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Sugar and Ethanol Industry
Pumps for juice, molasses, wort, vinasse and sugarcane ethanol process fluids
ASME B73.1API 676
The Brazilian sugar and ethanol sector is the largest in the world and imposes specific pumping challenges: viscous fluids (molasses, final honey), abrasive (juice with particles), corrosive (vinasse) and under high temperature. FB Bombas serves mills and distilleries with FBCN centrifugal pumps for clarified juice, FBE/FBEI gear pumps for molasses and final honey, and FBOT thermal oil pumps for heating systems of evaporators and crystallizers. Custom configurations include impellers in ductile iron or stainless per solids content and fluid pH.
Typical Fluids
Fluids we serve in this segment
Clarified sugarcane juice
Molasses (final honey)
Fermented wort
Vinasse
Glycerin
Anhydrous and hydrated ethanol
Wash water
Thermal oil for evaporation
Pumping Challenges
Problems we solve in this sector
High viscosity varying with temperature
Particles and suspended fibers
Vinasse acid pH
Caramelization fouling
Seasonal operation with harvest peaks
FB Advantage
Brazilian manufacturer engineering custom pumps starting from already-normalized and tested FBCN hydraulics — lower technical risk, shorter lead time and traceability from cast heat to in-house hydraulic bench test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical answers about this segment
The Brazilian sugar and ethanol sector is the largest in the world and imposes specific pumping challenges: viscous fluids (molasses, final honey), abrasive (juice with particles), corrosive (vinasse) and under high temperature. FB Bombas serves mills and distilleries with FBCN centrifugal pumps for clarified juice, FBE/FBEI gear pumps for molasses and final honey, and FBOT thermal oil pumps for heating systems of evaporators and crystallizers. Custom configurations include impellers in ductile iron or stainless per solids content and fluid pH.
We serve applications with: Clarified sugarcane juice, Molasses (final honey), Fermented wort, Vinasse, among others. Each fluid is chemically analyzed before material and configuration selection.
Frequently used materials: Ferro fundido cinzento FC-250, Ferro nodular FE-42012, CF8M / AISI 316. Final choice is made after chemical analysis of customer fluid by our engineering.
Typical challenges: High viscosity varying with temperature; Particles and suspended fibers; Vinasse acid pH. Our engineering sizes the solution considering all these factors together.
We work with ASME B73.1, API 676. For specific projects, other sector standards may apply (e.g. ATEX for classified areas in chemicals).
Yes. FB Bombas has served Brazilian industry for 82+ years (since 1944) with documented history in multiple segments. We are Petrobras CRCC-registered — relevant qualification for Sugar and Ethanol Industry in Oil & Gas projects.
Yes. Our retrofit service is particularly effective in Sugar and Ethanol Industry — enables technological upgrade keeping original casing, base and piping, reducing CAPEX and downtime.
Send fluid specifications (chemical composition, pH, solids, temperature, viscosity), operating conditions (flow, pressure, available NPSH) and project memorial via WhatsApp +55 11 97287-4837. Technical response after analysis.
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