METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF HYDROLYTICALLY BROKEN DOWN AND POSSIBLY SUBSTITUTED STARCH, USE OF HYDROLYTICALLY BROKEN DOWN STARCH AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SAME

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of hydrolytically broken down starch or hydrolytically broken down substituted starch products such as hydroxyethyl- or hydroxypropyl starch. The invention essentially consists of carrying out most of the hydrolytic breakdown in a pipe-shaped, temperature-controlled reactor (22) having no mixing elements. The remaining breakdown is carried out in one or more reactors (34-40) fitted with mixing elements (fine hydrolysis). The product obtained can be used both in the food industry and for medical purposes, especially as plasma diluent.