EP0655507A3 - Process for preparing crystallized sugar from aqueous sugar juice, e.g. sugar cane juice a sugar beet juice. - Google Patents

Process for preparing crystallized sugar from aqueous sugar juice, e.g. sugar cane juice a sugar beet juice. Download PDF

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EP0655507A3
EP0655507A3 EP94402540A EP94402540A EP0655507A3 EP 0655507 A3 EP0655507 A3 EP 0655507A3 EP 94402540 A EP94402540 A EP 94402540A EP 94402540 A EP94402540 A EP 94402540A EP 0655507 A3 EP0655507 A3 EP 0655507A3
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Xavier Lancrenon
Marc-Andre Theoleyre
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C13—SUGAR INDUSTRY
    • C13B—PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • C13B35/00—Extraction of sucrose from molasses
    • C13B35/02—Extraction of sucrose from molasses by chemical means
    • C13B35/06—Extraction of sucrose from molasses by chemical means using ion exchange
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C13—SUGAR INDUSTRY
    • C13B—PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • C13B20/00—Purification of sugar juices
    • C13B20/02—Purification of sugar juices using alkaline earth metal compounds
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C13—SUGAR INDUSTRY
    • C13B—PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • C13B20/00—Purification of sugar juices
    • C13B20/12—Purification of sugar juices using adsorption agents, e.g. active carbon
    • C13B20/123—Inorganic agents, e.g. active carbon
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C13—SUGAR INDUSTRY
    • C13B—PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • C13B20/00—Purification of sugar juices
    • C13B20/14—Purification of sugar juices using ion-exchange materials
    • C13B20/144—Purification of sugar juices using ion-exchange materials using only cationic ion-exchange material
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C13—SUGAR INDUSTRY
    • C13B—PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • C13B20/00—Purification of sugar juices
    • C13B20/16—Purification of sugar juices by physical means, e.g. osmosis or filtration
    • C13B20/165—Purification of sugar juices by physical means, e.g. osmosis or filtration using membranes, e.g. osmosis, ultrafiltration
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C13—SUGAR INDUSTRY
    • C13B—PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • C13B30/00—Crystallisation; Crystallising apparatus; Separating crystals from mother liquors ; Evaporating or boiling sugar juice
    • C13B30/02—Crystallisation; Crystallising apparatus

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is a process for the manufacture of crystalline sugar from an aqueous sugar juice (liquor) containing sugars and organic and inorganic impurities, including Ca<2+> and/or Mg<2+> ions, such as a sugar cane juice or a sugar beet juice, which comprises the operations: (a) of concentrating the said sugar juice, in order to obtain a syrup, and (b) of crystallising the said syrup, in order to obtain a crystalline sugar and a molasses, characterised in that it additionally comprises an operation: (c) of tangential microfiltration, of tangential ultrafiltration or of tangential nanofiltration, this operation being carried out before the operation (a). Another subject of the invention is a process for the manufacture of crystalline white sugar from a sugar juice of the sugar cane juice type, comprising the abovementioned process for the manufacture of crystalline sugar, completed by remelting, decolorisation and crystallisation operations. <IMAGE>
EP94402540A 1993-11-12 1994-11-09 Process for preparing crystallized sugar from aqueous sugar juice, e.g. sugar cane juice or sugar beet juice Expired - Lifetime EP0655507B1 (en)

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US08/151,383 US5554227A (en) 1993-11-12 1993-11-12 Process of manufacturing crystal sugar from an aqueous sugar juice such as cane juice or sugar beet juice

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DE (1) DE69430978T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0655507T3 (en)
EG (1) EG20282A (en)
ES (1) ES2177569T3 (en)
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