Sugar beet utilization as a potential de-icer

在阿尔伯塔省南部，甜菜是一种主要作物，每年产生3220万美元的农业收入。大西洋公司在塔伯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%。阿尔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。甜菜作为一种具有多种用途的食品原料和生物化学物质的可持续来源，正受到越来越多的关注。目前的研究在莱斯布里奇学院（LC）和阿尔伯塔甜菜种植者（ASBG）之间的合作伙伴关系，代表150多个甜菜种植者的重点是利用甜菜汁作为道路除冰剂的成分。目前的研究项目侧重于探索甜菜汁的特性和成分分析，并分析其作为加拿大冬季道路条件下可持续和环保的除冰剂的潜力。

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.