Cashew processing · Mozambique
The loop closes: shell fuels kernel.
Cashew is the application where our technology closes a complete loop: the shells removed during processing become the fuel that dries the kernels.
Processing challenges
- Variable field drying affects raw-nut quality.
- High energy cost.
- Moisture management determines whole-kernel recovery.
- Caustic CNSL requires safe handling amid international quality competition.
System configuration
- Multi-stage approach covering pre-shelling and post-shelling processing.
- Raw-nut conditioning optimising moisture for shelling — the single biggest driver of whole-kernel recovery.
- Gentle kernel drying preserving whole kernels.
- Shell recovery feeding the burner, delivering near-complete process energy self-sufficiency.
- Safe CNSL handling.
Product applications
- Raw-nut conditioning — 8–10% moisture standardisation, shell-strength optimisation, storage preparation.
- Kernel drying — post-shelling reduction to 3–5%, colour preservation, whole-kernel maximisation.
- Integrated energy recovery — shell combustion, process-heat generation, CNSL separation.
Outcomes
- Improved whole-kernel recovery.
- Better white and cream colour grades.
- Substantial reduction in external fuel requirement.
- Consistent quality supporting higher pricing.
Explore further
- All drying applications — parameters and quality metrics for this product class.
- Hot-air generators — the indirect-heat core that keeps combustion off your product.
- Industrial tunnel dryers — the 1,500 kg-per-batch chambers this configuration uses.
- Worked use cases — fully engineered example configurations across West Africa.
Processing cashew in Mozambique?
We’ll match temperature, airflow and hygiene design to your product and validate parameters by trial before quoting outcomes.
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