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| Abstracts A Process To make a Compositation For Preventing Post Harvest Deterioration Of Sugarcane |
| Present invention relates to a process to make a composition for preventing post harvest deterioration of sugarcane. Sugarcane when harvested, it is cut and placed in field. In India, it is never carried immediately and taken to the factory for crushing. The harvested sugarcane is left in the field for a long time even upto 3 or 4 days, though it is supposed to be lifted and taken to the factory for crushing within 6 to 8 hours of harvesting. During the period the harvested sugarcane lies in the fields, there sets in process of microbial infection through the cut portion of the cane. The microbial infection results into various phases of deterioration in the cane quality such as (I ) loss of sucrose ( ii ) fermentation sets in which results in alcohol formation, lactic acid formation, polymer formation such as dextrin, oligosaccharides and the like. All these by–products of bacterial infection adversely affect the quality of sugar produced from such sugarcane harvested and left in the field for longer time. It finally reflects into crystal inhibition crystal distortion and even imparting color to the sugar produced, which finally results into loss in recovery and poor quality of sugar. |
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| An Improved Bagasse Dryer |
| Present invention relates to an improved bagasse dryer. In any sugar factory bagasse is obtained as a by-product after the crushing operation. Bagasse normally contains around 50 per cent water. This is not the sugarcane juice. While crushing is in progress, water is sprayed at subsequent crushing stage to dissolve the contents and thus extract maximum sugar. The bagasse finally coming out is, therefore, a damp mass of finely cut particles of 2 mm to 10 mm size of sugar cane. The bagasse is rich in carbon fiber and therefore provides a potential source of fuel, which is burnt in the boiler of the sugar factory. In some factories bagasse is burnt directly in the boiler – combustion is inefficient. Naturally attempts are made to remove water contents and bring the same to around 30%. There are in existence methods and equipment for drying bagasse in which bagasse is partially dried by subjecting it to the hot flue gases. This is accomplished in a variety of equipments in vogue. For example, in one type hot flue gases from the boiler are carried by suitable piping and the hot gases are let loose over the bagasse that continuously travels over a conveyer belt. Very little moisture is driven out – heat is wasted. In one another equipment the hot flue gases are passed over bagasse which is made to pass through a horizontal or little tilted drum and wherein the said drum is rotated at slow speed such that material inside is subjected to hot flue gases. In this situation also drying is not accomplished satisfactorily – heat is wasted. |
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| Process For Preserving Heat Value And Fibre Content Of Bagasse |
| Present invention relates to a process for preserving heat value and fiber content of bagasse as obtained or produced as a by – product in sugar industry. It is a matter of common observation that in the stored bagasse in the form of bales there invariably sets in biodegradation of bagasse mass resulting in acid generation , gas generation accompanied by heat generation, so much so that there is even produced fire in the bagasse mass. This slow yet unnoticeable combustion of bagasse reduces its calorific value. I.e. heat value, simultaneously reducing the fiber content in the bagasse. It is often very necessary for a paper mill to have higher fiber content in the bagasse mass. It is also observed that there is found growth of fungi particularly Aspergillus sp. which are toxic and allergic in nature.Object of the present invention, therefore, aims at developing a process for preserving heat value and also fiber content of the bagasse to enhance economic value of the same and thus save colossal losses with the help of a chemical preparation to be sprayed over the bagasse. |
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| Process And Equipment For Enumerating Dynamically Growing Microbial Population |
| Present invention relates to a process and equipment for enumerating dynamically growing microbial population in sample taken from a variety of liquid media. Principally and initially it is aimed and designed to enumerate the microbial population of actively growing in sugarcane juice, syrups, molasses, sugar solution and the like liquids in process in sugar industry. However, keeping the main principle of design in view the same process and equipment can adopted to enumerate microbial population in a number and variety of samples commonly handled by pathologists, biochemists, drinking water handling technicians and the like; nevertheless some minor modification shall be envisaged to accomplish the desired object of enumerating the microbial population. |
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| A Process To make Biocide Composition ForRapid Action In Sugar Cane Juice |
| Present invention relates to make a biocide composition for rapid action in sugar cane juice of sugar factories. sugarcane when subjected to milling for extraction of juice is infected by number of microorganism including mesophilic, thermophilic, osmophilic bacteria, yeast etc. The microbial infection results into various into various phases of juice deterioration such as ( I ) loss of sucrose (ii) fermentation / degradation of juice sets in which results in alcohol formation, lactic acid formation, polymer formation such as dextran, oligosaccharides and like. All these byproducts of the microbial growth adversely affect the quality as well as recovery of sugar as it finally reflects into crystal inhibition, crystal distortion and even impairing color to the sugar produced, which results into loss of recovery and poor quality of sugar. |
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