Vol. 11 (1) : January-February 2020 issue
Green Farming Vol. 11 (1) : 91-94 ; January-February, 2020
Energy and mass balance in Tapioca starch processing
KAMARAJ A.a1*, SRIRAMAJAYAM S.b2, RAMESH D.c3, PALANISELVAM V.d4 and KAMARAJ S.b5
aAgricultural College and Research Institute, Thanjavur - 614 902 (T.N.)
bDepartment of Bioenergy, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore - 641 003 (T.N.)
cHorticultural College and Research Institute for Women, Tiruchirappalli - 620 009 (T.N.)
dDepartment of Agricultural Engg., Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai - 625 104 (T.N.)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003 (Tamil Nadu)
Designation : 1,3Associate Professor *(akamaraj1@gmail.com), 2,4Assistant Professor, 5Professor
Subject : Food Science, Preservation & Processing, Protectants & Infestation and Post-harvest Technology
Paper No. : P-7827
Total Pages : 4
Received : 06 January 2020
Revised accepted : 03 February 2020
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Citation :
KAMARAJ A., SRIRAMAJAYAM S., RAMESH D., PALANISELVAM V. and KAMARAJ S. 2020. Energy and mass balance in Tapioca starch processing. Green Farming Vol. 11 (1) : 91-94 ; January-February, 2020
ABSTRACT
Energy is an essential and basic input for almost all the economic activities of the society. Reuse of wastewater for agriculture and industrial purposes have been well recognized by many countries. The main objective of this study was to access the possibility of usage of sago industrial wastewater for energy production. The fuel wood requirement was 90 per cent of total energy requirement (38527.20 MJ/day) of the industry. Next to fuel wood, electrical energy (2372.85 MJ/day) followed by the human energy (1225.58 MJ/day) was spent in the industry. The least used energy was the diesel energy in the industry (716.85 MJ/day). The mass of tuber varied from point to point. During the process it varied from tubers to pulp, then to starch blocks, to pellets and finally to sago starch. The wastewater generated per tonne was calculated to be 5571 l.
Key words :
Energy and Mass Balance, Processing, Tapioca Starch Processing, Wastewater.
