Sugar Journal

The Development of a Micro Distillery for Fuel Alcohol in Brazil
Hulett, D.J.L.  1981.  With the onset of the world oil crisis, shortage of fuel in the country and irregular supplies to the farmers, the possibility of producing an ultra simple and comparatively inexpensive distillery which could be installed easily on any farm was investigated and it was found feasible…
Profile of a Wash Pond
Day, D.F.  1981.  Wash table corrosion is a severe problem in Louisiana cane mills. It is a problem of recent origin brought about because of stiffer environmental regulations. The problem with cane wash water that bars its direct discharge into public waterways is that it has a high BOD. For the past campaign, the Cora Texas mill was monitored in order…
Methods of Alcohol Production Available to the Cane Sugar Refiner
Bennett, M.C.  1981.  From the refining operation, with a requirement to produce both raw sugar for the refinery and fuel alcohol, the factory operation might be change significantly. Instead of operating the factory for maximum recovery of sugar, it might now be operated for maximum purity of the “A” strike…
Liquid Sugar
VanHook, A.  1981.  Does sugar melt when dissolved in water? The synonymity of the terms in sugarhouse parlance and even over the tea cup implies that it does; yet the ambiguity over the term amorphous sugar prompts a reconsideration of this question. Four procedures are helpful for this purpose: birefringence and Xrays, heats of solution, solubility and…
High-Test Molasses - A Possible Solution to the Crisis in the Puerto Rico Sugar and Rum Industry
Samuels, G.  1981.  The domestic production of sufficient molasses for the Puerto Rico rum industry can eliminate the foreign threat and reduce the balance of payments deficit. It is the purpose of this paper to present possible solutions for improving molasses production in Puerto…