Sugar News

Utilization of the Distillery Slops for Continuous Propagation of Torula Yeast
Aguinaldo, J.T.  1975.  Waste treatment in distilleries entails large amount of initial and operating expenses. Utilizing the slops for the propagation of yeast will reduce its pollution load for easier treatment and boost the income of the distillery. Torula yeast was selected because of its rapid…
Treatment and Disposal of Cane Mill Wastes
Wellner, R.  1975.  A summary of lessons learned from the experience of Thailand as the first developing country in Southeast Asia to face up the problem of sugarcane mill waste and where significant investments have been made in treatment systems over the past three years. Treatment and Disposal of Cane Mill Wastes. Sugar News 51:344…
Some Aspects of Sugar Boiling
Jenkins, G.H.  1976.  Sugar boiling is essentially a matter of forming the required amount of crystals and regulating supersaturation to avoid formation of further crystals and to give a final sugar of uniform grain size. Some Aspects of Sugar Boiling. Sugar News 52:53-55.
Determining Cost of Steam and Electricity in a Sugar Factory
Sto. Domingo, J.P.  1976.  The analytical considerations and methods of calculation used in determining the cost of steam and electricity at Victorias is presented. It is an attempt to arrive at some acceptable cost figures, taking into account technical aspects pertinent to the production and usage of the steam and…
Retention Flocculation Processes in Sugar Manufacture
Rundell, J.T., Heineman, H.W.B., et.al.  1977.  Research into the mechanism of secondary flocculation has revealed that the action of polyacrylamides is a slow process and that any system must be retained for a finite period of time before any separation of flocs is allowed to occur. Retention Flocculation Processes in…