摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (60) for continuous-process extraction of juice from substantially rind-free sugarcane pith (66) has a pith supply and a tank (71) with an extraction assembly (86) therebetween. The assembly (86) includes a rotatable perforated member (81) and a rotatable, resilient compression member (83). The rotatable members (81, 83) receive and squeeze pith (66) from an input region (85) of supply and press juice through perforated member (81) into the tank (71). Preferred embodiments include a rotatable pre-compression feed roll (129), preferably with radial projections (133), for pre-compressing pith (66) and extracting an amount of juice and for urging pith (66) in input region (85) toward extraction assembly (86) for more complete juice extraction.</p> |