Sugar & Alcohol
Sugar & Alcohol
In some countries, Lhoist delivers high-quality limestone for lime production in sugar plants as the calcination process in sugar manufacturing requires carbon dioxide. Lime acts as a clarifying agent for sugarcane juice in the manufacture of white sugar. It can also be added during the sugarcane washing process to treat wastewater effluents.
In the sugar and alcohol market, milk of lime or lime slurry is used to treat juice and wash sugarcane.
