Factory scale tests of sugar production from sweet sorghums in Mexico

Coeto, J.A. and Smith, B.A. (1974) Factory scale tests of sugar production from sweet sorghums in Mexico. Proceedings of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 3. pp. 1356-1362.

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Abstract

Factory-scale studies on sugar production from 'Rio' var. sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) at the Melchor Ocampo sugar factory, Mexico are described. Tables of results are given for milling data, and for Brix, pol, apparent purity, starch, and aconitic acid concn. at various stages of the process. Results showed that sweet sorghum could successfully be milled in conventional cane milling tandems. Clarification successfully eliminated starch; aconitic acid could be separated by a batch crystallization process. Storage of the sorghum for 2 days before processing impaired juice quality. The prospects for commercial utilization of sweet sorghum are briefly considered

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Ingenio La Margarita Group, Veracruz, Mexico
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2012 04:35
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2012 04:35
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8229

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