Monday, 23 May

14 h 00	Opening Bram Fetter, Harald Powitz
Plenary Presentation –  Chairman: Piotr Wawro
14 h 10	Niels Bahnsen (Niras) Green Energy for Seasonal Consumers – Options from an Energy Systems Perspective
14 h 40	Giorgia Arnaboldi (General Manager Markets Shell Energy Europe) Navigating the energy transition with Shell Energy in Europe
CO2 Neutral Production of Beet Sugar –  Chairman: Nico Antens
15 h 00	M. Ricke-Herbig Greenhouse gas neutral sugar industry in Germany – Pathways to climate-neutrality 2050
15 h 25	Coffee break
15 h 55	Th. Frankenfeld Recycling of waste wood – The Swiss way to reduce CO2 in sugar production
16 h 20	Sven Buhrmann Nordzucker plans for fossil free sugar production
16 h 45	K. Gehl Larsen, A. Sloth Jensen CO2 neutral sugar factory, in affordable steps
17 h 10	L. Schröder, K. Köhncke, B. Morgenroth Concepts for decarbonization of energy demand of beet sugar factories
17 h 35	S. Schellen, V. Couplet Significant energy savings in beet sugar industry to reach the decarbonization goals
18 h 00	End

 

Tuesday, 24 May

Short Presentations – Chairman: Piotr Wawro
9 h 00	E. Hilscher, H. Narten, I. Bejenke Sugarbeet quality analysis – Going beyond sugar
	P. Schofield Can I improve the efficiency of my batch centrifuge when it is time to replace the basket?<
	B. Langhans Advanced digital control strategies for optimized production flow with the clear focus on minimized operator interference and full data transparency – Examples and results<
	K. Kadlec, M. Kminek, P. Kadlec, S. Henke, S. Gillarová, Z. Bubnik, E. Šárka Measurement and process control in sugar technology
	A. Bagherzadeh, Q. Smejkal Process development with systematic energy reduction in beet sugar processing
	L. Baczynski Comparison of antimicrobial processing aids to replace formalin in beet sugar processing
	M. Löhn, H. Fersterra Sugar substitutes – Particularities and challenges in the crystallisation of non-sucrose sugars
CO2 Neutral Production of Beet Sugar –  Chairman: John Jensen
9 h 40	N. Antens, M. van Dijk, M. Roukema Flash cooling crystallization: a novel technology for the sugar industry?
10 h 05	P. Sobotka, P. Koting The way to reduce lime consumption in a sugar factory
10 h 30	Coffee break and Poster Session
Measurement & Process Control – Chairman: John Jensen
11 h 00	J. Johansson Cyber security and production continuity in the sugar factory
11 h 25	Peter Meinecke Old Walls, new ideas – How former production sites can shape a company’s image today
11 h 50	St. Scholl, A. Wittenberg Introduction to Sweet-IOT
12 h 20	Lunch
Structure of Beet – Chairman: Wolfgang Klosterhalfen
13 h 45	Ch. Hoffmann, St. Frenzel ESST Scientific Committee Working Group: Beet texture and process behaviour
14 h 10	A. Antczak-Chrobot, M. Wojtczak Differences in the structure and the chemical composition of exopolysaccharides isolated from the various origin sugar beet
14 h 35	P. Hamon Optimization and real-time control of beet slicing quality and wear of knifes
15 h 00	Coffee break
Sweet IoT Discussion Forum – Chairman: Stefan Scholl
13 h 45	Room 5, Level 2
General Sugar Technology – Chairman: Barbara Muir
15 h 30	G. Eggleston, A. Triplett, P. Gaston, D. Stewart Fructan (levan) is a more pervasive polysaccharide in the sugar industry than previously thought
15 h 55	R.W. Howe, V. Kochergin A path to implementation of the lime free sugar process
16 h 20	Ch. Garsia Economic analysis of gypsum dosing
16 h 55	M. Kumar Alarm management and human machine interface (HMI) in sugar industry control system
17 h 20	End

 

Wednesday, 25 May

9 h 00	VDZ-Mitgliederversammlung (nur für VDZ-Mitglieder / only for VDZ members)
Crystallization – Chairman: Stefan Frenzel
10 h	J. Tuchert The role of nonsucrose components in technical sugar solutions
10 h 25	F. Geisendörfer, E. Flöter Vapor bubble growth in sucrose solutions: a combined theoretical and laboratory stud
10 h 50	Th. Häßler Particle size distribution during silo truck loading/discharging
11 h 15	Coffee break
Organic sugar and specialities production – Chairman: Florian Emerstorfer
11 h 35	A.G. Degenhardt, E. Jansen, T.J. Koch The manufacturing, the properties and selected applications of invert sugar syrups
12 h 00	P. Hamon Organic products in Cristal Union
12 h 25	J. Macierzyński, M. Wojtczak Sugar beet leaves as a potential source of bioactive compounds
12 h 50	A. Chudasama Sugar reduction/replacement technologies seek to mimic a single ingredient with a concoction
13 h 15	Final remarks
13 h 20	End of conference

 

Papers and Posters to be presented at the 7^th ESST/VDZ conference

 

CO₂ neutral production of beet sugar

Michael Ricke-Herbig 
Greenhouse gas neutral Sugar Industry in Germany – Pathways to climate-neutrality 2050

Thomas Frankenfeld 
Recycling of waste wood – The Swiss way to reduce CO₂ in sugar production

Sven Buhrmann
Nordzucker plans for fossil free sugar production

Kasper Gehl Larsen, Arne Sloth Jensen
CO₂ neutral sugar factory, in affordable steps.

