The performance of a falling-film evaporator trial plant during the first year after installation at the CG Smith Sugar Illovo mill is described. Operating under conditions similar to those experienced in the mill's raw house first effectevaporator, the unit confirmed most of the reported characteristics of this type of plant and proved easy to operate. Problems experienced were associated most...

Since the end of previous century, the role of petroleum as a raw material of synthetic surfactant gradually deflated due to the reasons such as decreasing of the relative abundance of petroleum, leading to soared prices of petroleum and increasing of carbon dioxide emission by heavy utilization of petroleum. Instead, the industries concerning in the surfactants and detergents are focusing on t...

Various aspects affecting the steam economy of a raw sugar mill are discussed. Process and prime mover steam requirements are evaluated for a new 600 ton canelhour factory currently under construction at Felixton, and options for achieving a level of steam economy where fibre can be supplied to a downstream paper mill with the appropriate fuel economy are evaluated. The necessity to allow for f...

he prefix “poly” makes us think of synthetics which are formed by polymerization of smaller units (monomers). As a matter of fact, polysaccharides are biopolymers composed of differently linked single sugar molecules. As a result the characteristics of the sugars completely change. The best known monomer sugars (monosaccharides) are glucose (dextrose, grape sugar), fructose and galactose. Monos...

Milk is a high nutrient food source. Its major composition includes water, fat, protein, sugar, vitamin and minerals. In Thailand, milk consumption has been promoted through school dairy projects. There are dairy farms throughout Thailand, of which most are small-sized farms. This leads to an uneven nutrient composition due to different agricultural practices, feed, and environments. Thus, the ...

sugar, including processed goods in the world in the raw material for the production of agriculture and it is a strategic commodity. the intent of this research is to approach the game theory to analyze the relationship between import and export of sugar, iranian and brazil. the impact of changes in world prices and import tariffs, the welfare of the brazilian study. the data used in this study...