Sugar Journal

Options Available to the Raw Factory for Improvement of Quality and Recovery
Bennett, M.C.  1987.  The imposition of severe penalties on raw sugar quality has led to increasing interest in the improvement of purification techniques in the raw house. Methods for increasing the selective extraction of sucrose or the selective removal of impurities are briefly reviewed and…
Mill Sanitation  Another Look
Upadhiaya, U.C.  1987.  Deterioration, whether in the field or factory, decreases extraction and increases viscosity and thereby lowers the through put rates, while also producing color and acid forming compounds which requires extra lime addition to neutralize the acidity. All of these non-sucrose compounds must be removed in processing as these…
Glucose Electrode in the Factory Laboratory
Day, D.F. and Sarkar, D.  1987.  During the 1984 crop, a study of the glucose electrode was undertaken to determine its potentials for use in the sugar factory laboratory. This research paralleled a similar program undertaken in Australia. The details of the findings are recommendations as to the suitability of the instrument in the…
Gel Permeation Chromatography of Sugarcane Products
Saska, M. and Oubrahim, Y.  1987.  Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is a chromatographic method where a properly diluted sample is passed through a column packed with a porous packing. The molecules whose size falls within the separation range of the column are sized according to their molecular size which bears direct…
Fluid Bed Drying of Bone Char
Merle, J.P., Bates, L.H., et.al.  1987.  By providing 160 sq.ft. of continuous fluid bed drying capacity, C and H made it possible to utilize the waste heat in hot air from the Herreshoff air-cooled char coolers. This removes some of the moisture which otherwise would have to be evaporated in the furnace. Fluid Bed Drying of Bone Char. Sugar…