State and Prospects for Improving the Use of Technological Aids in the White Beet Sugar Production
Authors: Belyaeva Lyubov I. , Pruzhin Mikhail K. , Ostapenko Alla V. , Sysoeva Tatyana I. 
Published: December 2024

Introduction. In the potential state of the food system for the production of white beet sugar under conditions of contamination by microorganisms, foaming, gas emission, formation and accumulation of hard-to-remove components, dynamic instability occurs with subsequent negative consequences - a decrease in the quality of finished products, an increase in resource costs. Traditionally, the causes of inefficient processes, low-quality semi-finished products are identified and preventive measures are taken by using appropriate technological aids (TAs). The study of the role of individual TAs is carried out mainly by the method of comparative experiments or simple observations, taking into account theoretical knowledge about the mechanism of the functional action of funds. Such an approach in the context of the multivariability of TAs in the future will not allow to objectively identify systemic changes in the state of the food system under the complex influence of TAs, will not contribute to the resource-saving obtaining of guaranteed safe and high-quality finished products.

 

Purpose. Summarizing the results of previous studies and substantiating the development of methodological and technological principles for the rational and safe use of functional TAs in the white beet sugar production.

 

Materials and Methods. As an object of study, a set of applied TAs as elements of the food system is considered. The results of a meta-analysis of previous studies are supplemented by data from laboratory experiments, which are processed in accordance with the algorithms of regression and analysis of variance. The statistical significance of the regression coefficients was determined by comparing their numerical values with the confidence interval. The characteristic of the degree of adequacy of the obtained additive dependencies was obtained using the Fisher F-criterion and the coefficient of determination (R2).

 

Results. Previous works are discussed from the point of view of the evolutionary application of TAs and the need to develop specific directions for future research is indicated. For the first time, data were obtained on the identification of additive synergy in the analysis of sugar beet processing processes using TAs. The adequate application of the generalized desirability coefficient (D) given in the publications for all indicator markers according to the variants of the laboratory experiment was confirmed.

 

Conclusions. Methodological and technological principles for the rational and safe use of functional TAs, oriented towards saving people's health and resource costs in production, are proposed. Prospective research should be carried out on the basis of the provisions of experiment planning, obtaining the appropriate additive dependencies and searching for optimal solutions suitable for setting up a neural network in intelligent process control systems. Particular attention should be paid to the development of hygienic standards and highly sensitive methods for the determination of residual amounts of TAs in white sugar, molasses and beet pulp.