Process of manufacturing crystal sugar from an aqueous sugar juice such as cane juice or sugar beet juice

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PATENT NO 5554227
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08151383

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This invention relates to a process for the manufacture of crystal sugar from an aqueous sugar juice containing sugars and organic and mineral impurities, including Ca.sup.2+ and/or Mg.sup.2+ ions, such as a sugar cane or sugar beet juice, comprising the following operations: (a) concentration of said sugar juice to give a syrup, and (b) crystallization of said syrup to give a crystal sugar and a molasses, characterized in that it also comprises an operation: (c) of tangential microfiltration, tangential ultrafiltration or tangential nanofiltration, this operation being effected before operation (a). It also relates to a process for the production of crystal white sugar from a sugar juice of the sugar cane juice type, comprising the above-mentioned process for the production of crystal sugar, completed by re-melt, decolorization and crystallization operations.

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SOCIETE NOUVELLE DE RECHERCHES ET D'APPLICATIONS INDUSTRIELLES D'ECHANGEURS D'IONS APPLEXION264 AVENUE DE LA MAULDRE EPONE 78660

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kwok, Robert J Puunene, HI 2 35
Lancrenon, Xavier Chicago, IL 2 35
Theoleyre, Marc-Andre Paris, FR 11 71

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