Mr. Ronnie Triche. Employee of SPRI since 1998. Senior Research Technician with extensive responsibility for wet chemistry analysis, training new hires and visiting sponsors. Also, managing quality control of all lab equipment. Some background in organic synthesis, trained by Earl Roberts. Previous work experience includes 10 years with Godchaux Sugar Company, Reserve, LA.

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Publications:

The Performance of Polyaluminum Coagulants in Raw Sugar Mills, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C., Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.  Presented at the ASSCT 39th Annual Joint Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, June 17-19, 2009

The SPRI Method For Rapid Analysis of Starch in Raw Cane Sugar,  Mckee, M., Triche, R.D., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Proc. 38th Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc. Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 10-13, 2009, Vol. 68, pp. 254-259

Color Increase During Laboratory Storage of Sugarbeet Processing Streams, McKee, M., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Proceedings 35th Biennial Meeting, February 25-28, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA, CD-ROM

Potential Biomass Quantity and Sugar Processing Quality of Trash and Stalk Tissues by Different U.S. Sugarcane Varieties, Eggleston, G., Grisham, M., Tew, T., Triche, R.D. and Antonie, A. USDA-ARS-SRRC, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Laboratory and SPRI Inc., International Sugar Journal, Vol.111, issue no. 1322, February 2009, pp. 108-118

SPRI’s Vision: Future Research in the World Sweetener Industry, Richard, C., Godshall, M.A., Mckee, M., Triche, R.D. and Miranda, X.M.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc.  SPRI 2008 Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, September 28-October 1, 2008

Analysis of Sugarcane and Sugarbeet Process Streams after Clarification with Polyaluminum Coagulants, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D, Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc.  SPRI 2008 Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, September 28-October 1, 2008

The Role of Sugarcane Breeding and Selection in the Development of Bioenergy Systems, Richard, E, Richard, C, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D. and Godshall, M.A.  USDA-ARS-SRU and SPRI. SPRI 2008 Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, September 28-October 1, 2008

Scale in the Sugar Industry, Mckee, M., Triche, R.D. and Richard, C.  Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc., 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70124.  Presented at the 38th Annual ASSCT Joint Meeting, International Plaza Resort & Spa, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 18-20, 2008

Color Measurement – Are All Methods Equal?, Mckee, M., Triche, R., Godshall, M.A. and Richard, C.  Proc. Of the  67th Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc. Annual meeting, Leipzig, Germany, May 25-28, 2008, p. 327

Analysis of Sugarbeet Juice, Extract, and Molasses after Treatment with Polyalumium Coagulants as a Potential Processing Aid, Mckee, M., Moore, S., Triche, R., Richard, C. and Godshall, M.A. and Hatch, R.-American Charcoal Company Company LLC.  Presented at the C.I.T.S. -23rd General Assembly, Rostock/Warnemünde, Germany, May 13-16, 2007 – Joint Meeting with the German Sugar Technologists Association VDZ, pp. 277-179

Characterization of Filter Clogging Material in Raw and White Cane Sugar, Mckee, M., Godshall, M.A., Triche, R., Richard, C. and Goynes, W.  Presented at the 66th Sugar Industry Technologists –S.I.T., Meeting in Baltimore, MD, on May 6-8, 2007, pp. 207-210

Laboratory Studies on the Effect of Enzymes on Color, Turbidity and Total Polysaccharides in Sugarbeet and Sugarcane Juice, Mckee, M., Moore, S., Triche, R., Richard, C. and Godshall, M.A.  Presented at the 34th ASSBT Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, on February 28-March 3, 2007, pp.188-196

Laboratory Studies on Polyaluminum Coagulants in Sugarbeet Juice and Molasses, Mckee, M., Moore, S., Triche, R., Richard, C. and Godshall, M.A. and Hatch, R.-American Charcoal Company LLC.  Presented at the 34th ASSBT Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, on February 28-March 3, 2007, pp. 126

Effect of Enzymes on Color, Turbidity and Total Polysaccharides in Sugarcane and Sugarbeet Juice, McKee, M., Moore, S., Triche, R. and Godshall, M.A. Proc. Of the SPRI Conference, Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil, September 17-20, 2006, pp. 173-182

Filter Clogging Material in Raw and White Cane Sugar, Godshall, M.A., Goynes, W., McKee, M. and Triche, R. Proc. Of the SPRI Conference, Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil, September 17-20, 2006, pp. 183-198

