Detailed Project Report on Guar Gum Powder from Guar Split

GUAR GUM POWDER FROM GUAR SPLIT

[EIRI/EDPR/1070] (J.C. 9714)

INTRODUCTION

The districts in Haryana indulged 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 Rajasthan 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 en dosperm 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 cons titute 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 hydrogen bonding reactions.

Guar Gum Manufacturing Process

Depending upon the requirem ent of the end product, various techniques are used for processing guar. In India, commercial production of guar gum contains pro cess of roasting, differential attrition, sieving and polishing. Using heating, grinding and polishing process, the husk is separated from the endo sperm 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 Guargum and contributes about 40% of the worlds' Guargum 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 MT/Day

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

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 2.12 Cr

Working Capital for 1 Month    Rs. 11.12 Cr

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 15.09 Cr

Rate of Return                          92%

Break Even Point                      25%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

FIG -1 (GUAR PODS)

CHEMISTRY OF GUAR GUM

GUAR GUM MANUFACTURING PROCESS

FIG-2 (GUAR SEED)

FIG-3 (GUAR SPLITS)

GUAR GUM SPLITS

PACKAGING

GUAR GUM POWDER

GUAR EXTRACTS

CHURI AND KORMA ARE USED FOR CATTLE FEED

PROPERTIES OF GUAR GUM

PACKAGING

CLASSIFICATION OF GUAR SEED:-

GUAR SEED HAS THE FOLLOWING CONTAMINATES:

GRADES OF GUAR GUM POWDER

USES AND APPLICATION

TRADITIONAL USES OF GUAR

THE TRADITIONAL USES OF GUAR ARE AS FOLLOWING:-

A. HUMAN CONSUMPTION

B. CATTLE FEED

C. MEDICINAL PURPOSES:

D. CROP AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT:

GUAR PRODUCTS

PROCESSING

BY-PRODUCTS

1) DEPOLYMERISED GUAR GUM

USES OF GUAR GUM

A. TECHNICAL

B. FOOD-HUMAN AND ANIMAL

C. PHARMACEUTICALS

D. COSMETIC AND MISCELLANEOUS

B.I.S. SPECIFICATION

MARKET POSITION OF GUAR GUM

MARKET SCENARIO OF GUAR GUM

MAJOR IMPORTING COUNTRIES

MAJOR EXPORTING COUNTRIES

INDIAN INDUSTRY

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS:

EXPORT OF GUAR GUM PRODUCTS FROM INDIA

PRODUCT GROUP REPORT/COUNTRY WISE

CONCLUSION

THE MAJOR CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY IS GIVEN BELOW:

GUAR PRODUCTION:

MARKET:

RECOMMENDATIONS:

AUGMENTATION OF GUAR SUPPLY:

R&D ACTIVITIES

INFORMATION

MARKET DEVELOPMENT

CONCERTED/JOINT EFFORTS

TRAINING

DEDICATED RESEARCH INSTITUTION ON GUAR

USES OF GUAR GUM AND DERI VATIVES THEREOF

(B) INDUSTRIAL

PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF GUAR GUM POWDER

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF GUAR GUM POWDER

EQUIPMENTS FOR GUAR GUM PROCESSING PLANT:

1. RAW MATERIAL CONVEYING

2. RAW MATERIAL STORAGE

3. WASHING CONVEYOR

4. DOUBLE CONE/PLOUGH SHEAR MIXER

5. FLAKER

6. FLAKER DRYER

7. ULTRA-FINE GRINDING

8. FLASH DRYING

HOT AIR GENERATOR

DETAILS OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS

STEPS

DETAILS PROCESS FLOWSHEET FOR GUAR GUM POWDER

PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT

MAJOR PROVISIONS IN ROAD PLANNING FOR MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE ARE:

PLANT LOCATION FACTORS

PRIMARY FACTORS

1. RAW-MATERIAL SUPPLY:

2. MARKETS:

3. POWER AND FUEL SUPPLY:

4. WATER SUPPLY:

5. CLIMATE:

SPECIFIC FACTORS

6. TRANSPORTATION:

7. WASTE DISPOSAL:

8. LABOR:

9. REGULATORY LAWS:

10. TAXES:

11. SITE CHARACTERISTICS:

12. COMMUNITY FACTORS:

13. VULNERABILITY TO WARTIME ATTACK:

14. FLOOD AND FIRE CONTROL:

EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE PROJECT REPORT

1. DEPRECIATION:

2. FIXED ASSETS:

3. WORKING CAPITAL:

4. BREAK-EVEN POINT:

5. OTHER FIXED EXPENSES:

6. MARGIN MONEY:

7. TERM LOANS:

8. TOTAL LOAD:

SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS

GUAR

HDPE WOVEN BAGS

LABORATORY CHEMICALS

COMPLETE PLANT AND MACHINERY SUPPLIERS FOR GUAR GUM POWDER

POWDER FILLING MACHINE

BAG SEALING MACHINE

D.G. SET

LABORATORY TESTING EQUIPMENTS

UTILITIES

POWER

WATER

POLLUTION CONTROL

QUALITY CONTROL

GENERAL

CONTROL POINTS

QUALITY ATTRIBUTES

TESTS TO BE DONE FOR FINAL PRODUCT:

1. MOISTURE ANALYSIS:

2. ASH TESTING:

3. PROTEIN ESTIMATION:

4. SENSORY EVALUATION:

SPACE REQUIREMENT FOR GWAR POWDER MAKING PLANT:

DESCRIPTION OF BLOCK DIAGRAM

EFFLUENT TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

INTRODUCTION

THE WASTE FROM THE FOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS MAY BE CLASSIFIED ON THE BASIS OF:

STANDARDS

TOLERANCE LIMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGE

WASTE TREATMENT

PRIMARY TREATMENT

PRODUCTION OF USABLE BY-PRODUCT METHANE

SECONDARY TREATMENT

TERTIARY TREATMENT

SOLIDS CONCENTRATION

TYPICAL WASTE SOLIDS CHARACTERISTICS

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT

IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

THE IMPLEMENTATION INVOLVES NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES LIKE

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION WILL TAKE A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS

A. PLANT & MACHINERY

B. HANDLING/HOLDING & STORAGE EQUIPMENTS

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)