COTTON CONTAMINATION DETECTION AT GIN STAND FEEDER APRON

The specific objectives of the proposed research is to assess the best method for detecting and removing plastic contamination at the gin-stand feeder apron. The gin stand feeder apron has been selected as it provides the only place in the gin where the cotton is presented in a thin stream of open-locked cotton and is at a position where the cotton can also be easily diverted when any contamination is detected.