Detailed Project Report on Guar Gum Powder

GUAR GUM POWDER

[EIRI/EDPR/1078] (J.C.9722)

INTRODUCTION

The districts in Haryana indulge d in the production of guar are Bhiwani, Sirsa, Mahendragarh and Rewari and the districts in Gujarat are Kutch, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha and Ahmadabad. Jodhpur city in Ra jasthan is one of the major processing centers of guar gum in India.

Guar also known as cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub) is a drought hardy leguminous crop. Guar is being grown for seed, green fodder, vegetable and green manuring. It is an annual plant, about 4 feet high, vertically, stalked, with large leaves and clusters of pods. Each pod is about 5-8 cm long and has on an average 6-9 small grayish-white pea shaped seeds. The pods are used as a green vegetable or as a cattle feed besides the industrial extraction of guar gum.

Guar seed consists of major three portions viz. the seed coat, the endosperm and the innermost proteinacious portion, the germ. The endosperm is mechanically separated from seeds which yields 35-42% of gum (galactomannan). The left out portion, i.e., the outer seed coat and the germ together constitute guar meal.

Chemistry of Guar Gum

Chemically, guar gum is a straight chain galactomannan, which is 75-85% of the endosperm, has a chain of (1 4)-linked-D-mannopyranosyl units with single -D-galac topyranosyl units connected by (1 6) linkages to, on the average, every second main chain unit. The ratio of D-mannopyranosyl to D-galactopyranosyl units is about 1.8:1. The average molecular weight of guaran is in the range of 1-2 ×1 06 dalton. The cis-position is important since a djacent hydroxyl groups reinforce each other in h ydrogen bonding reactions.

Guar Gum Manufacturing Process

Depending upon the requirement of the end product, various techniques are used for processing guar. In India, commercial production of guar gum contains process of roasting, differential attrition, sieving and polishing. Using heating, grinding and polishing process, the husk is separated from the endosperm halves and the refined guar gum split is obtained.

The Guar legume Plant is extremely drought resistant and thrives in semi arid regions where most plants perish. Guar grows best in sandy soils, areas of West, North West India and Parts of Pakistan are the ideal places for its farming. However with the latest technologies in the agriculture, it is now a days grown in the many states of India.

Jodhpur City in the north western state of Rajasthan in India is the most important and ideal processing center for Guar gum and contributes about 40% of the worlds' Guar gum supply. The guar plant 'Cyamopsis Tetragonalobus' is an annual plant. The legume is an important source of nutrition to animals and humans. 

Guar requires reasonably warm weather and a growing season of 14-16 weeks. It needs moderate intermittent rainfall with lot of sunshine. Too much precipitation can cause the plant to become more leafy there by reducing the number of pods and the number of seeds per pod which affects the size and yield of seeds. The crop is generally sown after the monsoon rainfall in July/early august and is harvested in late October/November. The guar is natural rain fed crop and the total size of guar crop varies from year to year depending upon the monsoon rainfall.

Once upon a time, Guar was used as a protein rich cattle feed in India. The tender Green guar in India is still used as a vegetable and cattle feed. A severe locust bean gum shortage just after the second world war adversely affected the paper and textile industries. At that time, the Guargum was found to be the most suitable substitute for scarce locust bean gum. Guar regenerates soil nitrogen and the endosperm of guar seed is an important hydrocolloid widely used in many industries. As on date, It gains popularity of a star performer on the industrial stage.

The technology of guargum extraction was commercialized in 1953 in USA and in India it is operative since 1963 onwards. After harvesting when the pods become dry through sunlight, they are beaten off and during the process; the seeds come out of them.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity            30 Ton/Day

Land & Building (8000 sq.mt.)    Rs. 1.26 Cr

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 2.12 Cr

Working Capital for 3 Months    Rs. 22.37 Cr

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 26.34 Cr

Rate of Return                          178%

Break Even Point                      11%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PROPERTIES OF GUAR GUM

USES AND APPLICATION

B.I.S. SPECIFICATION

MARKET POSITION OF GUAR GUM

EXPORT OF GUAR GUM PRODUCTS FROM INDIA

USES OF GUAR GUM AND DERI VATIVES THEREOF

PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF GUAR GUM POWDER

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF GUAR GUM POWDER

DETAILS PROCESS FLOWSHEET FOR GUAR GUM POWDER

FROM GWAR SEEDS

PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUTPLANT DESIGN

SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS

COMPLETE PLANT AND MACHINERY SUPPLIERS FOR

GUAR GUM POWDER

QUALITY CONTROL

GRADE DESIGNATION AND QUALITY OF GUAR SEED

CRITERIA FOR GRADE DESIGNATION OF GUAR SEED

CRITERIA FOR GRADE DESIGNATION OF GUAR GUM (POWDER)

SPACE REQUIREMENT FOR GWAR POWDER

MAKING PLANT:

EFFLUENT TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

WASTE TREATMENT

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT

IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

A. PLANT & MACHINERY

LAB EQUIPMENT'S

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)