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AGRO BASED INDUSTRIES IN DHARMAPURI DISTRICT
1. Paddy Based Industries
Paddy is an important crop cultivated in the district as shown below:
Normal Area under cultivation of paddy - 57,792 hectares
Normal Annual production of rice - 1,98,994 tonnes.
There are a number of rice mills in this district. Almost the entire paddy produced in the district is hulled locally. There is scope starting following Paddy based units in the district.
a) Rice Bran oil
With the locally available paddy, the rice bran to the tune of around 20,000 tonnes could be available even at a conservative rate of 6% of the paddy hulled. This can be put to industrial use. This surplus bran available locally can be utilised for extraction of oil, which has demand for industrial purposes mainly for soap manufacturing as well as for edible purposes. Rice bran is rich in oil content. It contains around 15-20 % of oil.
Rice bran oil production is around 4.8 lakh tonnes in India, of which 1.5 lakh tonnes are used for industrial purpose. Rice bran oil is a perfect substitute to Palm Fatty Acid Distillate, which is being imported. Costly imported material diverts user industries to switch over to substitutes available locally. Hence, there is good market for the rice bran oil.
The demand supply gap in the domestic market for oil seeds & edible oil would be between 12-15 lakh tonnes. To fill up the gap edible grade rice bran oil can also be promoted. At present India is the largest producer of edible grade Rice Bran Oil with 27,000 tonnes per annum against the potential of 7,50,000 tonnes.
Hence, there is scope for more solvent extraction units for rice bran oil in Dharmapuri district especially at Krishnagiri, Kaveripattinam and Dharmapuri.
Minimum Economic Unit size: 2 Tonne/day
Indicative Investment : Rs. 19 lakh
Technology Source : CFTRI, Mysore.
b) Activated Carbon from Paddy Husk
Paddy husk available from rice mills in the district could be utilised for manufacturing activated carbon - a catalyst for removal of colour, taste and odour in edible oils, foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals and for recovery and reclamation of various solvents. The estimated availability of paddy husk in the district is about 1.6 lakh tonnes derived @1/3 times of paddy grown in the district. Some units can be set up in the district, preferably, at Krishnagiri, Kaveripattinam, Palacode and Dharmapuri.
Minimum Economic Unit size : 50 Tonne/month
Indicative Investment : Rs. 3 lakh
Technology Source : CFTRI, Mysore.
c) Rice Husk Hydraulic Pozzolana:
Rice husk can also be used as a hydraulic binder. It is used as plaster for soil stabilisation, load bearing concrete blocks, pressed stabilised bricks, foundation concrete in making masonry mortar and plaster for building industry. Pozzolanic material from rice husk and clay, on mixing with limestone, gives a good cementitious material.
Crushed rice husk, clay & lime sludge are mixed and formed into balls manually. The balls are calcined in open to trench utilizing the heat of combustion of rice husk. The fired product is soft which can easily be ground to a fine powder. The hydraulic binder has a bulk density of 360 kg/cubic meter increases to 700 kg / cu.m.
The mortar from rice husk clay pozzolana is superior in properties and cheaper than conventional mortars. All raw materials required are available locally.
Aspiring entrepreneurs can contact the Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee for technology and other information.
d) Household Detergents from Paddy Husk
Paddy husk can be used for the manufacture of detergent powder. The main raw materials are paddy husk, soda ash, sodium Tripoly phosphate, borax and alkylaryl sulphonate.
The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Delhi has come out with a technology for manufacturing household detergents. Aspiring entrepreneurs can contact NRDC. A unit can be set up by using this technology in this district.
e) Rice Bran Wax (Upgraded).
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Raw rice bran wax |
Rice bran Wax finds application in paper, candle, moulded novelties, electric insulation, polishes, cosmetics, printing ink, lubricants, adhesives, chewing gum, vegetable coating and pharmaceuticals.
Fine grade rice bran wax can be manufactured from crude rice bran wax. The process involves selective removal of triglycerides, fatty acids, resinous matter and other undesirable components using suitable organic compounds from crude rice bran wax.
Minimum Economic Unit size : 0.5 tonne crude rice bran wax /day
Indicative Investment : Rs. 25 lakh
Technology Source : Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. Hyderabad.
Source
1.http://www.vijayaent.com/pcat-gifs/products-small/rice-bran-oil.jpg
2.http://flickr.com/photos/56943222@N00/2742537574/
3.http://www.coagro.co.th/
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