Beet-Sugar Handbook

By Mosen Asadi

The first all-in-one reference for the beet-sugar industry

Beet-Sugar Handbook is a practical and concise reference fortechnologists, chemists, farmers, and research personnel involvedwith the beet-sugar industry. It covers:
* Basics of beet-sugar technology
* Sugarbeet farming
* Sugarbeet processing
* Laboratory methods of analysis


The book also includes technologies that improve the operation andprofitability of the beet-sugar factories, such as:
* Juice-softening process
* Molasses-softening process
* Molasses-desugaring process
* Refining cane-raw sugar in a beet-sugar factory


The book ends with a review of the following:
* Environmental concerns of a beet-sugar factory
* Basics of science related to sugar technology
* Related tables for use in calculations


Written in a conversational, engaging style, the book is userfriendly and practical in its presentation of relevant scientificand mathematical concepts for readers without a significantbackground in these areas. For ease of use, the book highlightsimportant notes, defines technical terms, and presents units inboth metric and British systems. Operating problem-solving relatedto all stations of sugarbeet processing, frequent practicalexamples, and given material/energy balances are other specialfeatures of this book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471763470
• ISBN13: 9780471763475
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 3.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.2" x 9.3"