Decoionic

Continuous process for sugar syrup clarification through ion exchange with anionic or cationic resins.

When sugar dissolves in water, the organic and inorganic matter adhered to the walls of the sugar crystals becomes part of the syrup, adding color, odor and turbidity. Passing the raw sugar syrup through a bed of resin beads, which acts like a magnet to attract and trap those impurities.
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• The equipment is applicable for sugar syrups with turbidity low enough to achieve the necessary value, depending on the final product. The decolorization is made with syrups that have low or medium color level.
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• Decoionic uses ion exchange columns to generate a specific contact time between the sugar syrup and cationic or anionic resins in order to eliminate impurities.
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• Decoionic is designed to be fully integrated with Aneko’s Contimix (for sugar dissolving), and Decoflot (for previous treatment if necessary).

• Continuous process.
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• Capacity: up to 30.000 LPH (Higher flow rates upon request).
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• Income sugar syrup: ≤ 500 ICUMSA colour level.
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• Operation Temperature: 60 to 85°C.
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• °Brix to be processed: up to 67 °Brix (Higher concentrations upon request).
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• Materials in contact with syrup: AISI 304 (Optional 304L/316/316L).

• CIP Ready
  Thought from its origin to be compatible with in-line CIP and designed to ensure a thorough cleaning.
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• All the information, at any time
  Constant data registry, exportable, filterable by production, with the possibility to access all the records of the equipment through the ethernet network from the device that the customer defines.
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• Modifications control
  The edition of recipes is accessible by authorized operators that allows their creation and/or modification. This allows the simple creation and/or modification of recipes with flexibility. Optionally, it is possible to have a database with the extended history of the elaborations that have been carried out in the system.
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• Easy operation
  The process is controlled through the touchscreen provided by the equipment as HMI, from where all the operations can be carried out in a simple and intuitive way. Decoionic has the option to replicate the screen and the operation of the equipment remotely via an installed PC in any area of the plant.