dc.contributor.author | Murunga, Sylvia Reece Injete | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-21T11:35:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of Science in Environmental and Biosystems Engineering | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14895 | |
dc.description.abstract | A study was undertaken at Mudete Tea Factory, which is managed by KTDA, to identify
areas of inefficient use of resources and status of workplace environment from
September 2010 to March 2011.The broad objective of the study was to come up with
an efficient and cleaner production system that can be used to manage tea industry in
Kenya. To achieve this, commitment of Mudete Tea Factory top management was sort
and a cleaner production team formed. Process steps were listed, process flow charts
prepared, waste streams identified and focus areas were selected. Waste streams
characterization, identification of causes to waste generation, material and energy
balance, and assigning of costs to wastes were undertaken in the second stage. The
study generated workable cleaner production options and classified them into those that
can be implemented directly and those that required further study. Samples of waste
water were collected from three spent water pits located within the factory premise
before it is directed to the open lagoons. The samples were analyzed at KIRDI
laboratories for B.O.D using a 5-day B.O.D Test, C.O.D using Open Reflux Method,
total nitrogen using macro-kjeldahl method, total phosphorous using acid hydrolysis,
and pH using mv/ORD Mettler Toledo pH meter. The colour of the waste water, odour
and total alkalinity were also determined using Lovibond Nesslerise 2150 equipment | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | resources, | en |
dc.subject | water, | en |
dc.subject | energy, | en |
dc.subject | working environment, | en |
dc.subject | flue gas, | en |
dc.subject | waste, | en |
dc.subject | treatment | en |
dc.title | An efficient and cleaner production system for tea processing industry in Kenya | en |
dc.title.alternative | A case study for mudete tea factory | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering of the University of Nairobi | en |