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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7488390 | Corn and fiber refining Plant materials such as corn kernels which contain starch and fiber comprising cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and pectin are refined. The starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin are converted to sugars which are then fermented to ethanol. Additional sources ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7452425 | Corn refining process A grain containing starch, such as corn, is refined. The grain is steeped in water at a temperature of about 125 to 160° F., which water is essentially free of sulfurous acid and contains recycled enzymes from downstream processes, in a counter-current steeping rea... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7160394 | Sugar juice clarifier apparatus An apparatus for the continuous process of raw mixed sugar juice clarification by means of the settlement of insoluble particles and juice precipitate in a cylindrical clarifier tank that permits non-turbulent vertical subsidation and short retention time of the sug... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7045057 | Preparation of homogeneously loaded ion exchangers A process for preparing an ion-exchangeable media within a moving-bed or simulated moving-bed device, which can create a true or simulated media flow, comprising the steps of packing the bed with ion-exchangeable media and passing a solution, containing a mixture of... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6773512 | Method for the recovery of sugars The invention relates to a chromatographic separation process of recovering mannose with high purity. The invention is based on the use of a chromatographic separation resin including a resin which is at least partly in a Ba2+ form resin and a resin which... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6436678 | High purity maltose process and products Maltose products are prepared by hydrolyzing starch with an enzyme that consists essentially of a beta-amylase enzyme. The product thus prepared may be spray dried, or a high purity maltose product may be obtained therefrom via ultrafiltration. The high p... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432276 | Method to separate ethanol from a solution containing sulfuric acid and ethanol A method to separate ethanol from a solution containing sulfuric acid and ethanol which employs a vessel in which ethanol is humidified from a gas. By adding a gas to a solution containing sulfuric acid and ethanol in the vessel a gas is utilized to form ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6344591 | Maltitol crystals of particular forms, crystalline compositions containing them and processes for their preparation The invention concerns modified maltitol crystals of particular forms, one pyramidal, the other prismatic. It further concerns crystalline compositions containing them and processes for their preparation.... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6303346 | Method of producing saccharide preparations The present invention relates to a method for the production of saccharide preparations, i.e., syrups, by saccharifying a liquefied starch solution, which method comprises a saccharification step during which step one or more enzymatic saccharification st... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6184003 | Process for preparing a crystalline anhydrous dextrose of high purity The invention relates to a process for preparing a crystalline anhydrous dextrose from a starch hydrolysate, characterized in that a starch hydrolysate is prepared, said starch hydrolysate is nanofiltered over membranes in a manner such as to obta... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6136571 | Method of producing saccharide preparations The present invention relates to a method for the production of saccharide preparations, i.e., syrups, by saccharifying a liquefied starch solution, which method comprises a saccharification step during which step one or more enzymatic saccharification st... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129788 | Method of producing saccharide preparations The present invention relates to a method for the production of saccharide preparations, i.e., syrups, by saccharifying a liquefied starch solution, which method comprises a saccharification step during which step one or more enzymatic saccharification st... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126754 | Process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate with high dextrose content The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate with high dextrose content comprising the stages of: (a) liquefying starch milk with the aid of an -amylase so as to obtain a liquefied starch milk; (b) saccharifying the lique... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5932015 | Process for manufacturing crystalline maltitol and crystalline mixture solid containing the same Provides an economical method for manufacturing high-value added crystalline maltitol and crystalline mixture solid containing this by means of a process wherein a syrup with a maltose content of 40 to 75% by weight in the solid component is subjected to ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5888306 | Method and apparatus for making a pure simple sugar solution by hydrolyzing at least one compound sugar in the presence of a selective adsorbent A method and an apparatus for making a simple sugar solution from a liquid solution including at least one compound sugar by performing hydrolysis in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. The method comprises contacting the hydrolysis reaction medium ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5886168 | Low D.E. starch conversion products having a sharp differentiation in molecular size Starch containing amylopectin is hydrolyzed with an alpha-amylase, preferably derived from Bacillus stearothermophilus, under conditions which cause a non-random cleavage of the starch molecules to yield fragments (molecules) having similar size and branc... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873943 | Process for manufacturing crystalline maltitol and crystalline mixture solid containing the same To provide an economically advantageous process for manufacturing crystalline maltitol and crystalline mixture solid containing crystalline maltitol. The process of this invention uses the syrup having a maltose purity of 81 to 90% as the starting materia... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5837060 | Process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate of low polymolecularity index, obtention and use of novel starch hydrolysate in peritoneal dialysis The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate of low polymolecularity index which may be used in particular in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. This process consists essentially in acid and enzymatic hydrolysis o... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5658390 | Purification of beta cyclodextrin A method for purifying non-branched beta cyclodextrin from aqueous solutions is disclosed. The process entails a plurality of independent crystallization steps.... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5651829 | Maltitol composition and process for preparing it The invention relates to a novel crystalline maltitol composition which essentially exhibits a porous and honeycombed structure and which possesses a very high degree of maltitol purity and a low density. This composition possesses outstanding functional prope... