Fabrication and testing of the pulverizer for starch extraction from cassava in Malawi

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dc.creatorNthoyiwa, A.
dc.creatorHesse, H.
dc.creatorMakutu, L.
dc.creatorMahungu, N.M.
dc.creatorMkumbira, J.
dc.creatorMhone, A.
dc.creatorMoyo, C.
dc.creatorSandifolo, V.S.
dc.creatorJumbo, S.
dc.date2010
dc.date2018-03-12T10:17:30Z
dc.date2018-03-12T10:17:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:49:56Z
dc.descriptionA cassava pulverizer was fabricated and tested for starch extraction from cassava at Masinda Cassava Starch Cooperative Society in Malawi. When tested, the pulverizer increased the starch extraction percentage from cassava by 16.9% as compared to grating only and it showed that these results were significantly different (P<0.05) from the starch extraction from grating only. Given the current starch extraction rate of 18%, a 16.9% increase in the rate when the pulverizer is used represents a three percentage point increase in the extraction rate. Thus, when the pulverizer is used, the starch extraction rate can potentially be as high as 21%. Although, the pulverizer used an extra power of 3.5 horse power, it was economically to incorporate a pulverizer in starch extraction.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91558
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/114759
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceNthoyiwa, A., Hesse, H., Makutu, L., Mahungu, N., Mkumbira, J., Mhone, A., ... & Jumbo, S. (2010). Fabrication and testing of the pulverizer for starch extraction from cassava in Malawi. In: Proceedings of 10th ISTRC-AB symposium in Mozambique: root and tuber crops for poverty alleviation through science and technology for sustainable development, 8-12 October, Maputo, (p. 450-453).
dc.subjectcassava
dc.subjectcassava starch
dc.subjectproduction
dc.subjectmalawi
dc.titleFabrication and testing of the pulverizer for starch extraction from cassava in Malawi
dc.typeConference Paper

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