REFINING OF SUGAR

DELA VEGA, ELA JANE P.

BS ChE
RAW SUGAR
REFINED SUGAR PRODUCTS
THE REFINING PROCESS
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The Refining
Process
1. AFFINATION
 dissolving off some surface impurities

2. CARBONATATION
 removing further impurities that
precipitate from solution with calcium
carbonate

3. CHAR FILTRATION
 removing further impurities with activated
carbon

4. CRYSTALLISATION
 using a vacuum process
 AFFINATION
• The process consists of mixing
the sugar with a saturated syrup
then spinning and washing off in
centrifugal machines.

• The "washed" or "affined" sugar

is then dissolved with water.
The liquor is screened to
exclude fibrous material.
 CARBONATATION
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 CHAR FILTRATION
• “Raw Liquor" is then subjected to
final decolourisation by contact
with bone charcoal.

• Following the decolourisation cycle

the bone char is washed first by
water and then heating in the
absence of air to 650˚C to volatilise
organic impurities.
CRYSTALLIZATION
• The process is carried out under a
reduced pressure of 75 - 90 kPa to
allow a reduced boiling temperature
(60 - 70 ˚C)

• The pan contents, known as

massecuite, are then discharged to
receivers prior to separation on
automatic centrifugal machines.

• The sugar thus recovered is then

dried and graded prior to packing