Sugar beet utilization as a potential de-icer

利用甜菜作为潜在的除冰剂

• 批准号: 560498-2020
• 负责人: Corscadden, Kenneth
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Lethbridge Community College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=707128
• 关键词: Sugar; beet; utilization; potential; de

Sugar beet in southern Alberta is a major crop and generates $32.2 million in farm receipts annually. Lantic's plant in Taber is the only sugar beet refinery in Canada, producing 100,000 tons of sugar per year, or 10 percent of the total Canadian sugar production. Sugar beets growers in Alberta are exploring alternative uses of their crops to increase acreage and profitability. Sugar beets are gaining attention as a sustainable source of food ingredients as well as biochemicals with multiple applications. The present study in partnership between Lethbridge College (LC) and Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) which represents over 150 sugar beet growers focuses on utilizing sugar beet juice as an ingredient for road de-icer. The present research project focuses on exploring the properties and compositional analysis of sugar beet juice and analyzes its potential to be used as a sustainable and eco-friendly de-icer for winter road conditions in Canada.

甜菜是艾伯塔省南部的主要农作物，每年为农业带来 3220 万美元的收入。 Lantic 位于泰伯的工厂是加拿大唯一的甜菜精炼厂，每年生产 10 万吨糖，占加拿大糖总产量的 10%。艾伯塔省的甜菜种植者正在探索其作物的替代用途，以增加种植面积和盈利能力。甜菜作为食品成分的可持续来源以​​及具有多种应用的生物化学品而受到关注。目前，莱斯布里奇学院 (LC) 和代表 150 多个甜菜种植者的艾伯塔省甜菜种植者协会 (ASBG) 合作开展的研究重点是利用甜菜汁作为道路除冰剂的成分。本研究项目的重点是探索甜菜汁的特性和成分分析，并分析其作为加拿大冬季路况可持续且环保的除冰剂的潜力。