Detailed Project Report on Agar Agar

 AGAR AGAR

[EIRI/EDPR/1451] J.C. 231

INTRODUCTION

According to the US Pharmacopeia, agar can be defined as a hydrophilic colloid extracted from certain seaweeds of the Rhodophyceae class. It is insoluble in cold water but soluble in boiling water. A 1.5% solution is clear and when it is cooled to 34-43°C it forms a firm gel which does not melt again below 85°C. It is a mixture of polysaccharides whose basic monomer is galactose. These polysaccharides can be sulphated in very variable degrees but to a lesser degree than in carrageenan. For this reason the ash content is below those of carrageenan, furcelleran (Danish agar) and others. A 5% maximum ash content is acceptable for agar although it is normally maintained between 2.5-4%. 

Agar is the phycocolloid of most ancient origin. In Japan, agar is considered to have been discovered by Minoya Tarozaemon in 1658 and a monument is Shimizu-mura commemorates the first time it was manufactured. Originally, and even in the present times, it was made and sold as an extract in solution (hot) or in gel form (cold), to be used promptly in areas near the factories; the product was then known as tokoroten. Its industrialization as a dry and stable product started at the beginning of the 18th century and it has since been called kanten. The word "agar-agar", however, has a Malayan origin and agar is the most commonly accepted term, although in French- and Portuguese-speaking countries it is also called gelosa. 

A Japanese legend is told about the first preparation of agar: 

Agar production by modern techniques of industrial freezing was initiated in California by Matsuoka who registered his patents in 1921 and 1922 in the United States.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity                                              1000.00 Kgs./Day
Land & Building (1000 Sq.Mtr)                  Rs. 1.53 Cr.
Plant & Machinery                                       Rs. 71.80  Lacs.         
W.C. for 3 Months                                       Rs. 6.81 Cr           
Total Capital Investment                             Rs. 9.18 Cr              
Rate of Return                                             46%   
Break Even Point                                        32%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

STRUCTURE

PROPERTIES

SOLUBILITY

GELLING

VISCOSITY

STABILITY

SPECIFICATIONS

SOURCES OF AGAR

USES AND APPLICATIONS

B.I.S. SPECIFICATION

MARKET SURVEY

PERCENT SHARE OF AGAR

PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF AGAR AGAR

SOURCES OF AGAR

RAW MATERIALS

MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF AGAR AGAR

PROCESSING STEP TO MANUFACTURE AGAR AGAR

DETAILS OF PROCESS

PROCESS FLOWSHEET FOR AGAR AGAR MANUFACTURING

CRITERIA AND BASIC POINTS TO MANUFACTURE AGAR AGAR

AGAR PRODUCTION DIAGRAM

PLANT LAYOUT

SUPPLIERS OF PLANT & MACHINERIES

SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS

PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT

PLANT LOCATION FACTORS

EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE PROJECT REPORT

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)