Competence Center for Sugar and Bioethanol Industries

As food and alternative fuel demands continue to grow, increasing pressure is being placed on sugar and bioethanol producers to improve efficiency and process safety in order to maximize productivity. Process analytics can play a significant role in this endeavor.

On a new website-based competence center, METTLER TOLEDO provides a range of information that the company believes will help sugar and bioethanol producers improve yield at a lower cost.

Conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity all have a role to play in efficient sugar and bioethanol production. On their Sugar and Bioethanol Competence Center, METTLER TOLEDO explains through a variety of downloadable documents, how and where in-line, real-time measurement of process parameters can help increase productivity and ensure product quality.

"pH Control in Sugar Refineries" discusses the particular importance of this parameter and details analytical products that have been designed to cope with the conditions found in refinery processes. The "Intelligent pH Management in Bioethanol Production" white paper introduces Intelligent Sensor Management (ISM), a technology developed by METTLER TOLEDO for improving sensor handling, enhancing reliability and reducing maintenance.

Articles on the successful implementation of analytical instruments can be found in the company's biannual Sugar Newsletter, which can also be downloaded from the competence center.

Stefan Bardeck (Food and Beverage Market Specialist at Mettler-Toledo Process Analytics), believes that the sugar and bioethanol industries have much to gain from implementing in-line process measurements. "Real-time data on process parameters allow producers to monitor and adjust their processes to a level of precision that is not possible with any other method", he said.

The web address for the competence center is www.mt.com/pro-sugar.

METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global manufacturer of precision instruments. The Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. The Company also holds top-three market positions in several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of metal detection systems used in production and packaging.

Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO can be found at www.mt.com.

Mettler-Toledo AG
Process Analytics
+41-44-729-62-11
Im Hackacker 15
8902 Urdorf, Switzerland

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