METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF PURITY OF SATURATED MOLASSES Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: sugar industry.

SUBSTANCE: the method provides for determination in the source molasses of the content of dry substances, sugar and nonsugar. A sample of molasses is heated up to several times by distilled water up to attainment of the content of dry substances after the last dilution by 3 to 5% below the source one. The content of dry substances (DS_diluted) and the electrical resistance (R_diluted) are measured after each dilution of the sample. Their interrelation is determined in the form of linear relation: DS_diluted=aR_diluted+b, where a, b - numerical coefficients determined experimentally. Crystals of sugar are dissolved in the diluted sample of molasses up to attainment of saturation. Electrical resistance is measured in the sample, and the content of dry substances in it is determined according to the equation mentioned above. Calculation of purity of saturated molasses at a temperature of centrifugation of the fillmass of the last product is performed according to the known mathematic formula with the use of the obtained value of content of dry substances in the saturated sample of molasses.

EFFECT: provided sufficient simplicity of determination of purity of saturated molasses, enhanced precision of the obtained data relative to the indicated purity.

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