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Title:   Author  item
                                            Holt, Gregoryitem
                                            WEDEGAERTNER, T. - Cotton, Incitem
                                            Wanjura, Johnitem
                                            Pelletier, Mathew
  Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
                                    Publication Type: Abstract Only
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 12/1/2015
                                    Publication  Date: 1/5/2015
                                    Citation: Holt, G.A., Wedegaertner, T., Wanjura, J.D., Pelletier, M.G. 2015. Evaluation of a Bench Top Mechanical Delinter. Proceedings of the National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 5-7, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana. p. 650.Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: This presentation will report on current research associated with a new mechancial delinter being developed at the Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit in conjunction with Cotton Inc. A bench-top version of the new mechanical delinter was built and evaluated to determine operational speeds and materials that yielded the best performance, cleaned seed without significant negative impact on germination.  Evaluations were based on: residual lint, visible mechanical damage (VMD), and germination.  Results show that of the five drum materials evaluated the two 3M products performed best for overall average Lint Loss while the brush material had the lowest overall average VMD.  Germination varied depending on run time (i.e. 5 or 10 min) and number of brushes used to abraid the lint from the seed (i.e. 1 or 2).  The least effective material at removing lint was the control (no abrasive - hard metal surface).   The highest average germination (96%) was seen in the purple Scotch-Brite.  Information obtained from the construction and operation of the bench-top model are being used to fabricate the next large-scale prototype.


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