Title of Invention	A fully automatic Jaggery making process
Abstract	A fully automatic Jaggery making process comprising the steps of feeding the sugar cane to the automatic, continuous and efficient cane handling and crushing system (01) for extracting the sugar juice and separating bagasse; passing the said juice of step (i) through the primary filter (02) for removing coarse Bagasse particles; preheating the said sugarcane juice of step (iii) in a preheater (03) to a temperature of about70 to 90 deg C; Filtering the pre-heated juice to remove coarse particles of impurities, mixing the measured quantity of clarificant with the help of continuous metering pump to the preheated juice of step (iii) to agglomerate the fine bagasse particles and further clarifying it in a clarifier (04); boiling of the said juice of step (iv) in super-efficient multistage evaporators (05); collecting the said concentrate in an intermediate concentrate storage tank and further concentrating the said concentrate in continuous and automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07); molding or flaking the Jaggery Syrup as obtained in step (vi) in a cooling equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size.

Title of Invention

A fully automatic Jaggery making process

Abstract

A fully automatic Jaggery making process comprising the steps of feeding the sugar cane to the automatic, continuous and efficient cane handling and crushing system (01) for extracting the sugar juice and separating bagasse; passing the said juice of step (i) through the primary filter (02) for removing coarse Bagasse particles; preheating the said sugarcane juice of step (iii) in a preheater (03) to a temperature of about70 to 90 deg C; Filtering the pre-heated juice to remove coarse particles of impurities, mixing the measured quantity of clarificant with the help of continuous metering pump to the preheated juice of step (iii) to agglomerate the fine bagasse particles and further clarifying it in a clarifier (04); boiling of the said juice of step (iv) in super-efficient multistage evaporators (05); collecting the said concentrate in an intermediate concentrate storage tank and further concentrating the said concentrate in continuous and automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07); molding or flaking the Jaggery Syrup as obtained in step (vi) in a cooling equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size.

