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US007150793B2 (12) UnitedO States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,150,793 B2 Sanders (45) Date of Patent: *Dec. 19, 2006 (54) METHOD OF REDUCING MATERIALS 4,140,541 A 2/1979 Popper ........................ 127/46 CONTAINED IN JUCE 4,182,633. A 1/1980 Ishikawa et al. .............. 127/46 4,196,017 A 4, 1980 Melville et al. .............. 127/41 (75) Inventor: David O. Sanders, Loveland, CO (US) 4,288,551 A 9, 1981 Gudnason et al. .......... 435,168 4,312,678 A 1/1982 Landis ...................... 127/46.2 (73) Assignee: Nalco Company, Naperville, IL (US) 4.331,483. A 5/1982 Mirabel et al. ............ 127/46.2 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 4,332,622 A 6, 1982 Hohnerlein, Jr. et al. ..... 127/41 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 4,345,947 A 8, 1982 Rundell et al. ............... 127/48 U.S.C. 154(b) by 39 days. 4,352,680 A 10/1982 Hackler ......................... 55/48 4,382,823. A 5/1983 Gudnason .................... 127/57 This patent is Subject to a terminal dis- 4.412,866 A 1 1/1983 Schoenrock et al. ....... 127/46.2 claimer. 4.421,568 A 12/1983 Huibers ....................... 127/48 4,432,806 A 2/1984 Madsen et al. ............... 127/48 (21) Appl. No.: 10/723,519 4,478.645 A 10, 1984 Gudnason .................... 127/57 4,492,601 A 1/1985 Nakasone et al. ............ 127/48 (22) Filed: Nov. 26, 2003 4,534,774. A 8, 1985 Leccofre et al. ............... 55/44 O O 4,534,800 A 8, 1985 Winstrom-Olsen ........... 127/12 (65) Prior Publication Data 4,785,794. A 1 1/1988 Jo et al. .................... 127 (46.1 US 2004/O 105924 A1 Jun. 3, 2004 4,795,494 A 1/1989 Toth et al. .................... 127/48 5,102.553 A 4/1992 Kearney et al. ............ 210,659 Related U.S. Application Data 5,110,363 A 5/1992 Clarke et al. .............. 127 (46.1 (63) Continuation of application No. 10/125,120, filed on 5,122,166 A 6/1992 Hyrcyk et al. ................. 55/38 Apr. 15, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,656.287. 5, 190,665 A 3/1993 Titmas et al. ............... 210,743 5,202,032 A 4, 1993 Shoemaker ................. 210,718 (51) Int. Cl. H12O6. H 7, 1993 Thibodeaux et al. .......... 55/90 CI3D 3/12 (2006.01) 5,262,328 A 1 1/1993 Clarke et al. ................. 436/17 C13D 3/02 (2006.01) 5.314,613 A 5/1994 Russo ........................ 208, 184 (52) U.S. Cl. ............................ 127/52; 127/48; 127/50; 5,320,681 A 6/1994 Moc et al. ................. 127 (46.1 127/53 5,338,341 A 8/1994 Mazzei et al. ................ 96.208 (58) Field of Classification Search .................. 127/48, 5,352,276 A 10/1994 Rentschler et al. ........... 95.246 127/50, 52,53 5,403,475 A 4/1995 Allen ......................... 210,168 See application file for complete search history. 5,480,490 A 1/1996 Toth et al. .................... 127/42 (56) References Cited 5,504,196 A 4, 1996 Clarke Garegg et al. .. 536,172 5,614,086 A 3/1997 Hill et al. ................... 210, 170 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5,674,312 A 10, 1997 Mazzei ........................ 95.261 1,043,102 1 1/1912 Heesemann et al. 1,578,463 3, 1926 Nicholson et al. 1,598,787 9, 1926 Shields et al. 1,815,276 7/1931 Schwieger et al. (Continued) 2,164, 186 6, 1939 Brown et al. 2,547,298 4, 1951 Wiklund ...................... 127/50 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 2,557,800 6, 1951 Seaillis et al. ................ 127/52 Perry et al, Chemcial Engineers Handbook, 5th edition, p. 14-2, 2,672,330 3, 1954 Swenson McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1973.* 2,697,049 12/1954 Breighel-Miller ........... 127/5O 2,757,582 8, 1956 Freeman et al. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92/28 (Continued) 2,774,693 12/1956 Breighel-Miller et al. ... 127/50 2,824,028 2, 1958 Zenzes ........................ 127/5O Primary Examiner David M. Brunsman 2,977.253 3, 1961 Grandadam et al. .......... 127/5O (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—William J. Maheras; Thomas 2.985,589 5, 1961 Broughton et al. ........... 210/34 M. Breininger 3,007,542 11/1961 Giampapa et al. ... 183. 