Abstract
The different unit operations involved in small-scale cashew nut processing industry in the context of Konkan region of Maharashtra, India (70o172 to 74o312 E Longitude 15o372 to 20o202 N Latitude) was elucidated by conducting the randomised sample survey of registered 122 small scale cashew processing industries in the region. The survey covered the unit operations performed, level and pattern of energy consumption and technologies in use for cashew nut processing. Three readily defined smallscale cashew-processing industries were studied using maxi energy audit tool to estimate the processed cashew nut shells. The proximate analysis and calorific value of cashew shell waste was carried out using ASTMD 73–75 and ASTME 711 method, respectively. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the cashew nut shell was carried out using TG-FTIR with 10°C/min heating rate.
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