PROCEEDING OF THE 1998 SUGAR PROCESSING RESEARCH CONFERENCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In Memoriam - Margaret A. Clarke

PAPERS

Sucrose - Raw Material for Chemistry and Biochemistry - pp. 16-20

Markwart F. G. Kunz

Lime Reduction in Juice Purification - pp. 21-39

David Sargent, Emma J. Philip and Maria Teresa Garcia Cubero

Future of Membrane Technology in the Sugar Industry: Importance of Proper Testing- pp. 40-56

Vadim N. Kochergin

Nanofiltration as an Industrial Alternative for Recycling Used Brine from Sugar Decolorizing Resin - pp. 57-68

Marc-André Theoleyre, Stefanie Caitier and Martine Decloux

Sensory and Chemical Properties of Liquid Sugar - pp. 69-75

Per Pihlsgård, Mats Larsson, Anders Leufvén and Hans Lingnert

Beet Brei Analysis by Near Infrared Spectroscopy - pp. 76-80

Vern S. Clarkson, Valerie A. Kingstrom and Jim E. Schueller

Analysis of Molasses Chromatographic Separation Streams by NIR - pp. 81-92

Terry McGillivray, Joseph Wallevand and Beverly Jacobson

Cooling Crystallization Applied to the "Extract Fraction of a Chromatographic Separation Process (5MB) of Molasses - pp. 93-108

Giuseppe Vaccari, Giorgio Mantovani, Giulio Sgualdino and William J. Colonna

Industrially Viable Building Blocks from Ketoses? Status and Perspectives - pp. 109-126

Frieder W. Lichtenthaler

Sugar Degradation and Colour Formation - pp. 127-143

Jan Maarten de Bruijn, Jan L. M. Struijs and Marjan E. F. Bout-Diederen

Overview of Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (NIR) Research in the South African Sugar Industry - pp. 144-159

Jan H. Meyer

Developments in Sugarcane Agriculture that Affect Processing - pp. 160-175

Benjamin L. Legendre, Margaret A. Clarke, Mary An Godshall and Michael P. Grisham

A South African Perspective on Oligosaccharides and Cane Sugar Processing - pp. 176-201
Pamela G. Morel du Boil

Evaluation of Cane Trash - pp. 202-211

Jesús E. Larrahondo, Carlos 0. Briceño, Carlos Viveros, James Cock. Alberto Pahna, Alexander Navarrete and Oscar Ospina

Marker Compounds in Sugar Industry Samples Indicating Sugar Loss - pp. 212-232

Gillian Eggleston, J. M. Bland, Margaret A. Clarke and Aimand B. Pepperman

Study of HMW Compounds in Sugar Liquors From Carbonatation and Ion-Exchange Resins Using Gel Permeation Chromatography with an Evaporative Light Scattering Detector - pp. 233-247

Luis San Miguel Bento and Susana Sá

Membrane Separation Chemistry in Sugar Processing Applications - pp. 248-282

John R Vercellotti, Margaret A. Clarke, Mary An Godshall, Rebeca S. Blanco, Xavier M. Miranda, Angel K. Kelly and Frank Desimone

Identification of Esterified Phenolic and Organic Acids in the High Molecular Weight Colorant/Polysaccharide Fraction in Cane Sugar Processing - pp. 283-307

Mary An Godshall, Ingrid P. Buchler and John R Vercellotti

Use of Scanning Electron Microscope-Elemental Analysis to Identify Sediments in Sugar Processing - pp. 308-317

Wilton R Goynes, Bruce F. Ingber, Rebeca S. Blanco, Margaret A. Clarke and Mary An Godshall

Determination of Solids in Molasses by Drying Methods - pp. 318-329

John R Vercellotti, Margaret A. Clarke and Rebeca S. Blanco

Acid Beverage FIoc from Beet Sugars - pp. 330-342

Margaret A. Clarke, Earl J. Roberts and Mary An Godshall

Report on Treatment of Sugarcane Juice with Disc-Stack Centrifugation - pp. 343-349

