Raw sugar factory and refinery practice at Central Azucarera Don Pedro, Inc. (CADPI) : special topic : design of a small-scale countercurrent flow rotary cascade dryer

Date

5-2013

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Major Course

Major in Sugar Technology

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Ramer P. Bautista

Abstract

One of the most abundant crops in the country is sugarcane. It is composed of sucrose, which is important in the food industry and even in households. To extract the sucrose, the sugarcane undergoes a series of processes and operations in order to reach the desired quality of the sugar crystals. One of the major factories to the contributing to the production of sugar in the Philippines can be located in Brgy. Lumbangan, Nasugbu, Batangas. Commonly known as CADPI, Central Azucarera Don Pedro, Inc. offers a wide production of raw and refined sugar for the market and traders as well as food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries in Luzon. Sugarcane harvested are transported by trucks and received by the Milling Plant.The canes pass through a set of knives and mill tandemto extract the juice to be sent for further processing in the Boiling House, while the bagasse is sent to the Boilers, The Boiling Houde department starts from juice weighing to heating, liming, clarification, evaporation, pan boiling, crystallization and centrifugation. Raw sugar produced is sent to the warehouse, ready to be marketed or further processes in the Refinery to attain high quality refined sugar. In the refinery, the same processes are being performed with the addition of decolorization, drying and blending to ensure the quality. Other departments such as the Boilers department, Electrical department, Environmental Management and Safety department and Quality Control department can be found in CADPI. A small scale the rotary dryer in the refinery was designed, complete with calculations, discussions and equipment drawing.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993 2013 E62 /G35

Document Type

Thesis

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