Full Text	FORM - 2 THE PATENTS ACT, 1970 (39 OF 1970) AND THE PATENT RULE, 2003 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (SEE SECTION 10 AND RULE 13) "AUTOMATIC, CONTINUOUS, ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVING, HYGIENIC PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IMPROVED QUALITY JAGGERY" TRANSPARENT ENERGY SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED AN INDIAN COMPANY, "PUSHPA HEIGHTS", 1ST FLOOR, BIBWEWADI CORNER, PUNE SATARA ROAD, PUNE- 411 037, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION PARTICULARLY DESCRIBES THE NATURE OF THE INVENTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS TO BE PERFORMED FIELD OF INVENT10N:- The present invention relates to a continuous and automatic process of manufacturing improved quality & hygienic Jaggery. More particularly, the process in the present invention conserves energy and recovers water. PRIOR ART:- Jaggery manufacturing is done on a small scale by a group of farmers. The juice is extracted from fresh sugarcane. Then it is filtered and boiled in wide, shallow iron pans with continuous stirring and, simultaneously clarificant such as soda or Bhindi juice is added in required quantity. While boiling, brownish foam or scum come at the top which is continuously removed to get golden yellow color of jaggery. The consistency of the juice becomes thick and then it is poured into the small to medium sized iron or aluminum cans where blocks of jaggery are formed after cooling. As the juice is concentrated, the water evaporated out of it is lost to atmosphere. Size of the blocks can vary from 0.5 kg to 12 kg. Finally, these blocks are packed in gunny / plastic bags. LIMITATIONS OF PRIOR ART:- 1. Completely manually operated batch process therefore the jaggery quality depends on operator's skills. 2. Jaggery quality depending on operator's skills therefore there is always a chance for inconsistency in quality of the jaggery produced from batch to • batch. 3. Uncontrolled combustion of bagasse for juice heating in open pans leading to wastage of bagasse therefore energy inefficient. 4. Inefficient utilization of Bagasse. 5. As the bagasse combustion is uncontrolled, incomplete combustion of bagasse resulting in to harmful pollutants such as Carbon Monoxide, Particulates etc. escaping in to atmosphere. 6. As the juice is concentrated, the water evaporated out of it is lost to atmosphere therefore, the process described in the prior art is not water conserving. 7. Large amount of manual handling therefore, inferior hygiene and reduced shelf life of the jaggery produced. 8. Process being manual is not hygienic, therefore can fead to contamination of product by insects, dirt etc. 9. Labor Intensive and less production rate than demand. PRESENT SCENARIO AND NEED FOR INVENTION:- 1. Surplus bagasse generation 2. Hygienic Process to improve quality & consistency of jaggery to achieve improved shelf life 3. Improved quality Jaggery can fetch better market price 4. Fully automatic plant to reduce labor cost to fetch better profitability of farmers 5. Recovery of water for agricultural /drinking use OBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION:- Object of present invention aims at a fully automatic, continuous, energy & water conserving hygienic process of manufacturing the best quality Jaggery. The jaggery manufacturing steps such as filtration, and concentration of juice by boiling, cooling of concentrated juice followed by molding, drying and storage. More particularly, the present invention relates to improvisation at every step of the jaggery manufacturing by virtue of automation and continuous process to achieve consistently improved quality and hygienic jaggery production in a manner that the invented process in the present invention also conserves energy and recovers water. STATEMENT OF INVENTION:- According to this invention therefore, a fully automatic Jaggery making process comprising the steps of i) feeding the sugar cane to the automatic, continuous and efficient cane handling and crushing system (01) for extracting the sugar juice and separating bagasse; ii) passing the said juice of step (i) through the primary filter (02) for removing coarse Bagasse particles; iii) preheating the said sugarcane juice of step (iii) in a preheater (03) to a temperature of about70 to 90 deg C; iv) Filtering the pre-heated juice to remove coarse particles of impurities. v) mixing the measured quantity of clarificant with the help of continuous metering pump to the preheated juice of step (iii) to agglomerate the fine bagasse particles and further clarifying it in a clarifier (04); vi) boiling of the said juice of step (iv) in super-efficient multistage evaporators (05); vii) collecting the said concentrate in an intermediate concentrate storage tank and further concentrating the said concentrate in continuous and automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07); viii) molding or flaking the Jaggery Syrup as obtained in step (vi) in a cooling equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS:- Fig.1. Schematic showing the process in the present invention DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:- As shown in the accompanying figure 1, the present invention relates to a fully automatic Jaggery making process wherein the Sugar Cane is fed to the cane carrier connected to cane conveyor which continuously feeds the cane to the cane crusher (01) to continuously extract the sugar juice and separate Bagasse on the other end. The juice is passed through the primary filter (02) comprising of filter mesh to remove coarse Bagasse particles. The juice after preliminary filtration is preheated to temperature of 70 to 90 °C in preheater (03) of any of suitable construction such as shell & tube heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger or pipe in pipe heat exchanger in a continuous manner. The preheated juice is then passed through secondary filter (17) of suitable design such as rotary vacuum drum filter. The measured quantity of clarificant such as Bhindi powder or guar gum or lime or sodium carbonate etc is added with the help of continuous metering pump to the preheated juice to agglomerate the fine Bagasse particles. The mixing of clarificant with the juice is ensured by efficient mixing system (18). The juice is then continuously clarified in a clarifier (04) of suitable design such as rotary vacuum drum filter or any suitable continuous clarifier to remove agglomerated Bagasse particles from the sugarcane juice. The Clarified juice is passed through a secondary pre-heater (19) of suitable design such as pipe in pipe or shell & tube heat exhcnage ror plate heat exchanger to make up for the temperature drop that might have occurred during clarification processes. It is then boiled to concentrate in super efficient multistage evaporators (05). The concentrate from evaporator which has brix typically in the range of 50 to 70% is collected in a intermediate concentrate storage tank f06) and it is further concentrated to 80-90° brix in continuous and automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07). Lastly, the Jaggery Syrup is molded or flaked in a cooling equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size. The water evaporated during concentration of sugarcane juice is recovered in condensate tank (10) after condensation in the evaporation stages and condenser (09). This water is substantial in quantity and can be made available for irrigation. It can also be treated further to make it potable. It can also be treated further and used as distilled water for high end applications such as battery refill water etc. Therefore, the process in the present invention is water conserving. The raw water