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Andhra Pradesh
Name : Ayila Subrahmanyam
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Civil Engineering
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, Kothagudem,Khammam
Year/Semester : VI Semester
Subject : Environmental Engineering II
Subject Code : C 605
Topic : Solid Waste Disposal
Duration : 100 minutes
Sub Topic : Equipment required for Composting in city
Teaching aids : PPT, Photographs
Revised by : G.Appa Rao
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OBJECTIVES
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RECAP
What is composting ?
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What are the merits & demerits of composting ?
Advantages :
• It is systematic and scientific
• Problem of disposing of huge amount of dry refuse is solved
• Availability of bio-fertilizer in turn has many advantages
Disadvantages :
• Incase of mechanical composting its initial cost is high
• The noncompostable wastes have to be disposed of
separately
• Use of compost not caught up with farmers and hence no
assured market
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What are the methods of composting ?
1. Bangalore method
2. Indore method
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POINTS CONSIDERED FOR THE DESIGN
OF COMPOSTING PLANT
• Compost plants require careful and extensive study of the
qualitative and quantitative nature of refuse
• They should be planned to permit expansion in future
• For planning the area of plant, one should consider
a) Climate
b) Topography
c) Communication
d) Soil condition
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POINTS CONSIDERED FOR THE DESIGN
OF COMPOSTING PLANT contd..
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POINTS CONSIDERED FOR THE DESIGN
OF COMPOSTING PLANT
conditions
Compost
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PROCESS OF COMPOSTING FOR CITY
REFUSE
Fig 1
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EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR COMPOSTING
OF CITY REFUSE
2. Cranes
3. Storage hoppers
4. Screens
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EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR COMPOSTING
OF CITY REFUSE
5. Magnetic separators
6. Grinders
7. Conveyors
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PROCESS OF COMPOSTING FOR CITY
REFUSE
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Figure No 2 DUMP TRUCK
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2) Cranes, Draglines are used for lifting and loading of the
removed in hoppers
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CRANES
6) Grinding or Shredding :
grinding or shredding
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7) Conveyors :
• To transport pulverized
Fig 5
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8. Mechanized silo digester :
end
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8. Mechanized silo digester contd…
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conversion of decomposing waste into manure by
composting
Manure
Fig 7
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SUMMARY
The equipents required for composting of city refuse are :
2. Cranes
3. Storage hoppers
4. Screens
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SUMMARY contd …
6. Grinders
7. Conveyors
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Quiz
1. The receptacles of raw refuse are called
a) grinders
b) conveyors
c) hoppers
d) separators
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION
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