Pub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.18086/eurosun.2016.02.14
S. Hess, H. Beukes, G. Smith, F. Dinter
Solar thermal (ST) systems for the South African (SA) sugar industry could reduce coal consumption in the boilers and partly replace bagasse (pressed sugar cane fibres) as a heating fuel. Based on the heat and mass balance of a representative sugar mill, the most promising solar heat integration points were identified and preranked according to their potential energetic and economic benefits. The identified opportunities for solar process heat (SPH) are the generation of live steam and exhaust steam, the pre-heating of boiler feed water, the drying of bagasse and raw sugar, and the heating of clear juice. Without additional thermal storage, ST systems can supply between 12 and 27 % of the heat demand of these processes. The estimated levelized costs of heat (LCOH) for the SPH systems range from 2.57 Eurocent/kWh (0.42 ZAR/kWh) for solar drying of raw sugar during the crushing season (CS) to 4.57 Eurocent/kWh (0.75 ZAR/kWh) for all-year solar live steam generation. This study assumes that SPH has to compete with coal, which is the cheapest energy source in SA, to replace bagasse. Using current coal prices and past price increase rates, the estimated achievable internal rate of return (IRR) for solar live steam generation is 4.6 % if the steam can be used during the whole year, e.g. for electricity export. The highest IRR of 9.1 % is expected for sugar drying during the crushing season.
{"title":"Initial study on solar process heat for South African sugar mills","authors":"S. Hess, H. Beukes, G. Smith, F. Dinter","doi":"10.18086/eurosun.2016.02.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18086/eurosun.2016.02.14","url":null,"abstract":"Solar thermal (ST) systems for the South African (SA) sugar industry could reduce coal consumption in the boilers and partly replace bagasse (pressed sugar cane fibres) as a heating fuel. Based on the heat and mass balance of a representative sugar mill, the most promising solar heat integration points were identified and preranked according to their potential energetic and economic benefits. The identified opportunities for solar process heat (SPH) are the generation of live steam and exhaust steam, the pre-heating of boiler feed water, the drying of bagasse and raw sugar, and the heating of clear juice. Without additional thermal storage, ST systems can supply between 12 and 27 % of the heat demand of these processes. The estimated levelized costs of heat (LCOH) for the SPH systems range from 2.57 Eurocent/kWh (0.42 ZAR/kWh) for solar drying of raw sugar during the crushing season (CS) to 4.57 Eurocent/kWh (0.75 ZAR/kWh) for all-year solar live steam generation. This study assumes that SPH has to compete with coal, which is the cheapest energy source in SA, to replace bagasse. Using current coal prices and past price increase rates, the estimated achievable internal rate of return (IRR) for solar live steam generation is 4.6 % if the steam can be used during the whole year, e.g. for electricity export. The highest IRR of 9.1 % is expected for sugar drying during the crushing season.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"118 1","pages":"914"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67676792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In beet sugar factories utilizing weak cation thin juice softening, soda ash addition to thin juice is utilized to pre-soften the juice to a suitable feed hardness for supply to the weak cation reactors. Generally, there is addition of 50% caustic solution downstream of the weak cation reactors to counter the effect of H + bleed from the freshly regenerated weak cation resin during the reactor service cycle. If not precisely controlled, the post-reactor re-alkalization of the thin juice may result in over-alkalization of thin juice leading to pH rise in evaporation and an associated color rise in the juice during evaporation. The subject investigation was undertaken for the purpose of optimizing the pre-softening of thin juice while also achieving overall optimum pH management thus avoiding juice over-alkalization and the resulting associated color rise in process juices during juice concentration. A means of pre-alkalization control was developed and implemented satisfying both the pre-softening and the overall juice alkalization requirements leading to the complete elimination of the use of liquid caustic for post-reactor re-alkalization and the elimination of excessive color rise in evaporation. Optimum juice pH targets for minimum color rise in concentration are identified resulting in minimum thick juice color and invert concentration while meeting the competing juice processing requirements for the production of soft thin juice.
