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Cassava Processing & Starch Production

Cassava Processing & Starch Production Facilities

Cassava Processing & Starch Production projects focus on the planning, engineering, and implementation of integrated industrial processing facilities designed to convert fresh cassava roots into starch, flour, gari, chips, and other cassava-based derivatives.

These facilities are structured to achieve stable throughput, consistent product quality, and long-term operational reliability, while supporting food, industrial, and export-oriented markets.

Each processing facility is structured to:

  • Maximize starch and product yield through controlled washing, rasping, extraction, and drying

  • Ensure consistent product quality across food-grade and industrial-grade outputs

  • Reduce losses and process inefficiencies through optimized material flow and water management

  • Enable scalable production capacity aligned with raw material supply and market demand

Cassava processing projects are developed across the entire project lifecycle — from feasibility analysis and capacity definition to process engineering, equipment integration, commissioning, training, and full operational readiness.

Cassava Processing & Starch Production

Front-End Operations

Includes: • Fresh cassava reception & weighing • Inspection, grading & sorting • Washing & soil removal • Manual / mechanical peeling • Trimming & size preparation • Controlled feed to processing lines
• Slicing / chipping • Sun or solar drying • Moisture stabilization • Dry milling • Sieving & grading • Flour packaging & storage
Includes: • Secondary size reduction • High-speed rasping • Cell wall disruption • Pulp formation (starch + fiber + water) • Pulp conditioning & homogenization
Includes: • Starch extraction • Fiber separation • Washing & purification • Dewatering • Drying • Screening & starch storage
Cassava Processing & Starch Production

Ethanol & Biogas

Includes: • Liquefaction & saccharification • Fermentation • Distillation • Dehydration • Vinasse generation
Includes: • Fiber & peel recovery • Animal feed preparation • Vinasse treatment • Anaerobic digestion • Biogas production • Energy utilization

Why Partner With Us

Cassava processing presents a different set of challenges than oilseed or grain systems. High water usage, rapid raw material degradation, variable starch content, and hygiene sensitivity require process realism rather than generic industrial assumptions.

The focus here is on making cassava processing work reliably in real operating conditions.

  • Processing concepts grounded in the biological and logistical realities of cassava roots, including perishability, moisture levels, and starch variability
  • Facility definitions that balance throughput, water use, and drying capacity to avoid bottlenecks and unstable operation
  • Practical alignment between root handling, extraction, separation, drying, and packaging rather than isolated process steps
  • Strong emphasis on water management, effluent control, and internal reuse to stabilize operating costs and environmental performance
  • Production layouts that support daily operability, hygiene discipline, and workforce routines in food and industrial settings
  • Capacity planning that allows gradual scaling and product diversification (starch, flour, gari, chips) without reworking core systems
  • Residue and by-product pathways considered from the outset to reduce disposal pressure and support secondary
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