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Cassava dewatering machine

Cassava dewatering machine

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 (2023) Cassava dewatering machine. [Video] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Cassava is a perennial root crop native to South America and the main source of calories for many people living in sub-Saharan Africa. To extend cassava shelf-life, the roots need to be peeled, grated, pressed, pulverized, dried, and milled into a flower. Dewatering is the step where water is removed by mechanical means instead of by evaporation. In sub-Saharan African countries cassava dewatering is done using presses. Those presses operate in batches, consisting of a major bottleneck of the cassava processing industry. We have therefore developed a simple and low-cost continuously operated cassava dewatering equipment.

Item Type: Video
Uncontrolled Keywords: dewateiring
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2023 15:35
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38510

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