Sodium Silicate from Rice Husk Ash (Used in Adhesive, Drilling fluids, Concrete and general masonry treatment, Detergent auxiliaries, Water treatment, Refractory use, Dye auxiliary, Sealing of leaking water-containing structures) Manufacturing Plant, Detailed Project Report, Profile, Business Plan, Industry Trends, Market Research, Survey, Manufacturing Process, Machinery, Raw Materials, Feasibility Study, Investment Opportunities, Cost and Revenue, Plant Economics, Production Schedule, Working Capital Requirement, Plant Layout, Process Flow Sheet, Cost of Project, Projected Balance Sheets, Profitability Ratios, Break Even Analysis

Sodium silicate is used as raw material for several purposes: silica gel production, preparation of catalysts, inks, load for medicines, concrete hardening accelerator, component of detergents and soaps, refractory constituent and deflocculant in clay slurries.

Technology for rice husk ash (RHA) to sodium silicate Today rice husk is used as industrial fuel. This leads to production of large quantity of rice husk ash (RHA). RHA is now used mostly as land fill.

Rice husk / hull ash (RHA) contains:

Biogenic Amorphous Silica

Carbon

Un-burnt rice husk / hull

Sodium silicate products are manufactured as solids or thick liquids, depending on proposed use. For instance, water glass functions as a sealant in metal components. Finally, even though, sodium silicate manufacture is a mature industry, there is current research for new applications given its heat conductive properties.

The future demand for sodium silicate is a function of growth of the end-user industries, mainly soap and detergent factories, pulp and paper mills, paint, pigment and adhesive factories.

 

What are the properties of Sodium silicate?

• Sodium silicate is a white powder that is readily soluble in water, producing an alkaline solution.
• It is one of a number of related compounds like, sodium ortho silicate, sodium pyro silicate, etc. All are glassy, colorless and dissolve in water.
• Sodium silicate is stable in neutral and alkaline. In acidic solutions, the silicate ion reacts with hydrogen ions to form silicic acid, which when heated and roasted forms silica gel, a hard, glassy substance.
• Liquids and solids based on sodium silicate and produced by PQ Corporation have a density from 1.6g/cubic cm. to about 1.4 g/cubic cm.

Sodium Silicate is a colourless compound of oxides of sodium and silica. It has a range of chemical formula varying in sodium oxide (Na2O) and silicon dioxide or silica (SiO2) contents or ratios. Sodium silicate is the generic name for a series of compounds derived from soluble sodium silicate glasses. They are water solutions of sodium oxide (Na2O) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) combined in various ratios. Varying the proportions of SiO2 to Na2O and the solids content results in solutions with differing properties that have many diversified industrial applications. These are sold as 20% to 50% aqueous solutions called water glass.

Rice husk a major by-product of the rice milling industry, is one of the most commonly available lignocellulosic materials that can be converted to different types of fuels and chemical feedstocks through a variety of thermo chemical conversion processes. Rice husk is an agricultural residue abundantly available in rice producing countries. The husk surrounds the paddy grain.

India is a major rice producing country, and the husk generated during milling is mostly used as a fuel in the boilers for processing paddy, producing energy through direct combustion and/or by gasification. About 20 million tones of RHA are produced annually. This RHA is a great environment threat causing damage to the land and the surrounding area in which it is dumped. Lots of ways are being thought of for disposing them by making commercial use of this RHA.

Sodium silicates are used in the composition of acid resisting and refractory cements. Other uses of the silicate are as follows: as a suspension agent in are purification processes, from industrial wastes, for water proofing stone products, as a coating material in the packing materials, such as wooden panels, paper or cardboard boxes, for the insulation of electric copper wires, in the preservation of eggs. As a whole it is a good project for entrepreneurs to invest.

 

Few Indian Major Players are as under:

Abhiraami Chemicals Ltd.

Balls & Cylpebs Ltd.

Kiran Global Chems Ltd.

Shri Aster Silicates Ltd.

