Component Analysis of the Sugar Cane Molasses Stillage Sediment

With the development of the sugar industry, the molasses composition of sugar cane has changed greatly. Sugar cane molasses purity decreased, while the colloid and ash increased. In recent years, the deposits from the sugar cane molassesas hindered the operation in the alcohol distillation tower, and sometimes even blocked the whole process, leading to stop the distillation flow. This paper researched the components analysis of the sugar cane molasses stillage sediment in the alcohol production scale factors. It is helpful to illustrate the formation mechanism of the deposits from the sugar molassesas stillage. By the test of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with EDX and chemical analysis, we conclude that the main components of the deposits of molassesas is calcium sulfate, it also contains a small amount of magnesium sulfate, potassium sulfate, silica and calcium carbonate et cetera.