Cane and beet sugar milling and refining Brix measurements, supersaturation, sugar crystallization and seeding point control Edible sugar manufacturing is a delicate process that requires process control and instant, accurate Brix (massecuite solids content) measurement of raw and in-process liquids for best product quantity and quality, measured with for example mean aperture (MA) and coefficient of variation (CV). Only high-quality liquid and crystal sugars are acceptable. In crystal sugar manufacturing, the absolute goal is to produce the maximum amount of even quality crystals, avoiding fines and conglomerates.Efficient raw sugar processing to refined sugarSugar production involves two distinct operations: processing sugar cane or sugar beets into raw sugar and processing the raw sugar into refined sugar. As sugar refining is a highly energy-intensive process where raw juice is subjected to multiple processing steps to remove impurities, the right process control tools help to maximize yield and minimize the cost of production. Overall, the sugar industry is a large water consumer as each production step requires water. The water and energy consumption during manufacturing can be significantly reduced, contributing to mill's or refinery's sustainability, by using modern technology equipment, such as Vaisala Polaris™ process refractometer. Cover process conditions from liquid phase to massecuite Sugar crystallization is often the main production process, and mass-producing quality and constant sugar at a competitive price require robust measurement devices that are not affected by varying process conditions from the liquid phase to massecuite nor by increasing crystal content during a strike. Supersaturation is the driving force of crystal growth, and the speed of crystallization depends on this multivariable function of several parameters. Supersaturation has an optimal range, where sugar crystals grow evenly and widely. Outside the range, the crystals will stop growing and might even melt or start to form new crystals spontaneously creating fines and conglomerates requiring reprocessing. The Zutora SeedMaster-4 is a unique device specifically created for sugar crystallization, providing the parameters necessary for sugar crystallization. Online data provided by the SeedMaster instrument: SupersaturationMassecuite solids content (%)Crystal content (% vol.)Crystal size (mm)Mother liquor purity (%)Mother liquor concentration (%)Temperature (°C or ºF)Massecuite level (%)Massecuite density (kg/m3) Measure accurately Brix and concentration inline Vaisala Polaris refractometers and the Zutora SeedMaster-4 provide:Increased quality of liquid and crystal sugars Sugar products precisely according to recipeAssurance that liquid bulk sugar and molasses meet specificationsOptimized extraction process by minimizing the usage of water which needs to be evaporated at a later stageEnergy savings by adapting product flow to the capacity of the evaporators Control over feed juice to adjust the concentration with the capacity of the separation columns extending the intervalsbetween recovering cycles and prolonging the lifetime of the columnsMonitoring tool of supersaturation over the complete strike of crystallizationImplementation of automatic and accurate seeding of the vacuum pan. Applications in beet sugar milling and refining Measure Brix accurately and inline in all beet sugar miling and refining processes, including extraction, evaporation, crystallization and centrifugation (desugarization) and chromatographic separation for best yield and product quality with savings on energy and production costs. Download our application notes for more information. Beet sugar processing Vaisala Polaris process refractometer is used throughout the processing for optimization and to ensure efficiently working subprocesses and sugar beet mill and refinery. Scopri di più Beet sugar extraction Control extraction process for efficiently working process and mill Scopri di più Beet sugar evaporation Control steam flow and achieve constant juice concentration in evaporation stages Scopri di più Beet sugar crystallization Yield good quality sugar crystals without fines and conglomerates Scopri di più Green syrup and molasses Final molasses concentration quality, higher efficiency of desugarization process Scopri di più Desugarization of molasses by chromatographic separation In-line and real-time Brix measurement to improve the chromatographic separation and successfully recover betaine Scopri di più Applications in cane sugar milling and refining Measure Brix accurately and in-line in all cane sugar milling and refining processes, including affination, decolorization, evaporation, crystallization and recovery process for best yield and product quality with savings on energy and production costs. Download our application notes for more information. Cane sugar processing Vaisala Polaris process refractometer is used throughout the processing for optimization and to ensure efficiently working subprocesses and cane sugar mill and refinery. Scopri di più Cane sugar affination Measure real-time the concentration of the liquor to clarification, implement process monitoring and control during