DESFIBRAMENTO DE CAVACOS LAMINADOS DE BAMBUSA VULGARIS SCHRAD VISANDO À EXTRAÇÃO DE AMIDO

In this paper, laminated chips of Bambusa vulgaris Schrad with reduced thickness (0.5 mm) were shredded for starch extraction as well as fibrous and residual fraction separations. The chip shredding system was performed in a domestic liquefier provided with an inverted cup. The results varied from 52.16 to 69.36 g/kg for starch, from 774.53 to 798.26 g/kg for fibrous fraction and from 72.50 to 112.44 g/kg for residual fraction. The utilization of laminated chips with thickness ranging from 0.403 to 0.489 mm, improved the starch extraction, as they eliminate the need of softening pre-treatment of the chips.