{"title":"Influence of thin juice pH management on thick juice color in a factory utilizing weak cation thin juice softening","authors":"C. Rhoten","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2011.66","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2011.66","url":null,"abstract":"In beet sugar factories utilizing weak cation thin juice softening, soda ash addition to thin juice is utilized to pre-soften the juice to a suitable feed hardness for supply to the weak cation reactors. Generally, there is addition of 50% caustic solution downstream of the weak cation reactors to counter the effect of H + bleed from the freshly regenerated weak cation resin during the reactor service cycle. If not precisely controlled, the post-reactor re-alkalization of the thin juice may result in over-alkalization of thin juice leading to pH rise in evaporation and an associated color rise in the juice during evaporation. The subject investigation was undertaken for the purpose of optimizing the pre-softening of thin juice while also achieving overall optimum pH management thus avoiding juice over-alkalization and the resulting associated color rise in process juices during juice concentration. A means of pre-alkalization control was developed and implemented satisfying both the pre-softening and the overall juice alkalization requirements leading to the complete elimination of the use of liquid caustic for post-reactor re-alkalization and the elimination of excessive color rise in evaporation. Optimum juice pH targets for minimum color rise in concentration are identified resulting in minimum thick juice color and invert concentration while meeting the competing juice processing requirements for the production of soft thin juice.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"113 1","pages":"432-437"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2011-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70930051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ion exchange decolorization to date plays no significant role in white sugar production from sugar beet. An increasing demand for high performance decolorization equipment in the refining and liquid sugar industry has pushed ion exchange resin manufacturers to improve selectivity, kinetics, color uptake capacity and cycle lifetime of their products. Fractal processing equipment allows for the best possible utilization of the advantages of the enhanced resins resulting in extremely effective and compact systems. In conjunction with nanofiltration systems the demand for water and salt as well as the waste water production are significantly reduced. Thick juice or molasses desugarisation extract are disposing of very high colors in comparison to typical cane liquors. Trials to decolorize these products in fractal decolorizing systems have proved successful thus representing a backup or alternative for existing unit operations. The flow turndown ratios of fractals allow for the combination of high throughput thin juice softeners and comparably low flow syrup decolorization applications in one dual-use installation helping to further improve economics.
{"title":"Fractal applications for sugar decolorization processes.","authors":"O. Tzschaetzsch","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2009.78","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2009.78","url":null,"abstract":"Ion exchange decolorization to date plays no significant role in white sugar production from sugar beet. An increasing demand for high performance decolorization equipment in the refining and liquid sugar industry has pushed ion exchange resin manufacturers to improve selectivity, kinetics, color uptake capacity and cycle lifetime of their products. Fractal processing equipment allows for the best possible utilization of the advantages of the enhanced resins resulting in extremely effective and compact systems. In conjunction with nanofiltration systems the demand for water and salt as well as the waste water production are significantly reduced. Thick juice or molasses desugarisation extract are disposing of very high colors in comparison to typical cane liquors. Trials to decolorize these products in fractal decolorizing systems have proved successful thus representing a backup or alternative for existing unit operations. The flow turndown ratios of fractals allow for the combination of high throughput thin juice softeners and comparably low flow syrup decolorization applications in one dual-use installation helping to further improve economics.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"111 1","pages":"11-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2009-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70930001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the manufacture of beet sugar, improving discharge water quality is a key objective for effective reuse of water for irrigation purposes. Problems associated with the discharge water includes generation of odors from biogenic hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, sludge buildup in ponds used for water retention and treatment due to precipitation of metal sulfides, and inadequate water discharge quality, in terms of total nitrogen, ammonia, fecal coliforms count, and phosphorus concentrations. Methods used to improve water quality have focused mainly on either adding chemicals to minimize odor generation, which cause toxicity issues in the discharge water or to add external aeration, which increases dissolved oxygen concentration in the water and improves aerobic treatment rates, but increases power expenditure and hence operating cost. In this paper, use of a biocatalyst solution containing enzymes has been tested in the laboratory and at field-scale. Enzymes function by inhibiting the growth of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRBs) which are responsible for biogenic hydrogen sulfide generation. Experimental and field results show that the enzyme solution tested, ZymeOut, virtually eliminates the generation of biogenic hydrogen sulfide and introduces no water toxicity, unlike conventional biocides. It also reduces the occurrence of biofilms, improves water clarity in lagoons and significantly reduces metal sulfide sludge precipitation.
