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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1979
Rud F Madsen, Nakskov, DK;
Werner K Nielsen, Nakskov, DK;
Aktieseiskabet de Danske Sukkerfabrikker, Copenhagen, DK;
Abstract
Method of improving the recovery of sugar from sugar beets comprising washing the sugar beets to remove impurities therefrom, wholly or partially removing the outer layer of the washed sugar beets, slicing the sugar beets thus obtained and extracting the sliced sugar beets with an aqueous solution to form a sugar juice. Apparatus for wholly or partially removing the surface layer of washed sugar beets, the apparatus comprising two spaced rows of rotatable cylindrical brushes mounted so as to advance sugar beets in the space between the rows while subjecting them to the influence of the brushes to wholly or partially remove the outer layer of the sugar beets.