PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRANULATED REFINED SUGAR FROM SUGAR CANE JUICE

摘要

The process includes phases of: (I) treatment, initial clarification and concentration (TC) of sugar cane juice, with 13-18° Brix, through treatment, decantation and concentration of the juice, for a syrup concentration of 60-65° Brix; (II) initial clarification and decoloration (CD) of the syrup, with removal of insoluble materials and turbidity, through: (a) flotation of the syrup, (b) filtration of the flotated syrup, (c) demineralization of the filtrated syrup, (d) decoloration of the syrup in a second ionic change column (C2), containing an anionic resin bed, and (e) polish of the syrup in a third ionic change column (C3) containing an anionic resin bed; (III) cooking and crystallization (CC) of the syrup in sugar crystals and their centrifugation for separation of the remaining runoff syrup; and (IV) drying and storage (DS) of the granulated refined sugar.