Rediseño del proceso de produccion de “Trikohumus” de la planta “ECOMARTIN” ubicada en la provincia de Chimborazo, parroquia san Andres, comunidad Batzacon.

Abstract

In the present work of investigation it was proposed a redesign of the production process of "Trikohumus" of the plant "ECOMARTIN" with the support of machinery in the different stages of the process, which helped to minimize the time taken by the decomposition process of the raw material, in addition to improving the quality and presentation of the product. There are 6 stages within the system which are classified as: Crushing, mixing, decomposition, composting, sifting and packaging. The process is a discontinuous system, based on this; the method for mass balance could be established. For this, 3 models were created: the first model is ideal and takes into account only the main line of the process; the second model takes recirculation into account; and the third model takes into account: recirculation, gas formation and material losses in the different operations. The results obtained from the complete model are: yield of 57.98%, gas losses 29.45% and production of 109.24 bags / year, it was considered that the bags that go on sale are 10 kg. The product obtained in the plant was analyzed by the laboratory, the results are as follows: nitrogen 2.2%, total phosphorus 1.3%, hydrogen potential 7.2%, electrical conductivity 1530 uS / cm and potassium 1.1%. Improving in that way the physical and chemical parameters as it was raised at the beginning of the work. As a conclusion, the proposal for the redesign of the composting process was proposed and implemented, which improved the process times and the characteristics of the product. It is recommended to carry out studies on gas generation and other important reactions in the composting process in order to improve the model planted for the mass balance.