Scale in Sugar Juice Evaporators

East, Christopher P.; Fellows, Christopher M.; Doherty, William O.S.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-63228-9.00025-5

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“…At the massecuite stage, the addition of seed crystals boosts the crystallization process, and sugar crystals are separated from molasses by centrifugation. Sugar crystals are further dried and refined depending on the end product, for example, refined sugar and raw sugar (Payet et al., 2006; East et al., 2015; Santos et al., 2020). Non‐centrifugal sugar (NCS) are manufactured by a similar method but are different in texture and composition.…”

Section: Sugarcane Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flavonoids and phenolic acids from sugarcane: Distribution in the plant, changes during processing, and potential benefits to industry and health

Hewawansa,

Houghton,

Barber

et al. 2024

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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Sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) plants are grown in warmer climates throughout the world and processed to produce sugar as well as other useful byproducts such as molasses and bagasse. Sugarcane is rich in (poly)phenols, but there has been no attempt to critically evaluate the published information based on the use of suitable methodologies. The objective of this review is to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative (poly)phenolic profiles of individual parts of the sugarcane plant and its multiple industrial products, which will help develop new processes and uses for sugarcane (poly)phenols. The quantitative analysis involves the examination of extraction, concentration, and analytical techniques used in each study for each plant part and product. The qualitative analysis indicates the identification of various (poly)phenols throughout the sugarcane processing chain, using only compounds elucidated through robust analytical methodologies such as mass spectrometry or nuclear magnetic resonance. In conclusion, sugarcane (poly)phenols are predominantly flavonoids and phenolic acids. The main flavonoids, derivatives of apigenin, luteolin, and tricin, with a substantial proportion of C‐glycosides, are consistently found across all phases of sugarcane processing. The principal phenolic acids reported throughout the process include chlorogenic acids, as well as ferulic and caffeic acids mostly observed after hydrolysis. The derivation of precise quantitative information across publications is impeded by inconsistencies in analytical methodologies. The presence of multiple (poly)phenols with potential benefits for industrial applications and for health suggests sugarcane could be a useful provider of valuable compounds for future use in research and industrial processes.

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Section: Sugarcane Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flavonoids and phenolic acids from sugarcane: Distribution in the plant, changes during processing, and potential benefits to industry and health

Hewawansa,

Houghton,

Barber

et al. 2024

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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“…For this reason, describing these apparatuses and their product behavior is crucial for design and operation to avoid product damage. Gentle partial evaporation of the product medium is decisive for product quality, and falling film evaporators are used for this purpose, especially in industrial processes like food production and the evaporation of sucrose solutions [1,2], milk, and fruit juices [3][4][5][6][7][8]. Other applications include solvent separation from oligomers or polymers [9][10][11], separation of petrochemical naphtha [12], and dewatering of ionic liquids [13][14][15].…”

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Film Thickness and Glycerol Concentration Mapping of Falling Films Based on Fluorescence and Near-Infrared Technique

2022

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Falling film evaporation processes involve high fluid velocities with continuous variations in local film thickness, fluid composition, and viscosity. This contribution presents a parallel and complementary film thickness and concentration mapping distribution in falling films using a non-invasive fluorescence and near-infrared imaging technique. The experiments were performed with a mixture of glycerol/water with a mass fraction from 0 to 0.65 gglycgtotal−1 and operating ranges similar to evaporation processes. The measurement system was designed by integrating two optical measurement methods for experimental image analysis. The film thickness was evaluated using a VIS camera and high-power LEDs at 470 nm. The local glycerol concentration gglycgtotal−1 was determined using a NIR camera and high-power LEDs at 1050, 1300, 1450 and 1550 nm. A multiwavelength analysis with all NIR wavelengths was implemented with a better correlation for falling films at low flow velocity. The results show an improvement in the analysis of falling films with high flow velocities up to almost 500 mm/s by using only the 1450 nm wavelength and the fluorescence measurement. Simultaneous imaging analysis of film thickness and concentration in falling films provides further insight into understanding mass and heat transport and thus supports the optimization of falling film evaporators.

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“…The depth of light absorption reflects the color intensity of the product. The main groups of colourants are: melanoidins, products of acid-base sugar decomposition and the products of carbohydrates caramelization [5].…”

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Determination and Estimation of the Influence of Different Types of Disturbances on the Thick Juice Colour

Liashenko¹

2020

IJETER

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The article considers the inefficient Ukrainian sugar mill operation and the influence of the evaporator automated process control system on energy efficiency of sugar beet production. Sugar production issues which decrease its competitiveness in Ukraine have been identified. Analysis about the impact of the major production departments has been carried out. The influence of the evaporator on the energy efficiency of the factory and on the quality of the products that must be competitive is proved. The study determined the influence of juice quality indicators during evaporation on the quality of sugar and the drawbacks in mathematical support of automated process control systems (APCS), which occur when evaporation conditions change.The article shows the ways to solve issues that happen within decreasing the product quality and inadequate regulation of the production efficiency by means of APCS when the raw materials quality during evaporation has not been taken account. It determines the issues in the work of automated evaporation process control systems. Because of the complexity of juice evaporation in the multiple evaporation station and the influence of various process indicators both technological and qualitative we determine the main vectors of the management at automated process control systems of juice evaporation. To solve the issue, the major criteria of sugar production efficiency, regulatory requirements, theoretical foundations and the practical experience of implementation and the use of quality criteria in APCS in countries using the energy efficient and competitive technologies of sugar production are considered. The efficiency of the proposed product quality criteria for mathematical support of automated evaporation control system is substantiated. Accordingly, there is reason to think that the obtained qualitative criterion of efficiency can be used in mathematical support of automated juice evaporation process control systems at the sugar factory.

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Scale in Sugar Juice Evaporators

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Flavonoids and phenolic acids from sugarcane: Distribution in the plant, changes during processing, and potential benefits to industry and health

Flavonoids and phenolic acids from sugarcane: Distribution in the plant, changes during processing, and potential benefits to industry and health

Film Thickness and Glycerol Concentration Mapping of Falling Films Based on Fluorescence and Near-Infrared Technique

Determination and Estimation of the Influence of Different Types of Disturbances on the Thick Juice Colour

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