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International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 Volume: 11 Issue: 06 | Jun 2024

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3D Modelling of Nylon Particle Arresting System to Mitigate Indoor Air Pollution Nitinchand Patil1, Viraj Jadhav2, Rajesh Adam2 1Associate Professo, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NK Orchid college of Engineering & Technology, Solapur,

Maharashtra, India

2UG Students, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NK Orchid college of Engineering & Technology, Solapur,

Maharashtra, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------

Abstract - The rubber industry generates a significant

recycled rubber is used to manufacture tyres. The nylon strands separated from the tyre rubber is also reused in various applications.

amount of airborne nylon particles, posing a serious health hazard to workers and contributing to environmental pollution. To address this issue, one of the main challenges is the development of efficient and cost-effective methods for producing nylon particles with the desired properties. Nylon particles must be small enough to capture, but they must also be large enough to be easily filtered out of the air. A novel nylon particle arresting system has been designed. This system effectively captures and removes nylon particles from the air, creating a cleaner and safer work environment.

The air pollution is one of the greatest scourges of this era. It not only account for its impact on climate change but also its impact on public and individual health due to increasing morbidity and mortality. There are many pollutants that are major factors in disease in humans. Among them, Particulate Matter (PM), particles of variable but very small diameter, penetrate the respiratory system via inhalation, causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, reproductive and central nervous system dysfunctions, and cancer [2]. The effect of PM is illustrated in the table 1 [3].

Key Words: Nylon Fiber, Rubber Particles, Air Pollution, Tyre, Recycling, Human Health.

Table-1 Particle size and its penetration

1. INTRODUCTION Every year huge numbers of tyres of four and two wheelers have been replaced with new one. Hence there is need to process the used tyres on daily basis because of large quantity. India is the world’s third largest producer and fourth largest consumer of natural rubber. The automobile industry is the largest consumer of rubber in India. India produces 6.5 lakh tyres every day. Looking to the rate of growth of the automobile industry, the tyre production will increase exponentially in future. It was reported that around 80.1 million cars and utility vehicles and 236.4 million two wheelers will be on the roads by 2035. It was estimated that every year near about 1.6 billion waste tyres is generated worldwide. India contributes 6% of the waste tyre. India has big market of tyre recycle. Tyre recycle industry in India imports around 300000 tonnes of tyres every year. They are subject to thermochemical treatments and separation in high temperature to produce of rubber, nylon, industrial oil and other derivatives.

Impact Factor value: 8.226

>11

Passage into nostrils

7-11

Passage into nasal cavity

4.7-7

Passage into larynx

Chronic exposure studies suggest relatively broad susceptibility to cumulative effects of long-term repeated exposure to fine particulate pollution, resulting in substantive estimates of population average loss of life expectancy in highly polluted environments. [6]

Gujrat Rubber Polymer is one such unit where the used tyres are processed. The major objectives of the processing unit are to extract rubber and the nylon from it. This extracted or

Penetration degree in human respiratory system

Research was carried in the residential indoor rooms for the air pollution and it was observed that Synthetic fragments and fibres accounted, on average, for 4% of the total identified particles, while nonsynthetic particles of protein and cellulose constituted 91% and 4%, respectively. Polyester was the predominant synthetic polymer in all samples (81%), followed by polyethylene (5%), and nylon (3%) [4]. The significance of recycling of waste rubber in protecting the environment and conserving energy is discussed. Various kinds of recycling approaches to waste rubber are summed up. [5]

Pollution from these tyre recycling industries is a big concern. Every year many rubber or tyre recycling industries were shut down after finding that the units were flouting environmental norms and were responsible for high levels of pollution [1].

Particle size (μm)

In this research work the causes of airborne nylon particles were investigated and the solution to arrest these air

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