The diagram below shows the manufacturing process for making sugar from sugar cane. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided diagram illustrates the step-by-step manufacturing process involved in producing

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from

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cane.

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,

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is a linear process comprising seven distinct stages. It begins with the agricultural phase of growing and harvesting the plant, and transitions into an industrial phase, culminating in the extraction and refinement of the final

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product. The process commences with the cultivation of

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canes, which require a growing period of 12 to 18 months to reach maturity. Once fully grown, the canes are harvested. As shown in the diagram,

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step can be executed in two ways

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either mechanically using heavy farming machinery

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or manually by

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. Following the harvest, the

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canes are fed into a crushing machine.

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mechanism crushes the stalks to extract the raw juice. In the subsequent industrial stages, the extracted juice is first passed through a limestone filter for purification. The purified liquid is

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transferred to an evaporator, where it is subjected to high heat, transforming the juice into a thicker syrup.

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syrup is placed into a centrifuge. The high-speed spinning action of the centrifuge separates the solid

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crystals from the liquid syrup.

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, the extracted

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crystals are moved to a large cylindrical container where they are dried and cooled, completing the production of the final

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.