the affination process. Scopri di più Cane sugar decolorization Increase yield, control wash for the sweet water washing line, detect the interface between sweet water ad syrup, automate control of regeneration process Scopri di più Cane sugar evaporation Ensure high-quality product with continuous Brix measurement of juice and syrup Scopri di più Cane sugar crystallization Yield good quality crystals without fines and conglomerates monitor supersaturation, implement automatic or manual seeding Scopri di più Cane sugar recovery Final molasses, dilution concentration control, molasses separation control, wastewater line monitoring and seeding point control Scopri di più Applications in by-product processing Measure Brix concentration of sugar or molasses, monitor crystallization process for quality yield. Download our application notes for more information. Citric acid production Maintain target concentration of sugar or molasses and citric acid, monitor crystallization process Scopri di più Applications in side-stream treatments Monitor Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and detect sugar shots or excessive amount of sugar in boiler feed water prior damages occur, monitor and control accurately, continuously and in-line the organic load (TOC) content in effluent or sweet-water streams. Download our application notes for more information. Sugar leakage detection in boiler feedwater Detect sugar shots in the feed water prior equipment damage occur Scopri di più Total Organic Carbon (TOC) monitoring and control in wastewater streams Measure Total Organic Carbon (TOC) accurately and in-line and create control strategy with the help of Dissolved Solids (SD) measurement Scopri di più Non trovi la tua sfera applicativa? Ecco alcuni esempi di applicazione dei nostri rifrattometri. Ne esistono a centinaia.I nostri esperti in applicazioni sono a tua disposizione. Includi qualche dettaglio in più compilando il modulo oppure contattaci. MODULO DI CONTATTO The advantages of liquid concentration measurement over density measurement eBook for sugar refineriesThe primary goal of beet and cane sugar production is to ensure ideal sugar crystals. For this, several critical process parameters must be followed. The eBook provides knowledge on verified practices for optimizing sugar crystallization and producing uniform sugar crystals while reducing energy consumption and minimizing production costs.Download the eBook to learn more. DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK White papers and Technical papers Measuring massecuite solids content and mother liquor concentration in vacuum batch pans Massecuite solids content and mother liquor concentration are commonly monitored parameters in the vacuum pan as they are used to control the crystallization process and therefore have an effect on the end product quality, the sugar crystals. Massecuite... Scopri di più Technical paper for Sugar Industry Technologists S.I.T. 2019 conference Online monitoring of batch cooling crystallization Batch cooling crystallization is a widely practiced production process in several industries. In the sugar industry, it is mainly used as the first step to produce massecuite (footing magma) to seed batch... Scopri di più Crystal growth and crystallization control tactics in industrial sugar crystallizers Crystal growth is a favorite subject of crystallization research. Due to the complexity of the process, there are several more or less different approaches to its study. Most of the theoretical studies rely on mass, energy, and population balance equations... Scopri di più On-Line monitoring and control of supersaturation and other massecuite parameters in vacuum pans: A control engineering approach It is generally acknowledged that supersaturation is the most important parameter in sugar crystallization. It has a key role in determining product quality and yield, cost of production, profitability, and survival of the manufacturer. Besides... Scopri di più Sugar crystallization: Look for the devil in the details, part 1 Sugar crystallization is a process of key importance. Currently, a large percentage of crystallized sugar is produced under manual control using instruments that arguably do not provide actionable information, and apparently resemble methods used several... Scopri di più Sugar crystallization: Look for the devil in the details, part 2 In Part 1 of this paper some of the most important details of sugar crystallization, like product quality, cost of production, crystal growth, pan circulation, and seeding were discussed. The role and importance of supersaturation in all of these details... Scopri di più SeedMaster 2: A universal crystallization transmitter and automatic seeding device There is a growing realization of the importance of supersaturation in sugar crystallization. It has a profound effect on product quality and on the cost of production as well, parameters that determine the chances of survival of plants all over the world. Scopri di più Blogs, webinars and success stories Customer case Sugar refinery boosts profitability with advanced sugar crystallization control A sugar refinery in Thailand is benefiting from optimized batch vacuum