Cassava Cultivation
Cassava, Manihot esculenta, also known as yucca, mandioca, manioca, tapioca and cassada is a shrubby perennial crop of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge) family.Introduction Cassava, Manihot esculenta, also known as yucca, mandioca, manioca, tapioca and cassava is a shrubby perennial crop of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge) family. It is extensively cultivated as ...
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Cassava starch or tapioca starch, a product extracted from fresh roots is one of the major commercial starches in the global market.NATIVE STARCH Cassava starch or tapioca starch, a product extracted from fresh roots is one of the major commercial starches in the global market. It is ranked as the second, after corn starch. The t...
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Value-Added Products
Starch can act as a thickener, texturizer, moisture retention aid, gelling agent, adhesive, binder, film forming agent, emulsifier, stabilizer, disintegrant and diluent in various products.STARCH MODIFICATION Starch, when cooked, provides viscous paste and when cooled, it can form film and gel which are very useful for various applications. Furthermore, the functional properties of sta...
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Solid wastes from cassava starch production are cassava stem, soil, sand, and pulp. There still lacks of an interest in utilization for value adding of these wastes. Nowadays, the wastes are mostly used as soil additive.Treatment and Utilization of Root, Stem, and Pulp Solid wastes from cassava starch production are cassava stem, soil, sand, and pulp. There still lacks of an interest in utilization for value adding ...
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Ethanol Production
Fermentation of simple sugars by yeast is currently used extensively to produce ethanol from renewable sugar-containing biomass.Feedstock for bioethanol production Instead of chemical synthesis, fermentation of simple sugars by yeast is currently used extensively to produce ethanol from renewable sugar-containing biomass. The...
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