Sucrose is a natural sugar, which is extracted from sugarcane. Sucrose is brown or dark brown in its original state, while white sugar is processed sucrose, and its color becomes brighter and more transparent. The following is the process of turning sucrose into white sugar:
1. Sucrose extraction: First, sugarcane juice is extracted from sugarcane, which contains a large amount of sucrose.
2. Purification: Purify sugarcane juice to remove impurities and weeds.
3. Concentration: concentrate the purified sugarcane juice to make the sucrose concentration reach a certain level.
4. Crystallization: The concentrated sugarcane juice is crystallized to make the sucrose in it crystallize into small particles.
5. Washing: washing sucrose particles to remove impurities and pigments.
6. Drying: drying the washed sucrose particles to evaporate their moisture and become more dry.
7. Refining: refine the dried sucrose particles to remove the pigment and impurities, making them more white and clean.
8. Packaging: finally, pack the refined sugar for storage and sales.
In a word, the process of turning sucrose into white sugar is mainly carried out through purification, concentration, crystallization, washing, drying and refining. These steps can make the sucrose particles become drier and whiter, thus making white sugar.
