Process for reducing the lime consumption in sugar beet juice purification

US7955635B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SUDZUCKER AG · DE

Inventors

• Eric Deneus · Heverlee, BE
• Gunter Merkel · Worms, DE
• Thomas Michelberger · Grünstadt, DE
• Mohsen Ajdari Rad · Obrigheim, DE
• Marc Willems · Beerse, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 2004
• Grant date: Jun 7, 2011
• Expiry date: Sep 23, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P40/40
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved process for extract purification of sugar beet raw juice, especially for reduction of lime consumption during the purification of sugar beet raw juice, to a process for producing a nutrient-rich non-sucrose concentrate from sugar beet raw juice, to the non-sucrose substance concentrate thus produced, to uses of the non-sucrose substance concentrate and to an apparatus for preliming sugar beet raw juice and/or for obtaining the non-sucrose substance concentrate.