Provides a list of projects at Audubon Sugar Institute funded by Louisiana Board of Regents and USDOE

In 1880 ninety-five percent of the sugarcane in the United States was grown in Louisiana. Then the introduction of government tariffs on domestic sugarcane production further threatened the survival of the Louisiana sugar industry. Visit here for a presentation with audio about ASI's history from the beginning in 1885 to the present.

Provides technical information to the Louisiana sugar industry on handling the HTB phenomenon.

Provides technical information on Filter Operation at the Louisiana sugar mill

The overall objective of sugar pan boiling is to crystallize as much sugar as possible, while still producing crystal of the required size and with a good size distribution.

The following procedure can be used to determine whether sufficient amylase is being added to reduce starch concentrations.

Analytical data for juice samples during 2007 grinding season.

Provides PowerPoint slides presented at Audubon Sugar Institute's Milling Seminar held May 11, 2005.

Provides technical information for the Louisiana sugar industry on dextranase usage.

Provides a list and synopses of all approved projects that are reported to LAES and USDA.

Analytical data for molasses samples during 2005 Grinding season

Analytical Data for Juice samples during 2004 Grinding Season

Analytical Data for Molasses Samples during 2003 Grinding Season

Analytical data for molasses samples during 2006 Grinding season.

Analytical data for juice samples during 2006 Grinding season

Analytical Data for Molasses samples during 2004 Grinding season

Analytical Data for Juice samples during 2003 Grinding season

ASI Graduate Student, Nicholas Gil presented a paper on his research to add value to sugar cane leaves and tops at the 7th Congress of the Colombian Association of Sugarcane Technologists in Cali, Colombia.

This glossary of abbreviations commonly used in analytyical lab is provided to you by Lee Madsen, II, Research Associate at Audubon Sugar Institute working in our Analytical/Chemistry Lab.

The sugar quality is an area of much interest to the Louisiana sugarcane industry, and the effects of washing the sugar in the centrifugals, different boiling schemes for production of VLC sugar and sugar quality changes during storage are being investigated at Audubon Sugar Institute (ASI) with the support of the Louisiana sugar mills.

Analytical data for juice samples during 2005 Grinding season

Audubon proudly announces the addition of Post Doctoral Researcher, Dr. Giovanna DeQueiroz, to the ranks of AgCenter's prestigous Patent & PVP Club.Three added to Patent Club at a ceremony on September 10, 2006.

Molasses, a byproduct of sugar production in the U.S., shows promise as a viable source of raw material to make ethanol, according to new research done by LSU's Audubon Sugar Institute, that looked into the feasibility of producing fuel from sugar and sugar-related products. This article was written by Bill Tomson of Dow Jones Newswires and posted 7/10/06 on CattleNetwork.com website. Click title to read more...

Dr. Jairo H. Lora, an internationally recognized expert on chemistry and production of lignin, visited Audubon on August 15, 2006 and gave an informal presentation on “Lignin: Chemistry Production Market”.

To foster a center of excellence for applied and original sugar research, which exceeds the expectations of our stakeholders in Louisiana and the international sugar industry, through innovative research, technology transfer and education.

Provides links to sites related to sugar processing.

This glossary of technical terms commonly used in sugar processing is provided to you by P. W. Rein, referenced from his book entitled, "Cane Sugar Engineering", that was published in 2006 by Bartens, a world-renowned sugar sweetener publisher.

Provides a list of pdf versions of all annual reports published to summarize research done at Audubon Sugar Institute.

This annual collection of files reflects the manuscripts that were submitted to or published in refereed and non-refereed journals, patents filed, presentations along with posters presented at technical conferences from 2001 to present.

Dr. Vadim Kochergin of Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AGCenter conducted research from data collected during the 2008 sugarcane harvest grinding season. This project was funded in 2008 by the Dedicated Research Funding Committee of the American Sugar Cane League and published in February 2009, Volume 87, Number 5, pages 19-20 of The Sugar Bulletin.

The following is a report written by Dr. Vadim Kochergin, Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AgCenter from data collected during the 2008 sugarcane harvest and can be found in The Sugar Bulletin: March 2009, Volume 87, Number 6, Pages 16-20. This research project was funded in 2008 by the Dedicated Research Funding Committee of the American Sugar Cane League.

Why is the sugarcane industry important to Louisiana? Why do farmers burn sugarcane in the first place? What are the benefits of burning sugarcane? Find these answers and more.

Provides information on equipment used in the Louisiana sugar mills.

Of all the U.S. sugar-producing areas,Louisiana is the oldest and most historic. Sugarcane arrived in Louisiana in1751 with the Jesuit priests who planted it near where their church now stands on Baronne Street in New Orleans. The Louisiana sugarcane industry is in its third century of uninterrupted sugar production.