process corn into starch

Corn starch equipment is a combination of a series of machinery and devices used to process corn into starch. The following is an introduction to corn starch equipment:
1. Main equipment composition
Cleaning equipment:
Purpose: To remove impurities in corn, such as stones, soil, metal, etc., to ensure the smooth progress of subsequent processing and the quality of starch.
Common equipment: vibrating screen, magnetic separator, etc. The vibrating screen separates impurities of different sizes through screens of different pore sizes; the magnetic separator uses magnetic force to absorb metal impurities.
Soaking equipment:
Function: Soak corn in a specific solution to soften the corn particles and destroy the protein network to facilitate the separation of starch.
Main equipment: soaking tank. Soaking tanks are usually made of stainless steel, which has good corrosion resistance. During the soaking process, parameters such as soaking time, temperature and solution concentration need to be controlled.
Crushing equipment:
Function: Break the soaked corn into small pieces for further extraction of starch.
Common equipment: crusher. There are many types of crushers, such as tooth roller crushers, hammer crushers, etc. Different types of crushers are suitable for different corn particle sizes and hardnesses.
Separation equipment:
Purpose: Separate the starch in the crushed corn from other components (such as protein, fiber, etc.).
Main equipment: centrifuge, cyclone, etc. The centrifugal separator uses centrifugal force to separate materials of different densities; the cyclone uses the principle of fluid mechanics to separate starch.
Dehydration equipment:
Function: Remove the moisture from the separated starch milk to obtain wet starch.
Common equipment: vacuum filter, filter press, etc. These devices can effectively filter or squeeze out the water in the starch milk and increase the concentration of starch.
Drying equipment:
Function: further dry the wet starch to reduce its moisture content to a certain standard for easy storage and transportation.
Main equipment: air flow dryer, tube bundle dryer, etc. Drying equipment needs to control drying temperature, wind speed and other parameters to ensure the quality of starch.