Multiple-effect evaporation is a cornerstone technology for concentrating liquid streams in sectors as diverse as sugar refining, dairy processing and chemical manufacturing. By sequentially reusing ...

Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894), widely considered to be one of the earliest chemical engineers, revolutionized sugar processing with the invention of the multiple effect evaporator under vacuum.

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