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Stand Number: 1536

Project title: An investigation into the quantity of protein in protein supplements

Overview: The aim of our project is to investigate the quantity of protein in different protein supplements to see if the packaging information is truthful.

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 1537

Project title: To investigate how the reservoir height affects the hydroelectric energy production

Overview: We will be making a model of a dam to investigate the locations where the pressure and potential to generate energy is at its greatest

School Name: Scoil Pól

School County: Limerick

Stand Number: 1538

Project title: Wide Smiles Deep Graves: A chemical analysis of toothpaste to uncover the presence of Titanium Dioxide as a dangerous additive

Overview: We want to investigate a toxic food additive known as titanium dioxide or Ci 77891 and the dangers of ingesting this substance present in toothpaste.

School Name: Colaiste Muire

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1539

Project title: An investigative study into whether artificial ultraviolet light (UV) aids the process of photodegradation causing plastic to degrade quicker

Overview: We are going to investigate if Ultraviolet Light influences the rate of degradation faster on the breakdown of plastic compared to natural degradation

School Name: John The Baptist Community School

School County: Limerick

Stand Number: 1540

Project title: Understanding the chemical processes in photosynthesis

Overview: Using chemical methods to investigate the chemistry of chlorophyll in photosystem II

School Name: Dominican College

School County: Wicklow

Stand Number: 1541

Project title: Fuelling Newpark with food waste

Overview: Using food waste to create Biofuel. We will build a school biodigester turning our waste food into free biogas, saving us money!

School Name: Newpark Comprehensive School

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 1542

Project title: Are you being charged?

Overview: To compare OEM (original equipment manufacturer) chargers to alternatives, in terms of cost, safety, temperatures, power and running costs.

School Name: Scoil Pól

School County: Limerick

Stand Number: 1543

Project title: Sustainable Cleaning Detergent

Overview: To experiment with different cleaning detergents to make a sustainable cleaning detergent with as much sustainable ingredients as possible

School Name: Kinsale Community School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1544

Project title: How does your Food and Water Intake Affect your Physical Performance?

Overview: This project will test how different diets affect our physical performance.

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 1545

Project title: Designing an olivine filtration system to reduce domestic CO2 emissions from typical household chimneys

Overview: Our project will develop a carbon dioxide filtration system to reduce emissions from chimneys using olivine. Olivine is a magnesium iron silicate and is the component the upper

School Name: St Aloysius College

School County: Cork