Development of solvent extraction systems for improved sugar quality and yield

最近国际糖价暴跌，生产商之间竞争加剧，突出表明澳大利亚制糖米尔斯厂和依赖甘蔗种植的区域社区易受这一商品价格变化的影响。 因此，开发新的、更有效的方法来生产高质量的原糖，对于保持澳大利亚作为低成本生产国的地位至关重要。 本计画旨在探讨利用独特的溶剂萃取法，以去除米尔斯糖厂的甘蔗原汁中的有害杂质，进而提高蔗糖的产量与品质。

The recent collapse in the international sugar price and increased competition amongst producers have highlighted the vulnerability of Australian sugar mills and the regional communities reliant on sugar cane growing to variation in the price of this commodity. Hence, the development of new, more efficient means to produce raw sugar of high quality is of paramount importance to maintain Australia as a low cost producer. This project aims to investigate the use of unique solvent extraction methods to remove deleterious impurities from the raw cane juice in sugar mills with the consequent improvement in both sugar yield and quality.