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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338562 | Sugar cane juice clarification process A process to clarify raw sugar cane juice, which comprises adding a source of lime, adding an anionic inorganic colloid or polyacyrlamide, and carbonating. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7229558 | Chromatographic separation method A method for fractionating a solution into two or more fractions. More particularly the invention relates to a method for fractionating a solution by a chromatographic simulated moving bed (SMB) process in which the dissolved substances present in the feedstock are ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7192524 | Method for processing sugar cane filter cake mud and extracting component products A process for the continuous treatment of sugar cane filter cane mud separates and extracts components including fiber which can be used as an animal feed or a source of energy generation, lignin, beta-carotene, oil containing a high content of phytosterol, refined ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182818 | System to produce sugar from plant materials A process system that uses a reduced amount of lime or other base to clarify or purify juice or other process liquid (1) obtained from plant material (2) such as sugar cane, sugar beets, or sweet sorghum. Specifically, apparatus and methods to reduce v... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7150793 | Method of reducing materials contained in juice A process system that uses a reduced amount of lime or other base to clarify or purify juice obtained from plant material such as sugar cane, sugar beets, or sweet sorghum. Specifically, apparatus and methods to reduce volatile materials in juice providing a product... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6916381 | Process for the production of invert liquid sugar A process for the production of liquid sugar by forming a sugar solution of water and natural sugar containing juice, adjusting the pH of a sugar solution to the range of from 1.0 to 2.0 to obtain an inverted juice, filtering the inverted juice, decolorizing the inv... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6685781 | Fractionation method for sucrose-containing solutions A method for separating sucrose and a second dissolved component from a sucrose-containing solution, preferably a beet-derived sucrose-containing solution, wherein the solution is subjected to a first fractionation by a continuous or sequential chromatogr... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6656287 | System to produce sugar from plant materials A process system that uses a reduced amount of lime or other base to clarify or purify juice obtained from plant material such as sugar cane, sugar beets, or sweet sorghum. Specifically, apparatus and methods to reduce volatile materials in juice providin... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6485574 | Process for pretreating colored aqueous sugar solutions to produce a low colored crystallized sugar Process for manufacturing crystallized sugar from an aqueous sugar solution containing colorants, polyvalent cations such as Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions and possibly polyvalent anions, said process comprising the step of submitting said solut... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6482268 | Fractionation method for sucrose-containing solutions A method for separating sucrose and a second dissolved component from a sucrose-containing solution, preferably a beet-derived sucrose-containing solution, wherein the solution is subjected to a first fractionation by a continuous or sequential chromatogr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6375751 | Process for production of purified cane juice for sugar manufacture The present invention relates to a process for producing sugar from cane that includes the steps of: (a) grinding sugar cane or pieces thereof into pulp; (b) mechanically separating juice from the pulp; and (c) membrane filtering the separated juice, for ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6214125 | Fractionation method for sucrose-containing solutions A method for separating sucrose and a second dissolved component from a sucrose-containing solution, preferably a beet-derived sucrose-containing solution, wherein the solution is subjected to a first fractionation by a continuous or sequential chromatogr... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6174378 | Process for production of extra low color cane sugar A process for purifying cane sugar from an aqueous composition thereof comprises the steps of (a) contacting an aqueous cane sugar feed composition with sufficient lime to increase the pH of the composition to at least about 9.5; (b) filtering the composi... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6051075 | Process for sugar beet juice clarification Diffusion juice of a sugar plant is heated under stable sucrose conditions, notably alkaline pH, and held above 70° C. for sufficient duration to effect significant agglomeration. The agglomerated particulates are removed by phase separation procedures, ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5968365 | Preparation of inulin products A process is described for clarifying a crude inulin extract by ultrafiltration and separating an aqueous inulin solution containing carbohydrates having a range of degrees of polymerization into fractions having different average degrees of polymerizatio... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5932016 | Process for decolorization of solutions The invention relates to a process for decolorization of solutions of sugars, sugar alcohols and betaine. In accordance with the process, a polyaluminium chloride is added to a solution of sugar, sugar alcohol or betaine having a dry substance content of ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928429 | Process for the enhancement of recovery of sugar This invention relates to the coprocessing of raw sugar and molasses ion exclusion product, optionally with added sugar beet diffusion juice, to enhance the recovery of sugar. In a preferred method, raw cane sugar is melted in limed water, prior to its ad... