Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc.

Conference on Sugar Processing Research 

"Frontiers in Sugar Processing"

The Grande Hotel São Pedro, Águas de São Pedro, Brazil

www.sp.senac.br/ghp

Final Technical Program

The papers listed below are part of the SPRI 2006 Conference program to be held in Brazil.  The final program will be posted after the deadline date for submitting papers and posters.  All abstracts of papers and posters presented at the conference will be posted on this web page. The 2006 Conference Proceedings of this conference will feature all the papers and posters presented and will be included with delegate registration. Proceedings for sale to the public will be after December 31, 2006.

2006 SPRI CONFERENCE

Award Session (Chair: Bob Hatch, Chairman of SPRI)

8:00 a.m.      Posters - Open Foyer

8:30 a.m.     Introductions and Welcome, Robert O. Hatch, Chairman of SPRI

8:40 a.m.      M. Kearney, Amalgamated Research Inc., Twin Falls, ID, USA, Award Presentation -"Engineered Equipment Symmetries Force Process Efficiencies."

9:20 a.m.      H. Amorim, Fermentec, Piracicaba, Brazil - "Ethanol Production in Brazil: A Successful History."

9:50 a.m.      C. Richard, C. Richard & Associates, New Orleans, LA, USA - "Current Status of Biotechnology in Sugarbeet and Sugarcane"

10:20 a.m.    Coffee Break and Posters - Conference Center Foyer

10:50 a.m.    K. Lawlor, Pepsi Cola, NY, USA - "Alicyclobacillus sp.: A Growing Concern for Manufacturers of Shelf-Stable, High-Acid, Non-Carbonated Beverages."

11:20 a.m.    B. Salisbury, Coca Cola, Brussels, Belgium - "The Sugar Scene in Europe from the Customer's Perspective."

11:50 a.m.    R. Hatch, American Charcoal Company, Jackson, WY, USA - "Some Thoughts on Research."

12:10 p.m.    LUNCH - Grande Hotel São Pedro - Main Front Restaurant

September 18, 2006, Grande Hotel São Pedro - Conference Center - Noble 1&2

Monday - PM

Innovations in Products (Chair: Terry McGillivray)

2:00 p.m.    P. Caulkins, Imperial Sugar Company, Sugar Land, TX, USA - "Organic Sugar - Its Place in the World of Organic Products: Is There a Future?"

2:30 p.m.    O. Hikmat, AL Khaleej Sugar, Dubai, U.A.E. - "Quality Improvement of Raw Sugar - Working with Your Supplier."

3:00 p.m.    P. Rein, Audubon Sugar Institute/LSU, St. Gabriel, LA, USA - "The Direct Production of White Sugar in a Cane Sugar Mill."

3:30 p.m.    Coffee Break - Posters with authors - Conference Center - Foyer

4:10 p.m.    R.Hemplemann, BMA AG, Braunschweig, Germany - "Color Reduction in Sugar House Operations."

4:40 p.m.    L. Madsen, Audubon Sugar Institute/LSU, St. Gabriel, LA, USA - "Simulated Multiple Effect Evaporation of Clarified and Decolorized Sugarcane Juices and Accelerated Storage Tests of the Syrups: Evolution of Color and the Behavior of Carbohydrates and Related Compounds."

5:10 p.m.     M. McKee, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA - "Effect of Enzymes on Color, Turbidity and Total Polysaccharides in Sugarcane and Sugarbeet Juice."

September 19, 2006, Grande Hotel São Pedro - Conference Center - Noble 1&2

Tuesday - AM

Innovations in Analysis and Processing (Chair: Henrique Amorim)

8:30 a.m.     K. Fares, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech, Morocco - "Second Year of Results for the Application of Rendement Factors Concept to Predict Sucrose Losses to Molasses from Mediterranean Sugar Beet."

9:00 a.m.    B. White,  Audubon Sugar Institute/LSU, St. Gabriel, LA, USA- "Utilization of NIR Spectroscopy for Factory Control."

9:30 a.m.    M. A. Godshall, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA - "Filter Clogging Material in Raw and White Cane Sugar."

10:00 a.m.    Coffee Break and Posters - Conference Center - Foyer

10:30 a.m.    G. Eggleston, Southern Regional Research Center, USDA, New Orleans, LA, USA - "Mannitol as a Sensitive Indicator of Sugarcane Deterioration and Bacterial Contamination in Fuel Alcohol Production."

11:00 a.m.    W. Hein,  Zuckerforschung Tulln Gesellschaft m.b.H., Tulln, Austria - "Reduction of Processing Aids: Recent Developments Within AGRANA/Zuckerforschung Tulln."

11:30 a.m.    M. Bruhns, Pfeifer Langen KG, Köln, Germany - "Improvement of Circulating Efficiency by Radially Impelling Stirrers in Vacuum Pans Operated in Horizontal Cascade Crystallizers."

