Valuable Features of a Cassava Starch Processing Equipment

1. Valuable Features of a Cassava Starch Processing Equipment Body: Cassava is a well-known food crop that is processed not only to obtain starch but also fufu, garri and cassava chips. In fact, cassava is more popularly known as a multi-purpose food crop with an increasing demand in the international market. With the intention of making more profits, investors are showing rapid interest in converting cassava into modified starch. Today, modified cassava starch has emerged as one of the leading commercial starches in the global market. While extracting starch from cassava used to be a time-consuming process initially, now, the entire procedure has been greatly enhanced. By using the latest starch processing equipment that isintegratedwith advanced technology, processing cassava starch can be done at a faster rate with better results. If you’re looking for the best equipment to process your cassava starch, you are likely to come across numerous such pieces of equipment manufactured by various engineering companies. But the question is, do you know the features that distinguish the latest processing equipment for cassava starch? If not, continue reading this blog!

3. Must-Have Features of a Cassava Starch Processing Machine 1.Cassava Cleaning Cleaning the raw material is the first step towards producing cassava starch. The modern cassava starch processing machine is composed of: Dry sieve: A cassava starch processing machine is integrated with a dry sieve machine that removes dirt and other impurities that are embedded in the cassava raw material. The machine has several inner spiral components that push forth the cassava and can also be adjusted according to the various specifications of the raw materials. Paddle washing machine: This machine performs the second part of the cleaning process by incorporating the counter-current water flow principle. In this section, the cassava tubers are cleaned thoroughly before moving on for processing. 2.Cassava Processing In the processing section, the cleaned cassava tubers further undergo various machines in which the starch granules are separated physically.

4. Cutting machine: As the name suggests, the cassava tubers are cut into pieces. This makes the crushing process convenient while processing the starch from the food crop. Rasper: This process consists of disintegrating the washed cassava by adding water to the pulp. The starch granules are released from the fibrous mould and in the end, the cassava raw materials turn into a starch mixture in the cassava starch processing equipment. Centrifuge sieve: After transferring the starch slurry into the centrifugal sieve, the cassava starch and fiber are screened by the equipment’s centrifugal force that separates the fiber from the starch mixture. It is one of the most important procedures in cassava starch extraction. Fine fiber sieve: The centrifuge sieve cannot separate all the cassava starch fiber. This is where the fine fiber sieve plays a vital role. By using this feature, the fine fibers from the starch mixture get easily separated using the equipment’s gravity and centrifugal force. Desander: Desanding is done using the principle of gravity separation; the starch slurry having high density is collected at the bottom while low density starch mixture gets accumulated in

5. the upper portion. The purpose of desanding is to remove any sand debris from the starch mixture. Hydrocyclone: Designed on the centrifugal sedimentation principle, the machine has a swirl pump impeller that prevents the starch slurry from getting blocked. It uses moderate pressure, functions smoothly and consumes less power. The hydrocyclone helps to separate the protein from the cell liquid as well as provide the required density to the cassava starch. Conclusion: That’s not all. The modern cassava starch processing equipment also comes with a starch drying section, comprising of peeler centrifuge and flash dryer. The peeler centrifuge produces dehydrated starch powder containing around 40% moisture. This starch is then sent to flash dryer that further dries the starch and produces cassava starch that has only 13-14% moisture content. Interesting to buy feature-rich starch processing equipment? Visit us on: https://microtecco.com/processing-technologies/starch-production/ Microtec Engineering Group PTY LTD Email: sales@microtecco.com Website: https://microtecco.com