BST 816
Starch Technology and Syrup Production
3
Course Description
Sources of starch.
Course Outline
Sources of starch; Chemical composition and structure; Physico-chemical modification and degradation of starch; Enzymic degradation of starch; Fermentation products from starch; The technology of corn wet milling; Other products that can potentially be prepared from starch e.g; glucose syrups and flakes; fuels; alcohols; organic acids; penicillins; enzymes; amino acids and microbial polysaccharides