{"title":"Reducing generation of biogenic hydrogen sulfide in sugar wastewaters","authors":"Rakesh Govind, D. Ferguson","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2009.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2009.71","url":null,"abstract":"In the manufacture of beet sugar, improving discharge water quality is a key objective for effective reuse of water for irrigation purposes. Problems associated with the discharge water includes generation of odors from biogenic hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, sludge buildup in ponds used for water retention and treatment due to precipitation of metal sulfides, and inadequate water discharge quality, in terms of total nitrogen, ammonia, fecal coliforms count, and phosphorus concentrations. Methods used to improve water quality have focused mainly on either adding chemicals to minimize odor generation, which cause toxicity issues in the discharge water or to add external aeration, which increases dissolved oxygen concentration in the water and improves aerobic treatment rates, but increases power expenditure and hence operating cost. In this paper, use of a biocatalyst solution containing enzymes has been tested in the laboratory and at field-scale. Enzymes function by inhibiting the growth of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRBs) which are responsible for biogenic hydrogen sulfide generation. Experimental and field results show that the enzyme solution tested, ZymeOut, virtually eliminates the generation of biogenic hydrogen sulfide and introduces no water toxicity, unlike conventional biocides. It also reduces the occurrence of biofilms, improves water clarity in lagoons and significantly reduces metal sulfide sludge precipitation.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"111 1","pages":"11-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2009-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70929925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kevin Bloom, T. Mcgillivray, Heather Jarski, S. Seaborn
This paper reviews the operating success and problems of the Putsch ® Jet Wash Roller Table elicited at the American Crystal Sugar's plant in Minnesota. The economic justification of the spray table was that it reduced sugar loss from lower residence time. Intangible benefits included better separation of flume water from beets. Problems were identified with clarified water supply to the spray nozzles and the impact it has on beet washing. The main benefits sited in this paper from the installation of the spray table were increased beet washing effectiveness, reduced flume water carryover, and reduced sugar loss to flume.
{"title":"American Crystal Sugar's experiences with a Putsch® Jet Wash Roller Table.","authors":"Kevin Bloom, T. Mcgillivray, Heather Jarski, S. Seaborn","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2009.65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2009.65","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reviews the operating success and problems of the Putsch ® Jet Wash Roller Table elicited at the American Crystal Sugar's plant in Minnesota. The economic justification of the spray table was that it reduced sugar loss from lower residence time. Intangible benefits included better separation of flume water from beets. Problems were identified with clarified water supply to the spray nozzles and the impact it has on beet washing. The main benefits sited in this paper from the installation of the spray table were increased beet washing effectiveness, reduced flume water carryover, and reduced sugar loss to flume.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"111 1","pages":"405-408"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70929546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2007-11-16DOI: 10.1002/9780470995358.CH8
M. Todd, Gareth Forber, P. Digges
Cane payment systems play a central role in establishing the incentives that growers and millers face. Not only do they influence heavily the incentives to improve technical efficiency, they also have far-reaching implications for investment decisions. This article analyses the different types of cane payment systems that can be found in cane industries around the world. This includes a discussion of how cane payment systems allocate revenue between growers and millers, and how the incentives embodied in different cane payment systems can influence the technical performance of an industry and the incentives to expand production. In doing so, we demonstrate the far-reaching influence that different cane payment systems have on the world's major sugar industries.
