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Show The Steffcns Process. Many have Inquired as to tho object and operation of tbe BtcOins process to be put in at tho sogar fadery hero next summer. James G. Oinard and K. K Cottonmau have courteously furnltlud us with the following deserlptloa, which will provo interesting i Steffens, "Aosehildnng" (extraction) process is a process patented by Mr. Carl Eteffens for tho purpose of cxtjact-ing cxtjact-ing thesngar remaining in tho molnsfcs after the ordinary procesi now in use. It cousiita in mixing fine pbwderd lime w ll h the molasses in such quantities nnd under such conditions of, temperature tempera-ture gs willc&bctacherolcaleo'uibtna'lon between tho sugar nnd tho lime by which a eaccharnto of lime Is formed. This eaccharnto of lime precipitates from tho solution In a solid form, and Is recovered by pasting tho mixture through filter presses, the saccharato of Ilmo re malnlng as a solid and the Impurities of tho molasees running off in a liquid form. Tho naccharate of lime is tl-en ditsohed in water on the beet jnlce und treated with carbonic acid gas, O O' , The cuboulc arid gas brvncs up tlit ht-inhal combination between thulluit nd tho iLUgRr, fonrlng a carbonate (it mii?, which precipitates as a solid iind nitrate; the sugar, which gois iitr oHtitlon This mixture is again pasted hrough the filter presses tho carbonste i limo Peing caoght in tho presses, nurt the suf ir, in fotm of a solution, running off, Dv this means we seo we have first separated tho sugar in the molasses frjin its impuiitles by combining it with Iho lime, then soparated It from the llmo by means of carbonic acid gas, giving u a comparatively pure sugar solution, frnm which we arc enabled to extract the sugar by means of tho vacuum panand ccntiifusal machine. The n " s, wlnlo Ijrne la. being added to It In rri'j rtXtl'l jJ,' nnl) vi in-'in iron vessels Vifv rounded byjold'water, as tho chcial'.il comhlnatloulll ouly take place whin it It at a vo-y low teuipersturo. Chlno Chopipion. |