Use of Magnesium Compounds and Soda Ash in Cane Juice Clarification-Laboratory Studies, Godshall, M.A., McKee, M., Triche, R. and Moore, S. Proc. Of the SPRI Conference, Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil, September 17-20, 2006, pp. 362-372

Laboratory and Mill Studies on the Action of Polyaluminum Coagulants in Cane and Beet Juice, Godshall, M.A., McKee, M., Triche, R. and Moore, S. Proc. Of the SPRI Conference, Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil, September 17-20, 2006, pp. 373-381

Report of Collaborative Study on Dextran in White Sugar Using an Antibody Test, Godshall, M.A., McKee, M., and Triche, R. Proc. Of the SPRI Conference, Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil, September 17-20, 2006, pp. 399-411

Examination of oligosaccharides, organic acids and high molecular weight components in beet processing, Godshall, M.A., McKee, M., Moore, S.J. and Triche, R.D. Oral presentation at the ASSBT meeting on March 2-5, 2005, Palm Springs, CA, USA.  Proc. ASSBT 2005, pp. 34-35

Differentiating cane white sugar from beet white sugar using ion chromatography profiles, Eggleston, G., Pollach, G., and Triche, R.D. Poster presentation at the ASSBT meeting on March 2-5, 2005, Palm Springs, CA, USA. Proc. ASSBT 2005, pp. 63-65

Dextran in White Sugar, A Comparison of Three Methods, Godshall, M.A., McKee, M., Moore, S.J. and Triche, R.D. Proc. SPRI Conference, April 4-7, 2004, Atlanta, GA, USA, pp. 147-160

Differentiating cane white sugar from beet white sugar using ion chromatography profiles, Eggleston, G., Pollach, G., and Triche, R.D. Proc. SPRI Conference, April 4-7, 2004, Atlanta, GA, USA, pp. 209-214

A Rapid Starch Test for Use in Cane Mills, Godshall, M.A., Triche, R.D. and Moore, S.J. Proc. SPRI Conference, April 4-7, 2004, Atlanta, GA, USA, pp. 428-441

Examination Of The Causes Of Difficult-To-Boil Massecuite, Godshall, M.A., Duffaut, E.G., Moore, S.J. and Triche, R.D. The Sugar Bulletin, Vol. 82, no.1, October 2003, pp. 24-25

Turbidity measurement of sugar: Comparing NTU and ICU Methods, Godshall, M.A. and Triche, R.D. Zuckerindustrie, May, 127, (52), 2002, No. 5 p. 390 (abstract)

Turbidity Measurement of Sugar: Comparing NTU and ICU Methods, Poster presented at the S.I.T. Meeting, May 2002, Delray, FL, USA.  Proc. Sugar Industry Technolo., Delray Beach, FL, May 2002, pp. 311-319

Comparison of cane and beet sugar macromolecules in processing, M.A. Godshall, J.R. Vercellotti and R.D. Triche. International Sugar Journal, Vol. CIII, Issue No. 1241, May 2002, pp. 228-233

Effect of Macromolecules on Sugar Processsing: Comparison of Cane and Beet Macromolecules, M.A. Godshall, J.R. Vercellotti and R.D. Triche. Presented at the Andrew van Hook Symposium, March 28, 2002, Reims, France.  Proc. AvH 2002, Reims, France, pp. 23-30

Gums Obtained from Bagasse and Filter Cake Mud with Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide, Godshall, M.A., Roberts, E.J. and Triche, R.D. Proc. SPRI Conference, March 10-13, 2002, New Orleans, LA, USA, pp. 394-398

The Role of Enzymes in Polysaccharide Degradation in Cane Sugar Processing, Moore, S.J., Andrews, L.S., Godshall, M.A. and Triche, R.D. Proc. SPRI Conference, March 10-13, 2002, New Orleans, LA, USA, pp. 401-410

Potential New Products Development Using Membranes, Godshall, M.A., Iqbal, K., Moore, S.J. and Triche, R.D. Proc. SPRI Conference, March 10-13, 2002, New Orleans, LA, USA, pp. 366-378

Effect of Louisiana Soils on Cane Juice Quality, Godshall, M.A., Triche, R.D. and Moore, S.J. Proc. SPRI Conference, March 10-13, 2002, New Orleans, LA, USA, pp. 418-424

A Note on Hemicellulose Gums from Beet Pulp Extracted with Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide, Godshall, M.A., Vercellotti, J.R., Roberts, E.J. and Triche, R.D. Proc. 2002 SPRI Conference, March 10-13, New Orleans, LA, USA, pp. 394-396