All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

CALANDRIA

A heating element, either tubular or plate, in a vacuum pan or evaporator vessel.

CARBONATATION

A clarification process that involves adding lime and carbon dioxide gas to sugar juice or syrup to remove color and non-sugar solids.

CARBONATATION GAS

Gas high in carbon dioxide used in the carbonatation process.

CENTRIFUGE

Machine that separates sugar crystals from mother liquor by spinning

CLARIFIER

Apparatus used in the clarification process, where sugar crystals form in the juice.

CONDUCTIVITY ASH

Estimate of ash content by measuring the conductivity of the solution.

CONGLOMERATE

Two or more crystals that grow together during pan boiling.

COOLING CRYSTALLIZATION

Crystallization by cooling the massecuite.

CRITICAL SUPERSATURATION

Supersaturation point at which nucleation spontaneously starts.

CRYSTAL CONTENT

Proportion by mass of crystals in massecuite, often expressed as a percentage, and referred to as total massecuite mass or massecuite dry substance (Brix).

CRYSTALLIZATION

Process of growing crystals by boiling them with syrup. The crystallization process occurs in two major parts: nucleation and crystal growth.

CRYSTALLIZATION SCHEME

The design of the number and arrangement of crystallization stages used to produce sugar.

CUT A PAN

To remove part of the massecuite from a pan, retaining a base on which to feed more syrup or molasses for crystallization.