Sugar is a staple food and a commodity produced in many parts of the world, with the majority of sugar produced from sugarcane and the rest from beets. The production of sugar involves extraction, purification, evaporation, concentration, crystallization, separation, and drying. To obtain high quality of sugar, steps of refining are indispensable.
Demineralization
Raw sugar juice contains high concentrations of minerals and ions, which affects the quality and taste of the final sugar product. Demineralization is a critical process in the sugar industry and involves the removal of minerals and ions from raw sugar juice.
Decolorization
Decolorization is another critical process in the sugar industry, involving the removal of colorants and impurities from sugar juice. In sucrose refining, ion exchange resins are used for decolorization, resulting in high quality, crystal-clear sugar products.
Deashing
Deashing is the process of removing ash and other inorganics from sugar juice. Ash is a residue of organic material that can be oxidized and it may affect the results of the sugar analysis.
Softening/removing the sugar juice
Softening is the process that removes hardness ions and has a positive effect on downstream operations. Softening using ion exchange eliminates the need for descaling evaporators and increases heat transfer efficiency, along with improved boiling characteristics and sugar production quality.
Adsorbent Resins for Sugar Decolorization
Amerigo Scientific offers a poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene), highly cross-linked, non-functionalized adsorbent resin specifically designed for decolorization, improvement of transmittance and turbidity, removal of harmful substances.
| Name | Type | Moisture (%) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Particle size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSF975 | Styrene / DVB Macroporous | 50-60 | 0.65-0.75 | 0.4-1.25 |
Ion Exchange Resins for Processing Sugars and Sweeteners
Amerigo Scientific provides high-quality ion exchange resins for demineralization, softening, and decolorization processes in manufacturing sugar and sweeteners.
- Resins used for demineralization, decolorization, and deashing in different sugar production such as xylose, glucose, and maltose
| Name | Type | Form | Moisture (%) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Total Capacity (eq/L) | Particle size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSF970 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SAC | Na+ | 45-50 | 0.77-0.87 | ≥1.9 | 0.315-1.25 |
| LSF971 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, SAC | Na+ | 45-55 | 0.75-0.85 | ≥1.8 | 0.425-1.25 |
| LSF972 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, SBA | CI- | 50-60 | 0.68-0.73 | ≥1.1 | 0.4-1.25 |
| LSF977 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, SBA | Cl- | 60-70 | 0.60-0.70 | ≥0.85 | 0.60-0.82 |
| LSF973 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, WBA | Freebase | 48-58 | 0.65-0.72 | ≥1.5 | 0.4-1.25 |
- Resins used for softening and decationization in different sugar production such as starch sugar, cane sugar, and beets sugar
| Name | Type | Form | Moisture (%) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Total Capacity (eq/L) | Particle size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSF978 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SAC | Na+ | 43-48 | 0.78-0.87 | ≥2.0 | 0.315-1.25 |
- Resins used for demineralization and decolorization in cane sugar industry
| Name | Type | Form | Moisture (%) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Total Capacity (eq/L) | Particle size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSF958 | Polyacrylic Macroporous, SBA | Cl- | 65-75 | 0.65-0.75 | ≥0.85 | 0.4-1.25 |
| LSF984 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SBA, type I | Cl- | 53-63 | 0.66-0.73 | ≥1.2 | 0.4-1.25 |
| LSF986 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SBA, type I | Cl- | 42-48 | 0.66-0.75 | ≥1.4 | 0.4-1.25 |
| LSF987 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SBA, type II | Cl- | 42-52 | 0.65-0.75 | ≥1.2 | 0.4-1.25 |
| LSF930B | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, WBA | FB/Cl- | 40-50 | 0.65-0.73 | ≥1.8 | 0.4-1.25 |
| LSF930C | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, WBA | FB/CI- | 40-50 | 0.65-0.73 | ≥2.0 | 0.4-1.25 |
SEPLITE® Monojet™ Resins for Processing Sugars and Sweeteners
Amerigo Scientific provides SEPLITE® Monojet™ resins, a range of uniform particle size ion exchange resins produced using a proprietary jetting technology for applications in the water treatment, food industry, and energy industries.
