Sugar News

Evaporator Cleaning and Corrosion in Louisiana Sugar Factories
Avalos, M. and Keller, A.G.  1956.  Data obtained as a result of a study of cleaning conditions in a representative group of Louisiana sugar factories indicate that corrosion of equipment is quite severe in many of the factories studied. Analyses of acid solution used for cleaning operation indicate that much…

Effect of Burnt Cane on Sugar Recovery of Pasumil
Deomano, F.V.  1956.  The paper presents the estimated sugar which both the planters and the central in Del Carmen have lost for having about one-half of their cane burnt every milling season for the past five years. Effect of Burnt Cane on Sugar Recovery of Pasumil. Sugar News 32:467-470.

Economic Aspects of the Manufacture of Hi-Test Molasses
Sto. Domingo, J.P.  1956.  The paper is a study of the economic aspects of manufacturing hi-test molasses from three possible sources or combination of sources: from sugar and final molasses, from syrup direct from cane and final molasses and from high purity molasses direct from the manufacture of sugar. Economic Aspects…

Depth of Immersion of Bubble Tube in the Foxboro Juice Weighing System
Sason, J.O.  1956.  A number of sugar factories in the Philippines have adopted the Foxboro Automatic Juice Weighing System because of its simplicity, automatic operation, low comparative cost and its claim for sustained accuracy. The last, however has been contested by some sugar planters’ association so…

Boiling House Efficiency and the Purity of Final Molasses
Sason, J.O.  1956.  A number of sugar factories in the Philippines have adopted the Foxboro Automatic Juice Weighing System because of its simplicity, automatic operation, low comparative cost and its claim for sustained accuracy. The last, however has been contested by some sugar planters’ association so that intensive…