Sugar News

Methods of Determining pH with Especial Reference to the Quinhydrone Electrode
Lava, V.G. and Hizon, A.S. 1928. The use of the hydrogen electrode for determining pH in sugar solution is not satisfactory and it is tedious. To avoid these difficulties, different non-gas electrodes have been introduced, the best of which is the quinhydrone electrode. With this set-up a pH…
How to Make Poor Sugar Out of Good
Walker, H.  1928.   A combination system of sugar boiling produces sugar of polarization above 960 resulting to a polarization premiums and penalties as adopted by the Refiners Institute. Three methods of reducing polarization of these sugars have been suggested as a means of preparing for a possible emergency and as the market demands. How…
Further Remarks on Simplifying Sugar Factory Lubrication
Penning, C.J.H.  1928.  The paper presents the five oils initially used to lubricate sugar mill machinery but ended up advocating the use of only three lubricants. The waste of the two lubricants being added to the third, the car axle oil will be sufficient. Further Remarks on Simplifying Sugar Factory Lubrication. Sugar…
Electricity in the Modern Central
McNiece, I.  1928. In designing the factory, it is advisable to choose generating equipment which has a good margin of capacity because the steam required by the units is a small percent of the total steam demanded by the entire mill. Electricity in the Modern Central. Sugar News 9:98-103.
Effect of the Variation in Pressure on the Analysis of the First Expressed Juice
Locsin, C.L.  1928.  The variations in pressure to which the first two rollers of the mill could be subjected in practice and still be a practical working mill cannot be expected to vary more than about 15 degrees of juice extraction on the same quality of cane and this variation in pressure is…