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Increased profitability through product diversification and improved sugar quality

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posted on 2023-05-18, 06:11 authored by Wijesinghe, B, Mereddy, R, Roger StanleyRoger Stanley
The proposed simplified Integrated Sugar Production Process (ISPP) using membrane technology would allow the sugar industry to produce new product streams and higher quality mill sugar with increased sugar extraction efficiency. Membrane filtration technology has proven to be a technically sound process to increase sugar quality. However commercial viability has been uncertain partly because the benefits to crystallisation and sugar quality have not outweighed the increased processing cost. This simplified ISPP produces additional value-added liquid streams to make the membrane fractionation process more financially viable and improve the profitability of sugar manufacture. An experimental study used pilot scale membrane fractionation of clarified mill juice confirmed the technical feasibility of separating inorganic salt and antioxidant rich fractions from cane juice. The paper presents details on the compositions of the liquid streams along with their potential uses, values and challenges in getting these products out to market.

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Publication title

International Sugar Journal

Volume

113

Issue

1352

Pagination

572-577

ISSN

0020-8841

Department/School

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

Publisher

Int Sugar Journal Ltd

Place of publication

80 Calverley, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Wales, Tn1 2Un

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Sugar

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