To Improve the Calorific Value of Cotton Waste by Anaerobic Digestion |
Author(s): |
| Prof. N S Varandani , L. D. College of Engineering; Prof. A. I. Thakkar, L. D. College of Engineering; Ms. Rumana ZahoorMohamed Ansari, L. D. College of Engineering |
Keywords: |
| cotton waste, fuel value, calorific value, food energy. |
Abstract |
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Ginning industries, spinning mills and other composite textiles industries produce a lot of cotton waste annually. This waste is rich in cellulose and solid contents with sufficient carbon to nitrogen ratios. However a lot of chemicals are already present in cotton waste at the end of various processes like dyeing, finishing, washing, etc. This reduces the fuel value of cotton by lowering down its calorific value. The calorific value (or energy value or heating value) of a substance, usually a fuel or food (see food energy), is the amount of heat released during the combustion of a specified amount of it. Improving the calorific value of cotton by anaerobic digestion is an environment friendly approach of converting waste to energy. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV1I3065 Published in: Volume : 1, Issue : 3 Publication Date: 01/06/2013 Page(s): 656-658 |
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