tank (12) is used for washing, start up of plant and supplies water to boiler (14) after treatment through softner (11). Deaerator (13) removes the dissolved oxygen from boiler feed water. The bagasse from cane crusher (01) is fed to the boiler (14) with the help of fuel feeding system (15) and the ash from boiler is conveyed by ash handling system (16). The boiler supplies steam to Clarifier (04), multistage evaporator (05), intermediate concentrate storage tank (06) and secondary concentrator (07). As example of the present invention, the table below gives the numbers for jaggery plant of 73 ton per day (TPD) sugarcane crushing capacity. Sugarcane crushing capacity 73 TPD Brix of the input cane Juice 15 % Steam consumption @ 2.5 kg/cm2(a) 130 deg C 1300 Kg/hr Jaggery production 8.5 TPD Condensate returned to Boiler 1300 Kg/hr Bagasse generation 22 TPD Bagasse consumption in Steam Boiler 14 TPD Water recovered from sugarcane juice 35 TPD Surplus Bagasse 8 TPD Variations Possible 1. Can be used for jaggery making from various sources apart from sugarcane such as Sap collected from palm trees such as palmyra-palm (Borassus flabellifer L), coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L), wild date-palm (Phoenix sylvestris L) and sago palm (Caryota urens L.) 2. The most optimum configuration of following options can be chosen to achieve best steam economy while designing the Multistage Evaporator for juice concentration - a. Number of stages b. Forward feed or backward feed configuration c. With or without thermo-compression depending on the motive steam pressure and quantity o. Cascade o1 preheaters depending on chosen configuration to improve steam economy e. Air Cooled Condenser or Water Cooled Condenser for condensation of the steam evaporated in last stage remaining in excess after recovery in preheaters. 3. The required quantity of steam is tapped from appropriate stage of evaporator and it is supplied to preheater to achieve improved steam economy. The number and operating conditions of preheaters are chosen depending on the chosen configuration. For example, for forward feed arrangement, steam from each stage is partly utilized for preheating purpose and the remaining is supplied to the subsequent stage, in case of backward feed arrangement, steam from the last stage only is utilized for preheating purpose and the rest is condensed in condenser. 4. It is possible to concentrate the Jaggery Syrup of brix 50 to 70° to the brix 80 to 90° in secondary concentrator having any of the following designs a. Continuously Stirred Jacketed Pan The juice is evaporated to 90° brix in a continuously stirred jacketed pan. Hot water / Steam or Hot Thermic Fluid is supplied to the jacket of the pan to heat the juice in the pan. b. Wiped Film Evaporator The wiped film evaporator comprises of a jacketed stirred vessel on inside walls of which the jaggery syrup is allowed to flow. The outside walls of the vessel are in contact with the heating medium (Steam / Hot Water / Thermic Fluid). The thin film is formed as the jaggery syrup flows on inside wall of the vessel. The thin film is continuously wiped by the rotating scraper facilitating heat transfer across the film. The heat is supplied to the film by the fluid in the jacket. The water evaporated as a result of this heat exchange is collected and removed from the vapor space at the top in the same vessel. c. Up-flow Wiped Film Evaporator This comprises of a jacketed cylindrical vessel having concentric central pipe with longitudinal blades held in position by leaf springs. The suitable ehat medium such as steam, hot water or thermal oil is supplied to the jacket. The feed is supplied to the cylindrical vessel from bottom. It flows upwards through the annular space between the concentric central pipe and the cylindrical vessel. The central pipe is rotated by a motorized shaft at one end and it is supported on the other end. As the central pipe rotates, the longitudinal blades which are held in close contact with the inner surface of cylindrical vessel, scrap the film formed at the surface. The vessel has a top vapor space where the vapor liquid separation takes place. The concentrate is collected as a overflow from the vessel. The feed rate to the evaporator is continuously monitored by brix meter / TDS meter installed on the outlet line from concentrator. Water vapor evaporated In the evaporator is condensed in a water cooled or air cooled condenser. 5. It is possible to solidify the Jaggery Concentrate of 90% brix by using any of following Cooling equipments to obtain desired shape and size a. Drum Flaker to produce flaked jaggery b. Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger to produce flaked jaggery c. Water Cooled Molds to produce blocks of jaggery d. Air Cooled Molds to produce blocks of jaggery ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION:- 1. Completely hygienic jaggery production 2. Saves bagasse 3. No manual Handling therefore hygienic and has improved quality 4. Fully automatic therefore not labor intensive 5. Consistent improved quality jaggery WE CLAIM:- 1. A fully automatic Jaggery making process comprising the steps of ix) feeding the sugar cane to the automatic, continuous and efficient cane handling and crushing system (01) for extracting the sugar juice and separating bagasse; x) passing the said juice of step (i) through the primary filter (02) for removing coarse Bagasse particles; xi) preheating the said sugarcane juice of step (iii) in a preheater (03) to a temperature of about70 to 90 deg C; xii) Filtering the pre-heated juice to remove coarse particles of impurities. xiii) mixing the measured quantity of clarificant with the help of continuous metering pump to the preheated juice of step (iii) to agglomerate the fine bagasse particles and further clarifying it in a clarifier (04); xiv) boiling of the said juice of step (iv) in super-efficient multistage evaporators (05); xv) collecting the said concentrate in an intermediate concentrate storage tank and further concentrating the said concentrate in continuous and automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07); xvi) molding or flaking the Jaggery Syrup as obtained in step (vi) in a cooling equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size. 2. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 above, wherein, the pre-heater is of any of suitable construction such as shell & tube heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger or pipe in pipe heat exchanger. 3. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 and 2 above, wherein, the clarificant is selected from bhindi powder or lime or sodium carbonate or mixture therof. 4. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 3 above, wherein, the clarifier is of any of suitable construction such as dorr, rapi dorr, vacuum drum filter or belt filter 5. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 4 above, wherein, the multistage evaporator could be of any suitable configuration such as hot water/low pressure/high pressure steam driven, with or without thermocompressor, falling film or rising film design, forward and backward feed configuration. 6. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 5 above, wherein, the secondary concentrator is of any of suitable construction such as continuously agitated semibatch type pan or thin film evaporator 7. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to6above, wherein, the concentration of the juice at outlet of multistage evaporator is about 50 to 70% brix and about 90% brix in the secondary concentrator. 8. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 7 above and as exemplified and shown with reference to the drawing of the accompanying specification.

