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Person · 1806–1894

Norbert Rillieux

Chemical engineer and inventor of the multiple-effect evaporator, which transformed sugar refining into a safer, far more fuel-efficient process still foundational to industrial chemistry.

Engineer. Chemical engineer and inventor of the multiple-effect evaporator, which transformed sugar refining into a safer, far more fuel-efficient process still foundational to industrial chemistry.

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    Chemical engineer and inventor of the multiple-effect evaporator, which transformed sugar refining into a safer, far more fuel-efficient process still foundational to industrial chemistry.