Sugar Journal

The Use of Sugarcane Bagasse for the Production of Eatable Mushrooms
Castillo, B.E.  1996.  An investigation was started with the specific objective of demonstrating the efficiency in the use of sugarcane bagasse as a substratum for the production of eatable mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus. Three different forms within the use of bagasse were evaluated, using the mushroom strain…
The Use of Nuclear Refractometers for Sugar Crystallization in Sugar Mills and Refineries
Ing. Pineda, A. P.  1996.  El Angel sugar factory has installed four nuclear refractometers; three in the refinery pans and another one at the raw crystallizing pan. With this reliable and exact measurement of the massecuite brix inside the pan, supersaturation can be easily controlled.…
Sweet Plastics
Hauser, R.L., Tungland, B.C., et.al.  1996.  In an attempt to satisfy the need for environmentally friendly plastics that break down in the environment, several biodegradable plastics are now being produced from either starch or sugar. Bio Plastics owns a range of patented biocomposite plastic formulation that may provide an answer to renewing resources at a…
Sugarbeet Processing in a Sugarcane Factory
Cole, F. and Clarke, M.A.  1996.  A trial has been made on concurrent grinding of sugarbeet with sugarcane at the Enterprise Factory of M.A. Patout and son, in Louisiana. Measurement of raffinose extracted from the beet in mixed beet-cane juice, by ion chromatography, has provided a measure of extraction of sucrose from the sugarbeet…
Sugar Refinery Effluent Water Treatment Microbial Augmentation for Problem Reduction
Henson, L. and Wilson, T.E. Jr.  1996.  Effluent water from a sugar refinery is typically limited in available nutrients; therefore, nutrient augmentation allows for more efficient degradation. The impact of such an augmentation has been described and the results are detailed. Sugar Refinery…