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Additionally, slower crystal growth and the formation of elongated or needle-shaped crystals can result in crystal losses during centrifugation, hinder M/C purging, and increase wash water requirements. High viscosity and blocked crystal faces can also cause incomplete crystallization, creating difficulties in drying, conditioning, and storage of refined sugar.

Poor juice clarification may increase the colour and ash content of the final sugar, while the presence of dextran can cause false polarization, affecting process efficiency and quality assessment. The industry also faces challenges such as acid beverage floc development and deterioration of stored molasses and syrup during storage.

Addressing these challenges requires effective mill sanitization, improved juice clarification, optimized crystallization, and proper molasses preservation to maximize sugar recovery, product quality, and operational efficiency.

Our Products

At The Catalysts Group, we provide specialized process solutions that help sugar manufacturers overcome operational challenges, improve sugar recovery, and enhance profitability.

Our product portfolio supports the complete sugar manufacturing process, from Mill Sanitization and Process Optimization to Molasses Preservation, helping mills achieve higher efficiency, better product quality, and sustainable performance.

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Bactosafe I

In the sugar industry, undesirable microbial flora often leads to significant contamination and purity drops during processing. These industry challenges result in sugar losses and increased processing expenses, requiring a high-efficiency solution to maintain product quality

Bactosafe II

Microbial contamination is a major challenge in sugar manufacturing, causing sucrose losses, purity reduction, process inefficiencies, and operational disruptions. These issues become even more significant under fluctuating cane quality and processing conditions

Catfloc-R

Catfloc-R is a high performance, high molecular weight, granulated free flowing, anionic Flocculant in dry solid form. Catfloc-R is of a medium anionic charge density which is completely miscible with water producing relatively high viscosity solution for various applications. The product is formulated for use in industrial process of sugar refineries.

Catfloc-J

In clear Juice formation, suspended solids and colloidal particles create challenges in clarification, settling, and filtration. Inefficient solid-liquid separation can reduce process efficiency, increase chemical consumption, and affect product quality.

Ecodex

Sugarcane juice often faces challenges due to dextran formation, leading to high viscosity, poor crystallization, and sucrose losses, the reason behind this microbial activity, especially by Leuconostoc bacteria, which convert sucrose into dextran when cane is damaged, delayed in processing, or stored improperly.

Enzycolor Go (J-R)

ENZYCOLOR GO addresses the challenge of high colour and turbidity in juice during sugar processing, which impacts sugar quality and yield. Efficient removal of colour bodies and suspended impurities is essential for improved processing and quality. It enhances coagulation of colour and colloidal matter, leading to improved clarity and beer process efficiency.

Enzydex

In sugar processing, dextran formation caused by microbial activity increases juice viscosity, reduces clarification efficiency, impacts crystallization, and contributes to sugar losses during manufacturing. Enzydex is a specialized dextranase enzyme developed to hydrolyse dextran into lower molecular weight sugars, used in sugar manufacturing operations.

Enzylase

In sugar manufacturing, starch accumulation can increase viscosity, affect clarification, impact pan boiling efficiency, and contribute to operational inefficiencies during processing.

Enzymol Protect Advance

Enzymol Protect Advance is a solution (involving product and process) designed and implemented by the Catalysts team to preserve reducing sugars in B-Heavy Molasses during storage. Its implementation guarantees zero loss of sugars in Molasses while storage up to 6 months. It saves huge losses (up to 15%) to Sugar Factory or allied Distilleries being suffered due to deterioration of sugars in Molasses while in storage.

Enzysweet

In sugarcane processing, microbial contamination and inversion losses can reduce juice purity, impact recovery, and lower overall process efficiency. Conventional biocides may control bacteria but can introduce toxicity and environmental concerns.

Pan Shiner

Sugar crystallization processes often face challenges in achieving desired crystal hardness, brightness, and low ICUMSA colour, impacting final sugar quality and market value.

ViscoPan 100

In sugar manufacturing, high viscosity of massecuite during pan crystallization often creates operational challenges such as poor circulation, longer boiling me, foaming issues, and inefficient separation in centrifugal machines.

The sugar industry faces several challenges that can impact sugar recovery, product quality, and overall plant profitability. One of the key challenges is the formation of dextran in sugar juice, which leads to sucrose losses, reduced juice purity, increased viscosity, and lower sugar recovery. Additionally, slower crystal growth and the formation of elongated or needle-shaped crystals can result in crystal losses during centrifugation, hinder M/C purging, and increase wash water requirements. High viscosity and blocked crystal faces can also cause incomplete crystallization, creating difficulties in drying, conditioning, and storage of refined sugar.