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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157917 | Thermal conduction during alkaline extraction The present invention relates to an improved process for extracting and subsequently isolating components from biological material, in particular sugar beets. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8088226 | Method and apparatus for transporting a product within a diffuser A method and apparatus for transporting a product within a diffuser during a continuous lixiviation process. The apparatus comprises at least one screen deck for the continuous lixiviation process and at least one longitudinal transport zone, the longitudinal transp... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7981220 | Split-cane apparatus and method of use A compact, self-contained, energy-efficient split-cane apparatus and method of use for separating pith, rind, and epidermis components of a sugarcane stalk, wherein sugarcane billets are driven over a splitter blade, dividing them longitudinally into two billet port... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7695566 | Extraction of constituents from sugar beet chips The present invention relates to a method and an installation for improving isolation and extraction of constituents from sugar beets (Beta vulgaris). ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7311834 | Apparatus for the treatment of particulate biodegradable organic waste An apparatus for treating particulate biodegradable organic waste includes a thermal hydrolysis reactor receiving the particulate biodegradable organic waste for performing thermal hydrolysis at a temperature of about 130° C. at a pressure at or above the saturated... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7198925 | Pre-treatment of bales of feedstock The present invention is directed to a method of pre-treating a lignocellulosic feedstock. The lignocellulosic feedstock comprises cereal straw, stover, or grass. One or more than one bale of lignocellulosic feedstock is conveyed into a pre-treatment reactor. Steam ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7127913 | Crystallisation of materials from aqueous solutions The invention is directed to a process for recovering a crystalline material from an aqueous solution, which solution also contains organic contaminants, in which process the material is crystallised from the aqueous solution by freeze crystallising at a eutectic fr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7078003 | Device for the transfer of energy and/or matter between a soluble solid and a liquid The invention relates to a device for the transfer between a solid matter and a liquid, comprising an outer drum and a perforated inner drum, means for commonly rotating the drums, and means situated inside the inner drum for moving the solid matter. In between the ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6987183 | Method for recovering products The present invention is directed to a method comprising a multistep process for recovering one or more monosaccharides from a solution containing at least two monosaccharides selected from the group consisting of rhamnose, arabinose, xylose and mixtures thereof by ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6805895 | Sugarcane juice spread and a process for preparing the same The present invention relates to a sugarcane juice spread and more particularly, the present invention relates to a sugarcane juice spread which incorporates ginger and cumin flavors and a process for preparing the same. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6736903 | Method and apparatus for producing a work product A method for producing a work product including the steps of receiving a first fluid composed of a liquid, a target substance and at least one residual substance; passing the first fluid through a first work station for separating the residual substance from the fir... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6440222 | Sugar beet membrane filtration process A process for producing sugar from beets includes the step of filtering a sucrose-containing feed juice, which has been obtained from macerated sugar beets, through a first ultrafiltration membrane that has a first molecular weight cutoff. This ultrafiltr... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6409841 | Process for the production of organic products from diverse biomass sources Disclosed are processes and systems for the production of useful organic product from diverse lignocellulose-containing biomass having increased yield and efficiency over existing processes. In particular, the present invention integrates dilute acid hydr... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406548 | Sugar cane membrane filtration process A process for producing sugar from cane includes the step of filtering a sucrose-containing feed juice, which has been obtained from macerated sugar cane, through a first ultrafiltration membrane that has a first molecular weight cutoff. This ultrafiltrat... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6406547 | Sugar beet membrane filtration process A process for producing sugar from beets includes the step of filtering a sucrose-containing feed juice, which has been obtained by diffusion from sliced sugar beets, through a first ultrafiltration membrane that has a first molecular weight cutoff. This ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6254914 | Process for recovery of corn coarse fiber (pericarp) A method of recovering corn coarse fiber by flotation, which features the use of a hydrocyclone, or other separating machinery, in which the specific gravity of the slurry contained therein has been increased to approximately 12-14 Baume so that the corn ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6106632 | Process for mechanically dewatering extracted sugar beet pulp In a process for mechanically dewatering extracted sugar beet pulp, the dry matter content in the pressed pulp is increased by introducing directly into the pressed pulp layer in the pressing region a suspension of salt or salts of polyvalent ions. An app... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5972120 | Extraction of sweet compounds from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni The invention disclosed relates to a process for the extraction of sweet compounds from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, by column extraction, followed by purification by filtration. The extraction is at temperatures in the range of 0 to 25° C. Preferably, a p... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5865899 | Process for refining a raw sugar, particulary raw sugar from the sugar cane sugar industry A process for refining a raw sugar, particularly raw sugar from the sugar cane sugar industry, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: (a) remelting of the raw sugar for obtaining a raw sugar syrup, (b) carbonatation or phosphatation of said raw sugar syru... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5853488 | Processes for extracting sugars from dates and for making novel food products Processes for extracting three sugars, fructose, sucrose and glucose, from dates are disclosed. Pitted dates are frozen and subdivided into particles. The particles are contacted with a heated water solution to extract the sugars from the date fibers. The... