Octapol® FAQ What is Octapol®? Octapol® is a multi-component chemical reagent developed at Baddley Chemicals Inc. in 1998 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the clarification of sucrose-containing materials prior to polarimetric analysis. The name was chosen by Baddley Chemicals Inc. based on the number of chemicals in the powdered mixture, and also because of its […]
Octapol® Laboratory Procedures
Laboratory Procedures for Using OCTAPOL® in Cane Sugar Factory Process Streams (revised 09/19/2017) 1. INTRODUCTION: Octapol® is shipped in an unactivated state. It is stable indefinitely in this state, provided that it is not exposed to moisture. A few minutes before a bottle of Octapol® is to be used for the first time, it must be […]
Octapol®
ADVANTAGES OF OCTAPOL® OVER OTHER COMMERCIALLY-AVAILABLE CLARIFYING REAGENTS OCTAPOL® Sugar Clarifying Reagent is a proprietary formulation of eight chemicals (OCTA) for clarification prior to Polarimetric analysis (POL) of sugar cane juice and beet juice. Since 1998, this effective and environmentally friendly reagent has been widely used by the Sugar Cane and Sugar Beet factories on […]