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5518710 | Methods for extracting cereal ଲ-glucans Simple and efficient methods for extracting high levels of ଲ-glucans from cereal sources are disclosed. The method employs a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide as an initial solvent. If desired, the extract can be further purified to render a &#x... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5482560 | Beta-limit dextrin from dull waxy starch Beta-limit dextrins manufactured from dull waxy starch have a unique size and structure compared to conventional beta-limit dextrins. Their degree of polymerization is 15,000 to 20,000 and DE of below 1. They are soluble and more stable in aqueous solutio... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5430140 | Starch intermediate product, a process for producing a starch intermediate product, and a process for further processing of a starch intermediate product A process for producing a starch intermediate product in which the reactive hydroxy groups are activated by swelling and disintegrating starch with dilute aqueous-alkali lye, precipitating the disintegrated starch from an aqueous-alkali solution by adding... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5424418 | Low-calorie soluble glucose polymer and process for preparing this polymer The invention relates to a soluble glucose polymer predominantly composed of 1-6 bonds, having a content of reducing sugars of less than 0.5%, as well as a content of products of mollecular weight less than or equal to 182 g, of less than 1%. The inventio... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5395640 | Method of preparing reduced fat foods A method of preparing reduced fat foods is provided which employs a fragmented, debranched amylopectin starch precipitate. A debranched amylopectin starch is precipitated and then fragmented to form an aqueous dispersion that is useful in replacing fat in... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5387426 | Method of preparing reduced fat foods A method of preparing reduced fat foods is provided which employs a retrograded, hydrolyzed, heat-treated, and fragmented, amylose starch. Amylose is precipitated and hydrolyzed with acid or -amylase, solubles are removed by a heat treatment and th... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5378286 | Method of preparing reduced fat foods A food formulation having a reduced level of fat and/or oil is provided. The food formulation is a mixture of a foodstuff and a fragmented, amylopectin starch hydrolysate as a replacement for at least a substantial portion of the fat and/or oil of said fo... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5352264 | Seed hull extracts A method for the preparation of compositions for modifying crop yield and fruit development including extracting a mixture of polyhydroxycarboxylic acids, carbohydrates, phenols and alcohols, from vegetable residues such as rice and oat hulls, and the com... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5304388 | Method for manufacturing powdery crystalline maltitol Disclosure is a method for converting maltitol into crystalline powder by very simple procedures and in short time. To an aqueous solution of maltitol with 1-15% by weight of moisture content, seed crystals of maltitol are added and a shearing force is ap... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5089171 | Partially debranched starch clouds This invention provides a process for preparing a stable, opaque cloud in a fluid which employs partially debranched starch. This starch is prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of the alpha-1,6-D-glucosidic bonds of the starch to form a composition comprising... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5071530 | Method of manufacturing lactulose For the manufacture of lactulose, an alkaline aqueous solution of lactose and borax is prepared and heated at a temperature above 80° C. The lactulose is separated from the resulting conversion products. Apart from the borax, no alkalizing material is ad... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5007967 | Separation and purification of branched beta cyclodextrins Branched beta cyclodextrins are purified and separated sequentially from solution by passing a solution containing branched beta cyclodextrins through a column containing a matrix on which an inclusion compound has been bound. The process is carried out u... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4971723 | Partially debranched starches and enzymatic process for preparing the starches This invention provides partially debranched starch, prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of the alpha-1,6-D-glucosidic bonds of the starch, comprising amylopectin, partially debranched amylopectin and up to 80%, by weight, short chain amylose. This invention... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4904307 | Method for making branched cyclodextrins and product produced thereby Branched cyclodextrins are produced by the pyrolysis of crystalline cyclodextrins. The temperature range is 135° C. to 220° C. using equipment suitable for making British gum and other starch dextrins.... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4904306 | Separation and purification of gamma cyclodextrin Gamma cyclodextrin is separated and purified by a process that first precipitates the gamma cyclodextrin from solution using a gamma cyclodextrin complexant followed by a step of removing the complexant from the precipitate and then passing the resulting ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4849023 | Process for the preparation of a product with a high content of maltitol and uses of this product Process for the preparation of a product with a high content of maltitol, characterized by the following steps: catalytic hydrogenation of a maltose syrup, chromatographic fractionation of the maltitol syrup formed during the hydrogenation step, adjustment to ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846139 | Process for the preparation of crystalline maltitol Process for the preparation of crystalline maltitol comprising successively: catalytic hydrogenation of a saccharified starch milk in a vessel 203, a step of chromatographic fractionation of the hydrogenated syrup in a vessel 204, crystallation and separation ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4840679 | Purification and separation of branched beta-cyclodextrins A method for separating and purifying branched beta-cyclodextrins from aqueous solution. The process entails adding a beta-cyclodextrin complexant to a starting solution, recovering the precipitate so formed, dissolving the resulting precipitate in water,... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4840807 | Branched dextrin production and compositions containing same Branched dextrin and linear oligosaccharides are produced by degrading starch with alpha-amylase followed by fractionating with a gel-type filtering agent. The branched dextrin is useful in the food fabrication.... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4789738 | Starch of wxfl1 genotype and products produced therefrom A substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype is disclosed. Maize is the preferred plant. The starch exhibits properties similar to chemically modified starches. A sol and foodstuff containing the starch... | 12/06/1988 |