Lennart Schröder, Knut Köhncke, Boris Morgenroth
Concepts for decarbonization of energy demand of beet sugar factories

Sébastien Schellen , Vincent Couplet
Significant energy savings in beet sugar industry to reach the decarbonization goals

Nico Antens, M. van Dijk, M. Roukema
Flash Cooling Crystallization: a novel technology for the sugar industry?

Petr Sobotka, Petr Koting
The way to reduce lime consumption in a sugar factory

                                                                                                                               

Measurement & Process Control     

Jan Johansson
Cyber Security and Production Continuity in the Sugar Factory

Stefan Scholl, Arend Wittenberg
Introduction to Sweet-IOT                      

 

Structure of beet with regard to processing behaviour                       

Christa Hoffmann, Stefan Frenzel
ESST Scientific Committee Working Group : Beet Texture and Process Behaviour

Aneta Antczak-Chrobot, Maciej Wojtczak
Differences in the structure and the chemical composition of exopolysaccharides isolated from the various origin sugar beet

Pascal Hamon
Optimization and real-time control of beet slicing quality and wear of knifes

General Sugar Technology

Mahesh Kumar
Alarm Management and Human Machine Interface (HMI) in Sugar Industry Control System

Christian Garsia
Economic analysis of gypsum dosing

Gillian Eggleston, Alexa Triplett, Peter Gaston, David Stewart
Fructan (Levan) is a More Pervasive Polysaccharide in the Sugar Industry Than Previously Thought

Robert W Howe, Vadim Kochergin
A path to Implementation of the Lime Free Sugar Process

Crystallization                                                                                                      

Jörg Tuchert
The role of non-sucrose components in technical sugar solutions

Felix Geisendörfer, Eckhard Flöter
Vapor bubble growth in sucrose solutions: a combined theoretical and laboratory study

Thomas Häßler
Particle size distribution during silo truck loading/discharging

Organic sugar and specialities production   

Andreas Georg Degenhardt, Elke Jansen, Timo Johannes Koch
The Manufacturing, the Properties and selected Applications of Invert Sugar Syrups

Pascal Hamon
Organic products in Cristal Union Group

Jakub Macierzyński, Maciej Wojtczak
Sugar beet leaves as a potential source of bioactive compounds

Arvid Chudasama 
Sugar reduction/replacement technologies seek to mimic a single ingredient with a concoction

                                                                                                 

Short Presentations with Poster       

Elke Hilscher, Heiko Narten, Elton Carvalho
Sugarbeet quality analysis – Going beyond sugar

Philip Schofield, Andritz
Can I improve the efficiency of my batch centrifuge when it is time to replace the basket?

Bernd Langhans, Siemens
Advanced digital control strategies for optimized production flow with the clear focus on minimized operator interference and full data transparency. Examples and results.

Kadlec, M. Kminek, Pavel Kadlec, Svatopluk Henke, S. Gillarova, Zdenik Bubnik, Evzen Sarka
Measurement and Process Control in Sugar Technology

Arash Bagherzadeh, Quido Smejkal
Process development with systematic energy reduction in beet sugar processing

Lilith Baczynski, Buckman
Comparison of antimicrobial processing aids to replace formalin in beet sugar processing

 Mirko Löhn, Holger Fersterra
Sugar Substitutes – Particularities and challenges in the crystallisation of non-sucrose sugars

 

Poster

Elke Hilscher, Heiko Narten, Elton Carvalho
KWS BEETROMETER® – Beet Quality Analysis For The 21st Century

Maximilian Tesar
Antifoaming agents used during the organic beet sugar production

Janus Egholm Scangrading
Automatic In-Line Measurement of Dry Sugar Crystals         

Andrzej Waszczuk, Adam Maligłówka, Marek Ludwicki, Michał Ludwicki
Device for the periodic measurement of the thin juice hardness

Gillarová, Svatopluk Henke, A. Hinková, Zdenik Bubník, V. Pour, Evzen Šárka, Pavel Kadlec, M. Sluková
Automation and Control of Membrane Separation Station

Svatopluk Henke, S. Gillarová, T. Svoboda., Zdenik Bubník, Pavel Kadlec, Evzen Šárka, M. Sluková
Automation and Control of Continuous Chromatographic Separation

Bertrand Gaillac, Claire Rua
Process Improvements and Energy Savings brought by Online Measurement

Thorsten Middelhof
Green Screen High efficiency sugar screening through direct excitation

Philip Schofield
The benefits of using wedge wire screens in a Continuous Centrifuge´

Jack Lamb, Blackburn
Processing Aids for enhancing the production of sugar from sugar beet.

 Bjarne Christian Nielsen and Tim Diringer
Purging sensor for monitoring and control of separation in discontinuous centrifugals

Maria del Carmen Perez, Gillian Eggleston, Peter Gaston, Alexa Triplett, Chardcie Verret, Stephania Imbachi-Ordonez, and Greg Brown
Differences in Use of Commercial Filter Aids to Clarify Cane Juices

Saverio Ganzerli
Saniter® Beta, the “green” alternative biocides for the production of organic sugar

Jakab Rózsa
Supersaturation-based control of footing magma crystallization

 

Sweet IoT

An introduction (Prof. Stephan Scholl)