12:00 p.m.    LUNCH - Grande Hotel São Pedro - Main Front Restaurant

September 19, 2006, Grande Hotel São Pedro - Conference Center - Noble 1&2

Commercial Session, Tuesday - PM "New Products and Services - Short Commercial Presentations Chair: Jose Alvarez, incoming Chairman of SPRI)

1:45 p.m.    F.C. Boscariol, Dedini S/A Industrias de Base, Piracicaba, Brazil - "Dedini Process For Direct Refined Sugar." (short commercial presentation)

2:00 p.m.     D. Beddie, Beta TecHop Products, Worcestershire, England - "Optimisation of Natural Biocides in Beet and Cane Production." (short commercial presentation)

2:15 p.m.    V.M. Kulkarni, V.M. Biotech, Pune, India - "Bagacillo Removal Using a Specially Designed Gyro - Rotary Vibroscreen to Improve Sugar Quality." (short commercial presentation)

2:30 p.m.     F. Fava, Seta - S/A Extrativa Tanino de Acacia, Estancia Velha, Brazil - "BIOSUGAR and BIOCLIN: A Natural Solution for Cane Juice Clarification and Disinfection." SETA Products." (Short commercial presentation)

2:45 p.m.     V. Keskar, Maarc Labs Pvt, Ltd., Pune, India - "Pesticide Residue Analysis of Sugar Using GC/MS," (Short commercial presentation) 

3:00 p.m.    Coffee Break and Posters - Conference Center - Foyer

Session 4b - Innovations in Energy

3:30 p.m.     J. Larrahondo, Cenicaña, Cali, Colombia - "Determination of Extraneous Matter and its Effects on Colombian Sugar Production."

4:00 p.m.     M. A. Godshall, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA - "The Potential of Vinasse."

4:20 p.m.    C. Baez-Smith, Smith Baez Consulting, Inc., Loxahatchee, FL, USA - "Anaerobic Digestion of Vinasse for the Production of Methane in the Sugar Cane Distillery."

4:50 p.m.    M. Nara, Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, Nagano, Japan - "Optical Management of Photosynthesis to Increase Efficiency of Hydrogen Production from Sugar-Processing Waste Water."

5:20 p.m.    Wrap-Up and Closing (10 min)

Advanced Monitoring System (AMS) for Process Control, Pedro Avram-Waganoff, IPRO Industrieprojekt GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany

Control of Surface Properties and Efficiency of Some Antifoams Used in Beet Sugar Processing, Abdelfattah Bensouissi, Barbara Roge and Mohamed Mathlouthi, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Industrielle, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France

Medium Density Fiberboard (Mdf) Made from Sugar Cane Bagasse Lignin and Fibers, Laurent Corcodel, CERF, Sainte Clotilde Cedex, Isle de Reunion, France

Filter Clogging Material in Raw and White Cane Sugar, Mary An Godshall, Marianne McKee and Ron Triche, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, LA, USA, and Wilton Goynes, Southern Regional Research Center, USDA, New Orleans, LA, USA

Trials and Tribulations of Testing an Organic Flocculant for Color Removal, Stephen B. Davis, Barbara M. Schoonees and Janice Dewar, Sugar Milling Research Institute, c/o University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Optimization of the Application of α-Amylases in Raw Sugar Manufacture, Gillian Eggleston¹, Belisario Montes², Adrian Monge³ and David Stewart², ¹USDA-ARS-SRRC, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; ²Alma Plantation LLC, Lakeland, LA, USA; ³Cora Texas Factory, White Castle, LA, USA

Sugarcane Green and Brown, Dried Trash Effects on Processing, Gillian Eggleston¹, Ryan Viator² and Michael Grisham², ¹ USDA-ARS-SRRC, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; ² USDA-ARS-SRRC Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma, LA, USA

Food Trends for a New Century, Mary An Godshall, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

The Expanding World of Nutritive and Non-Nutritive Sweeteners, Mary An Godshall, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Laboratory Studies on Action of Polyaluminum Coagulants in Cane and Beet Juice, Mary An Godshall, Marianne McKee, Ron Triche and Sara Moore, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Laboratory Studies on the Use of Magnesium Compounds and Soda Ash in Cane Juice Clarification, Mary An Godshall, Marianne McKee, Ron Triche and Sara Moore, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Report of Collaborative Study on Dextran in White Sugar Using the Antibody Test, Mary An Godshall, Marianne McKee and Ron Triche, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Elimination of Microorganisms Capable of Growing at High Temperature at Early Stages to Achieve Significant Advantages in Sugar and Alcohol Industries, V.M.Kulkarni, VM Biotech, Pune, India

Using Volumetric Growth Rates to Characterize Sucrose Crystallization, P. Martins and F. Rocha, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Measurement of α-Amino Nitrogen in Sugar Using Fluorescence Measurement, Marianne McKee and Mary An Godshall, Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Automated Method for Rapid Determination of Reducing Sugar, Jianguo Shi¹, Deyou Wang², Zongli Liu³, ¹ Biology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, China, 2 Luzhou Group, China, ³ Shandong Baolingbao Biotechnology Co.Ltd, China

Reducing Analysis Costs: Development and Adoption of a Silylation Only Sugar Analysis for Cane Payment Purposes, Stephen N Walford, Sugar Milling Research Institute, c/o University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban, South Africa

The Content of Polyphenols in Sugars of Different Origins, Joanna Milala and Maciej Wojtczak, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Institute of Chemical Technology of Food, Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

The Content of Soluble and Insoluble Calcium in White Sugar, Maciej Wojtczak and Krystyna Lisik, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Institute of Chemical Technology of Food, Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

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