Cassava Starch Drying 

Cassava starch is one of the most widely produced native starches globally, serving as a critical raw material in food, textile, paper, adhesive, and bioplastic industries. The drying of cassava starch presents unique challenges rooted in its high initial moisture content (typically 38–45% after dewatering), narrow gelatinisation temperature window (59–69°C), and fine granular particle structure that is prone to attrition in high-velocity airstreams. Kerone Engineering Solutions has developed specialised industrial drying systems for cassava starch that deliver controlled, uniform drying while preserving native granule morphology, whiteness index, and functional viscosity characteristics demanded by premium starch buyers. Flash dryer technology forms the backbone of most cassava starch drying lines, with pneumatic conveying of wet starch cake through a high-velocity heated airstream achieving near-instantaneous surface and internal moisture evaporation in a single pass, producing a free-flowing powder at target moisture of 12–13% within seconds.