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FORM - 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 OF 1970)
AND
THE PATENT RULE, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(SEE SECTION 10 AND RULE 13)
"AUTOMATIC, CONTINUOUS, ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVING, HYGIENIC PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IMPROVED QUALITY JAGGERY"
TRANSPARENT ENERGY SYSTEMS PRIVATE
LIMITED
AN INDIAN COMPANY,
"PUSHPA HEIGHTS", 1ST FLOOR,
BIBWEWADI CORNER,
PUNE SATARA ROAD,
PUNE- 411 037, MAHARASHTRA,
INDIA.
THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION PARTICULARLY DESCRIBES THE NATURE OF THE INVENTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS TO BE PERFORMED

FIELD OF INVENT10N:-
The present invention relates to a continuous and automatic process of manufacturing improved quality & hygienic Jaggery. More particularly, the process in the present invention conserves energy and recovers water.
PRIOR ART:-
Jaggery manufacturing is done on a small scale by a group of farmers. The juice is extracted from fresh sugarcane. Then it is filtered and boiled in wide, shallow iron pans with continuous stirring and, simultaneously clarificant such as soda or Bhindi juice is added in required quantity. While boiling, brownish foam or scum come at the top which is continuously removed to get golden yellow color of jaggery. The consistency of the juice becomes thick and then it is poured into the small to medium sized iron or aluminum cans where blocks of jaggery are formed after cooling. As the juice is concentrated, the water evaporated out of it is lost to atmosphere. Size of the blocks can vary from 0.5 kg to 12 kg. Finally, these blocks are packed in gunny / plastic bags.
LIMITATIONS OF PRIOR ART:-
1. Completely manually operated batch process therefore the jaggery quality depends on operator's skills.
2. Jaggery quality depending on operator's skills therefore there is always a chance for inconsistency in quality of the jaggery produced from batch to
• batch.
3. Uncontrolled combustion of bagasse for juice heating in open pans leading to wastage of bagasse therefore energy inefficient.
4. Inefficient utilization of Bagasse.
5. As the bagasse combustion is uncontrolled, incomplete combustion of bagasse resulting in to harmful pollutants such as Carbon Monoxide, Particulates etc. escaping in to atmosphere.