- Resins used for acid removal and decolorization of sugar
| Name | Type | Form | Moisture (%) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Total Capacity (eq/L) | Particle size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSF9710 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, SAC | Na+ | 45-55 | 0.77-0.85 | ≥1.8 | 0.63±0.05 |
| H+ | 56-60 | 0.74-0.80 | ≥1.6 | 0.65±0.05 | ||
| LSF9720 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, SBA | CI- | 50-60 | 0.65-0.73 | ≥1.1 | 0.63±0.05 |
| OH- | 60-70 | 0.64-0.70 | ≥0.9 | 0.65±0.05 | ||
| LSF9730 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, WBA | Free base/Cl- | 50-60 | 0.65-0.75 | ≥1.5 | 0.55±0.05 |
| LSF9732 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, WBA | Free base/Cl- | 50-55 | 0.65-0.75 | ≥1.6 | 0.55±0.05 |
| LSF9300 | Styrene/DVB Macroporous, WBA | Freebase | 45-55 | 0.65-0.75 | ≥1.7 | 0.60±0.05 |
- Resins used for decationization in sugar production like starch sugar, cane sugar, beets, gelatin, etc.
| Name | Type | Form | Moisture (%) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Total Capacity (eq/L) | Particle size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSF9870 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SAC | Na+ | 42-48 | 0.75-0.85 | ≥2.0 | 0.60±0.05 |
| H+ | 50-55 | 0.72-0.82 | ≥1.8 | 0.60±0.05 | ||
| LSF9790 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SAC | Na+ | 39-45 | 0.78-0.88 | ≥2.2 | 0.65±0.05 |
| H+ | 45-52 | 0.74-0.84 | ≥2.0 | 0.65±0.05 |
- Resins used for demineralization and decolorization of solution in food industry
| Name | Type | Form | Moisture (%) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Total Capacity (eq/L) | Particle size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSF9840 | Styrene/DVB Gel, SBA, TypeI | CI- | 49-55 | 0.66-0.75 | ≥1.2 | 0.65±0.05 |
| LSF9860 | Styrene/DVB | CI- | 42-49 | 0.68-0.75 | ≥1.4 | 0.55±0.05 |
| Gel, SBA, Type l | OH- | 55-65 | 0.66-0.70 | ≥1.0 | 0.59±0.05 | |
| LSF9870 | Macroporous, SBA, Type ll | CI- | 47-57 | 0.65-0.75 | ≥1.1 | 0.60±0.05 |
Chromatographic Grade Resins for Separation and Purification
Amerigo Scientific provides chromatographic grade resins for processing of beet sugar, dextrose, HFCS, high purity fructose, polyols, sugar alcohols, and high value sweeteners. These resins can be widely used for the separation and purification of amino acid fermentation liquid, sugar, and alcohol, as well as the desalination of nucleic acid, etc.
| Name | Type | Form | Moisture (%) | Shipping Weight (g/L) | Total Capacity (eq/L) | Particle size (μm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM1850 | Gel, ST-DVB | K+ | 45-50 | 0.82 | ≥1.5 | 280±15 300±15 |
| Na+ | 50-55 | 0.83 | ||||
| Ca+ | 46-52 | 0.84 | ||||
| CM1870 | Gel, ST-DVB | K+ | 43-47 | 0.855 | ≥2.0 | 280±15 300±15 |
| Na+ | 46-51 | 0.85 | ||||
| Ca+ | 42-46 | 0.86 | ||||
| CM2850 | Macroporous, ST-DVB | Na+ | 60-70 (H+) | 0.72-0.82 | ≥1.0 | 300-400 |
| CM1670 | Gel, Acrylic | Cl- | 56-64 | 0.72-0.82 | ≥1.6 | 400-500 |
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