Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1850-11-16


The scums and the bags washed in their
turn with water charged with a pot Of III
suIphhe OF lime, Isl spite of their exposure in
contact with the air. furnished rinsines,
which were leit quiet for ten DAYS, adding to
them those which came from eveiy da,s
work. AT the end Of this time they weigh
ed a Baume they were treated for defeca-
ton and like the beet juice itself, and they
gave as result, crystalized masses almost
comparable with the direct products. Dur
Ing the continuance Of an investig ation to
which have devoted great deal Of time. |
have used beets of all dimensions, of all COL
ors, red, white, yellow; of all ages, young
ana not come to maturity, ripe and in good
condition at the moment of gathering; and
lastly changed and rotten to various degrees.
The crystailized masses which have ex-
tracted from them have always contained
unaitered the sugar which the analysis indi-
Gated previous to the operation. The differ
ence observed, for the sugar obtained never
exhioHed TO the eye the same characteristics,
IS due to phy sIcal causes. The beet very
rarely gave me SO handsome results as the
sugar cane; instead OF hard and well-formed
gram, the mass was frequently almost SOL
ldihed as if the crystaIiizaton vas confused.
r or chemists and manuracturers who are
skilled in the practice of the excellent ex-
PerImental process OF NJ Payeu, a very SIM
pie trial will enable them to come to a de-
ciSion. The, have only 70 treat a dozen
oeet roots, with the bi-sul phite and evapora,e
the juice after defecaiion, at first TO about
% degrees. AT this point it should be clari-
ned and filtered, or it is sufficient for the
purpose to filter it without clari6cation. AZ
terwards evaporate it 10 81 or 3S degrees
Baume, and let it remain in a state heated
TO 4O degrees (Reaumur) for three or four
days Ihe cry stallized mass, tightly press
ed, WIZ yield raw sugar Of beautiful
shade, and OF richness in sugar, not merely
theoretically but practically realizable,
wh'ch as the experiment by the method Of
NJ. Payeu indicates, will equal if not exceed
on the very first process the yield of the en-
tire operations of the sugar estates. Thus
whoever will make trial with a few beets
tire ated with the bi-sulphite, will find without
trouble, that from i3 TO Is 90 of the weight
OF the juice extracted from them, will be OBJ
famed In Pasty mass, which tightly press
ca between double tbs ue paper, will leave
from . to I0O of the weight of the Juice in
white sugar. After having been present
at the first experiment which / made before
The French Commission one of its members.
NJ. s'erget in the first trial which he made
OF my process arrived at the same result
In operations with bissulphite, the ebullition
IS usually very violent: ] have not been able
10 account for this particularly it is easilv
subdued by little tallow or oleic acid !.
better still: this phenomenon of bubbliDg up
may De OF nature to require another form
of vessels Tor eyaporating the juice, particu-
arly when 1t is pressed from beets not fully
ripe.
From beets turned black, or rotten to
within few inches of the stem, have stat
20 that my process enabled me to extract
he sugar as well as from sound beets. In
appearance the products differed very little:
IS to quantity the sugar shewn to exist in
nc roots by an analysis, was all found in the
'rystalhzed masses proceeding from them.
In comparing the we'll known method at
resent employed in manufactures of beet
ugar, with that which appears to result from
ne use OF my process, / am struck with the
Dllowing circumstances. The raspings be-
ng carried on at present in the open air.
Without any special precaatioB, the changes
involves, render a rapid pressing indispen-
able. However rapid it may be, the chang
$ cannot be obviated. Dedication by means
lime, favors or heightens the color, and
ompels the use OF black as discoloring
gent, and as an absorbent Of the excess of
me. Evaporation at high temperature
'odIhes part of the sugar which the heat
enders uncrystallizable; and hence arises
ne necessity of working by successive boil
lgs, and extracting the solid sugar in four
r five crystallIzations less and less produc-
We.
My process allows: Raspiags in advance.
'taining the pulps from one day to another,
ow pressing, and several times over to ex-
aust the pulps and the washings 1t yields
sfecations perfectly pure and colorless, so
lat any use Of black afterwards is unneces-
Try. Thej juice at first boiled at high tenn
srature to a density of I. 3 for example,
en concentrated in the stove, crystallizes
ithout colorization, because almost or en-
rely solid which is Of so much importance
the first products. Then found INV at
ntion called to the use Of the method of
ow capitalization to which Nj. Cresptl
elisse owed the success which saved the
digenOus sugar manufacture Of France
om total ruin about 1927; but in adopting
felt confident that by the use Of bi-sul-
lite this process would become more simple,
ore easy Of application and that its yield
,uld be increased to great degree. Two
hculties occurred to me.
Would cattle eat the pulp which had heen
sated with bi-suIphite, and would its use be
Tended with no inconvenience, Would
G raw sugar obtained by ihe use of the BIZ
lphite offer any special difficulty in refin-
:: any cause Of depreciation in its use.-
is not in the laboratory, but rather in the
lensiye operations Of large establishment,
It these two questions could find a salts
tory solution. Here was my trouble,
ZEN NJ. Paul Claes, beet sugar manufac-
-er at Lemberg, came to Paris charged
the Belgian minister of the Interior with
perintending (inquiring into) as one ofthe
scial commissioners, the results of the in