CASE EXCERCISE: SPICY FRIED PEANUT

Varghese Ninan P
15020243032
Urban and Industrial Waste Management
1. Identify process
1. Procurement of peanuts, refined oil and salt
2. Storage of peanuts (after removing pack) and oil
3. Heating of pan
4. Transferring of oil to pan
5. Temperature attained and peanuts are fried
6. Process of churning
7. Removal and transferring to tray
8. Addition of salt
9. Mixing
10.Cooling and packing
11.Cleaning
12.Removal of waste
2.
Procurement ofProcurement
Salt
Procurement
of
of
Oil
Peanut
Heating of pan
and transferring of
oil

Unpacking
and storing
Frying
Change of oil
Mixing

Cooling

Removing wasted
peanuts and oil

Disposal of waste
oil
Packing

Washing of pan

3.

Peanuts (500 kg)

Process

Salt 50 kg
Water consumption 5000 kg

product 505 kg

Oil 70 kg
Detergent 0.5kg

Waste water 5000 kg

Waste oil 45 kg
Other losses

One Batch:

25 Kg of Oil
10 Kg of Peanuts
1 kg of Salt
1 day = 50 Batches
Input= Output+ Waste
Input= Water Consumption + Peanuts+ Salt+ Oil + Detergent
= 5000+500+50+70+0.5 = 5620.5 Kg
Output= 200+150+100+55= 505 Kg
Waste = Waste Oil + Waste Water + Other Solid Waste
5115.5= 45 + 5000 + Other Solid Waste
Other Solid Waste = 70.5 Kg
4. Sources of waste generation

Storage bags, tin and can

Frying pan cleaning water and used oil
Mixing used salt
Mixing Burned and shattered peanuts
Packaging waste

5. Causes of waste generation

Churning process causing shattered peanuts

Temperature fluctuation causing burned peanuts
Heating of oil

Cleaning of pan with detergent and soap

6. Possible WM measures

Reuse of jute bags

Use of peanuts which are less susceptible to shattering
Treatment of contaminated water
Technology modification in frying
Using broken or shattered peanuts for biogas generation
High quality oil which can be reused

7. WM option have GHG reduction potential

Yes, by recycling and reuse of oil and bags the GHG emissions can be reduced. By
technology modification high efficient burners can be used which consumes less
LPG and reduces GHG emissions
9. Rank the WM options
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Recycle of Jute bags

High efficient burners
Peanuts which are less susceptible to shattering
High quality oil
Treatment of contaminated water

10. Streams of waste generation

Procurement and Inventory

Production process
Packaging
Cleaning and Maintenance
Waste disposal

11.
Non-Hazardous

Shattered and burned peanuts

Jute bags
Waste oil
Waste water
Packing material

Hazardous

Fumes from oil

12. Inert

Tin and cans

Plastic
Waste oil
Waste water
Plastic material

Organic

Jute bags
Shattered or burned peanuts

13.
GHG emission
reduction

Energy recovery technologies or options

1

Around 70 Kg/ day waste is generated which can

be used to produce Biogas

YES

2 Energy recovery from fumes to preheat peanuts

YES

Waste oil can be filter to remove residues and

3 used as Biofuel to either generate electricity or
transportation.
Efficient burners with temperature sensor and
4
monitoring
5 Use of thin frying pan
6 Use of electric frier
7 Care in handling material while transferring

YES
YES
YES
YES
NO

14, 15,16, 17
Rank

Technic
al

Economi
cal

Efficient burners with temperature sensor and

monitoring
Use of thin frying pan
Use of electric frier
Care in handling material while transferring
Energy recovery from fumes to preheat peanuts

1
2
3
4
5

Medium
Medium
Medium
Low
Medium

Medium
Medium
Medium
Low
Medium

Waste oil can be filter to remove residues and

used as Biofuel to either generate electricity or
transportation.

High

High

Around 70 Kg/ day waste is generated which can

be used to produce Biogas

High

High

Energy recovery options