Non-centrifugal sugars (NCS) are traditionally consumed sweeteners which are gaining momentum in the global market due to the presence of nutritional and mineral content. Traditionally NCS is produced by concentrating sugarcane juices in an open pan evaporation process using dried bagasse as a fuel. Field trials at the traditional production site of NCS showed the energy efficiency as low as 8%–10%. Moreover, the effective bagasse consumption as a fuel stands at 7–8 kg/kg NCS production, whereas, as per stoichiometry and theoretical calculations, the actual bagasse consumption required for the production of NCS is a mere 0.65 kg/kg NCS production. Hence, as an alternative to the existing process, the concentration of cane juices by steam-controlled evaporation has been studied and it has been found that the steam-controlled evaporation can enhance the energy efficiency to 78%–83% with an effective bagasse consumption of 1.05 ± 0.04 kg/kg NCS production.

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非离心糖生产装置的能源需求及其通过蒸汽控制浓缩技术的缓解

非离心糖 (NCS) 是传统消费型甜味剂，由于其营养成分和矿物质含量，在全球市场上的发展势头强劲。传统上，NCS 是通过使用干甘蔗渣作为燃料，在敞口锅蒸发过程中浓缩甘蔗汁来生产的。NCS传统生产现场的现场试验表明，能源效率低至8%–10%。此外，作为燃料的有效甘蔗渣消耗量为7-8千克/千克NCS产量，而根据化学计量和理论计算，生产NCS所需的实际甘蔗渣消耗量仅为0.65千克/千克NCS产量。因此，作为现有工艺的替代方案，人们对蒸汽控制蒸发浓缩甘蔗汁进行了研究，发现蒸汽控制蒸发可以将能源效率提高到78%–83%，同时有效消耗甘蔗渣。 1.05 ± 0.04 kg/kg NCS 产量。