CONVERTION OF CONVERTION OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE AGRICULTURAL WASTE INTO USEFUL PURPOSEINTO USEFUL PURPOSE

SUBMITTED BYSUBMITTED BYR.NARESHR.NARESH

MECHANICALMECHANICAL

OUT LOOKOUT LOOK INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION SALIENT FEATURESSALIENT FEATURES CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION TABULATIONTABULATION PROCESS DETAILSPROCESS DETAILS CROPSCROPS

• RICERICE• SUGAR CANESUGAR CANE• CORNCORN• WHEATWHEAT

CONCLUSION CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

To manage To manage agricultural biomass agricultural biomass and convert it into a and convert it into a resourceresource

To generate money To generate money from the recovered from the recovered resourcesresources

SALIENT FEATURESSALIENT FEATURES

RenewableRenewable Displace fossil fuels Displace fossil fuels Reduce GHG Reduce GHG

emissions emissions Added income Added income

CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION

AGRICULTURAL WASTE

MAJOR MINOR

CROP RESIDUES ANIMAL LITTERS FERTILIZERS MACHINES

CropCrop Waste Waste Coconut Coconut Fronds, husk, shell Fronds, husk, shell

Coffee Coffee Hull, husk, ground Hull, husk, ground

Rice,wheatRice,wheat Hull/husk, straw, stalks Hull/husk, straw, stalks

SugarcaneSugarcane BagasseBagasse

CottonCotton stalks stalks

PeanutsPeanuts ShellsShells

Mixed typeMixed type Agricultural crops and -Agricultural crops and -waste waste

Agricultural CropsAgricultural Crops Mixed agricultural Mixed agricultural crops, not limited to crops, not limited to crop - waste crop - waste

CornCorn stalks, leaves stalks, leaves

PROCESS DETAILSPROCESS DETAILS

RICERICE

Crop Crop :Alfalfa, Corn, Rice :Alfalfa, Corn, Rice &poultry litter &poultry litter

ResidueResidue : Straw, : Straw, Residues Residues

Process Process : Combustion : Combustion EquipmentEquipment: Boiler, : Boiler,

Conveyor, Furnace, Conveyor, Furnace, Condenser, Turbine Condenser, Turbine

Main ProductMain Product: Electricity : Electricity

SUGAR CANESUGAR CANE

CropCrop :Sugar cane :Sugar cane ResidueResidue : Bagasse : Bagasse

and leaf and leaf ProcessProcess : :

Gasification Gasification Equipment Equipment : :

Gasification system Gasification system Main ProductMain Product : Heat : Heat

and Steam and Steam

CORNCORN

Crop Crop : Corn, garden and : Corn, garden and tree trimmings etc. tree trimmings etc.

Residue :Residue : Corn cobs and Corn cobs and Stover, trimmings Stover, trimmings

Process Process : Flash : Flash Carbonization Carbonization

EquipmentEquipment : Transportable : Transportable reactor system reactor system

Main ProductMain Product : Carbon and : Carbon and electricity electricity

WHEATWHEAT

Crop Crop : Wheat, oats : Wheat, oats and barley and barley

Residue :Residue :Hull/husk, Hull/husk, straw, stalks straw, stalks

ProcessProcess :Combustion :Combustion Equipment Equipment : Biomass : Biomass

Boilers Boilers Main ProductMain Product : Heat : Heat

and steam and steam

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

LACK OF LACK OF AWARENESSAWARENESS

““NOT IN MIND NOT IN MIND &NOT IN SIGHT” &NOT IN SIGHT” PHENOMENONPHENOMENON

QUERIES?QUERIES?