Cane and Bagasse Diffuser

Product catalog summary

Tongaat-Hulett and Fives Cail Partnership
Tongaat-Hulett, a South African engineering company and sugar producer, collaborates with Fives Cail to provide worldwide cane and bagasse diffusers. They hold an exclusive license to Fives Cail technology, which is implemented in 12 cane diffusers globally.

Key Features and Performance

High extraction efficiency of up to 98.5%.
Fully automated operations with low energy consumption (0.2 kWh per ton of cane).
Potential for conversion into bagasse diffusers for capacity expansion.
Reduced maintenance costs by 50% compared to traditional mills.

Installation and Design

Diffusers are designed for outside installation, eliminating the need for building enclosures.
The vessel is approximately 60 meters long, divided into 10 to 14 stages, with additional stages possible.
No mud filters are required due to mud recycling, and the system uses less chemical due to low suspended solids in mixed juice.

Operational Recommendations

Control devices manage cane bed depth and speed, with anti-flooding equipment to control megasse moisture.
Adjustable imbibition optimizes extraction, and extraction occurs at high temperatures (85°C) to limit bacteriological decomposition.
pH is controlled by milk of lime injection at two points.

Supplementary Equipment

Dewatering MillMax® is recommended for achieving less than 48% moisture in bagasse.

Contact Information
Fives Cail and Fives Fletcher provide contact details for further inquiries.

Catalog excerpts

Full engineering involvement from proposal to commissioningՕ Comprehensive training for customer Experience sharing with Tongaat-Hulett factory teamsՕ Worldwide exclusive licence to Fives Cail Outside installationՕ No mud filters required in purification section thanks to mud recycling > Reduced staff for operation Օ Maintenance cost: 50% less than for traditional mills No stops for maintenance Օ Very high extraction efficiency: up to 98.5% Fully automated operation Օ Energy savings for co-generation Low electric consumption: 0.2 kWh per ton of cane for main driveՕ Possible conversion into bagasse diffuser for capacity expansion users experiments integrating several patented characteristics. Fives Cail is exclusively licensed by Tongaat-Hulett Sugar of South Africa to provide worldwide cane and bagasse diffusers.Together we have designed and built fixed bed diffusers which process 100,000 tons cane everyday. Diffuser installations consistently outperform factories which operated the traditional Milling Tandems to extract sucrose.Fives Cail / Tongaat-Hulett diffusers profit from a revolutionary extraction technology, developed thanks to >

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