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| Application/use |
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To remove the peel from cassava tubers |
| Description of the technology |
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Peeling (removal of the corky skin alone or along with the fibrous rind) is usually accomplished manually with hand knives. It is the most labour intensive unit operation in the process of starch extraction. A cassava peeling knife of novel design with a curved blade has been developed to reduce the flesh loss during peeling. The average output of the peeling knife is 132 kg/h, comparable to that of the traditional knife used by professional workers in starch and sago factories. Flesh loss with the improved knife is only 1.38% compared to the 5.70% by the traditional knife. |
| Inputs required |
| Raw material |
Cassava tubers |
| Plant and machinery |
Nil |
| Power |
Manual |
| Manpower |
One |
| Land |
Nil |
| Investment |
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| Out put capacity |
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132 kg/h |
| Unit cost |
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Rs 25/- |
| Commercialisation |
| Commercialisation status(Specify if any other) |
Entrepreneurs |
| No of Licensees |
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| Selected addresses (one or two) |
1.Varalakshmi Starch Industies, Mallur, Salem, TN
2. M/s Selvakumar Sago factories, Thammam petty, Salem, TN |
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| Developed by |
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Dr. S.K. Nanda*
Principal Scientist,
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute,
Sreekariyam, Trivandrum, Kerala 695 017
*Present Address: Project Coordinator, AICRP on PHT, CIPHET, Ludhiana, Punjab |
| Contact for details |
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Director, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute,
Sreekariyam PO, Trivandrum, Kerala- 695 017
ctcritvm@yahoo.com, Ph: 04712598551,
Fax : 04712590063 |
| Patent obtained/ applied |
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NA |
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