A STUDY IN THE DEXTRAN CONTENT IN SUGAR CANE AND ITS CONTROL IN SANGHAR SUGAR MILLS LTD., SANGHAR

Abstract

With the proper cane management, improved hygiene at the mills and process streams, etc., at the Sanghar Sugar Mills Ltd (SSML), the problem of very high content of dextran in sugar cane i.e. above 18,000 ppm was checked and brought down to a level of 3000. Due to reduction in the dextran content in cane, the cane juice pH increased by 0.3o, the final molasses purity decreased by 3o, steam consumption decreased by 12%, purity drop between crusher juice and mixed juice decreased by 21%, the process house including centrifugals were able to accommodate higher cane crushing, the boiling house and overall efficiencies increased by 10%, the sugar recovery% cane increased by 0.57o, the colour of sugar decreased by 50% and pol of white sugar increased by 0.2o.