The paper investigated the performance of cassava starch wastewater treatment by a self-developed ABIC ( anaerobic baffled internal circulation) . The results showed that the removal rate of COD was over 80% when hydraulic retention time ( HRT) was 20 ~ 24 h,influent COD concentration was up to 3 000 ~ 15 000 mg /L,and organic loading rate was 3 ~ 20 kg /( m3 ·d) . The ABIC system was effective to resist influent impact,the most affordable VLR was 26 kg /( m3·d) and had a steady operation. This reactor was fit for seasonal starch production wastewater treatment by shortening restart period