Effect of pre-treatment on physical properties of <i>chironji</i> (<i>Buchanania lanzan</i>) nuts

Nishad, P. K.; Naik, R. K.; Patel, Sachin; Mishra, N. K.

doi:10.5958/2395-146x.2017.00118.1

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“…Also, in 1 kg seed sample, around 20%–25% (200–250 g) of whole kernels and 75%–80% shells were present. The determination of overall engineering properties such as spatial dimensions, that is, length, width, and thickness; mean diameters; sphericity; unit weight; true density; bulk density; hardness; angle of repose; and coefficient of friction in three replications were done by adopting standard procedures as described by Nishad et al, 2017. A digital Vernier caliper (Mitutoyo, Japan), with an accuracy of 0.01 mm, was used to measure the three axial dimensions, viz.…”

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“…The required amount of seeds was taken and pre‐treated. Three pre‐treatment processes such as drying, boiling, and soaking of charoli seeds were done, prior to decortication for softening the outer hard coat as well as to improve the separation of the kernel from the seed according to the procedure described by Nishad et al (2017). The detailed procedure for conducting the experiment is depicted in Figure 5.…”

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Design and development of a circular disc type efficient automatic decorticator for Charoli ( Buchanania lanzan )

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Naik

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The manual decortication process of charoli seeds by beating the dried seeds on the ground with a hand hammer or stone and, by domestic grinder is a laborious, inefficient, time‐consuming as well as uneconomical process. Therefore, an attempt has been taken toward the automation of the charoli decortication process. The decorticator performance was evaluated at three levels of disc speeds, disc clearances, and different moisture levels of charoli seed viz. 197, 246, and 286 rpm; 6, 7, and 8 mm; and 7.83, 8.57; and 9.04% wb, respectively. The selected input parameters were optimized by using the response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum value of disc speed, disc clearance, and seed moisture content was found to be 197 rpm, 7 mm, and 9.04% (wb), respectively. The corresponding response values in terms of decorticating efficiency, whole kernel, and broken kernel percentage at optimum conditions were recorded as 92.5, 21.6, and 3%, respectively. Novelty impact statement The decorticating capacity of the developed decorticator was found to be 70 kg per hour which was higher than the existing decorticator. Since the developed machine was automatically operated and each unit operation was sequentially and continuously carried out with no manual intervention, the ideal time in each decortication step was absent and subsequently, higher capacity was achieved. The efficiency of the decorticator was found to be 92.5%. The higher capacity and kernel recovery with no human drudgery and lower cost of decortication imply the significance of the development of the machine.

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confidence: 99%