Data from: Performance of a cotton gin machine that removes plastic contamination from seed cotton
This is USDA-ARS data from the publication: "Performance of a cotton gin machine that removes plastic contamination from seed cotton." The study was conducted during the Fall of 2020 with continued data analysis thru September 2021. Plastic contamination is the most pressing issue for the U.S. cotton industry today. Due to this problem, U.S. cotton has lost the 7 cents per pound premium it brought on international cotton markets. Plastic contaminants are often introduced prior to ginning, but cotton gin machinery can tear and shred the plastics so that they become more difficult to remove. A cotton gin machine developed and used to combat the plastic contamination problem in Chinese cotton was tested to compare its performance at removing typical plastics found in U.S. cotton to that of conventional cotton gin seed cotton cleaners.
Funding
USDA-ARS: 3050-41000-010-000-D
Cotton Incorporated: CI
History
Data contact name
Whitelock, DerekData contact email
derek.whitelock@usda.govPublisher
Ag Data CommonsIntended use
To evaluate plastic extraction performance of an off-the-shelf machine to cotton cleaning machines typically used in the U.S.Temporal Extent Start Date
2020-11-24Temporal Extent End Date
2021-09-10Theme
- Not specified
Geographic Coverage
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Cotton producing statesISO Topic Category
- farming
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
cotton gin; seed cotton; cotton industry; plastics; cleaners; lint cotton; cleaningOMB Bureau Code
- 005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
OMB Program Code
- 005:040 - National Research
ARS National Program Number
- 306
Pending citation
- No
Public Access Level
- Public