Agglomeration process of post-production tobacco waste
Journal Title: Journal of Research and Applications in Agricultural Engineering (ISSN 1642-686X) - Year 2018, Vol 63, Issue 1
Abstract
The paper presents the research results of the agglomeration process of post-production tobacco waste arising during the cigarette production process at British-American Tobacco in Augustów. The agglomeration process tests were carried out on the SS-3 station with the "open compaction chamber-compacting piston" working system, having an open chamber with a diameter of 8 mm. Investigations of agglomeration of post-production tobacco waste were carried out according to the Hartley experiment plan PS/DS-P: Ha4, where the input values were: waste moisture (9, 12 and 15%), process temperature (60, 80 and 100°C), mass of the sample (0,3; 0,6 and 0,9 g) and the matrix hole length (37, 42 and 47 mm). During the tests, the susceptibility to compacting the tested tobacco waste was determined by determining the maximum pressures for agglomerating the raw material and the obtained granulate density. On the basis of the conducted tests, it was found that the tested tobacco waste is a material characterized by high compaction susceptibility, as it was evidenced by the obtained low values of maximum compaction pressures during its compaction. Moisture content of tobacco waste and the process temperature are the parameters having the greatest impact on the values of maximum compaction pressures and the density of granules obtained from tobacco waste. The most advantageous temperature range for carrying out the agglomeration process of tobacco waste from the point of view of the work system load is 60-70°C. The high granulate density obtained during the tests (733,3-1313,32 kg∙m-3) is a very advantageous feature of the product.
Authors and Affiliations
Sławomir Obidziński, Magdalena Dołżyńska, Grzegorz Bobowik, Agata Bieńczak
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