Alcohol: Ethanol is derived from tapioca starch and used as fuel. It accounted for 70% supplied to alcoholic beverage industry and lysol industry. One ton of tapioca starch yields 720 litre or 95% ethanol.
3. Textiles (Sizing and Dyeing)
Starch is perfect for textile applications. This is why it is widely used in the sizing of yarns and finishing of cotton and
polyester fabrics. The starch has a important role in three stages of production of textiles : mixing, printing and finishing.Textiles (Sizing and Dyeing)
4. Paper Industries
Tapioca starch will be used in three stages of production process; Beater Sizing or Wet-end, Surfacing Sizing or Size-press and Surface Coating
5. Animal Feed
Starch is highly economical and therefore extensively used as a filler in the manufacturing of compounded animal feeds
6. Glue and Adhesive Industries.
Its relatively high viscosity affords an appreciable binding capacity, which is why starch finds much favour in the adhesive
industry. Tapioca starch becomes sticky when it is mixed with water or certain chemicals. It stays sticky over a very long period of times. However, high quality tapioca starch fits for making industrial glues.
7. Pharmaceutical Industries (Tablet binder and dispersion agent).
Native starch is used as binders, fillers and disintegrating agents for tablet production
8. Cosmetics Industries
* make-up
* soap filler/extender
* face creams
9. Construction Industry
* concrete block binder
* asbestos, clay/limestone binder
* fire-resistant wallboard
* plywood/chipboard adhesive
* gypsum board binder
* paint filler
10. Plywood
Tapioca starch is applied for making glue which is an important raw material of the plywood industry. The strength and the quality of plywood depend largely on the quality of glue.
11. Detergent Soaps
12. Miscellaneous
* biodegradable plastic film
* dry cell batteries
* printed circuit boards
* leather finishing