Mechanical separation techniques in sugar industry?

Answer 1

The sugar cane is crushed to extract the juice. This breaks up the hard nodes of the cane and flattens the stems. the juice is then collected, filtered and sometimes treated. It is then boiled to drive off excess water. The dried cane residue (baggasse) is often used as a fuel for this process. The remaining liquid is allowed to set into a solid, known as jaggery; gur; chancara or panela.

Answer 2

Sugar can be removed from sugar cane by using a milling technique where the cane is squeezed between mechanical rollers to remove the juice. Another technique is diffusion where a machine with an enclosed drum, a base of sugar cane is gradually pulled through water.

Answer 3

In the sugar industry, mechanical separation techniques such as filtration, centrifugation, and evaporation are commonly used. Filtration is used to remove solid impurities from sugar juice, while centrifugation is used to separate sugar crystals from the mother liquor. Evaporation is employed to concentrate sugar solutions by removing water through heat. These techniques help in refining and processing sugar to meet quality standards.