polish from Cactus (Opuntia Ficus Indica) Powder and Charcoal Powder
ICAST PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_28
Abstract
Shoe polish is a type of waxy paste that used in gloss, rub resistance, fading resistance and dust resistance by providing a thin film on the surfactants of the shoe. In this research work, new shoe polish was prepared from 5-g cactus powder and 5-g charcoal powder in 75:25 mL wax to olive oil ratio in the presence of denatured alcohol and benzene at an optimized procedure. Furthermore, the prepared shoe polish was subjected to different quality analysis parameters such as viscosity, density, melting point, reflexive index, pH value, ash content, conductivity and moisture content with the comparison of purchased shoe polish (Kiwi). As the results of these tested parameters indicated, the prepared shoe polish has shown a comparable result with purchased shoe polish (Kiwi). The functional group of the prepared shoe polish was also identified using FTIR analysis and the FTIR peaks confirmed the presence of a long-chain ester group in the shoe polish. Besides, the practical use of the prepared shoe polish and purchased shoe polish were examined by polishing some selected leather shoes with these shoe polishes; the prepared shoe polish exhibited a very good gloss, dust adsorption resistance, fading resistance and rub resistance just after three wearing days. Thus, the prepared shoe polish is fulfilled the quality parameters and replaceable the commercially available shoe polish on the market.
