Laboratoria in de Nederlandse bietsuikerindustrie

Laboratories in the Dutch beet-sugarindustry Since about I860 an increasing amount of systematic research into the possibilities of improving and controlling the process of sugarmanufacturing was carried out in several European countries, especially in the German states and in France. The Dutch sugarfactories, however, were slow in adopting the new ways of controlling their efficiency, which involved a well-equipped laboratory, a trained chemist and additional staff.Only after the international sugar-crisis of the 1880s did laboratories become a generally accepted part of a good sugarfactory.... Mehr ...