Development of solvent extraction systems for improved sugar quality and yield

最近国际糖价的暴跌和生产商之间竞争的加剧凸显了澳大利亚糖厂和依赖甘蔗种植的地区社区对这种商品价格变化的脆弱性。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。本项目旨在研究采用独特的溶剂萃取方法去除糖厂原蔗汁中的有害杂质，从而提高糖的产量和质量。

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.