One Sweet Story - C&EN Global Enterprise (ACS Publications)

Nov 12, 2010 - One Sweet Story. Chem. Eng. News , 1957, 35 (38), p 10. DOI: 10.1021/cen-v035n038.p010. Publication Date: September 23, 1957. Copyright...
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Workers at American Molasses Company bagging the "more refined" sugar which has been processed with new methods employing AMBERLITE Ion Exchange Resins.

O n e Sweet Story A new technique in ion exchange for sugar refining increases t h e yield of high grade white sugar. A t t h e same time, requirements for decolorizing c a r b o n a n d •steam for evaporation a r e reduced.

quality of crystalline . . . a boon t o i n d u s t r i a l users of s u g a r w h o c a n enjoy t h e economy a n d c o n v e n i ence of h a n d l i n g liquid sugar w i t h o u t sacrifice in p e r f o r m a n c e .

Modification of conventional refining processes with ion e x c h a n g e produces a crystalline sugar with less color and ash. AMBERLITE I R A - 4 0 1 , a highly porous, strong base anion exchange resin, supplements normal refining and is used for final c l e a n - u p of 60° Brix sugar solutions t o remove color before e v a p o r a t i o n .

Full information o n ion e x c h a n g e in sugar refining — a n d i n m a n y o t h e r industries—is available. N a m e your interest.

T r e a t m e n t of solutions by mixtures of AMBERLITE IRA-401 with AMBERLITE I R C - 5 0 carboxylic acid type or AMBERLITE IR-120 sulfonic acid type c a t i o n •exchange resins produces a liquid sugar w i t h t h e

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