Low Impact Manufacturing: Energy Usage in Biscuit Manufacturing

This report analyzes the energy usage processes in biscuit manufacturing, focusing on the utilization of biomass for heat consumption. It discusses the carbon emissions and explores the suitability of renewable energy technologies in the industry.

INTRODUCTION
Low impact manufacturing basically means that production and manufacturing company
needs to make low use of energy, less toxic material and raw material while they are engaged in
producing any kind of products or goods. This will have a lean and positive impact on
environment. Present report will analyze three most significant energy using processes involved
in its manufacture. Assignment will lay emphasis on how energy can be consumed so that
resources can be utilized effectively. In this biomass utilization will be used in order to consume
heat, this process also lays impact on manufacturing of business and it set molecules in vibration.
Baking is also one of the most significant energy consumption method like the baking.
MAIN BODY
Three most significant energy using processes involved in its biscuit manufacturing
It has been analysed that bakeries are one of the most significant and largest industry that is
being running in Germany and Europe. In manufacturing of products like biscuit, it has been
evaluated that they demand a relatively high energy, as the process related to baking includes
huge amount of heat and electricity (Shah and Asim, 2019). Various type of energy is being used
for baking biscuits like thermal energy related to oven operations consists of 50-80% of energy
demand. Temperature for baking can also rise about the level of 180-360 degree Celsius. It has
made the most important role in supply if energy structure in a typical bakery scenario. One of
the most important energy using process in baking of biscuits includes Biomass utilisation. This
process in biscuit manufacturing is basically been used to improvise the ecological balance. In
this method company make high use of renewable energy sources. The heat which is required for
baking of biscuits can be covered by biomass.
Company who are engaged in manufacturing biscuits can make use of wood pellets or wood
scraps in order to reduce the amount of heat which is being generated during process of
preparing biscuits (Bendary and et.al., 2019). There are various modes of heat transfer which is
been included in baking of biscuit. Other method relating to significant energy use process
includes Radiation. It is being used in order to consume heat, this process also lays impact on
manufacturing of business and it set molecules in vibration. Baking is also one of the most
significant energy consumption method like the baking. It has been analysed that the most
relevant baking includes baking on steel platform so that heat can be consumed effectively.

Manufacturers can make use of heavy meh oven bands which can be pre-heated to a high
temperature including 120 degrees Celsius to 150 degrees Celsius.
Sankey Diagram
Sankey Diagram
(Source: Sankey Diagram, 2017)
It has been analysed that a huge carbon emission has been made in biscuit manufacturing
process. The supply chain emissions were related to 3% of the United Kingdom’s direct CHG
emissions. Loss of energy and high production has been a process of discussion. Researchers has
analysed the main loss was relating to production chain linked with biscuit manufacturing.
Sankey diagram is basically used for creating mass and energy balances and visualization of the
process related to production. It has been analysed that the main loss of energy is been done in
cooking chambers. These diagrams can assist manufacturers of biscuit in understanding about
the flow of energy process and how they can be engaged in detecting hotspots for optimization.
They need to keep a mass balance of digesting food. Through the Sankey diagram it can be
evaluated that liquid and solid waste end up in wastewater. They develop bio chemical
compound and gases (Upadhye, Deshmukh and Garg, 2017).
It has also been evaluated that in order to consume low energy manufacturers can also get
engaged in feed to food conversion efficiencies. Sankey diagram also provides information that
in order to conserve energy manufacturers of biscuit can make use of Gas Turbine. In this
thermal to electrical mode so that 40% of energy can be saved. Fuel heating values can also be
calculated in order to know about how much energy is being consumed and gases are being
missioned during the process of biscuit manufacturing. This can be used by various biscuit

manufacturers so that they can consume effectively the energy and resources. This will help
them in making a mark on environment. Biomass utilization can assist manufacturers in pre-
heating.
suitability of renewable energy technologies for this facility
It has been analysed that in order to make effective utilization of resources many
technologies have been used by biscuit manufacturers like for example they have been engaged
in designing photovoltaic system (De Silva and Daundasekara, 2019). In this the cells known as
PV are made of light sensitive semiconductor materials. The equipment’s are being connected
parallel to each other so that more amount of light can be created and less amount of energy is
consumed. It is mostly preferring by biscuit manufacturers.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been analyzed that manufacturing of biscuit brings out huge
amount of carbon emissions. The manufacturers are being engaged in making use of various
processes so that energy can be used effectively and waste amount produced can be minimized.
This has assisted them in making baking process of biscuit easier. Manufacturers have made use
of process of such as biomass utilization. In this they make use of pre-heated ovens, so that
energy can be consumed effectively. This process in manufacturing of biscuit is basically been
used to improvise the ecological balance. In this techniques organization will be engaged in
making high use of renewable energy sources. The heat which is required for baking of biscuits
can be covered by biomass. It has assisted them in utilizing high amount of energy and reducing
waste.

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Books and Journals
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Online
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