Challenge
Ingenio Pichichi是一家领先的哥伦比亚糖厂，在其国内和全球客户的一般制造中使用甘蔗。它的主要目标包括保持环境责任，卓越运营和盈利能力。
Amongst its products are honey, raw sugar, white sugar and brown sugar - processing around 4,300 tons of sugarcane per day. Given this capacity, it is of utmost importance to optimize production and avoid any leaks of the valuable product into process streams.
该设施的现场实验室收集数据，以帮助做出明智的决定，以提高生产力并增加成本节省。
将甘蔗加工到消费品中需要一系列步骤：研磨，澄清，过滤，蒸发，结晶和离心。蒸发结合了一个多阶段蒸馏系统，用于糖汁的浓度。初始阶段使用锅炉将干净的蒸汽源喂入系统。
The resulting evaporation passes on to the next stage and continues throughout all steps. The steam from the final stage is collected in a cooling tank after being condensed using a barometric condenser. The condensed water is collected from each stage and added to the cooling tank to later be used as cooling water.
为了保护包括锅炉和冷凝器在app亚博体育内的设备资产，凝结水不含任何糖或糖汁至关重要。这有助于降低产品和损益的风险。
Thus, it is vital to ensure rapid, effective monitoring of the system for any leaks or elements of concern. Early detection of a product leak can allow operators to stop, divert or refine a unit operation before incurring any unwanted damage or costs.
图1。Sievers* Innovox实验室TOC分析仪用于泄漏检测。图片来源：苏伊士水技术和解决方案
*苏伊士商标；可以在一个或多个国家注册。
解决方案
哥伦比亚磨坊以前使用pH，电导率，碱度，brix度和HPLC分析来识别任何产品泄漏。然而，在中性pH值的环境条件下，糖是非离子化的，这使得大多数方法无法用来准确的泄漏检测。
Throughout production at elevated pressures and temperatures, sugar starts to break down into harmful compounds that may cause equipment corrosion, deposition and scaling. In addition, when sugar starts to break down, it loses its HPLC signature peak. This creates an urgent need for a rapid, reliable and precise method to measure sugar.
糖是主要由碳，氧气和氢组成的碳水化合物。使用TOC的总参数测量值很容易检测，该测量可以精确地量化溶液中的所有有机化合物。
TOC analyzers function by oxidizing organic molecules to carbon dioxide (CO2) and detecting the CO2that has evolved.
Ingenio Pichichi acquired aSieversInnovOx Laboratory TOC Analyzer（图1）作为表征和介绍系统的投资。这有助于创建蒸汽，冷凝水和冷却水的控制限制，从而支持生产优化，同时最大程度地提高盈利能力。
TOC must be monitored at the following points:
- 进食第一个锅炉
- 从每个阶段凝结水
- Feed and effluent of the cooling tank
The Sievers InnovOx Lab uses Super Critical Water Oxidation (SCWO) and Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) Detection across an extensive range of carbon from 50 ppb (µg/L) to 50,000 ppm (mg/L). TOC values expected at the mill are inclined to range from 200-500 ppm; however, any leaks or other issues may generate spikes from 5,000 to 20,000 ppm TOC.
结论
TOC analysis提供准确，易于使用的分析工具，以识别可能造成设备损坏和昂贵生产损失的泄漏。app亚博体育一家领先的哥伦比亚糖厂Ingenio Pichichi试图改善其水流的监测和性能。
其铣削过程的蒸发阶段，需要重复加热和连续蒸汽和冷凝水，这是糖泄漏检测的重要点。通过在这些关键步骤中使用Sievers Innovox实验室使用TOC监控，Ingenio Pichichi可以达到其利润目标并保持运营和环境目标。
This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions.
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