Beet-Sugar Handbook Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Mosen Asadi
From the rear cover
The first all-in-one reference for the beet-sugar industry
Beet-Sugar Handbook is a practical and concise reference for technologists, chemists, farmers, and research personnel involved with the beet-sugar industry. It covers:
- Basics of beet-sugar technology
- Sugarbeet farming
- Sugarbeet processing
- Laboratory methods of analysis
The book also includes technologies that improve the operation and profitability of the beet-sugar factories, such as:
- Juice-softening process
- Molasses-softening process
- Molasses-desugaring process
- Refining cane-raw sugar in a beet-sugar factory
The book ends with a review of the following:
- Environmental concerns of a beet-sugar factory
- Basics of science related to sugar technology
- Related tables for use in calculations
Written in a conversational, engaging style, the book is user friendly and practical in its presentation of relevant scientific and mathematical concepts for readers without a significant background in these areas. For ease of use, the book highlights important notes, defines technical terms, and presents units in both metric and British systems. Operating problem-solving related to all stations of sugarbeet processing, frequent practical examples, and given material/energy balances are other special features of this book.
Details
- Title Beet-Sugar Handbook
- Author Mosen Asadi
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 880
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Interscience
- Date 2006-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780471763475 / 0471763470
- Weight 3.33 lbs (1.51 kg)
- Dimensions 9.27 x 7.24 x 1.89 in (23.55 x 18.39 x 4.80 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Sugar - Manufacture and refining, Beet sugar
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005028186
- Dewey Decimal Code 664.123
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Citations
- Scitech Book News, 03/01/2007, Page 160