Sugar News

Quality Improvement of Bagasse Particle Board with Low-Resin Content
Huang, H.  1967.  The paper presents the experiment that deals primarily with the relations between quality of bagasse particle board and the performance of mixing bagasse with the adhesive and to quality of bagasse particle board and resin contents. Moreover, it deals with improving the quality of low-resin…

Loss and Efficiency Standardization in the Manufacture of Raw Sugar
Puertas, R.P.  1967. The article discusses the work carried out in Cuba in standardization of all stages in the sugar industry’s processing – raw sugar, refined sugar, alcohol, invert syrup and even dark syrup that resulted in the industry’s diminished losses and increased efficiency. Loss and Efficiency…

Comparative Measurements of Color and Clarity of Sugar Solutions
Puyaoan, E.B.  1967.  The combined use of the Lange Nephelometer and the Multiplex-Galvanometer can be used satisfactorily for color and clarity measurements of sugar solutions as dark as 4.5% transmittancy with more allowable adjustments for darker solutions. With these instruments, the clarity measurement is…

Biological Treatment of Bagasse Enhances its Value as a Soil Conditioner or Feed
Cruz, R.A., Macaisa, R.E., et.al.  1967.  Considering the disposal of excess bagasse as a must and working at enhancing its value, it was found in the laboratory that biological treatment of bagasse can increase its nitrogen or crude protein contents for use either as a soil conditioner or feed…

Factory Cane Cleaners
Payne, J.H.  1968.  Cane cleaner is a unique development in sugar factories in Hawaii, which is now beginning to spread in the areas. This machine for handling mechanically harvested whole stick cane includes four unit operations: thinning out for carding, hydraulic rock separation, washing and detrashing. Factory Cane Cleaners. Sugar News 44:30-31.