crystallization strikes, crystal quality, and yield owning Learn more Webinar Inline Monitoring Throughout Milling & Refining: A Sweeter Solution for Sugar Vaisala Polaris refractometers can be introduced into several stages of sugar manufacturing to increase the quality of liquid and crystal product Register to watch eBook I vantaggi della misurazione della concentrazione del liquido rispetto alla misurazione della densità In questo eBook esamineremo le misurazioni della concentrazione della densità e del liquido come strumenti per il controllo della qualità dei processi e dei prodotti nel settore della raffinazione dello zucchero. Scopri di più eBook Misurazione di concentrazione e di densità dei liquidi in applicazioni industriali Le industrie di trasformazione spesso gestiscono liquidi che devono essere misurati per garantire la qualità del prodotto. Per un controllo di qualità completo, è necessaria l'analisi della concentrazione del liquido in diverse fasi del processo di produzione. Scopri di più Cane and beet sugar milling and refining related products Sugar crystallization: reach target CV and MA with advanced process control Producing good and consistent quality sugar relies on crystal growth, and supersaturation is the driving force for this growth. The speed of crystallization depends on this multivariable equation of several parameters. Supersaturation is defined as the ratio of sugar in a solution to the sugar needed to saturate the solution at the same temperature. Scopri di più Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GC Process Refractometer Measure concentrations of acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents and various other solutions directly in pipeline, in production transport and quality control in chemical and other industries Scopri di più Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GP Process Refractometer Measure concentrations of sugars/Brix, acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents, and various other solutions directly in pipeline and tanks, in production transport and quality control in sugar, chemical, petrochemical, and other industries. Scopri di più Misurazione della concentrazione di liquidi Vaisala offre un'ampia gamma di prodotti progettati per soddisfare le esigenze di misurazione di liquidi di diversi settori. Scopri di più sulla tecnologia del rifrattometro e sulle sue applicazioni e visita la libreria di risorse correlate ai prodotti. SCOPRI DI PIÙ
Applications in beet sugar milling and refining Measure Brix accurately and inline in all beet sugar miling and refining processes, including extraction, evaporation, crystallization and centrifugation (desugarization) and chromatographic separation for best yield and product quality with savings on energy and production costs. Download our application notes for more information. Beet sugar processing Vaisala Polaris process refractometer is used throughout the processing for optimization and to ensure efficiently working subprocesses and sugar beet mill and refinery. Scopri di più Beet sugar extraction Control extraction process for efficiently working process and mill Scopri di più Beet sugar evaporation Control steam flow and achieve constant juice concentration in evaporation stages Scopri di più Beet sugar crystallization Yield good quality sugar crystals without fines and conglomerates Scopri di più Green syrup and molasses Final molasses concentration quality, higher efficiency of desugarization process Scopri di più Desugarization of molasses by chromatographic separation In-line and real-time Brix measurement to improve the chromatographic separation and successfully recover betaine Scopri di più
Beet sugar processing Vaisala Polaris process refractometer is used throughout the processing for optimization and to ensure efficiently working subprocesses and sugar beet mill and refinery. Scopri di più
Beet sugar extraction Control extraction process for efficiently working process and mill Scopri di più
Beet sugar evaporation Control steam flow and achieve constant juice concentration in evaporation stages Scopri di più
Beet sugar crystallization Yield good quality sugar crystals without fines and conglomerates Scopri di più
Green syrup and molasses Final molasses concentration quality, higher efficiency of desugarization process Scopri di più
Desugarization of molasses by chromatographic separation In-line and real-time Brix measurement to improve the chromatographic separation and successfully recover betaine Scopri di più
Applications in cane sugar milling and refining Measure Brix accurately and in-line in all cane sugar milling and refining processes, including affination, decolorization, evaporation, crystallization and recovery process for best yield and product quality with savings on energy and production costs. Download our application notes for more information. Cane sugar processing Vaisala Polaris process refractometer is used throughout the processing for optimization and to ensure efficiently working subprocesses and cane sugar mill and refinery. Scopri di più Cane sugar affination Measure real-time the concentration of the liquor to clarification, implement process monitoring and control during the affination process. Scopri di più Cane sugar decolorization Increase yield, control wash for the sweet water washing line, detect the interface between sweet water ad syrup, automate control of regeneration process Scopri di più Cane sugar evaporation Ensure high-quality product with continuous Brix measurement of juice and syrup Scopri di più Cane sugar crystallization Yield good quality crystals without fines and conglomerates monitor supersaturation, implement automatic or manual seeding Scopri di più Cane sugar recovery Final molasses, dilution concentration control, molasses separation control, wastewater line monitoring and seeding point control Scopri di più
