Sugar Journal

Sugar Boiling The Syrup in the Vacuum Pans
Ziegler, J.  1979.  This paper reports on investigation of the literature to see if reasonably accurate figures for the solubility and the boiling point elevation (BPE) of typical beet and cane syrups could be established over the range of values encountered in vacuum pan work. Sugar Boiling – The Syrup in the Vacuum Pans. Sugar…
Pollution Control Equipment at American Crystal
Fordyce, I.  1979.  American Crystal started a program of testing and evaluation of boiler particulate collection equipment in December 1970. Four basic technologies for removal of dusts from gas streams were being developed by various equipment manufacturers. These four technologies were: multiple cyclone collectors or “…
New Biological Wastewater Treatment Process at Domino Refinery
Tippens, D.E., Chou, C.C., et. al.  1979.  This report describes the Activox, activated sludge type biological wastewater treatment facility in operation since March, 1977 at the Chatmette Louisiana refinery of Amstar’s American Sugar Division. This paper covered the research effort devoted to selecting the chosen…
VICMICO Alcogas _80 Project
de Luzuriaga, E.R.  1980. On March 6, 1980, Victorias Milling Corp. (VMC) signed a contract with I.R.A.S. Process to undertake to modify the existing hydrous alcohol distillery to make it capable of continuously producing daily 30,000 liter of anhydrous alcohol fit for the alcogas project of the Philippines. By the end of August 1980, the VMC…
Vacuum Pan Automation
Petri, P.H.  1980.  A simple vacuum pan automation system, controlling pressure, temperature and consistency can be justified in terms of: labor saving (imports), quality and yield of final product, quantity and purity of molasses and a basis to train pan operators who do not have to have the skill and experience of sugar boilers. Vacuum Pan Automation.…