• Surveyed on storage problems and constraints in cashew industries
• Baseline survey completed and submitted
• Moisture absorption isotherm studies on RCN was completed
• Biochemical analysis were done RCN stored in go down conditions up to 6 month of storage
• Storage management protocol for RCN developed

• A model of peeling machine was designed and fabricated
• Technology was developed for cutting the raw cashew nut with out thermal application
• Developed pollution Preventing system for cashew drum roasting units.
• Extraction procedure for anacardic acid was standardized and applied for patenting

• Design of the bio-sensor was completed and the fabrication is being done with the help of a electronic firm at Cochin

• Production of enzymes from by-product of cashew industry was carried out. The methods were standardized for the large scale production of enzymes such as cellulase, pectinase from cashew nut shell and tannase from cashew husk using microorganism viz Aspergillus Niger. The patent application for protocol for production of Cellulase, pectinase and Tannase was submitted through NRDC.
• Bioremediation of CNSL and waste water of cashew industry was done by employing microbes.The patent application for bioremediation technique using microbes was submitted for patenting through NRDC.
• Developed polymerized products from Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) and Residol and the technology was submitted for patenting through NRDC

• Conducted seminar on Hygienic practices in factories in tie up with KSCDC
• Organised training programme for middle level managers of the processing units on storage management protocols for raw cashew nut
• Organized advanced training for staff of administrative department and scientists on export oriented office maintenance of a quality assurance laboratory

• Physical characteristics of raw cashewnuts in relation to quality were determined for selected domestic and imported nuts.
• Identified various physical parameters to assess quality of raw cashewnuts which influences the price.
• A concentric drum type rotary sieve grader for raw cashewnuts has been designed and developed.
• Drying characteristics of raw cashewnuts in thin layer drying is determined.
• Moisture sorption isotherm for raw cashewnuts is developed and being analysed for demarcating bound and free moisture towards safer storage.CPI, DCR

• Energy budgeting cashew industries has been worked out for different regions.
• Various energy requirement in two different mode of processing at various stages are compared.
• Performance of steam assisted unpeeled kernel dryer is evaluated for rate of drying and effective peeling.
• Brick walled unpeeled cashew kernel dryer is evaluated for its performance and compared with advanced technique of steam assisted dryer.
• Comparative performance of mechanized peeling machines viz., brush type peeling machine, abrasive & pneumatic type, CTP – imported impact & shear type are evaluated.
• Peeling efficiency, whole kernel recovery, cost of the machine, floor space requirement and power requirement of the mechanized peeling machines are compared.

• List of various quality grades for cashew kernels with specification which are segregated for domestic markets are collected and compared with International standards.

• A prototype Raw Cashew Cutter has been developed for conducting cutting test of Raw Cashew nut.

• Two prototype Cashew Shellers, improved over traditionally used hand & foot operated and completely hand operated cashew cutters, have been developed for shelling steam cooked nuts. The developed machines are ergonomically better designs.

• Collected raw cashew kernels of different origin
• Process is going on and has to create an empirical formula to make a protocol on it

• Idenetified morethan 15 varieties of value added products and the detailes study of their organoleptic properties will going on.
• Development of value added products of cashew is under research activities.

• Organized several customer awareness programmes throughout Kerala.
• KSCDC has brought out brochures in English and Malayalam languages to communicate to the public that cashew is a natural vitamin pill.
• Introduced zip pouch packing system .
• Has conducted seminar on Hygienic practices in factories in tie up with CEPCI.

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