The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-02-22
BoaaeAns Sugar PrOce.s.

Mr.. Bouue6n does away with the cane mil,
of which oue-third Of the power Is vested by
putting Il into motion. ard tire other tvrc-thiris
are uuprusssbly used in crushing the cane So
imPerteStly that proportion Of the lgico.
equal 70 halt the quantity extracted, j. iett and
lost in tue meSass. He substitutes IN It's
stead his "pulpiActor,' which consists 81
two series Of vertical saws specially made Gor
Getting sUgsr-caues, and fixed O. two frames,
the whole working BY reciPu'cs,ius Hoiiou
with but small power 10 Rtt the tocl, wbich
Afterwards pgecip.;sges itself With 10 own
p ueT, increased ~ IL weight s88 Ns,ociJy.
Bach series q saw. reduccs az one stroke a
bundle Of ten canes into slices. These slices,
falling into a djsinteSator running at high
speed, are rciucci into a 5ue pulp, which j.
pressed by means of two small rol,crs. Tie
whole e the Juice - thus forced Cat Vt tie
cells, aud,,hs N0,ay matter Is renewed IN a
dry state TIE Juice thus extracted j. uiNa}
With hue a. each f-all, i pr1dg1e3, aud ip a
proper prOPoygsou as U runs % a continuous
prcpsratoy, when u i heated ip a few m1ucUts
up o. .oS GegrccS Esagonbsil. b0J ucvvr BE-
yond this temperataue. nurire Jhis shcr,
tinc il j. cleared oG ~ The suspended maJiers.
This 10 eicc,ci by passing the jajcc Ovcg
table cCustyUytc3 with ssricS 81 CurTUssiiors
forming long cou0naous passage. the heat
being applied beneath The table, Tue sas-
pended usatiers se,,!c by sraVi,a,iog suj ayc
deposited ia pockeis PLACED a, intervals along
tte rv-i~She iuiss Aas 10 travel.
The juice j. nov in favorable state &C
lgItucS-, duidity, aud temperature Tor ca,c-
tive filtration in Mr.. Boausfn's capillary
elastic alter. This hltcr consists Vi a scgies
Of metallic riuss covered Nth iria-rubbcy.
the internal dismetar being twelve inches.
IN. rings arr placed Incidentally in press.
and over each alternate ring Is hung a alter
cloth made % pure uuspuu cotton Of the 6ucs,
hbsS. The rings aud cloths are closely
pressed and held together by means OF screws,
their nuubeT being sUycrrued by the rate 1T
filtration required. The syrup i pumped into
the press aud passes through the whole series
of rings aud cloths, the solid Impurities being
intercepted and retained BY Tint portion Il the
flter cloth which COVERS the opening IN the
ring, while the syrup passes by capillary at
traction through the surrounding portions Uf
the cloth, and . divided in perfectly pure
and el.ar condition at the outlet. Tue puri-
fed jnice on leaving the hlter is ready Tor
treatment sither IN the Ordinary way, by The
vacuum process, or BY M. Bonueha's eyapur-
ator and concentration, in which the process Of
Is much more rapidly prcforncd.
In the evaporation the juice is quickly deprived
~ ~ NNA%AAttaA NaACAf N@AtN tA4g NatA@NAANAANE
brings il into the condition Il sound sugar IT,
very short space Of time. Il is claimed By
Nc. Bouueda thai by hts process all tie
operations, from the moment the cane Is
placed IN the pulpifactor to the time Of the
OF the sugar, do hot occupy
more than one hour. THIS shows a marked
advance upou the ordinary process, which /
from SIX 10 twelve hours. Tie fol- |
lowing are the chief advantages in favor OF I
Mr.. B0anehas process With his pulpifactor |
aud accessories lie claims to extract from the /
,lus all the ,accharins Juice. With his con-
.inaous preparator. be prevents acidity or
clears the Juice Of all the sus-
pended matters. and prepares it for the /
operation Of purihcati0n or refining. With hrs /
capillary hltsr lie completely parties the |
Juice, and utilizes all sediments and any
,sashings Of the factory. His ain Is to make /
direct from the cane oGly one quality Of sugar,
hat Is, pure white re6Ge! sugar, tn obtain the
Incrys,alizAble sugar clear aud bright, not
the eul0rins matters and foreign
salts, aud 10 DO this with pllpable economy
If lime, labor, fuel, machinery AM buillings |
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