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

1.       Project Location

1.1.     District Profile & Geotechnical Site Characterization

1.1.1.  General

1.1.2.  Location & Geographical Area

1.1.3.  Topography

1.1.4.  Administrative set up

1.1.5.  Map

1.1.6.  Industry at a Glance

2.       Introduction

3.       Uses & Application

3.1.     Typical Industries Using Sodium Silicates

3.2.     Sodium Silicate

4.       Properties of Sodium Silicate

4.1.     Sodium Silicate

5.       Grades & Types of Sodium Silicate

5.1.     Sodium Silicate (Neutral Grade -Liquid)

5.2.     Technical Specification:

5.3.     Sodium Silicate (Alkaline Grade)

5.4.     Technical Specification:

6.       Market Survey

7.       Financials & Comparison Of Major Indian Players/Companies

7.1.     About Financial Statements of CMIE Database

7.2.     Profits & Appropriations

7.3.     Total Liabilities

7.4.     Total Assets

7.5.     Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities

7.6.     Section – I

7.6.1.  Name of the company with contact details

7.6.2.  Name of Director(S)

7.6.3.  Plant Capacity

7.6.4.  Location of Plant

7.6.5.  Name of Raw Material(S) Consumed With Quantity & Cost

7.7.     Section – II

7.7.1.  Assets

7.7.2.  Cash Flow

7.7.3.  Cost as % Ge of Sales

7.7.4.  Forex Transaction

7.7.5.  Growth in Assets & Liabilities

7.7.6.  Growth in Income & Expenditure

7.7.7.  Income & Expenditure

7.7.8.  Liabilities

7.7.9.  Liquidity Ratios

7.7.10.   Profitability Ratio

7.7.11.   Profits

7.7.12.   Return Ratios

7.7.13.   Structure of Assets & Liabilities (%)

7.7.14.   Working Capital & Turnover Ratios

8.       Export & Import Statistics Data of India

8.1.     Export Statistics Data on Sodium Silicate

8.2.     Import Statistics Data on Sodium Silicate

9.       Methods of Analysis

10.    Safety Procedures in Handling Sodium Silicates

10.1.Liquid Silicates

10.2.Storage and Handling

10.3.Pumps, Valves and Piping

10.4.Methods of Analysis

11.    Raw Material Details

11.1.Main Characteristics of Rice Husk

11.2.Chemical Analysis of Rice Husk on Dry Basis

11.3.Rice Husk Ash

11.4.Composition of Rice Husk Ash on Dry Basis

12.    Production Methods of Rice Husk Ash

13.    Manufacturing Process

14.    Process Flow Diagram

15.    Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for Sodium Silicate

15.1.Hazards Identification

15.2.Major Health Hazards

15.3.Precautionary Statements

15.4.Potential Health Effects

15.5.First Aid Measures

15.6.Fire-Fighting Measures

15.7.Accidental Release Measures

15.8.Handling and Storage

15.9.Personal Protective Equipment

16.    Suppliers of Plant & Machinery

16.1.Complete Machinery Suppliers

17.    Suppliers of Raw Materials

18.    Machinery, Raw Material & Product Photographs

18.1.Machinery Photographs

18.2.Raw Material Photographs

18.3.Product Photographs

19.     Plant Layout

20.   Quotation of Plant, Machinery and Equipments from Supplier

 

 

PROJECT FINANCIALS

·         Project at a Glance

Annexure

·         Assumptions for Profitability workings ….…………………………………………....................... 1

·         Plant Economics…………………………………………………………………………….................... 2

·         Production Schedule……………………………………………………………………….................... 3

·         Land & Building…………………………………………………………………………….................... 4

§  Factory Land & Building

§  Site Development Expenses

·         Plant & Machinery………………………………………………………………………….................... 5

§  Indigenous Machineries

§  Other Machineries (Miscellaneous, Laboratory etc.)

