Ash

By Bento, Luis San Miguel
Posted on 2006-12-02 Last edited on 2018-10-30

Ash is a general term that refers to the inorganic compounds present in a sugar solution.

	Concentration	Problems
CATIONS
Na		Melassigenic
K		Melassigenic
Ca		Scale formation
		White sugar turbidity
		Form complexes with sugars and colourants
Fe		React with phenols forming very dark compounds
Cu
Mn
Al
Si		Deacreases filtrability
		Flock formation
ANIONS
Sulphates	> 400 ppm on liquor (cane)	Pan scaling
		Decreases decolourization efficiency of char and resins
Phosphates

Bibliography

Roge B., A. Bensouissi, M. Mathlouthi, 2007, Effects of calcium on white sugar turbidity, Zuckerindustrie, 132
n.3,170-174

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