Development of screening unit in existing power operated Mahua Seed Decorticator
Research Type
Departmental Research
Experiment Background
Decortication is the action of removing the seeds pod or casing in order to free the seed from any enclosure. This is usually done prior to milling and extraction of oil from oil bearing seeds. Mahua (Madhuca longifolia) seed is a non-timber forest product, mainly processed for its oil. This oil is used in various food and nonfood industries. Prior to extraction of oil, mahua seeds are manually broken to obtain mahua kernel. The traditional manual decortication process is a tedious, costly, low output, time consuming and labour intensive process and injurious to human beings. Quantity and quality of kernel out-turn fully depends upon the skill of the person. To overcome this problem, in this research, a screening unit in existing power operated Mahua Seed Decorticator will be developed and its performance will be evaluated. The study was primarily focused on how to mechanize conventional decorticating methods to suit the requirement of individual tribal farmers and SHG groups.
Experiment Group
Agricultural Engineering
Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit
(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Department
(218)Post Harvest Technology,ACHF, Navsari
BudgetHead
(329/12935/00)329/01/REG/00285
Objective
Design and development of screening unit in existing power operated Mahua Seed Decorticator
Performance evaluation of decorticator with screening unit for mahua seed
Cost-economic analysis of the decorticator with screening unit