Cane sugar processing Vaisala Polaris process refractometer is used throughout the processing for optimization and to ensure efficiently working subprocesses and cane sugar mill and refinery. Scopri di più
Cane sugar affination Measure real-time the concentration of the liquor to clarification, implement process monitoring and control during the affination process. Scopri di più
Cane sugar decolorization Increase yield, control wash for the sweet water washing line, detect the interface between sweet water ad syrup, automate control of regeneration process Scopri di più
Cane sugar evaporation Ensure high-quality product with continuous Brix measurement of juice and syrup Scopri di più
Cane sugar crystallization Yield good quality crystals without fines and conglomerates monitor supersaturation, implement automatic or manual seeding Scopri di più
Cane sugar recovery Final molasses, dilution concentration control, molasses separation control, wastewater line monitoring and seeding point control Scopri di più
Applications in by-product processing Measure Brix concentration of sugar or molasses, monitor crystallization process for quality yield. Download our application notes for more information. Citric acid production Maintain target concentration of sugar or molasses and citric acid, monitor crystallization process Scopri di più
Citric acid production Maintain target concentration of sugar or molasses and citric acid, monitor crystallization process Scopri di più
Applications in side-stream treatments Monitor Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and detect sugar shots or excessive amount of sugar in boiler feed water prior damages occur, monitor and control accurately, continuously and in-line the organic load (TOC) content in effluent or sweet-water streams. Download our application notes for more information. Sugar leakage detection in boiler feedwater Detect sugar shots in the feed water prior equipment damage occur Scopri di più Total Organic Carbon (TOC) monitoring and control in wastewater streams Measure Total Organic Carbon (TOC) accurately and in-line and create control strategy with the help of Dissolved Solids (SD) measurement Scopri di più
Sugar leakage detection in boiler feedwater Detect sugar shots in the feed water prior equipment damage occur Scopri di più
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) monitoring and control in wastewater streams Measure Total Organic Carbon (TOC) accurately and in-line and create control strategy with the help of Dissolved Solids (SD) measurement Scopri di più
White papers and Technical papers Measuring massecuite solids content and mother liquor concentration in vacuum batch pans Massecuite solids content and mother liquor concentration are commonly monitored parameters in the vacuum pan as they are used to control the crystallization process and therefore have an effect on the end product quality, the sugar crystals. Massecuite... Scopri di più Technical paper for Sugar Industry Technologists S.I.T. 2019 conference Online monitoring of batch cooling crystallization Batch cooling crystallization is a widely practiced production process in several industries. In the sugar industry, it is mainly used as the first step to produce massecuite (footing magma) to seed batch... Scopri di più Crystal growth and crystallization control tactics in industrial sugar crystallizers Crystal growth is a favorite subject of crystallization research. Due to the complexity of the process, there are several more or less different approaches to its study. Most of the theoretical studies rely on mass, energy, and population balance equations... Scopri di più On-Line monitoring and control of supersaturation and other massecuite parameters in vacuum pans: A control engineering approach It is generally acknowledged that supersaturation is the most important parameter in sugar crystallization. It has a key role in determining product quality and yield, cost of production, profitability, and survival of the manufacturer. Besides... Scopri di più Sugar crystallization: Look for the devil in the details, part 1 Sugar crystallization is a process of key importance. Currently, a large percentage of crystallized sugar is produced under manual control using instruments that arguably do not provide actionable information, and apparently resemble methods used several... Scopri di più Sugar crystallization: Look for the devil in the details, part 2 In Part 1 of this paper some of the most important details of sugar crystallization, like product quality, cost of production, crystal growth, pan circulation, and seeding were discussed. The role and importance of supersaturation in all of these details... Scopri di più SeedMaster 2: A universal crystallization transmitter and automatic seeding device There is a growing realization of the importance of supersaturation in sugar crystallization. It has a profound effect on product quality and on the cost of production as well, parameters that determine the chances of survival of plants all over the world. Scopri di più
