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‘any further treatment. The juice passed directly from the Alter 
_ presses to the double-eifect pan. uae 
-. The quantity of lime employed was .6 per cent. the weight of the 
»  juice.. The filtration was perfect. The experiment was remarkable 
in showing that a perfect defecation can be made with carbonatation 
¢ = = | 
with a much smaller percentage of lime than had been supposed 
= ~ necessary. ‘ t 
‘The masse cwite was dark, but the sugar a fair yellow. 
Following are the data of the run: 
=) 
Second diffusion run, December 9, 1887. 
ae | Total | 
a ! solids. | SUCTose. Resear 
Fresh chips : ; Per cent.| Per cent. 
SNRTreste Kept Are eee ee SoU. wpe sins 2 oo n'cm slater aig desis deeeee aeoma se Ses | 14.06 11.70 1.64 
4S SoP PRT 27ST eo ge SS ee ne ele So ae eee 15. 65 13. 64 | -78 
is “TLD SES Ge ES Re eee es ae ie aang ey ne eae | 15.7 eo .1d 
e REPRINT ONTES CM eee cine deal doln ta ale Sa = Rg 2 i wale Parole ahemetala cieaiele } 15.50 13. 02 Pt) | 
SIR ICTINEETIB IDES e ries foc ho Ess he 2S NR eo ea toon Nae ba ke eee | 14.00 11.18 | 1.02 
A. PEGE Re ee eae kratman es 51 | 
‘Diffusion juice : 
Nad ar RSE TON RENE rt INOS oie, SLAIN Sed ch =o 5 fa, aabe\ s/n cl ajew waieaap elses See ciate S 3 
ly Second sample : 
ae > Ee MEDAN Re irene LIN cE re Iasi ds oC ctee neces ns sniw Sinan oh Sine 
ey i Fourth sample 
ie 2 NR SESURDNIIDNG rer ee os ec Soc oat ea ase eM an a Pde omadee hore ae S8[0e ace 5 | 
* 3 LYE SSE oGadssct od diggs COG ge ict BN BOr GAB gage NEO CE NC ea er Soc SBS Scr 
Pe Carbonated juice: 
= SMahnrsbsample...$..28 0.2.2.0 2-. BS ge ae a eed ie ee ets BS PR 
: ee Second sample : 
ey MMT O AGRA, octane arb he Behe mel aves Cxtheky ea 
a8 Fourth sample 
a eres SRR Ion OE nan wie hie hades wes elbitre woke: sian po el asec ciate ctom siaes 5 | 
2 Exhausted chips: 
ad  ONUMA TORO ee Sa Ss RS nn eer ich meee pei ewe ee ye 
ted Rp AERER ORTITI ES he ae os Se ID ate 0 he tS ae Ia Selena Spm glghe,ata Gals ae eis 
Xs Siietaxtleeinr paler he Pe eee RS oid soon So So Pag Saco he dee Seed cee 
os Fourth sample 
TUS Tu SISAL ES ARE SEPA oh i SR gee A ee eae bea cee, 
BTR 244 SOSAE Sada SSS GOR IRE ne Sone GOpe ences ate separ ee | 5803 ee 
: Semi-sirup....... 
HIPSG SupAar’.<°.).....- 
Molasses from firsts 
Spt. Sy Rp SRE Gt RAR eee eee See enya a 
sia of first ae BAERS EON on tin es beoarlestomtyste fereS)apsciels naleiclg sal aiehe eee a ras hoe een EEE 
ield of secon ar per ton 
Cane used...... ae "a 3 EAE Saar as Ma cals bused s Stee Ai earoraie S win. ciaeteie Blas ciara cas tismeenge Goseimee Obes 
The toial sugar in the cane at 90 per cent. juice was, per ton ....,.................--. 
Of these there was obtained 128 pounds at 96.6 . 22.0.0... csc ee ence eee ee ce ect ete eseeen dois) 
And 43 pounds at 07.3 ................. i 
Total pure sucrose obtained, per ton. 
pe Pure sucrose left in chips, per ton 
Pure sucrose left in molasses and lost in manufacture, per ton 
hIPG SUPAT, CSUMMIREPO IDEN LON 6a... is. eeetahs cc (ieee ne vee ne ne Gesu hon sasha. Se Oras 
Bree CCP RRO SE] REE ATES OE BEACON oi cae ak hatte pics ase whan 2b ORR es WGuiee ew eeete arene Meuse ete ae 
> The poor yield was due to use of thick chips during the first part 
_ of the run, causing a loss of 1.6 per cent. sucrose in the chips. 
> THIRD TRIAL. 
Tn this run the use of carbonatation and lignite was discontinued. 
The diffusion juices were treated with sulphur fumes until well satu- 
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