Sugar & Starch

Sugar production and by-product processing require high precision, durability, and reliable continuous operation. Polat Makina offers high-performance centrifuge technologies designed to meet the demanding operational requirements of sugar and molasses processing plants.

Key applications of decanter and separator centrifuges include separating solids from sugar beet and sugarcane juices, reducing the solids load upstream of filtration systems, separating potassium sulfate crystals during the evaporation of vinasse, recovering vinasse and producing concentrated vinasse (provin), and treating sugar beet and sugarcane wash water to remove Bruckner sludge.

Starch is an essential and sustainable ingredient that determines the performance and quality of countless products. Producing native or modified starch from tapioca, potatoes, wheat, corn, peas, or rice starts with the right process expertise and reliable technology.

At Polat Makina, our industry experience, advanced separation technologies, and integrated service and automation solutions help maximize efficiency, ensure consistent product quality, and deliver sustainable performance at every dewatering stage of your production process.

Polat Makina delivers:

• Higher process efficiency

• Lower energy consumption

• Robust, long-lasting machines

• Easy maintenance and readily available spare parts

These advantages support stable operations and consistent, homogeneous product quality.

Applications in Wheat Starch Production

Decanter centrifuges are used to produce:

• A-starch suspension, purified for glucose and starch production or for use as a feedstock in modified starch manufacturing

• Concentrated B-starch suspension for further processing into ethanol or use in animal feed

Gluten Separation

Decanter centrifuges are also used in various process stages, including the concentration of the pentosan fraction for use in animal feed.

In addition, Polat Makina centrifuges are successfully used in corn starch production for gluten separation, tapioca (cassava) starch dewatering, potato starch and protein production, starch recovery from cutting water in potato chip manufacturing plants, and pea starch and protein production. They also provide effective solutions for wastewater treatment plants across the starch industry.