Measuring massecuite solids content and mother liquor concentration in vacuum batch pans Massecuite solids content and mother liquor concentration are commonly monitored parameters in the vacuum pan as they are used to control the crystallization process and therefore have an effect on the end product quality, the sugar crystals. Massecuite... Scopri di più
Technical paper for Sugar Industry Technologists S.I.T. 2019 conference Online monitoring of batch cooling crystallization Batch cooling crystallization is a widely practiced production process in several industries. In the sugar industry, it is mainly used as the first step to produce massecuite (footing magma) to seed batch... Scopri di più
Crystal growth and crystallization control tactics in industrial sugar crystallizers Crystal growth is a favorite subject of crystallization research. Due to the complexity of the process, there are several more or less different approaches to its study. Most of the theoretical studies rely on mass, energy, and population balance equations... Scopri di più
On-Line monitoring and control of supersaturation and other massecuite parameters in vacuum pans: A control engineering approach It is generally acknowledged that supersaturation is the most important parameter in sugar crystallization. It has a key role in determining product quality and yield, cost of production, profitability, and survival of the manufacturer. Besides... Scopri di più
Sugar crystallization: Look for the devil in the details, part 1 Sugar crystallization is a process of key importance. Currently, a large percentage of crystallized sugar is produced under manual control using instruments that arguably do not provide actionable information, and apparently resemble methods used several... Scopri di più
Sugar crystallization: Look for the devil in the details, part 2 In Part 1 of this paper some of the most important details of sugar crystallization, like product quality, cost of production, crystal growth, pan circulation, and seeding were discussed. The role and importance of supersaturation in all of these details... Scopri di più
SeedMaster 2: A universal crystallization transmitter and automatic seeding device There is a growing realization of the importance of supersaturation in sugar crystallization. It has a profound effect on product quality and on the cost of production as well, parameters that determine the chances of survival of plants all over the world. Scopri di più
Cane and beet sugar milling and refining related products Sugar crystallization: reach target CV and MA with advanced process control Producing good and consistent quality sugar relies on crystal growth, and supersaturation is the driving force for this growth. The speed of crystallization depends on this multivariable equation of several parameters. Supersaturation is defined as the ratio of sugar in a solution to the sugar needed to saturate the solution at the same temperature. Scopri di più Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GC Process Refractometer Measure concentrations of acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents and various other solutions directly in pipeline, in production transport and quality control in chemical and other industries Scopri di più Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GP Process Refractometer Measure concentrations of sugars/Brix, acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents, and various other solutions directly in pipeline and tanks, in production transport and quality control in sugar, chemical, petrochemical, and other industries. Scopri di più
Sugar crystallization: reach target CV and MA with advanced process control Producing good and consistent quality sugar relies on crystal growth, and supersaturation is the driving force for this growth. The speed of crystallization depends on this multivariable equation of several parameters. Supersaturation is defined as the ratio of sugar in a solution to the sugar needed to saturate the solution at the same temperature. Scopri di più
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GC Process Refractometer Measure concentrations of acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents and various other solutions directly in pipeline, in production transport and quality control in chemical and other industries Scopri di più
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GP Process Refractometer Measure concentrations of sugars/Brix, acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents, and various other solutions directly in pipeline and tanks, in production transport and quality control in sugar, chemical, petrochemical, and other industries. Scopri di più
