Sugar beet utilization as a potential de-icer

阿尔伯塔省南部的甜菜是一种主要作物，每年产生3220万美元的农业收入。兰蒂克位于Taber的工厂是加拿大唯一的甜菜精炼厂，每年生产10万吨糖，占加拿大糖总产量的10%。艾伯塔省的甜菜种植者正在探索作物的替代用途，以增加种植面积和盈利能力。甜菜作为一种可持续的食品配料来源以及具有多种用途的生物化学品正受到越来越多的关注。莱斯布里奇学院(LC)和艾伯塔省甜菜种植者协会(ASBG)代表了150多名甜菜种植者，目前的研究重点是将甜菜汁作为道路除冰剂的一种成分。本研究项目旨在探索甜菜汁的性质和成分分析，并分析其作为加拿大冬季路况的可持续和生态友好型除冰剂的潜力。

Sugar beet in southern Alberta is a major crop and generates $32.2 million in farm receipts annually. Lantic's plant in Taber is the only sugar beet refinery in Canada, producing 100,000 tons of sugar per year, or 10 percent of the total Canadian sugar production. Sugar beets growers in Alberta are exploring alternative uses of their crops to increase acreage and profitability. Sugar beets are gaining attention as a sustainable source of food ingredients as well as biochemicals with multiple applications. The present study in partnership between Lethbridge College (LC) and Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) which represents over 150 sugar beet growers focuses on utilizing sugar beet juice as an ingredient for road de-icer. The present research project focuses on exploring the properties and compositional analysis of sugar beet juice and analyzes its potential to be used as a sustainable and eco-friendly de-icer for winter road conditions in Canada.