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US 4,046,590 AGranted
Process for the production of a colorless sugar syrup from cane molasses
AssigneeCalifornia and Hawaiian Sugar Company
InventorRichard Riffer
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Abstract
A process for producing a colorless low-ash, high-purity sugar syrup from cane molasses wherein centrifuged molasses is acidified and treated with an ion exclusion resin. The resin is then eluted with water, and fractions of similar compositions are combined for recycling. The process yields a product similar to refiner's syrup, which is readily further purified by carbon and ion exchange resins to provide a high-quality syrup.
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A process for producing a sugar solution from cane molasses comprising the steps of:
- a. diluting said molasses with water,
- b. heating said molasses,
- c. centrifuging said molasses to remove insoluble solids,
- d. acidifying said molasses to a pH of about 4,
- e. immediately passing said acidified heated molasses through an ion-exclusion resin wherein sugars are adsorbed and impurities are excluded, and
- f. passing water over said resin to elute and recover sugar solution from said resin.
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