Sugar News

Effect of the Variation in Pressure on the Analysis of the First Expressed Cane Juice
Locsin, C.L. 1928.  The difference in polarization between hand mill and screw press juices is about of the same degree, as the differences found by applying varying pressures to the screw press alone. The difference in purity is larger due to the difference in the degree of disintegration of…
Colloids in their Relation to Clarification
Seip, J.J.  1928. Increase in viscosity is one of the characteristic effects of colloids. In sugar manufacture, the increase in viscosity caused by colloids shows up in a variety of ways and at various stages of the process. Colloids in their Relation to Clarification. Sugar News 9:81-86.
Bottle Oilers
Miller, L.C.  1928.   The Bottle Oiler meets a long felt need for a device to replace hand oiling and other crude and unsatisfactory methods of applying lubricants to bearing surfaces. Bottle Oilers. Sugar News 9:243-246.
An Interpretation of the Results of Fertilizer Experiments Carried Out in Northwestern Occidental Negros
Pendleton, R.L. and Lava, V.G. 1928.  The paper interprets the results of certain fertilizer experiments carried out in the Island of Negros. The method of interpretation used is the mean of difference in yield and the standard deviation are calculated, the value of their…
A Study of the Refining Qualities of the Philippine Raw Sugars
Sengson, P. 1928.  An extensive study on the refining qualities of Philippine sugar. The work covers a period of four crop years beginning 1924-25. Results of this investigation, one could readily see that much has been done and accomplished toward improving the qualities of Philippine sugar during the last four…