Overview
INDION sugar-process chemicals are selected for the stages where process chemistry affects juice clarity, remelt quality, evaporation, massecuite handling and fermentation. The documented range includes flocculants, colour precipitants, flotation aids, scale inhibitors, viscosity reducers, mill-sanitation chemicals and defoamers or antifoams.
Product selection depends on cane or beet quality, process conditions, the treatment objective and the equipment in use. Sugar mills may also need separate boiler, cooling-water, RO and wastewater programmes.
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Sugar mills
Juice clarification, remelt or syrup treatment, evaporation and massecuite handling.
Distilleries and fermentation
Foam control in distillery and fermentor applications.
Mill sanitation
Biological-growth control in cane juice and sugar-mill operations.
Plant utilities
Separate boiler, cooling-water, RO and wastewater programmes.
Process use and chemical role
Chemistry by process stage
| Process stage or system | Chemical or operational role |
|---|---|
| Juice clarification | Water-soluble, high-molecular-weight INDFLOC polyelectrolytes are used to flocculate suspended solids during sugarcane-juice clarification. |
| Remelt or syrup colour removal | A cationic colour precipitant improves remelt or syrup colour and helps form primary flocs before phosflotation. A flotation aid supports clarification and filtration, with the aim of reducing mud volume and improving throughput. |
| Evaporators | Water-soluble scale inhibitors are used in evaporators to limit scale formation, support heat transfer and reduce the need for cleaning. |
| Vacuum pans and massecuite | Organic viscosity reducers are used in the pan to reduce massecuite viscosity and improve fluidity, circulation and crystallisation. |
| Sugar process, distillery and fermentation | INDFOAM defoamers and antifoams control process foam. The supplied defoamer brochure lists glycol-based INDFOAM 5001 and 5002 for sugar, distillery and fermentor applications, silicone-based INDFOAM 5003 for sugar and distilleries, and INDFOAM 5004 for molasses fermentation. |
| Mill sanitation | The sugar brochure describes organic biocides for sanitation in cane juice and sugar mills, intended to control biological growth. |
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Juice clarification
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Remelt or syrup colour removal
Before phosflotation
- 03
Evaporators
- 04
Vacuum pans and massecuite
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Distillery and fermentation
Mill sanitation
Cane juice and sugar mills
Benefits and intended outcomes
OUTCOME 1
Flocculants support removal of suspended solids during juice clarification.
OUTCOME 2
Colour precipitant and flotation-aid programmes support remelt or syrup clarification before phosflotation.
OUTCOME 3
Scale inhibitors, viscosity reducers, sanitation chemistry and defoamers address distinct process needs.
Product range and examples
Clarification
Water-soluble, high-molecular-weight INDFLOC polyelectrolytes.
Remelt and syrup treatment
Cationic colour precipitant and flotation aid.
Evaporation and pans
Scale inhibitors and organic viscosity reducers.
Foam control
INDFOAM 5001, 5002, 5003 and 5004 are listed in the supplied defoamer brochure for sugar, distillery and fermentation uses.
Sanitation
Organic biocides described in the supplied sugar brochure.
Selection and implementation
SYSTEM-SPECIFIC SELECTION
Product choice depends on cane or beet quality, process conditions, the treatment objective and the equipment in use. Confirm feed points and dose from current technical guidance and site trials.
FAQs
Which chemicals are used for sugar-juice clarification?
The supplied sugar brochure describes high-molecular-weight water-soluble flocculants for clarification of suspended solids in cane juice.
Where is a colour precipitant used?
It is used with sugar remelt or syrup treatment before phosflotation, where it helps improve colour and form flocs.
Where are sugar-process defoamers used?
The supplied defoamer brochure lists applications in sugar processing, distilleries and fermentation, including molasses fermentation.
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