Introduction Sugarcane juice is popular drink in Malaysia and South Asia bearing in mind the refreshing taste in the scorching heat and humidity. During the fasting month, family-run businesses will open stalls in designated areas (“Bazaar Ramadhan”) to serve the local population that flocks there. Children sometimes are allowed to handle these machines without their parents realising the hidde...

An acid invertase was isolated and partially purified from mature sugarcane (var HSF 240) stem juice by a combination of Ammonium sulphate, DEAE-cellulose and gel filtration. The purified acid invertase had a specific activity of 17.05 Umg1. Invertase was characterized for various parameters. The pH and temperature optima of the enzyme were 3.0 and 45°C respectively. The Km value and energy of ...

Sugar Factory effluent is one of the most important moderate – high pollution concentration wastewater, which is generated mainly from the mill house washing activities of the sugar factory. The effluent is rich in organic matter resultant from the sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and sugar present in the washwater. The COD of this effluent is variable from 5000 – 10000 mg/L. The aim of the present...