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Novel methodology to quantify extraneous matter in shredded sugarcane using near-infrared spectroscopy
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025In many sugarcane-producing regions, payment systems often fail to account for extraneous matter (EM), such as leaves and soil, which are harvested along with the sugarcane stalks. This oversight fails to incentivize growers to deliver higher-quality cane and negatively impacts factory efficiency.
Optimization of a direct method for quality evaluation in sugarcane and by-products in Tucumán, Argentina
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025Sugar mills in Tucumán, Argentina, continue using indirect methods to assess sugarcane quality for payment purposes. This study aimed to implement and optimize a more accessible and economical direct evaluation method.
Optimized application of dextranase at low doses and retention times to hydrolyse dextran in sugarcane juice
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025Dextranase (endo 1→6-a-glucan hydrolase) enzyme is applied in sugarcane factories to hydrolyse dextran (a-1→6-D-glucan) into smaller, more manageable molecules, which can improve crystallization rates, reduce crystal elongation problems, and prevent dextran penalties in the raw sugar.
Pan operation optimization with an online optical crystallization monitoring system
Last Updated: julio 6, 2025A significant improvement and performance enhancement of the pan operation can be achieved by automating the pans with modern pan automation systems. However, the human intervention in the automatic pan operation causes inefficiencies despite having a good automation system. The online optical crystallization monitoring system (CMS) plays an important role in avoiding the human intervention in the pan operation and for further optimizations.
Process improvements at a plantation white sugar plant
Last Updated: junio 19, 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 19, 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.
Reliable and accurate valve selection for pre-lime and milk of lime
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025This paper presents a comprehensive engineering review focused on the accurate and reliable selection of control valves for milk of lime (MOL) and calcium saccharate applications within the sulphitation, defecation and carbonation sections of sugar-processing plants.
Revamping cooling water treatment to enhance system integrity at Providencia’s Distillery
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025Providencia’s Distillery faced significant challenges in its cooling water system due to contamination by sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB), and insufficient process monitoring for early deviation detection. To address these issues, the acid-based treatment was replaced with an alkaline regimen, alongside a comprehensive overhaul of the treatment chemistry to better manage corrosion, scaling and microbiological growth
The insoluble form of starch contributes to lower sugar exhaustion from molasses during the manufacture of raw sugar
Last Updated: junio 19, 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.
The road to Sugar Factory 4.0
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025The Sugar Milling Research Institute NPC (SMRI) has embarked on a suite of projects aimed at providing operating staff with relevant and useful information generated from already available data supplemented by data generated from newly developed instruments using the principles of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.