GEA Technology
Sugar & Sweetener industry
GEA – “engineering for a better world”
The company is listed on
the German MDAX stock
GEA is one of the index (G1A, WKN 660 200)
largest suppliers of and included in the
process technology 17,863 4,605 STOXX® Europe 600 Index.
to the food industry employees (FTEs) million revenue (EUR)
and to a wide range In addition, the company
of other industries. The international is listed in selected MSCI
technology group Global Sustainability
focuses on process Indexes.
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EBITDA (EUR)
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GEA – Solutions for the sugar industry
• GEA offers a range of key technologies and
solutions for the sugar industry: from drying,
cooling and concentration technologies, to
filtration and mechanical separation solutions
for a wide range of process stages.
• We can also deliver complete installations for
forming and packaging sugar-based products.
• Our engineering solutions are designed to
support the industry in the production of raw
sugar from sugar cane and from sugar beet,
and also in the processing and refining of raw
materials.
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Table of contents
• Membrane Filtration
• Evaporation
• Drying
• Extraction
• Centrifugal Separation
• Elba cubing line
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Membrane Filtration
• Sugar, Starch and Sweetener Industries
RO NF
• Clarification, decolorizacion and concentration of
beet and cane juices and syrups
• Pretreatment prior other separation technologies
(UF/NF)
• Treatment of waste streams by Reverse Osmosis
(RO)
• Removal of color bodies and recovery of salts
using Nanofiltration
UF MF
• Decolorization of sugar by Nanofiltration (NF)
• Concentration of raffinate from beet by Reverse
Osmosis
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Membrane Filtration
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Membrane Filtration – sugar process
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Evaporation
• Concentration is part of the process.
• Production costs can be reduced
• Storage and transport costs can be reduced
• Waste disposal costs can be reduced
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Evaporation - Capacity
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Evaporation - Types
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Evaporation – Energy recovery systems
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Spray drying
• Turn liquid into powder, agglomerates and granulates
• Most widely used industrial process for particle formation
and drying
• Use to extract moisture from liquid feedstocks, i.e., solutions,
emulsions, pumpable suspensions. Ideal when end-product must
meet precise quality standards
• Solution based on the product’s individual specifications
• Applications: food, dairy, agrochemicals, ceramics, detergents and
surface active agents, dyestuffs and pigments, hardmetals,
inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals, polymers and resins,
tannins and other products
The Basics of Spray Drying
Evaporation takes place from the surface of the spray particle
Small particles have a big surface/mass relation
Big particles have a small surface/mass relation
Small particles dry faster than big particles
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Spray drying atomizer
• The right equipment ensures quality and economy
• Selection of the right atomizer is crucial
• 3 atomizer types – choice dependent on feed properties and
desired characteristics of dried product:
• Rotary (centrifugal energy)
• Pressure nozzle (pressure energy)
• Two-fluid nozzle (kinetic energy)
• COMBI-NOZZLE™ (patent pending)
• Rotary atomizer generally recommended when possible
• Feed rates from a few kilos up to 200 t/h, power requirements up to
1,000 kW and wheel giving velocities from 3 m/s to 300 m/s
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Fluidized Spray Dryer FSD™
• Process characteristics
• Two-step drying: Combines spray drying and fluid
bed drying technology
• Excellent process flexibility and thermal efficiency
• Drying completed at very low powder temperatures
• Suitable for many thermoplastic and hygroscopic
products
• Size and structure of particles easily controlled
• Product characteristics
• Free-flowing powders: agglomerated/granulated
form
• Very low content of small particles and reduced
amount of dust
• Ideal for heat-sensitive products
• Good and fast solubility
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Fluidized Spray Dryer FSD™
1) Heater 2
2) Air distributor
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3) Nozzle atomizer 1
4) Drying chamber
4
5) Dust separator
6) Fluid bed
7) Final product
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Extraction – Continuos extraction CONTEX
• Incorporates 4 extraction steps in one
• Counter current extraction unit
• Low operating costs
• Repeatable and reliable extraction
• High yields
• The CONTEX™ is available in units of up to
2.700 litres (2.7 m3) and capacities of up to
500-1000 kg/h raw material.
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Separation – Centrifugal separation
• Disc stack centrifuge and decanter centrifuge
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g- Force in Real Live and g- Factor of Centrifuges
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How does it work?
Disc stack centrifuges Decanter centrifuges
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Stevia processing
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GEA Elba Sugar Cube Line
• Combines the latest technologies with 45 years’
market experience, to deliver a world-leading
line.
• Reliable, easy to operate, and requires
minimum maintenance.
• The fully automated Elba production line can
produce 1000 to 2700 kg of packed cubes an
hour
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GEA Elba Sugar Cube Line
• Unprecedented product flexibility, easy of
operation and high (food) safety.
• Minimum labour occupation, low energy
consumption, reduction of occupied floor space
and minimum waist material.
• The GEA Elbadryer is fitted with the patented
microwave drying system.
• GEA Food has installed over 400 individual
machines and fully automatic sugar cubing
lines in more than 60 countries
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GEA Elba Sugar Cube Line
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