Sugarcane is a common plant in Vietnam to produce sugar. Body cane contains about 80-90% water service, water service in which contains about 16-18% sugar cane into nine periods old. Body cane after water pressure shifts the product is bagasse. Molasses is a byproduct of the sugar industry obtained after crystallizing sugar crystals.
According to VN Sugar Association (VSSA), the current sugar mills per year over 15 million tons of sugarcane juice, generated 4.5 million tons of bagasse.
Bagasse:
Bagasse accounts for 25-30% of the weight brought sugarcane juice.
Composition of bagasse average:
Water: 40-50%
Dietary fiber: approximately 45-48% (of which 45-55% is cellulose)
Solutes (sugar): 2.5%
Depending on the type and characteristics of sugarcane where sugarcane that the chemical composition of substances in dry bagasse (fibrous) may change. Composition of bagasse after cleansing and drying include:
Cellulose: approximately 45-55%
Hemicellulose: approximately 20-25%
Lignin: approximately 18-24%
Ash: 1-4%
Wax: <1%
Molasses:
Molasses accounted for 3-5% by weight presses offer.
Molasses medium composition comprises:
Water: about 20% water
Road saccaro: 35%
Reducing sugar: 20%
Hobbies: about 15%
Protein: ~ 5%
Wax: ~ 1%
Powder: ~ 4%
Because the amount of Fe, Al, P, Ca, Mg, K and vitamin.
Application of stainless password:
- Molasses can be distilled alcoholic fermentation, the yeast production type, production of acetic acid, used in production of some dark beers.
- Use to flavor cigarettes.
- Used as an additive in processed feed, silage and green, mixed hydroponic solution.
- She left my son to use molasses instead of sugar to support water treatment in industrial shrimp ponds. (See also: Using molasses to control ammonia, nitrite and pH in aquaculture ponds)
Application of bagasse:
- As a fuel source to provide heat for power plants, boilers. On the market there product bagasse compression members: Bagasse is put into a blender puree, dried, and put into tablet presses to form solid tablets, 6-8mm in diameter, 15-30 mm length . The tablets can be used in industrial and civil fuel source for heat from 4200 - 4700 Kcal / kg.
- As raw materials of pulp production.
- As a source of raw materials for plywood, ceiling tile.
- Tablets bagasse can be used for housing gasket.
- How natural water filtration, heavy metal absorber (after treated with appropriate methods).
- Fermented cattle feed substitute 1 part grass, straw (see here).
- Fermented fertilizer (see here).
- Replacement of wheat flour: In the state of Queensland (Australia), bagasse of sugar mills (with absolutely no processes use chemicals) are dried and ground into products. This product is sold in the Australian market, exports to Japan and New Zealand. Bagasse powder was used instead of flour for those who can not digest gluten and need more fiber. Can also use bagasse pulp in food sausage and ground meat.
- Incubate fermenting a medium mushrooms, black fungus, Ganoderma (see here).
According to the experimental results of the Center for Plant Biotechnology (Agricultural Genetics Institute), fungi feed on sugarcane yield is equivalent to straw, sawdust ... Even in oyster mushrooms and carpentry atrium, this method also provides higher yields.
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