Sugar Industry
Sugar is a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drinks.
Problems
Sugar is widely used worldwide. However, sugar is highly hygroscopic and can absorb moisture from the surrounding air, creating operational problems during storage and packing.
Sugar warehouse dehumidification helps control excess moisture and maintain suitable humidity levels, reducing moisture-related issues during storage and handling.
Humidity can also lead to problems like:
- Moisture-related risks to turbines and other equipment during idle periods
- Mold growth and spoilage of sugar
- Condensation inside the silo, leading to stickiness and making it difficult to transfer sugar
- Moisture absorption while conveying affects the final product and spoils the material
- Difficulty in conveying sugar due to agglomeration
TDS services for Sugar Industry:
- During preservation of turbines and critical electromechanical equipment, relative humidity should be maintained at 15%-30% RH at 24ºC (75ºF) temperature
- Relative humidity at sugar storage areas should be maintained at 20% RH and temperature should be 24°C (75°F)
- Brown Sugar or raw sugar to be manufactured in a condition where the relative humidity is below 40% RH level
- At the packaging area, the recommended RH level is 30% and temperature should be 25-30ºC
TDS specializes in dehumidification, temperature control, and ventilation services along with skilled manpower for short term requirements. The TDS services to the sugar industry have been divided into the following segment:
TDS offers the following services for
Sugar Industry:
Industrial Project Solution
- Preservation of turbines during its idle period to prevent it from corrosion
- Humidity control during production of sugar cubes, brown sugar, and special sugar, to prevent it from lumping
- Humidity control during packaging of sugar pouch/sachet, ensuring free flow of sugar
- Humidity control in the sulphur furnace to avoid the generation of sulphuric acid
- Humidity and temperature control in FBD system to avoid condensation inside the packing bags
Surface Preparation and Coating
- Humidity and temperature control during rubber lining jobs inside tanks
- Humidity control during coating, painting and welding of juice pumps
Safe Confined Area Access
- Humidity control, temperature control, and ventilation during maintenance jobs in tanks and confined areas. This enables workers to do maintenance jobs in a fresh air that lead to increase in efficiency.
Application based solutions for
Sugar Industry
Key Installations
Turbine preservation, Triveni Sugar
Frequently Asked Questions
Dehumidification for sugar industry applications helps maintain controlled humidity during sugar processing and handling. Since sugar can readily absorb moisture from humid air, dehumidification can help reduce caking, stickiness, agglomeration, condensation, and other moisture-related issues.
Moisture control in sugar industry operations helps limit moisture absorption during production, processing, and packaging. Maintaining suitable humidity conditions can support the free-flowing characteristics of sugar and help reduce lump formation and operational issues associated with excess moisture.
Sugar warehouse dehumidification helps maintain a dry and controlled environment in sugar storage areas. By limiting moisture absorption from the surrounding air, it can help reduce caking, stickiness, condensation, and deterioration of stored sugar.
TDS Asia provides sugar industry dehumidification solutions for applications where controlled humidity is required. Its solutions can support sugar storage and packaging, production processes, and equipment preservation, with the appropriate system selected according to the site’s humidity-control requirements.
