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Starch Industry

Wedge wire screen filters have a wide range of applications in the starch industry. They can be used for filtration, separation, sizing, and even recovery of starch.
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Why is the global starch industry important?

The starch industry is at the very heart of food production: supplying hundreds of ingredients for use in thousands of food products and animal feed.

At the same time, starches play a vital role in a wide variety of products beyond food. Natural and modified food starches can be found in products and processes in the consumer products, pharmaceutical, energy, industrial and chemical sectors.

With the world beginning a gradual shift away from fuels as the primary engine of economic prosperity, there will be a larger opportunity for starch producers to contribute renewable, sustainable materials through the economy.



Starch is primarily extracted from corn, wheat, tapioca, potatoes, rice, and other plant feedstocks. Each raw ingredient yields a different amount of starch, which varies greatly. 

Starches have been used throughout history and are now most commonly used in the food and paper industries. 

And Starches are also suitable for different industries:

  • Food
  • Thickening agent
  • Packaging: as an adhesive in the paper and corrugating industry.
  • Pharmaceutical & Chemical: Starch binding and dissolvent properties are suitable in the formulation of tablets and capsules by pharmaceuticals; Starch is used in the chemical industry to produce amino acids, organic acids, enzymes, and yeast.
  • Feed
  • etc,

Starchs raw materials:

  • Corn (Maize): the majority of global starch markets are dominated by corn (maize)
  • Wheat: After maize, wheat is the second most produced cereal grain.
  • Cassava

While starch is produced commercially from many different crops, it is most widely obtained from corn, wheat, rice, potato, and cassava. 

Starch is a primary foodstuff and acts as a key source of carbohydrates in global food production.

Filtration fulfills an important role in starch production



The process, from the agricultural crop (grain or root) to starch and its derivatives is bristling with solid-liquid separation and classification steps, from screening to removing fibers and husks through to the final filtration and washing process prior to thermal drying. 



The starch industry is a very large consumer of water (nearly all of which ultimately leaves the plant either in a waste stream or as water vapor from dryers/evaporators). Minimizing the use of water can be a key factor in the success of a starch plant.



Wedge wire screen filters have a wide range of applications in the starch industry. They can be used for filtration, separation, sizing, and even recovery of starch.
The wedge wire screen provides a higher level of filtration, offers a more efficient method of filtration, reduces downtime and maintenance costs, and is easy to clean. These features make wedge wire screens an ideal choice for many different applications in the starch industry.



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