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Non-affinated BC sugar
Non-affinated sugar
dissolved in
in water
water 7 13
dissolved
(60
(60 Bx
ooBx
Pul
11 12 Piz
1 4
dry matter)
dry matter)
8
1 - feed tank,
Ultrafiltration in sugar industry tends to used for the separation of non- 10 2 - thermostat, 3 - pump,
sucrose compounds colored matters being one of them from sugar beet 4 - module with mem brane,
juices. With the standard procedure of purifying with lime 35% of non- 5 5 - perm eate, 6 - retentate,
sucrose compunds could be removed. The sucrose is then crystallizes from 2 9 3 7,8,9 - ventiles,
juices in three stages. The sugar from the first stage is the purest, and the C 10 - thermometer,
sugar from the third stage of crystallization has the worst quality. Using 6 11,12 - manometer,
ultrafiltration, the sugar produced should have a better quality. Membrane 13 - rotameter
filtration is also good because using this technique the environmental
Permeate purity [%] Permeate colour [IU]
pollution is avoided and has lower energy consumption. The commercial Retentate purity [%] Retenate colour [IU]
100
use of ultrafiltration, for the separation of non-sucrose compounds, is C [IU] 1600
Q [%]
limited because of the concentration polarization and fouling of the 1500 98
membrane. 1400
1300 96
1200
94
1100
Ceramic membrane
Ceramic membrane 1000 92
4,42x10 m-3
-3 m22 900
4,42x10 800
90
55 nm
nm 700
600
88