Beet sugar, production

Figures in parentheses represent percent of total cane and beet sugar production.

Fig. 8. Typical value chain for 1 ha U.S. beet sugar production. See text.

FlC. I.—Typical process flowchart for beet sugar production. Note Variations occur from company to company extensive recycling is not shown. 

P. M. Silin, Technology of Beet-sugar Production and Refining, Published for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation, Washington, DC by the Israel Program for Scientific Translations (1964). 

Inulin is produced on a 10 000 ton per year scale. This is much less than ordinary sugar, but still substantial. The extraction and purification are similar to those in beet sugar production (Figure 14-3). There is one important difference. Crystallized inulin is difficult to compress - we need an amorphous product. This is obtained by spray drying, where particles are formed so rapidly that they cannot crystallize. This is a critical step if you wish to make a good binder. There are more critical steps ... 

A by-product that accrues in both cane and beet sugar production is molasses, a syrup containing about 50% sugars. While about 47.5 kg of molasses are obtained from the processing of 1 ton of sugarcane, 32.5 kg of molasses are left from the processing of 1 ton of sugar beet This by-product is used as animal feed as well... 

For economic reasons, inexpensive crude carbohydrate materials and agricultural residues have been selected for industrial CA production, such as beet molasses (a byproduct of beet sugar production), cane molasses, corncobs, apple pomace ultrafiltration sludge, orange peel autohydrolysate, and starch hydrolysates obtained from acid or enzymatic hydrolysis. ... 

Uses Food additive, defoamer in beet sugar production Features Helps rationalization of both acidic and alkaline processes Adekanate B-3022 [Adeka Fine Chem.]... 

Uses Defoamer for beet sugar production Features Exc. foam breaking effects Properties Yel.-brn. liq. 

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