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5846333 | Method of producing fructose syrup from agave plants A pulp of milled agave plant heads are liquified during centrifugation and a polyfructose solution is removed and then concentrated to produce a polyfructose concentrate. Small particulates are removed by centrifugation and/or filtration and colloids are ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5772775 | Method of extraction of juice from sugar cane A continuous countercurrent process is provided of extracting juice from a bed of fibrous material such as sugar cane, the process comprising a plurality of stages, preferably three, with each stage including the removal of air, displacement of juice by a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5711817 | Method for the continuous conversion of cellulosic material to sugar Cellulosic material is converted to ethanol by hydrolyzing the cellulosic material in a gravity pressure vessel (50), and fermenting the product thereof. The gravity pressure vessel (50) employed is adapted to accommodate a continuous hydrolysis reaction ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5653815 | Process for solid-liquid extraction and extraction tower for carrying out the process In a process for solid-liquid extraction, in particular of sucrose from beet cossettes, countercurrent extraction in an extraction tower is employed. The tower juice is drawn off together with the small-sized solid constituents obtained in the process, su... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5628830 | Enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass material A method of producing sugars and converting the sugars to ethanol in which particulate biomass resulting from hydrolysis of the hemicellulosic content of the biomass is subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis of the cellulosic content to glucose and fermentatio... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5624500 | Syrup of natural carob sugars and a process for its production A syrup of natural carob sugars having 55-75% sucrose, 7-15% fructose, 7-16% glucose, 0.5-3% other sugars, 4-14% cyclitols and 0.5-2% organic and inorganic impurities. Sugars are extracted from carob pulp and the juice thus obtained is subjected to chroma... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5536325 | Method of treating biomass material Two stage hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material, conditions during the first stage being such as to hydrolyze or depolymerize the hemicellulosic component without substantial degradation of resulting monosaccharides, conditions during the second stage be... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5512287 | Production of ଲ-glucan and ଲ-glucan product Cereal grains are ground, slurried in water below the starch gelatinization temperature. Bran, starch granules and protein are removed. ଲ-Glucan is precipitated and dehydrated with alcohol, screened and ground to become a white-colored product with ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5468300 | Process for producing refined sugar directly from sugarcane Refined sugar is produced directly from sugarcane without using conventional refining processes. Clarification of extracted cane juice is obtained either by ultra-centrifugation or ultra-filtration, and removal of certain compounds responsible for adverse... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5468491 | Method for producing oat extract Method of producing oat extract from rolled oats and oat flour by performing a series of mixing, cooking, filtering and concentrating steps. The method comprises the steps of mixing rolled white oats with oat flour, bacterial or fungal enzymes, and water ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5468301 | Process for producing refined sugar Refined sugar is produced without using conventional refining processes. Clarification of melted raw cane sugar is obtained either by ultra-centrifugation or ultra-filtration, and removal of certain compounds responsible for adverse color quality and visc... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5451262 | Syrup of natural carob sugars and a process for its production A syrup of natural carob sugars having 55-75% sucrose, 7-15% fructose, 7-16% glucose, 0.5-3% other sugars, 4-14% cyclitols and 0.5-2% organic and inorganic impurities. Sugars are extracted from carob pulp and the juice thus obtained is subjected to chroma... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5409541 | Method and apparatus for extracting soluble and dispersible materials from products using a slotted scroll extractor A counterflow single-screw extractor includes a screw conveyor having a helical scroll formed from arcuate flight sections each having a plurality of elongated slots extending away from the direction of screw rotation and permitting the flow of effluent t... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5366558 | Method of treating biomass material Two stage hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material, conditions during the first stage being such as to hydrolyze or depolymerize the hemicellulosic component without substantial degradation of resulting monosaccharides, conditions during the second stage be... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5358571 | Enhanced sugar recovery Extraction processes for the recovery of sugar from sugar cane can be improved by the incorporation of a fiber depither between one or more of the extraction mills. The cane fiber from an extraction mill is fed to a fiber depither where the cane fibers ar... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5320035 | Sugar cane juice extractor An improved sugar cane juice extractor has removable crushing rollers. The juice extractor preferably includes a housing with a juice extracting compartment and a closure for accessing the compartment. The closure is preferably a clear plate which permits... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5266161 | Bagasse depither A method and apparatus for depithing bagasse fibers wherein a horizontal perforate surface such as a screen is provided with means for delivering bagasse onto a delivery end and the screen is given sudden vertical accelerations to accelerate the bagasse u... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5254174 | Method for preparing a mixture of saccharides A method for preparing a mixture of fructose, glucose and compounds of the general formula GFn, wherein G is glucose and F is fructose and n is an integer. The mixture is recovered from plant tubers or roots by means of a method which does not ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5252136 | Sugar composition comprising soluble fibre A sugar composition consisting of from 90 to 99% by weight sugar and from 10 to 1% by weight of a non-gelling water-soluble dietary fibre. The sugar composition has substantially the properties of normal sugar, but contains a significant amount of dietary... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5221357 | Method of treating biomass material Two stage hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material, conditions during the first stage being such as to hydrolyze or depolymerize the hemicellulosic component without substantial degradation of resulting monosaccharides, conditions during the second stage be... | 06/22/1993 |
