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March 28, 2008
Dear Sponsors and Visitors:
SPRI will hold its 2008 SPRI Conference on Sugar Processing Research on September 28-October 1, 2008, at the Delray Beach Marriott, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, with the conference theme: "Diversifying Research." Contact the SPRI Office for more information or if you wish to make an oral or poster presentation at spri@ars.usda.gov, tel: 504-286-4343, fax: 504-282-5387
The 26th Session of ICUMSA will follow the SPRI Conference on October 1-3, 2008, at the Delray Beach Marriott. Registration packets will be mailed in mid April 2008.
The next SPRI Executive Committee Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Dauphine Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in conjucntion with the 15th NOCS on April 10-12, 2008.
"News from SPRI," is being updated every chance we get to give you more information regarding SPRI. "News from SPRI," is located on SPRI's home page at www.spriinc.org.
Sincerely,
SPRI Office
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Sugar Processing Research Institute, Inc. (SPRI), is an independent non-profit research organization that is supported by member companies, which include cane and beet sugar producers, cane refineries, and supplier and user companies around the world. SPRI is unique multicultural company in its equal focus on cane and beet sugar research objectives.
SPRI is co-located at the Southern Regional Research Center of the USDA, in a unique partnership arrangement, whereby USDA provides space and technical support.
The governing body of SPRI is the Board of Directors, comprised of representative from each member company. The research is governed by the SPRI Research Advisory and Review Committee (RARC) on an annual basis. Membership dues are set by the Board of Directors.
A company may join SPRI by application to the Board of Directors.
Member companies receive all SPRI research reports and publications and full access to the information resources and problems solving capabilites of SPRI.
To view our Intranet, you must login. If you do not have access, please contact us at 504.286.4343
Areas of Research
- Nature of Cane and Beet Colorant and Color Occlusion
- Role of Invert, pH and SO2 on Color Formation and Sucrose Loss
- New Product Development of Low Purity Process Streams
- Degradation of Polysaccharides in Cane Juice by Enzymatic Methods
- Evaporator Scale Problems -- Cause, Effect and Solutions
- Ozone in Sugar Processing
- Quality of Products -- Flavor and Odor -- Influence of Trace Components
- Hydrogen Peroxide in Sugar Processing - Effect on Color and Product Quality
Created on 2003-02-04 10:24:27 by install
Updated on 2008-03-27 13:36:28 by admin
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| Officers |
Jose Alvarez
Chairman
Doug Emek
Vice Chairman
Terry McGillivray
Treasurer
Ron Kawlewski
Secretary
Robert O. Hatch
Immediate Past Chairman |
| Executive Committee |
Henrique Amorim
Jamal Al Ghurair
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| Research Advisory & Review Committee |
Doug Emek (Chairman)
Henrique Amorim
Grant DuBois
Tere Johnson
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