The invention discloses a method for reducing the molecular weight of 
starch through a dry method. The method comprises the steps of firstly, feeding the 
starch into a reaction still, and inputting 
ozone into the reaction still to react with the 
starch; then, separating the starch which is subjected to dry treatment by using the 
ozone by feeding the starch into a 
cyclone dust remover, thus obtaining the starch of which the molecular weight is reduced. According to the method disclosed by the invention, high-quality 
modified starch which is higher in carboxyl group content, low in molecular weight and lower in 
characteristic viscosity value can be prepared; meanwhile, the whole reaction process of the method is kept in a dry treatment process, a product is green and healthy, no 
reagent residue exists, and the safety of the 
modified starch is ensured, so that the method can be widely applied to various modern industries such as 
papermaking, 
spinning and particularly food and 
medicine; meanwhile, an operation technology of the method is simple in operation, no 
sewage and 
wastewater are discharged, washing is not needed, and the productivity is up to 99 percent or more, so that the operation technology can replace a traditional wet technology to prepare LMW (Low Molecular Weight) oxidized starch, and an actual application significance is obtained.