·         Other Fixed Assets………………………………………………………………………….................... 6

§  Furniture & Fixtures

§  Pre-operative and Preliminary Expenses

§  Technical Knowhow

§  Provision of Contingencies

·         Working Capital Requirement Per Month………………………………………………................. 7

§  Raw Material

§  Packing Material

§  Lab & ETP Chemical Cost

§  Consumable Store

·         Overheads Required Per Month and Per Annum ……………………………………................. .8

§  Utilities & Overheads (Power, Water and Fuel Expenses etc.)

§  Royalty and Other Charges

§  Selling and Distribution Expenses

·         Salary and Wages ……………………………………………………………………………................. 9

·         Turnover Per Annum ………………………………………………………………………................ 10

·         Share Capital…………………………………………………………………………………................ 11

§  Equity Capital

§  Preference Share Capital

 

•        Annexure 1            ::        Cost of Project and Means of Finance

•        Annexure 2            ::        Profitability and Net Cash Accruals

§  Revenue/Income/Realisation

§  Expenses/Cost of Products/Services/Items

§  Gross Profit

§  Financial Charges    

§  Total Cost of Sales

§  Net Profit After Taxes

§  Net Cash Accruals

 

•        Annexure 3            ::        Assessment of Working Capital requirements

§  Current Assets

§  Gross Working Capital

§  Current Liabilities

§  Net Working Capital

§  Working Note for Calculation of Work-in-process

 

•        Annexure 4            ::        Sources and Disposition of Funds

•        Annexure 5            ::        Projected Balance Sheets

§  ROI (Average of Fixed Assets)

§  RONW (Average of Share Capital)

§  ROI (Average of Total Assets)

 

•        Annexure 6            ::        Profitability ratios

§  D.S.C.R

§  Earnings Per Share (EPS)

§  Debt Equity Ratio

 

•        Annexure 7            ::        Break-Even Analysis

§  Variable Cost & Expenses

§  Semi-Variable/Semi-Fixed Expenses

§  Profit Volume Ratio (PVR)

§  Fixed Expenses / Cost 

§  B.E.P

 

•        Annexure 8 to 11   ::        Sensitivity Analysis-Price/Volume

§  Resultant N.P.B.T

§  Resultant D.S.C.R

§  Resultant PV Ratio

§  Resultant DER

§  Resultant ROI

§  Resultant BEP

 

•        Annexure 12          ::        Shareholding Pattern and Stake Status

§  Equity Capital

§  Preference Share Capital

 

•        Annexure 13          ::        Quantitative Details-Output/Sales/Stocks

§  Determined Capacity P.A of Products/Services

§  Achievable Efficiency/Yield % of Products/Services/Items 

§  Net Usable Load/Capacity of Products/Services/Items   

§  Expected Sales/ Revenue/ Income of Products/ Services/ Items   

 

•        Annexure 14          ::        Product wise domestic Sales Realisation

•        Annexure 15          ::        Total Raw Material Cost

•        Annexure 16          ::        Raw Material Cost per unit

•        Annexure 17          ::        Total Lab & ETP Chemical Cost

•        Annexure 18          ::        Consumables, Store etc.

•        Annexure 19          ::        Packing Material Cost

•        Annexure 20          ::        Packing Material Cost Per Unit

•        Annexure 21          ::        Employees Expenses

•        Annexure 22          ::        Fuel Expenses

•        Annexure 23          ::        Power/Electricity Expenses

•        Annexure 24          ::        Royalty & Other Charges

•        Annexure 25          ::        Repairs & Maintenance Expenses

•        Annexure 26          ::        Other Manufacturing Expenses

•        Annexure 27          ::        Administration Expenses

•        Annexure 28          ::        Selling Expenses

•        Annexure 29          ::        Depreciation Charges – as per Books (Total)

•        Annexure 30          ::        Depreciation Charges – as per Books (P & M)

•        Annexure 31          ::        Depreciation Charges - as per IT Act WDV (Total)

•        Annexure 32          ::        Depreciation Charges - as per IT Act WDV (P & M)

•        Annexure 33          ::        Interest and Repayment - Term Loans

•        Annexure 34          ::        Tax on Profits

•        Annexure 35          ::        Projected Pay-Back Period And IRR