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Post by Jaga on Mar 8, 2011 23:13:00 GMT -7
In which town in Poland the first world known beet-sugar processing factory was built and why?
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Post by justjohn on Mar 9, 2011 4:46:27 GMT -7
In which town in Poland the first world known beet-sugar processing factory was built and why? Franz Karl Achard began selectively breeding sugar beet from the White Silesian fodder beet in 1784. By the beginning of the 19th century, his beet was approximately 5–6 percent sucrose by (dry) weight, compared to around 20 percent in modern varieties. Under the patronage of Frederick William III of Prussia, he opened the world's first beet sugar factory in 1801, at Cunern in Silesia. In a number of countries, most notably the Czech Republic, sugar from sugar beet is used to make a type of "rum" which is now known as tuzemak. On the Åland Islands, a similar drink is made under the brand name Kobba Libre. In some European countries, especially in the Czech Republic and Germany, sugar beet is also used to make rectified spirit and vodka. |
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Post by Jaga on Mar 9, 2011 11:33:41 GMT -7
John, great research. I did not realize that famous tuzemak comes from using the sugar beet. you were right about the person: In 1747 the German chemist Andreas Marggraf identified sucrose in beet root. This discovery remained a mere curiosity for some time, but eventually Marggraf's student Franz Achard built a sugar beet processing factory at Cunern in Silesia (in present-day Konary in Poland), under the patronage of King Frederick William III of Prussia (reigned 1797–1840). While never profitable, this plant operated from 1801 until it suffered destruction during the Napoleonic Wars (ca. 1802–1815). here is also a good website about sugar production: www.sucrose.com/learn.html |
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