6. As the juice is concentrated, the water evaporated out of it is lost to atmosphere therefore, the process described in the prior art is not water conserving.
7. Large amount of manual handling therefore, inferior hygiene and reduced shelf life of the jaggery produced.
8. Process being manual is not hygienic, therefore can fead to contamination of product by insects, dirt etc.
9. Labor Intensive and less production rate than demand.
PRESENT SCENARIO AND NEED FOR INVENTION:-
1. Surplus bagasse generation
2. Hygienic Process to improve quality & consistency of jaggery to achieve improved shelf life
3. Improved quality Jaggery can fetch better market price
4. Fully automatic plant to reduce labor cost to fetch better profitability of farmers
5. Recovery of water for agricultural /drinking use
OBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION:-
Object of present invention aims at a fully automatic, continuous, energy & water conserving hygienic process of manufacturing the best quality Jaggery. The jaggery manufacturing steps such as filtration, and concentration of juice by boiling, cooling of concentrated juice followed by molding, drying and storage. More particularly, the present invention relates to improvisation at every step of the jaggery manufacturing by virtue of automation and continuous process to achieve consistently improved quality and hygienic jaggery production in a manner that the invented process in the present invention also conserves energy and recovers water.
STATEMENT OF INVENTION:-
According to this invention therefore, a fully automatic Jaggery making process comprising the steps of

i) feeding the sugar cane to the automatic, continuous and efficient cane
handling and crushing system (01) for extracting the sugar juice and
separating bagasse; ii) passing the said juice of step (i) through the primary filter (02) for
removing coarse Bagasse particles; iii) preheating the said sugarcane juice of step (iii) in a preheater (03) to a
temperature of about70 to 90 deg C; iv) Filtering the pre-heated juice to remove coarse particles of impurities. v) mixing the measured quantity of clarificant with the help of continuous
metering pump to the preheated juice of step (iii) to agglomerate the fine
bagasse particles and further clarifying it in a clarifier (04); vi) boiling of the said juice of step (iv) in super-efficient multistage
evaporators (05); vii) collecting the said concentrate in an intermediate concentrate storage
tank and further concentrating the said concentrate in continuous and
automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07); viii) molding or flaking the Jaggery Syrup as obtained in step (vi) in a cooling
equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS:-
Fig.1. Schematic showing the process in the present invention
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:-
As shown in the accompanying figure 1, the present invention relates to a fully automatic Jaggery making process wherein the Sugar Cane is fed to the cane carrier connected to cane conveyor which continuously feeds the cane to the cane crusher (01) to continuously extract the sugar juice and separate Bagasse on the other end. The juice is passed through the primary filter (02) comprising of filter mesh to remove coarse Bagasse particles. The juice after preliminary filtration is preheated to temperature of 70 to 90 °C in preheater (03) of any of suitable construction such as shell & tube heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger or pipe in pipe heat exchanger in

