Water Based Paint with Java Citronella Oil as Mosquito Repellent Agent

Abstract:

Active compounds of Cymbopogon winterianius (Java Serai Wangi) which consists of citronella oil (CO), has been reported to has mosquito repellent compounds; citronellol, citronellal, and geraniol. Limitation on the use of natural mosquito repellent has driven this work to incorporate the CO in commercial water-based paint. In this work, the CO-paint was formulated and its ability to repel mosquito was determined. The optimum composition of CO was determined by three standard paint analyses which were volatile organic compound (VOC), viscosity and adhesion. The best composition of CO in paint was found to be 20% vol. where it able to repel Aedes aegypti with 80% efficiency. It is envisioned that the formulated CO-paint is effectively function as mosquito-repellent thus as an alternative way to reduce the mosquito-borne diseases.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 625)
• Pages: 860-863
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.860
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Mastura Abd Manaf*, Junaidah Jai, Ana Najwa Mustapa, Rafeqah Raslan, Istikamah Subuki
• Keywords: Citronella Oil, Mosquito Repellent, Water-Based Paint

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