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A New Hydrocyclone Process for the Production of Potato Starch with Lowest Fresh Water Consumption
Author(s) -
Verberne P.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
starch ‐ stärke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1521-379X
pISSN - 0038-9056
DOI - 10.1002/star.19770290906
Subject(s) - hydrocyclone , starch , potato starch , yield (engineering) , pulp and paper industry , extraction (chemistry) , fresh water , food science , chemistry , water consumption , environmental science , materials science , chromatography , environmental engineering , engineering , metallurgy , classical mechanics , physics
A drastic reduction of fresh water consumption for extraction and refining of potato starch was reached in a new process. The undiluted potato rasp is pumped directly into a closed system of pumps and hydrocyclones in which the starch is separated from the fibres and washed out with fresh water. The fresh water consumption is reduced to about 200 l/t of potatoes. Quality and yield of starch are the same as in conventional processes.