Direct clear juice - the production of clear juice in a sugarcane diffuser at Maidstone factory

作者：Jensen P S^*; Davis S B; Love D J; Rassol A

来源：International Sugar Journal, 2015, 117(1397): 332-344.

• diffusion
• clarification
• clear juice
• mud recycling

The Sugar Milling Research Institute NPC (SMRI) performed pilot scale experiments in 2011 to assess the feasibility of producing clear juice (CJ) directly in a sugarcane diffuser. Based on the promising results of these trials, a conventional, counter-current diffuser at Maidstone factory was modified to allow it to be switched between normal mode and a mode that allowed it to produce clear juice directly (Direct Clear Juice or DCJ mode). The diffuser was run in DCJ mode for a number of days during the 2013 season. The quality of juice from the diffuser was assessed and compared with the quality of conventional CJ from a settling clarifier. This report highlights some of the changes made to the diffuser, the results of the trials, and operational considerations involved with the production of CJ directly from a diffuser.

• 出版日期2015-5