CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF STARCH HYDROLYSATES

摘要

CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF STARCH HYDROLYSATES of the disclosure A process for producing starch hydrolysates which comprises continuously moving an aqueous acidic starch slurry through a tubular heating zone at a pressure substantially above that of saturated steam to raise the: temperature of the slurry to at least 100.degree.C., thereby causing the starch slurry to at least partially gelatinize and thereafter form into a hot starch liquid, characterized in that the hot starch liquid from the tubular heating zone at a first elevated pressure is forced through a restricting zone and into a tubular reaction zone having a second elevated pressure substantially below said first elevated pressure whereby a highly reactive starch liquid emerges from the restricting zone into the tubular reaction zone in the form of a fine spray or mist with a sudden release of energy and continuously moving the highly reactive starch liquid through the tubular reaction zone to form a homogeneous starch hydrolysate.