The aim of this paper is to present recent developments related to power operated coconut dehusking and deshelling machines. Coconut is a fruit of great value as every part of the fruit is commercially viable. To utilize coconut fruit and its parts, it is necessary to remove the...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i2431770
Power weeders are most commonly used machines for removing weeds, to prevent them from competing with main crops. However, these power weeders are power by either petrol or diesel engine. With the shortage of fossil fuel, its unavailability in rural areas and for reducing emissio...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230298
A study was conducted for evaluation of solar-biomass and hybrid drying system for turmeric slice drying. The turmeric slices were dried in month of January. The experiment was concluded that the drying of turmeric slices of 3 mm thickness took 10 hours for drying on an average i...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i122716
Winnowing is an age-old agricultural practice that involves separating grain from impurities such as chaff, straw, and husk. The traditional method of using shovels and a sieve to allow the dried grains to fall from a height is time-consuming, uncomfortable, and requires signific...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i31868
Due to the large availability of biomass resources, India has great potential for the production of biochar. Different types of thermochemical even biological processes have been adopted to convert biomass into value‐added products. Among those processes, pyrolysis is more conven...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i730442