CONVERTION OF

AGRICULTURAL WASTE
INTO USEFUL PURPOSE

SUBMITTED BY
R.NARESH
MECHANICAL
 OUT LOOK
 INTRODUCTION
 SALIENT FEATURES
 CLASSIFICATION
 TABULATION
 PROCESS DETAILS
 CROPS
• RICE
• SUGAR CANE
• CORN
• WHEAT
 CONCLUSION
 INTRODUCTION
 To manage
agricultural biomass
and convert it into a
resource
 To generate money
from the recovered
resources
 SALIENT FEATURES
 Renewable
 Displace fossil fuels
 Reduce GHG
emissions
 Added income
 CLASSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL
WASTE

MAJOR MINOR

CROP RESIDUES ANIMAL LITTERS FERTILIZERS MACHINES

Crop Waste
Coconut Fronds, husk, shell
Coffee Hull, husk, ground
Rice,wheat Hull/husk, straw, stalks
Sugarcane Bagasse
Cotton stalks
Peanuts Shells
Mixed type Agricultural crops and
-waste
Agricultural Crops Mixed agricultural
crops, not limited to
crop - waste
Corn stalks, leaves
PROCESS DETAILS
 RICE
 Crop :Alfalfa, Corn, Rice
&poultry litter
 Residue : Straw,
Residues
 Process : Combustion
 Equipment: Boiler,
Conveyor, Furnace,
Condenser, Turbine
 Main Product: Electricity
 SUGAR CANE
 Crop :Sugar cane
 Residue : Bagasse
and leaf
 Process :
Gasification
 Equipment :
Gasification system
 Main Product : Heat
and Steam
 CORN
 Crop : Corn, garden and
tree trimmings etc.
 Residue : Corn cobs and
Stover, trimmings
 Process : Flash
Carbonization
 Equipment : Transportable
reactor system
 Main Product : Carbon and
electricity
 WHEAT
 Crop : Wheat, oats
and barley
 Residue :Hull/husk,
straw, stalks
 Process :Combustion
 Equipment : Biomass
Boilers
 Main Product : Heat
and steam
 CONCLUSION
 LACK OF
AWARENESS
 “NOT IN MIND
&NOT IN SIGHT”
PHENOMENON
QUERIES?