Extraction and Characterization of Forest Anchomanes (Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) ENGL.) Starch for Fuel Production

The use of cassava for fuel ethanol production in Nigeria is supported by the Nigerian Biofuel Policy and Incentives (NBPI) 2007. Because its food, feed industrial value, need to replace with crops/plants that are food feeds neutral has motivated this research. Starch was extracted from forest anchomanes (FA) (Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) ENGL.) tubers some physicochemical elemental properties were determined. At present, plant uncultivated other parts Africa where it found. Results showed starch content FA varied 72.12 75.83%. granules all had similar proximate, antinutrients appeared usable production. However, suggest potential sustainably cassava, further investigations needed beyond these initial results.