Sugar Sector Productive Process Flow Diagram
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ScribdTranslationsSUGAR SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESS FLOW CHART
VALENTINA GUARÍN – NICOLAS TRUJILLO
1. FIELD PROCESS
TICKETS DEPARTUR
Mechanical and Emissions and
chemical sources descepada impacts to the
(Glyphosate) ground
Tracked tractors Emissions and
and scrapers
Leveling impacts to the
ground
Machinery Subsoiled Emissions
ADEQUACY AND
PREPARATION Machinery Plowing Emissions
Machinery Raked Emissions
Machinery Furrowed Emissions
Fungicides Seed
Toxicity to
treatment
biodiversity
2. SOWING Cuttings and seedlings Sugar cane
Contamination of soil,
Phenoxy and water and health
Weed
benzoic problems
control
herbicides
Contamination of
Urea, ammonium Fertilization aquifers and gas
sulfate, with Nitrogen
diammonium generation
3. CROP (N)
phosphate
MAINTENANCE
Doses 0 and 22 Fertilization with
kg/ha1kg of P= 2.29kg Eutrophicatio
Phosphorus (P)
of P2O5) n
Dose 0 and 83 kg/ha (1kg of
Fertilization with Contamination of
potassium = 1.2 kg of K20)
Potassium (K) aquifers and soil
Biological control
pest control Sustainable
with insects
production
High water 1,100 to 1,300 mm
4. IRRIGATION Decrease in access to water
requirement per year are needed
resources,
for cultivation
HARVEST PROCESS
TICKETS DEPARTURES
Ripeners (Glyphosate, Sugar concentration Runoff, Solid Waste (packaging),
biostimulants, foliar fertilizers, Emissions into the atmosphere
others)
Fuels Preharvest: Smoke, gases, particulate
burning matter emissions
Machinery Biomass waste in the
cane cutting field
introduction
Soil compaction,
Machinery emissions to the
introduction Moose and transport atmosphere
Fuels Burning Emissions to the
atmosphere
FACTORY PROCESS
It begins with the steam generation process, which happens in a system made up of boilers
that use bagasse or coal and mixtures of these as fuels, in a percentage of 90% and 10%
respectively.
TICKETS DEPARTURES
Bagasse, Water, Coal. Steam Generation Particulate Matter, Gases (Nox, Sox, CO,
CO2), Water purges (traces of SO3, Fe)
Sugar cane, electric energy,
transport vehicles, water from Atmospheric emissions, cane
2. UNLOADING, WASHING
treatment lagoons, electric waste, liquid waste, sludge,
AND PREPARING THE CANE
energy irrigation water, floating material
Bagasse, grease, liquid
Thermal energy, fat, water, 3. GRINDING AND spills, juice overflows, solid
bactericide, juice WEIGHING waste (fats)
Sulfur gas emissions, juice
Air, sulfur, phosphoric overflows, solid waste,
acid, milk of lime, steam, 4. SULFATION, LIMEING AND
condensate water, flocculant,
flocculant CLARIFICATION
cachaça to the field, filtered
juice, sludge
Antifouling agents, water
Steam escapes, liquid effluents,
(vacuum system), thermal 5. EVAPORATION AND
CLARIFICATION solid waste, sludge, cachaça
energy. Phosphoric acid,
flocculant, lime.
Surfactant, bleach, steam,
electric power, water for 6. CRYSTALLIZATION Steam
empty system
Hot water 7. CENTRIFUGATION Dough and sugar
overflows, final honey
Hot air 8. REFINING sugar powder
Packaged sugar for trade,
Hot air, packaging 9. DRYING, PACKAGING AND packaging waste
material STORAGE
REFERENCES
ASOCAÑA. (2012). Environmental Guide for Sugarcane Cultivation final version. Ministry of
Environment. Colombia. Retrieved from:
https://redjusticiaambientalcolombia.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/guia-ambiental-para-el-
subsector-cac3b1a-de-azucar.pdf