{"title":"Cane Payment Systems","authors":"M. Todd, Gareth Forber, P. Digges","doi":"10.1002/9780470995358.CH8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470995358.CH8","url":null,"abstract":"Cane payment systems play a central role in establishing the incentives that growers and millers face. Not only do they influence heavily the incentives to improve technical efficiency, they also have far-reaching implications for investment decisions. This article analyses the different types of cane payment systems that can be found in cane industries around the world. This includes a discussion of how cane payment systems allocate revenue between growers and millers, and how the incentives embodied in different cane payment systems can influence the technical performance of an industry and the incentives to expand production. In doing so, we demonstrate the far-reaching influence that different cane payment systems have on the world's major sugar industries.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"9 4","pages":"181-194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2007-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/9780470995358.CH8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50691782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Randall L. Hemb, J. Stewart, L. Hubbell, R. Fogg, Cory J. Guza, D. Wishowski, S. Poindexter
Sugarbeet emergence is a key factor in production management of a sugarbeet crop. Cold soils, soil crusting and other factors can impact speed of emergence. Faster seed germination and stand establishment can increase yield and quality of sugarbeet. Primed seed is used to ensure quicker seed germination and stand establishment. Field trials were established to evaluate XBEET™ seed priming system developed by Germain's Technology Group (GTG). This enhanced priming system was enabled by various technological breakthroughs in seed lot calibration, machinery and process control. Studies were conducted in Minnesota at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center (NWROC) in Crookston as well as at multiple locations in Michigan. The objectives of the studies were to compare XBEET™ treated sugarbeet seed and GTG standard PAT priming treatment with non-primed seed. XBEET™ priming provided superior speed of emergence, final stand, yield and recoverable white sugar per hectare in all trials with PAT being intermediate compared to non-primed seed.
{"title":"Evaluation of XBEEJTM, an enhanced sugarbeet priming system","authors":"Randall L. Hemb, J. Stewart, L. Hubbell, R. Fogg, Cory J. Guza, D. Wishowski, S. Poindexter","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2007.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2007.25","url":null,"abstract":"Sugarbeet emergence is a key factor in production management of a sugarbeet crop. Cold soils, soil crusting and other factors can impact speed of emergence. Faster seed germination and stand establishment can increase yield and quality of sugarbeet. Primed seed is used to ensure quicker seed germination and stand establishment. Field trials were established to evaluate XBEET™ seed priming system developed by Germain's Technology Group (GTG). This enhanced priming system was enabled by various technological breakthroughs in seed lot calibration, machinery and process control. Studies were conducted in Minnesota at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center (NWROC) in Crookston as well as at multiple locations in Michigan. The objectives of the studies were to compare XBEET™ treated sugarbeet seed and GTG standard PAT priming treatment with non-primed seed. XBEET™ priming provided superior speed of emergence, final stand, yield and recoverable white sugar per hectare in all trials with PAT being intermediate compared to non-primed seed.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"109 1","pages":"640-642"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2007-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70929812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Thorsness, J. Daniels, D. Maruska, M. Smith, C. Hicks, K. Luff, G. Simkins, J. Martín, K. Watteyne
Bayer CropScience is developing several new innovations for crop protection in sugarbeet. Poncho™ Beta seed-treatment is a new highly systemic insecticide with a wide margin of crop safety. Poncho™ Beta protects against beet leaf hopper (Circulifer tenellus (Baker)), reducing the incidence of curly top virus, and sugarbeet root maggot (Tetanops myopaeformis), wireworm (Limonius californicus (Mannerheim), springtail (Collembola spp.), leaf miner (Pegomya hyoscyami), black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) and other insect pests. Three new emulsifiable concentrate sugarbeet herbicide formulations have been developed. The new formulations provide weed control equivalent to the previous versions of these herbicides at approximately half the volume. However, due to changes in the sugarbeet herbicide market these formulations will not be commercialized. In 2007, Bayer CropScience will offered a new soluble concentrate formulation of Gem®, a strobilurin fungicide, for control of cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora beticola), powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoni) and suppression of rhizoctonia stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani). During 2008, Bayer CropScience will introduce Proline into the sugarbeet disease control market. Proline® is a new dimension triazole fungicide which will control all three of the before mentioned diseases. When used in rotation with Gem®, Proline® will provide growers with a season long disease control program offering sound resistance management practices.
