Factory Processing Papers
Microbial control from concurrent application of enzymes and antimicrobial agents on sugarcane processing bacteria and exopolysaccharides
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025A persistent issue faced during raw sugar manufacturing is the presence of microbial contaminants such as bacteria (e.g., Leuconostoc spp.) and their associated exopolysaccharides (EPS). Many of these microorganisms consume sucrose directly, decreasing product value, while also generating EPS that may elevate viscosities and introduce operational challenges and associated costs.
Process improvements at a plantation white sugar plant
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The Andhra Sugars Limited (India) operates three cane sugar plants, producing direct plantation-white sugar. With innovation, good quality sugar meeting EC-2 specifications is being produced at the three plantation-white cane sugar plants without the use of a backend refinery or sophisticated filtration equipment.
Profiles of massecuite conductivity and dry substance for controlling A and B massecuite production
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025Australian pan stages have been using massecuite conductivity since the 1960s as the process variable related to massecuite composition. The signal is used for simple feedback control of the feed rate of syrup, molasses or balance water to the pan.
The insoluble form of starch contributes to lower sugar exhaustion from molasses during the manufacture of raw sugar
Last Updated: junio 11, 2025The greatest loss of sucrose in a raw sugar factory is in the final molasses. A 2-year (2020 and 2021 Louisiana processing seasons) study of weekly final molasses from three sugarcane factories revealed new information on the effect of starch on molasses exhaustion.