APPLICATIONS · 04

Sugar processing.

From cane to crystal, with precision at every stage.

From cane and beet mills to refineries, glucose and fructose plants — we supply the clarification aids, decolorizers, antiscalants, and process inputs that drive yield, purity, and operational efficiency in sugar processing.

01 — OVERVIEW

A process measured in fractions.

Sugar processors operate on razor-thin margins where every degree of color reduction, every percentage point of yield, and every hour of equipment uptime translates directly to bottom-line performance.

We work with mills, refineries, and sweetener plants across Latin America — supplying the clarification chemicals, decolorizing carbons, ion-exchange resins, antiscalants, and process aids that turn cane and beet into refined sugar, syrups, and isoglucose with maximum efficiency.

25+
PROCESS INPUTS
6
PROCESS STAGES
FCC
FOOD-GRADE STANDARDS
02 — SOLUTIONS

Process stages we support.

i.
STAGE: JUICE CLARIFICATION

Juice clarification

Lime, phosphoric acid, polyacrylamide flocculants, and clarification aids for cane and beet juice purification. Drives turbidity reduction and sucrose recovery.

PHOSPHORIC ACID
FLOCCULANTS
LIME
ii.
STAGE: DECOLORIZATION

Decolorization

Powdered and granular activated carbon, ion-exchange resins, and bentonite systems for ICUMSA color reduction in white sugar and refined liquid syrups.

ACTIVATED CARBON
ION EXCHANGE
BENTONITE
iii.
STAGE: EVAPORATION

Evaporation & boiling

Antiscalants, defoamers, and dispersants for multi-effect evaporators and vacuum pans. Reduces scale buildup, improves heat transfer, extends campaign runs.

ANTISCALANTS
DEFOAMERS
DISPERSANTS
iv.
STAGE: CRYSTALLIZATION

Crystallization aids

Surface-active agents and viscosity modifiers to optimize crystal growth, size distribution, and centrifugation efficiency in raw and refined sugar production.

SURFACTANTS
VISCOSITY MODIFIERS
v.
STAGE: STORAGE & TRANSPORT

Anti-caking & inversion control

Anti-caking agents for bulk sugar storage, inversion inhibitors for liquid syrup transport, and biocides for high-Brix syrup preservation.

ANTI-CAKING
BIOCIDES
INVERSION CONTROL
vi.
STAGE: SWEETENER PROCESSING

Glucose & fructose

Enzymes for starch hydrolysis (alpha-amylase, glucoamylase), ion-exchange resins for HFCS production, and decolorization carbons for liquid sweetener refining.

AMYLASES
RESINS
GLUCAMYLASE
03 — INGREDIENT SHORTLIST

Featured inputs for sugar processing.

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01

Phosphoric acid

Food-grade, 75% & 85%

02

Activated carbon

Powdered & granular forms

03

Lime (Ca(OH)₂)

Food-grade, hydrated

04

Polyacrylamide

Anionic flocculant

05

Ion-exchange resins

Strong/weak base, food-grade

06

Antiscalants

For evaporator systems

07

Defoamers

Silicone-based, food-grade

08

Alpha-amylase

For starch liquefaction

09

Glucoamylase

For saccharification

10

Glucose isomerase

Immobilized, for HFCS

11

Bentonite

Activated, for clarification

12

Sodium bisulfite

Food-grade preservative

04 — CASE STUDY

Reducing ICUMSA color by 40% in a regional refinery.

A mid-sized Latin American sugar refinery sought to optimize their decolorization stage to meet export specifications for refined white sugar.

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i.
CHALLENGE

Reduce ICUMSA color from 145 to under 45 units to qualify for premium export markets without disrupting production schedules.

ii.
APPROACH

Benchmarked three suppliers of granular activated carbon. Pilot-scale validation with three carbon-resin combinations over six production runs.

iii.
OUTCOME

Selected carbon achieved 38 ICUMSA units consistently. Total cost per ton of refined sugar reduced 4% vs. previous supplier.

iv.
IMPACT

Export market qualification achieved. Refinery now ships 18,000 tons/month at premium pricing to two new markets.

05 — RELATED INSIGHTS

From our sugar processing journal.

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06 — START A PROJECT

Working on a sugar processing challenge?

Tell us briefly what you're optimizing — color, yield, equipment performance, or product quality. We'll respond within one business day with technical proposals.