Margaret A. Clarke, John R Vercellotti, Rebeca S. Blanco and Mary An Godshall

POSTERS

Microbial Polysaccharides from Sucrose - pp. 350-353

Margaret A. Clarke, Earl J. Roberts and Per J. Garegg

Verification of Screening Sieves - pp. 354-373

Marty Cormier and Michel Lechasseur

Improved Quantification of Sucrose, Glucose and Fructose in Multiple Industrial Sugar Samples Using Ion Chromatography - pp. 374-388

Gillian Eggleston

Identification and Measurement of Compounds in the Surface Film of White Beet Sugars - pp. 389-399

Mary An Godshall, Ingrid P. Buchler and Margaret A. Clarke

Changes in White Sugars Under Accelerated Storage Conditions - pp. 400-408

Mary An Godshall, Ingrid P. Buchler, Heather G. Boyle and Margaret A. Clarke

Ab Initio Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics Studies of a Sucrose Analog - pp. 409-415

Anne-Marie Kelterer and Alfred D. French

Approaches for the Reduction of White Sugar Odor - pp. 416-435

Joye Bond, William 1. Colonna, Christine Fastnaught, Jim Heggeness, Terry McGillivray and Mary Niehaus

Grain Size Determination of White Sugars - pp. 436-441
Xavier M. Miranda, Margaret A. Clarke, Chad V. Scott and Brittany Brink

Monitoring Beet Sugar Evaporator Syrup Invert and Sucrose Composition by Ion Chromatography - pp. 442-448

John R. Vercellotti, Frank Desimone and Margaret A. Clarke

Effect of Cane Quality on Sugar Production - pp. 449-456

Henrique V. Amorim, Antonio J. Oliveira, Luiz F. L. F. Silva and Alexandre Godoy

Sugarcane Factory Trials with Dextranase Enzyme (from Chaetomium gracile) - pp. 457-462

Margaret A. Clarke, Les A. Edye, Frank Cole and Jane L. Kitchar

The Fate of Soluble Sugarcane Polysaccharides in Sugar Manufacture - pp. 463-467

Les A. Edye, John R Vercellotti, Margaret A. Clarke, Mary An Godshall and Chad V. Scott

Clarification of Mixed Juice from Fresh and Stale Sugarcane: Investigation of Sugar Losses - pp. 468-484

Gillian Eggleston, Margaret A. Clarke and Armand B. Pepperman

Survey of Acids in Juice from Freeze Damaged Sugarcane - pp. 485-496

Mary An Godshall, Benjamin L. Legendre and Ingrid P. Buchler

Degradation of Colourants Existing in a Sugar Refinery Effluent by the Fungus Phanerochaete Chrysosporium - pp. 497-498

Carla Guimarães, Luis S. M. Bento and Manuel Mota

Microscopical Examination of Insoluble Materials from Sugar Processing - pp. 499-505

Bruce F. Ingber, Wilton R. Goynes, Rebeca S. Blanco, Margaret A. Clarke and Mary An Godshall

On-Line Color Measurement of Raw and Washed Raw Cane Sugars - pp. 506-518

Bjarne Chr. Nielsen, Rebeca S. Blanco and Margaret A. Clarke

Control of Thermophilic Spore-Forming Bacteria in Sugar Processing - pp. 519-524

Maria E. S. Pereira and Luis S. M. Bento

The Occurrence and Isomerisation of Aconitic Acid in Factory Processing - pp. 525-536

Stephen N. Walford

Preliminary Study of Some Sugar Cane Varieties Against "ROUNDUP™ " Application - pp. 537-538

Lourdes Quesada, Ulisses Osegueda and Otto Kopper

Near Infrared (NIR) Routine Analysis of Sugarcane Juices - pp. 539-542

Margaret A. Clarke, Benjamin L. Legendre, Les A. Edye and Chad V. Scott

Application of Microwave Technology in the Sugar Industry: Diffusion and Crystallization - pp. 543-549

Li Lin, Guo Siyuan, Li Bing and Huang Yanping

Effect of Fluidization on Sucrose Crystallization - pp. 550-554

Guo Siyuan, Li Lin and Thang Xiaoping