Nozzle separators for starch recovery
Optimize your starch recovery process with our nozzle separators—designed to deliver high-capacity operation, minimize energy consumption, and ensure continuous, reliable performance while reducing maintenance time. These separators enhance starch quality through effective washing and concentrating, making them an essential asset for your production line.
Washes and Concentrates Starch and Gluten
The Nozzle Separators for Starch Recovery from GEA employ a centrifugal separation process that excels in continuous washing, concentrating, and thickening of starch and gluten. Designed for use in food, beverage, dairy, and chemical industries, this equipment ensures minimal starch quality loss due to closed feed and discharge systems, preventing oxidation. With processing capacities ranging from 40 to 500 m³/h, these separators use innovative drive concepts to reduce energy consumption and internal centripetal pumps eliminate the need for additional liquid-phase pumps. Constructed for CIP-capable applications, maintenance is streamlined by accessible nozzles and an optional direct drive improves capacity and reduces noise. Customization options and engineering support are available for optimization in diverse production environments.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent starch quality by preventing oxidation with closed discharge systems.
- Reduces fresh water consumption with efficient process water use.
- Minimizes operational costs through low energy consumption and simple maintenance.
- Increases production capacity with direct drive technology while maintaining a small footprint.
- Facilitates uninterrupted production with CIP-capable design and easy nozzle access.
- Applications
- Gluten,Beverage,Chemical,Food processing,Starch,New food,Dairy
- End products
- Ethanol,Dairy cream concentrates,Liquid glucose,Cornstarch,Plant-based milk alternatives,Maltodextrin,Potato starch,Modified starches,Wheat gluten,Clarified fruit juices,Novel plant-based protein concentrates
- Steps before
- Grinding,Purification
- Steps after
- Gluten thickening,Clarification
- Input ingredients
- crude starch,gluten
- Output ingredients
- washed starch,concentrated starch,thickened gluten
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Capacity
- 40–500 m³/h
- Energy Consumption
- Low
- Drive Type
- Direct Drive
- Noise Level
- Low
- Footprint
- Compact/Small
- Maintenance
- Easy/Quick nozzle replacement
- Process Water Consumption
- Minimized
- Feed and Discharge
- Closed (No starch oxidation)
- CIP Capability
- Operational Speed
- Internal Pump Type
- Centripetal
- Working mechanism
- Centrifugal separation
- Integrated steps
- Washing,concentrating,gluten thickening
- CIP principles
- CIP-capable at operating speed
- Batch vs. inline flow
- Continuous operation
- Energy efficiency
- Low energy consumption
- Automation level
- SCADA / PLC
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Noise level
- Low
- Footprint
- Compact
- Abrasion resistance
- High
- Biological compatibility
- N/A
- Cleanability
- Easy with CIP
- Corrosive resistance
- Good with typical industrial substances
- Density/particle size
- Customizable for starch processing
- Compact footprint
- Small footprint
- Control panel type
- Integrated with easy access
- Discharge method
- Closed feed and discharge
- Compact footprint
- Yes