SUGAR TREATMENT: High-Performance Syrup Clarification System with Configurable Treatment Routes

Project completed in Le Havre, France

Seppelec has successfully completed a new syrup clarification project for a customer located in Le Havre, France, delivering a high-performance system designed to meet strict quality standards while offering maximum process flexibility.

The installed solution was engineered as a multi-stage syrup treatment system, capable of processing sugars with color values of up to 1,000 ICUMSA. Thanks to its modular design and configurable process routes, the system can adapt to varying raw sugar qualities and final product requirements.

Process design and scope

The syrup clarification system includes the following main process steps:

Big Bag unloading system

Sugar dissolution and flotation

Multi-stage filtration, including kieselguhr filtration and safety filters, for turbidity and impurity removal

Ion exchange resin treatment for sugar decoloration

Chemical dosing system for automatic resin regeneration

Deodorization and decoloration using activated carbon (granular and powdered)

Sweet water recovery system

Syrup storage tanks

Each process stage has been designed to ensure stable operation, consistent product quality, and optimized consumption of water, energy, and chemicals.

Configurable treatment routes

A key feature of this installation is its preconfigured treatment routes.
Depending on product specifications and raw material quality, different process sequences can be selected and combined. These routes may include ion exchange, activated carbon treatment (granular or powdered), additional filtration stages, or a combination of these steps.

This configurable approach allows the system to deliver optimal clarification, decoloration, and deodorization results while maintaining high operational flexibility.

A future-ready solution

With this project, Seppelec once again demonstrates its expertise in syrup clarification, sugar decoloration, and multi-stage treatment technologies. The delivered system provides the customer with a robust, flexible, and future-ready solution, capable of adapting to changing production requirements and raw material qualities.

Projects like this underline Seppelec’s commitment to supporting beverage and food producers with tailor-made process solutions that combine performance, reliability, and sustainability.