ELECTROLYTIC CLARIFICATION OF CANE JUICE

摘要

The clarification process is a primary step of sugar manufacture. This process refers to the removal of possible non-sugars constituents such as colloids, organic and inorganic salts and colouring matters from cane juice. The process plays very significant role as it contributes to the quantity and quality of sugar produced by way of reduction of losses, and therefore is closely associated with economic benefits of a factory. In the present work authors have made efforts to clarify the cane juice by electrolysis. The cane juice was electrolysed by using inert graphite electrodes and various physico-chemical clarification parameters were studied at regular interval of time. The process requires no chemicals for the removal of impurities from cane juice therefore the process is said to be an eco-friendly technique.