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Sugar Milling (FFN_112)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: ffn_112.ttl

Name

sugarMilling

Attribute

FFN Feature Function

Definition

The manufacture of raw sugar from sugar cane.

Description

The sugar cane stalks are washed, then chopped and shredded, then repeatedly mixed with water and crushed between rollers; the collected juices contain 10 to 15 percent sucrose. The remaining fibrous solids and termed 'bagasse' and are often burnt for fuel. Filtering, pH adjustment, clarification, evaporation and crystallization result in raw sugar that is yellow to brown in color.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

• AL010 Facility
• AL013 Building

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_03639 Sugar Mill

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.