a continuous manner. The preheated juice is then passed through secondary filter (17) of suitable design such as rotary vacuum drum filter. The measured quantity of clarificant such as Bhindi powder or guar gum or lime or sodium carbonate etc is added with the help of continuous metering pump to the preheated juice to agglomerate the fine Bagasse particles. The mixing of clarificant with the juice is ensured by efficient mixing system (18). The juice is then continuously clarified in a clarifier (04) of suitable design such as rotary vacuum drum filter or any suitable continuous clarifier to remove agglomerated Bagasse particles from the sugarcane juice. The Clarified juice is passed through a secondary pre-heater (19) of suitable design such as pipe in pipe or shell & tube heat exhcnage ror plate heat exchanger to make up for the temperature drop that might have occurred during clarification processes. It is then boiled to concentrate in super efficient multistage evaporators (05). The concentrate from evaporator which has brix typically in the range of 50 to 70% is collected in a intermediate concentrate storage tank f06) and it is further concentrated to 80-90° brix in continuous and automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07). Lastly, the Jaggery Syrup is molded or flaked in a cooling equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size. The water evaporated during concentration of sugarcane juice is recovered in condensate tank (10) after condensation in the evaporation stages and condenser (09). This water is substantial in quantity and can be made available for irrigation. It can also be treated further to make it potable. It can also be treated further and used as distilled water for high end applications such as battery refill water etc. Therefore, the process in the present invention is water conserving. The raw water tank (12) is used for washing, start up of plant and supplies water to boiler (14) after treatment through softner (11). Deaerator (13) removes the dissolved oxygen from boiler feed water. The bagasse from cane crusher (01) is fed to the boiler (14) with the help of fuel feeding system (15) and the ash from boiler is conveyed by ash handling system (16). The boiler supplies steam to Clarifier (04), multistage evaporator (05), intermediate concentrate storage tank (06) and secondary concentrator (07).
As example of the present invention, the table below gives the numbers for jaggery plant of 73 ton per day (TPD) sugarcane crushing capacity.

Sugarcane crushing capacity
73 TPD
Brix of the input cane Juice 15 %
Steam consumption @ 2.5 kg/cm2(a) 130 deg C 1300 Kg/hr
Jaggery production 8.5 TPD
Condensate returned to Boiler 1300 Kg/hr
Bagasse generation 22 TPD
Bagasse consumption in Steam Boiler 14 TPD
Water recovered from sugarcane juice 35 TPD
Surplus Bagasse 8 TPD
Variations Possible
1. Can be used for jaggery making from various sources apart from sugarcane
such as Sap collected from palm trees such as palmyra-palm (Borassus
flabellifer L), coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L), wild date-palm (Phoenix
sylvestris L) and sago palm (Caryota urens L.)
2. The most optimum configuration of following options can be chosen to
achieve best steam economy while designing the Multistage Evaporator for
juice concentration -
a. Number of stages
b. Forward feed or backward feed configuration
c. With or without thermo-compression depending on the motive steam
pressure and quantity
o. Cascade o1 preheaters depending on chosen configuration to improve
steam economy e. Air Cooled Condenser or Water Cooled Condenser for condensation of
the steam evaporated in last stage remaining in excess after recovery
in preheaters.
3. The required quantity of steam is tapped from appropriate stage of evaporator
and it is supplied to preheater to achieve improved steam economy. The
number and operating conditions of preheaters are chosen depending on the
chosen configuration. For example, for forward feed arrangement, steam from

each stage is partly utilized for preheating purpose and the remaining is supplied to the subsequent stage, in case of backward feed arrangement, steam from the last stage only is utilized for preheating purpose and the rest is condensed in condenser. 4. It is possible to concentrate the Jaggery Syrup of brix 50 to 70° to the brix 80 to 90° in secondary concentrator having any of the following designs
a. Continuously Stirred Jacketed Pan
The juice is evaporated to 90° brix in a continuously stirred jacketed pan. Hot water / Steam or Hot Thermic Fluid is supplied to the jacket of the pan to heat the juice in the pan.
b. Wiped Film Evaporator
The wiped film evaporator comprises of a jacketed stirred vessel on inside walls of which the jaggery syrup is allowed to flow. The outside walls of the vessel are in contact with the heating medium (Steam / Hot Water / Thermic Fluid). The thin film is formed as the jaggery syrup flows on inside wall of the vessel. The thin film is continuously wiped by the rotating scraper facilitating heat transfer across the film. The heat is supplied to the film by the fluid in the jacket. The water evaporated as a result of this heat exchange is collected and removed from the vapor space at the top in the same vessel.
c. Up-flow Wiped Film Evaporator
This comprises of a jacketed cylindrical vessel having concentric central pipe with longitudinal blades held in position by leaf springs. The suitable ehat medium such as steam, hot water or thermal oil is supplied to the jacket. The feed is supplied to the cylindrical vessel from bottom. It flows upwards through the annular space between the concentric central pipe and the cylindrical vessel. The central pipe is rotated by a motorized shaft at one end and it is supported on the other end. As the central pipe rotates, the longitudinal blades which are held in close contact with the inner surface of cylindrical vessel, scrap the film formed at the surface. The vessel has a top vapor space where the vapor liquid separation takes place. The concentrate is collected as a overflow from the vessel. The feed rate to the evaporator is continuously monitored by brix meter / TDS meter installed on the