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5891254 | Method for purifying sugar solutions using polyacrylamides Methods for the purification of sugar solutions using hydrolyzed polyacrylamides as flocculants are herein described. The hydrolyzed polyacrylamides are prepared from emulsion or microemulsion polymerization of acrylamide monomer, and subsequently hydroly... | 04/06/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5795398 | Fractionation method of sucrose-containing solutions A method for separating sucrose and a second dissolved component from a sucrose-containing solution, preferably a beet-derived sucrose-containing solution, wherein the solution is subjected to a first fractionation by a continuous or sequential chromatogr... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5759283 | Method for processing sugar beets to produce a purified beet juice product An efficient method for manufacturing a purified juice product from sugar beets. Untreated beet juice is initially prelimed using lime and CaCO3 to produce a prelimed juice product. Instead of subjecting the prelimed product to main liming and ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5630882 | Use of polyether ionophore antibiotics to control bacterial growth in sugar production Method for producing sugar, characterized in that a polyether ionophore abiotic is used to suppress gram positive bacteria growth during the process.... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5504196 | Removal of color, polysaccharides, phenolics and turbidity from sugar-containing solutions and derivated fibrous residues therefore Unwanted color and turbidity are removed from sugar solutions during the processing of raw sugar by the use of bagasse treated with a dialkylaminoalkyl compound in a basic aqueous medium, and with regenerated treated bagasse, including sugarcane bagasse, ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5480490 | Method for purifying beet juice using recycled materials A beet juice treatment method in which reaction products are recycled. Beet juice is first prelimed with lime and CaCO3 to produce first and second juice fractions. The second fraction contains flocculated materials, and is combined with CO | 01/02/1996 |
| 5454875 | Softening and purification of molasses or syrup A method is disclosed for softening and purifying molasses or syrup to obtain a clarified syrup that can then easily be handled by conventional ion-exclusion or other techniques for recovery of sugar. The process comprises steps that can be performed at a... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5320681 | Method of producing sugar with reclaiming and recycling of carbonation scum A method of producing sugar through the recycling of a carbonation scum produced after a first carbonation of a sugar juice treated with a lime milk comprises separating the scum after the first carbonation. The scum-free sugar juice is then filtered for ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5262328 | Composition for the clarification of sugar-bearing juices and related products A non-toxic composition, and method, for the clarification of raw sugar-containing juices, especially sugar cane juice, and related products, for analysis. A composition constituted of A) aluminum chloride hydroxide, B) lime and C) activated bentonite, be... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5110363 | Composition, and method for the clarification of sugar-bearing juices, and related products A non-toxic composition, and method, for the clarification of raw sugar-containing juices, especially sugar cane juice, and related products, for analysis. A composition constituted of A) aluminum chloride hydroxide, B) lime and C) activated bentonite, be... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5104452 | Method for metering monocalcium saccharate into a sugared juice There is provided a method of metering monocalcium saccharate into a sugared juice. The process includes taking a sample of the juice to be analyzed, diluting the sample with alcohol in order to form a precipitate, separating the precipitate by filtration... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5002614 | Process for extracting lipids (cane wax) from sugar cane molassas The lipid content, i.e. "cane wax", is extracted from cane molasses by the steps of: (a) adjusting the cane molasses with sufficient alkali to pH 8.0 and 12.4; (b) adding to the pH adjusted molasses a lower alcohol in an amount to provide an alcohol concentrat... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4995911 | Process for recovering unreacted sucrose from reaction mixture in synthesis of sucrose fatty acid esters A process for recovering unreacted sucrose from a reaction mixture of sucrose and a fatty acid alkyl ester in an organic solvent as reaction medium in the presence of a catalyst in the production of a sucrose fatty acid ester which comprises adjusting the... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4957564 | Process for preparing lactulose from lactose by epimerization with sodium aluminate A process for preparing lactulose from lactose in which an aqueous lactose mixture is reacted with a sodium aluminate solution and the solution obtained is continuously neutralized by feeding this solution and a sulphuric acid solution to a reactor simult... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4955363 | Process of recovering lactose from whey A method of recovering lactose from milk whey or cheese whey with a high yield, wherein the whey is concentrated, part of the lactose is crystallized, and the crystals are separated and dried; the mother liquor is purified by heating it to about 60° to 7... | 09/11/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4795494 | Beet juice purification system A process for the removal of non-sugar impurities from beet diffusion juice having essentially no beet tissue particles therein and comprising water, sugar, and dissolved and colloidal non-sugar impurities. The diffusion juice is subjected to a progressiv... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4785794 | Method for processing aqueous sugar juice for separating ketose A method for processing aqueous sugar juice containing a mixture of aldehyde-function saccharides and ketonic-function saccharides for separating and selecting ketonic-function saccharides, comprising (a) producing a hydro-organic medium by mixing the jui... | 11/22/1988 |
