This technology is a pollution free
cotton seed delinting plant. It has been developed for
the cotton growing industry with the intention of providing
a process for obtaining cottonseed in an environmentally
friendly manner. One of the basic requirements for high
productivity of cotton crop is delinted cotton seed.
The process of harvesting cotton involves first sending
the cotton to a gin where the cotton fiber is separated
and baled for all the products made of the cotton fiber.
What remains are cotton seed linters which are composed
of the seed and the fibrous fuzzy materials or "linters"
that are attached. The industry needs the seed for future
crop production; however, the linters are an impediment
to successful high yield planting and as a result need
to be removed. The process of separating the linters
from the cotton seed is called delinting. The delinting
process involves either the use of hydrochloric acid
which crystallizes the lint and in following steps causes
the lint to fall off the seed or sulphuric acid which
dissolves the lint and leaves clean seed. The technology
for this report is a process which avoids sulphuric
acid and has engineered a system to capture the hydrochloric
acid gas and ammonia gas to provide a pollution free
delinting process.
Potential Benefits of The Technology
The technology provide a delinting
process which avoids sulphuric acid
It controls the emission of hydrochloric
gas and ammonia gases through an air pollution control
system.
It allows an effective delinting
process for the cotton industry in a pollution free
process.