2.5 3,070,935 1, 1963 De Leon ........... ... 55,170 3,089,789 5, 1963 Van Note et al. ............. 127/5O (57) ABSTRACT 3,113,044 12, 1963 Alston ........... ... 127/48 3,168,419 2f1965 Gale ....... 127.50 3,201.919 8/1965 Long et al. .. ... 55.46 A process system that uses a reduced amount of lime or other 3,358.425 12/1967 Burnham, Sr. 55/193 base to clarify or purify juice obtained from plant material 3,618,589 1 1/1971 Tavani ........ ... 127/46 Such as Sugar cane, Sugar beets, or Sweet Sorghum. Specifi 3,734,773 5, 1973 Haley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 127/48 cally, apparatus and methods to reduce volatile materials in 3,785,863 1/1974 Devillers et al. .............. 127/9 juice providing a product that has an increased pH requiring 3,977,972 8, 1976 Bloch et al. .... 21063 R the use of less lime or other base to achieve the desired pH 4,081,288 3, 1978 Torres ........ ... 127/48 values for clarification or purification 4,083,732 4, 1978 Paley .......................... 127/48 p 4,116,712 9, 1978. Othmer 4,123,800 10/1978 MaZZei ....................... 366,150 68 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets US 7,150,793 B2 Page 2 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 6,656,287 B1 12/2003 Sanders ....................... 12753 5,759,283 A 6/1998 Ekern et al. .................. 127/42 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 5,846,333 A 12/1998 Partida et al. .... ... 127/37 James C.P. Chen and Chung ChiChou, "Cane Sugar Handbook: A 5,865,899 A 2/1999 Theoleyre et al. ... 127,42 Manual for Cane Sugar Manufactures and Their Chemists',: s 121 (th 5,928,429 A 7, 1999 Duncan et al. ...... ... 127/48 Edition (1993), no month provided. 5,932,016 A 8, 1999 Paananen et al. ... 127/48 McGinnis, R.A. “Beet Sugar Technology” Third Edition (1982), no 6,051,075 A 4/2000 Kochergin et al. ... 127,42 month rovided 6,123,750 A 9/2000 Espinal ............. ... 95.245 p & 8 van der Poel, et al., “Sugar Technology, Beet and Cane Sugar 6,174,378 B1 1/2001 Donovan et al. ... 127/55 Manufacture” (1998), no month provided 6,193,893 B1 2, 2001 Mazzei et al. .... 210,702 p 6,277,175 B1 8/2001 Halder et al. ................. 95.246 * cited by examiner U.S. Patent Dec. 19, 2006 Sheet 1 of 7 US 7,150,793 B2 U.S. Patent Dec. 19, 2006 Sheet 2 of 7 US 7,150,793 B2 N N O n qs N o CN N GO N O tL" CN g O ve N?) 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No. 5 of the non-Sucrose Substances in the juice obtained by these 6,656,287 issued Dec. 2, 2003. processes can vary and may include all manner of plant The present invention relates to a process system for the derived Substances and non-plant derived Substances, production of Sugar along with other products from Sucrose including but not limited to: insoluble material. Such as, containing juice obtained from plant material. Such as, Sugar plant fiber or Soil particles; and soluble materials, such as, cane, Sugar beets, or Sweet Sorghum. The invention further 10 fertilizer, Sucrose, saccharides other than Sucrose, organic relates to apparatus and methods to produce Sucrose con and inorganic non-Sugars, organic acids, dissolved gases, taining juice having a reduced amount of dissolved material. proteins, inorganic acids, organic acids, phosphates, metal The invention further relates to the conversion of conven ions (for example, iron, aluminum, or magnesium ions), tional Sugar process systems to produce or to utilize Such pectins, colored materials, saponins, waxes, fats, or gums, Sucrose containing juices that have a reduce amount of 15 their associated or linked moieties, or derivatives thereof. dissolved materials. These non-Sucrose Substances are often highly colorized, thermally unstable, or otherwise interfere with certain pro cessing steps or adversely impact the quality or quantity of I. BACKGROUND the Sugar product resulting from the purification process. It has been estimated that on average one pound of non Sucrose, C2H22O, a disaccharide, is a condensation Sucrose Substances reduces the quantity of Sugar product molecule that links one glucose monosaccharide and one resulting from the purification process by one and one-half fructose monosaccharide.