Lean Molasses

Lean molasses is produced by refining beet molasses by a chromatographic process using a resin column.

No additions are made to the process other than the process water. To optimize the separation process, the incoming molasses is conditioned / softened (calcium removal) by raising the pH to 9-11 by adding sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). This explains the somewhat higher pH.