Agricultural Engineering Today
Open Access
  • Year: 2000
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 3

Energy use assessment and demand projections for pulse processing industry of India

  • Author:
  • S.D. Kulkarni
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 13 to 21

Agro-Processing Division Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal-462038.

Abstract

The demand of pulses is increasing every year. It is estimated that hy 2020 about 28 Mt of pulses will be required. Energy use pattern in pulse milling and future energy needs for pulse processing industries has been assessed as 588.17 Million kWh.