b. Examples of specific industries and their key features are located on the
following pages (Figures 2-16 thru 2-28).
(1) Beat and cane sugar refining plant consists of silos, bunkers, processing
buildings, molasses tanks, warehouses, and boiler houses (Figures 2-16 and 2-17).
Figure 2-16. Sugar Beet Refining.
NOTE: The light tone of the waste is caused by the lime used to precipitate
impurities in one of the refining processes.
These impurities are filtered
from the sugar syrup and discarded.
Figure 2-17.
Cane Sugar Refining.
NOTE: The flat roof, multistory brick building houses the offices of the plant. A
covered passageway extends to the large processing building.
The office
building and adjacent parking lot are located to one side of the plant area.
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