{"title":"Crop protection innovations in sugarbeet -Bayer CropScience","authors":"K. Thorsness, J. Daniels, D. Maruska, M. Smith, C. Hicks, K. Luff, G. Simkins, J. Martín, K. Watteyne","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2007.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2007.43","url":null,"abstract":"Bayer CropScience is developing several new innovations for crop protection in sugarbeet. Poncho™ Beta seed-treatment is a new highly systemic insecticide with a wide margin of crop safety. Poncho™ Beta protects against beet leaf hopper (Circulifer tenellus (Baker)), reducing the incidence of curly top virus, and sugarbeet root maggot (Tetanops myopaeformis), wireworm (Limonius californicus (Mannerheim), springtail (Collembola spp.), leaf miner (Pegomya hyoscyami), black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) and other insect pests. Three new emulsifiable concentrate sugarbeet herbicide formulations have been developed. The new formulations provide weed control equivalent to the previous versions of these herbicides at approximately half the volume. However, due to changes in the sugarbeet herbicide market these formulations will not be commercialized. In 2007, Bayer CropScience will offered a new soluble concentrate formulation of Gem®, a strobilurin fungicide, for control of cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora beticola), powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoni) and suppression of rhizoctonia stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani). During 2008, Bayer CropScience will introduce Proline into the sugarbeet disease control market. Proline® is a new dimension triazole fungicide which will control all three of the before mentioned diseases. When used in rotation with Gem®, Proline® will provide growers with a season long disease control program offering sound resistance management practices.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"109 1","pages":"637-639"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2007-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70929419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Today, collecting accurate information from growers and delivering meaningful reports is more important than ever for companies in the sugar industry. Near real-time data collection and reporting provides competitive advantage and improves value-added services for sugar companies and their growers. The challenge in the past has been collecting accurate information in a timely and complete fashion so that assessments could be passed onward to growers. Newer computerized technologies and widespread use of the Internet now allows companies to produce agriculture information systems that positively impact production and quality and add value to existing services. Discussed and shown will be some of the technology employed by AgTerra Technologies, Inc. being used in the sugar industry including Internet based forms and reports, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Pocket PC, and digital pen and paper applications.
{"title":"Agriculture information systems for the beet sugar industry","authors":"Alan B. Telck","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2007.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2007.18","url":null,"abstract":"Today, collecting accurate information from growers and delivering meaningful reports is more important than ever for companies in the sugar industry. Near real-time data collection and reporting provides competitive advantage and improves value-added services for sugar companies and their growers. The challenge in the past has been collecting accurate information in a timely and complete fashion so that assessments could be passed onward to growers. Newer computerized technologies and widespread use of the Internet now allows companies to produce agriculture information systems that positively impact production and quality and add value to existing services. Discussed and shown will be some of the technology employed by AgTerra Technologies, Inc. being used in the sugar industry including Internet based forms and reports, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Pocket PC, and digital pen and paper applications.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"109 1","pages":"329-332"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2007-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70929780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
proMtec Theisen GmbH has paid special attention to finding unique solutions to the different needs facing the sugar industry in terms of concentration, density and Brix measurement. The proMtec systems were the first to measure density and concentration in the sugar industry via microwave technology. The microwave concentration measurement is suitable for all types of crystallisation processes in sugar production as well as milk of lime. The proMtec microwave probes and sensors have been widely installed in both beet and cane sugar factories. With the latest developments in sensor technology proMtec is able to measure with high accuracy liquids in pipes and pans with dry substance contents between 0% and 98 %. The proMtec microwave concentration measurement technology and equipment has become universal in pipe and pan applications in sugar production.
{"title":"Microwave technology: An ubiquitous in line measurement instrument for density, total solids, concentration, especially brix in a today sugar factory","authors":"Karl-Heinz Theisen, I. Geyer","doi":"10.5274/ASSBT.2007.78","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5274/ASSBT.2007.78","url":null,"abstract":"proMtec Theisen GmbH has paid special attention to finding unique solutions to the different needs facing the sugar industry in terms of concentration, density and Brix measurement. The proMtec systems were the first to measure density and concentration in the sugar industry via microwave technology. The microwave concentration measurement is suitable for all types of crystallisation processes in sugar production as well as milk of lime. The proMtec microwave probes and sensors have been widely installed in both beet and cane sugar factories. With the latest developments in sensor technology proMtec is able to measure with high accuracy liquids in pipes and pans with dry substance contents between 0% and 98 %. The proMtec microwave concentration measurement technology and equipment has become universal in pipe and pan applications in sugar production.","PeriodicalId":14415,"journal":{"name":"International Sugar Journal","volume":"109 1","pages":"310-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2007-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70929494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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