蔗糖厂
蔗糖厂(sugar cane mill),是用甘蔗制造砂糖或白糖的工厂。现代化的蔗糖厂内部拥有一连串的机器设备,用来压榨甘蔗,并以榨出的蔗汁制糖。
制程
用甘蔗制造砂糖有一连串的程序:
- 收取甘蔗并卸货
- 甘蔗准备(切成条状)
- 榨汁
- 除去杂质
- 煮汁
- 结晶
- 分离结晶糖与蔗汁(使用离心机)
- 烘干
- 包装出货
参考资料
- Rein, P.W. A Comparison of Cane Diffusion and Milling. Proceedings of The South African Sugar Technologists' Association. 1995.
- Kelly, P. S.; Porter, R. G., Operation of the Inkerman Diffuser, Proceedings of the Forty-Fifth Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 1978
- Oates, J. A. H. Lime and Limestone: Chemistry and Technology, Production and Uses. John Wiley & Sons. 2008. ISBN 978-3-527-61201-7.