An evaluation of double-purging of low grade massecuite at Blairmont factory [Guyana]

James, G.H.E.; Lafleur, M.

An evaluation of double-purging of low grade massecuite at Blairmont factory [Guyana]

1985

James, G.H.E. (Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guyana)) | Lafleur, M.

Double-purging of low-grade massecuite involves removing the adhering film of molasses from the surface of the low-grade sugar crystal. The implementation of this process resulted from the modification in the layout of the low-grade station and the problems encountered with processing. The installations at Blairmont factory, the equipment and the boiling schemes are described. The significant improvement in sugar quality obtained is tabulated and the economic benefits obtained by the process indicated

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equipo installation sucre de canne

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Guyana/ calidad; Guyane/ qualite; Purificacion; Azucar de cana; Instalacion; Epuration; Equipement

Language

English

Note

2 figs., 2 tables; Summary (En) *XG

Type

Conference; Summary; Non-Conventional

Source

Proceedings of the 1985 meeting of West Indies Sugar Technologists, Sugar Association of the Caribbean (Barbados).- (Trinidad and Tobago), 1985. v. 1 p. 99-107

Conference

23. Sugar Technologists' Conference, (Trinidad and Tobago), 4-8 Mar 1985

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An evaluation of double-purging of low grade massecuite at Blairmont factory [Guyana]

1985

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