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Evaluation of Dust Concentration During Grinding Grain in Sustainable Agriculture

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  • Paweł Sobczak

    (Department of Food Engineering and Machines, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland)

  • Jacek Mazur

    (Department of Food Engineering and Machines, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland)

  • Kazimierz Zawiślak

    (Department of Food Engineering and Machines, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland)

  • Marian Panasiewicz

    (Department of Food Engineering and Machines, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland)

  • Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak

    (Department of Public Health, Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biala Podlaska, 21-500 Biala Podlaska, Poland)

  • Jolanta Królczyk

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole University of Technology, 45-271 Opole, Poland)

  • Jerzy Lechowski

    (Department of Biochemistry and Toxicology, University of Life Sciences, 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

This work analyses the organic dust concentration during a wheat grinding process which was carried out using two types of grinders: A hammer mill and a roller mill. DustTrak II aerosol monitor was used to measure the concentration of the dust PM10 (particles with the size smaller than 10 μm), PM4.0, and PM1.0. An increase of the grain moisture to 14% resulted in the reduction in PM10 when grinding grain using the hammer mill. An inverse relationship was obtained when grain was ground using the roller mill. A smaller amount of the fraction below 0.1 mm was observed for larger diameter of the holes in the screen and smaller size of the working gap in the roller mill. For both mills, the obtained concentration of the PM10 fraction dust exceeded the acceptable level. To protect farmers health, it is necessary to use dust protection equipment or to modify the grinding technology by changing the grain moisture content and/or the grinding parameters.

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  • Paweł Sobczak & Jacek Mazur & Kazimierz Zawiślak & Marian Panasiewicz & Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak & Jolanta Królczyk & Jerzy Lechowski, 2019. "Evaluation of Dust Concentration During Grinding Grain in Sustainable Agriculture," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:17:p:4572-:d:260128
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