Starch sweeteners and sugar substitutes
Starch sweeteners and sugar substitutes include glucose (dextrose), fructose glucose syrup, corn syrup, and sorbitol. These products are used for sweetening, conservation, texture, or color in many edible and drinkable products, and across a variety of industries from food & beverage to pharmaceuticals.
Liquid and crystal sweeteners manufacturing
Starch sweeteners are manufactured by acid hydrolysis reactions forming crystals or syrups. Hydrolysis degree is measured with Dextrose Equivalent (DE).
Calorie-free sugar substitutes, such as allulose or stevia, are manufactured from plants to form crystals or syrups.
Vaisala Polaris process refractometer is perfectly suitable for sweeteners manufacturing. Accurate and reliable inline measurement of total dissolved solids (TDS) aids in optimizing downstream processes and complying with tight final product specifications.
Process refractometer introduces a process control element to the plant and optimization supports the overall plant efficiency and economic performance. For example, the evaporation is an important processing step in sweeteners manufacturing as it removes excess water from syrups and raise the concentration to a predetermined level. At the same time, evaporation is a major heat and energy consumer, and refractometers can help to bring down evaporation costs by feed-forward control and by keeping the syrup concentration at a constant level.
The fully digital Vaisala Polaris process refractometer can further industrial automation and smart factory concept with its accurate and reliable real-time data, that is fully integrable to control system.
Accurate and continuous Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) measurements
Vaisala Polaris process refractometers provide:
- Product quality control and improved yield
- Efficiency in evaporation process
- Rinse-water and product interface detection during sweetening-off
- Real-time crystallization control and monitoring tool of supersaturation
- Process control of chromatographic separation
- Process control throughout sweeteners manufacturing
All our refractometer models are easy to install directly in process lines and tanks, and with flow adapters to vessels. The measurement is not affected by crystals, particles or bubbles.
Applications in starch sweeteners
Measure dissolved solids and Brix accurately and inline in sweeteners manufacturing processes, including ion-exchange column regeneration, evaporation, crystallization, chromatographic separation and carbon column reactivation for best yield and product quality with savings on energy and production costs.
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Starch sweeteners process
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) measurements throughout starch processing
Ion-exchange column regeneration
In sweetening-off, monitor interface between the product and the rinse water prior regeneration process
Starch evaporation
Evaporation control, syrup concentration measurements
Starch crystallization
Real-time control of crystallization pan, constant supersaturation level for high product quality and improved yield
Chromatographic separation
Accurate and reliable control of the chromatographic separation, fractionation of high-purity glucose and fructose
Carbon column reactivation
Real-time signal for sweetening off operation during carbon column reactivation
Maximal produktivitet och säkerhet i explosionsfarliga utrymmen
De branschledande Vaisala Polaris-processrefraktometrarna erbjuder Ex-certifierade produktversioner för explosionsfarliga utrymmen.
Beroende på produkttillval är refraktometrarna utformade för att installeras i antingen
IECEx/ATEX zon 0/1 (Nordamerika klass 1 division 1) eller zon 2 (klass 1 division 2).
Polaris Ex-versionerna är Indigo520-kompatibla för att säkerställa maximal produktivitet.
Indigo520 och tillhörande IS-utrustning (zon 0/Klass 1 Div 1) placeras i det säkra området.
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