outlet line from concentrator. Water vapor evaporated In the evaporator is condensed in a water cooled or air cooled condenser. 5. It is possible to solidify the Jaggery Concentrate of 90% brix by using any of following Cooling equipments to obtain desired shape and size
a. Drum Flaker to produce flaked jaggery
b. Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger to produce flaked jaggery
c. Water Cooled Molds to produce blocks of jaggery
d. Air Cooled Molds to produce blocks of jaggery
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION:-
1. Completely hygienic jaggery production
2. Saves bagasse
3. No manual Handling therefore hygienic and has improved quality
4. Fully automatic therefore not labor intensive
5. Consistent improved quality jaggery

WE CLAIM:-
1. A fully automatic Jaggery making process comprising the steps of
ix) feeding the sugar cane to the automatic, continuous and efficient cane
handling and crushing system (01) for extracting the sugar juice and
separating bagasse; x) passing the said juice of step (i) through the primary filter (02) for
removing coarse Bagasse particles; xi) preheating the said sugarcane juice of step (iii) in a preheater (03) to a
temperature of about70 to 90 deg C; xii) Filtering the pre-heated juice to remove coarse particles of impurities. xiii) mixing the measured quantity of clarificant with the help of continuous
metering pump to the preheated juice of step (iii) to agglomerate the fine
bagasse particles and further clarifying it in a clarifier (04); xiv) boiling of the said juice of step (iv) in super-efficient multistage
evaporators (05); xv) collecting the said concentrate in an intermediate concentrate storage
tank and further concentrating the said concentrate in continuous and
automatic mode in secondary concentrator (07); xvi) molding or flaking the Jaggery Syrup as obtained in step (vi) in a cooling
equipment (08) to produce solidified Jaggery of desired shape and size.
2. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 above, wherein, the pre-heater is of any of suitable construction such as shell & tube heat exchanger, plate heat exchanger or pipe in pipe heat exchanger.
3. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 and 2 above, wherein, the clarificant is selected from bhindi powder or lime or sodium carbonate or mixture therof.
4. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 3 above, wherein, the clarifier is of any of suitable construction such as dorr, rapi dorr, vacuum drum filter or belt filter
5. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 4 above, wherein, the multistage evaporator could be of any suitable configuration such as hot water/low pressure/high pressure steam driven, with or without

thermocompressor, falling film or rising film design, forward and backward feed configuration.
6. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 5 above, wherein, the secondary concentrator is of any of suitable construction such as continuously agitated semibatch type pan or thin film evaporator
7. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to6above, wherein, the concentration of the juice at outlet of multistage evaporator is about 50 to 70% brix and about 90% brix in the secondary concentrator.
8. A fully automatic Jaggery making process as claimed in claim 1 to 7 above and as exemplified and shown with reference to the drawing of the accompanying specification.

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Patent Number

277945

Indian Patent Application Number

162/MUM/2011

PG Journal Number

51/2016

Publication Date

09-Dec-2016

Grant Date

07-Dec-2016

Date of Filing

19-Jan-2011

Name of Patentee

TRANSPARENT ENERGY SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED

Applicant Address

"PUSHPA HEIGHTS", 1ST FLOOR, BIBWEWADI CORNER, PUNE-SATARA ROAD, PUNE - 411 037, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

Inventors:

#	Inventor's Name	Inventor's Address
1	ATRE ASHOK DATTATRAYA	PUSHPA HEIGHTS, 1ST FLOOR, BIBWEWADI CORNER, PUNE-SATARA ROAD, PUNE - 411 037, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

PCT International Classification Number

C13B 10/06, C13B 10/00

PCT International Application Number

N/A

PCT International Filing date

PCT Conventions:

#	PCT Application Number	Date of Convention	Priority Country
1			NA