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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300679 | Crunch providing chewing gum additive and method of making A crunchy chewing gum product having a crunch similar to that provided by incorporating granulated sugar into a sugar-based gum product is prepared by introducing, into the interior of a gum formulation, a granulated isomalt additive. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7256202 | Composition and method for treatment of hepatic encephalopathy The inventions provide an improved treatment for hepatic encephalopathy characterized by hyperammonemia and/or constipation, comprising the oral administration of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in amounts sufficient to reduce plasma levels of ammonia and/or to alleviate ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241465 | Process for drying high-lactose aqueous fluids Systems and methods for processing a high-lactose aqueous fluid (HLAF), such as permeate from ultrafiltration of whey fluid, are described. The preferred process includes concentrating HLAF containing from about 1 to about 35% solids, wherein at least 50% of the sol... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7226511 | Direct production of white sugar from sugarcane juice or sugar beet juice An economical process is disclosed for the direct production of white sugar from clarified juice. Juice from a cane sugar mill, or sugar beet juice, is first contacted with hydrogen peroxide, before passing through granular activated carbon. The juice is then passed... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7183265 | Powdery product comprising crystalline β-maltose monohydrate, its preparation, and uses The object of the present invention is to provide a powdery product comprising crystalline β-maltose monohydrate which is powderized by spray method, and has a high-solubility in aqueous solvents and a satisfactory handleability, and to its preparation and uses. Th... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163711 | Crystalline α-D-glucosyl α-D-galactoside, saccharide composition comprising the same, process for producing the same, and uses thereof A crystalline α-D-glucosyl α-D-galactoside which has a melting point of 119–123° C.; a saccharide composition comprising the same; a process for producing the same or the saccharide composition comprising the same, which comprises (i) crystallizing α-D-glucosy... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150794 | Process for the production of crystalline fructose of high purity utilizing fructose syrup having a low content of fructose made from sucrose and product obtained Crystalline fructose, from sugar cane sucrose, having particles composed of microcrystals which exhibit a narrow size distribution with a mean diameter of 250 to 350 microns. A process comprising chemical conversion of sucrose by acid hydrolysis; chromatographic sep... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7077953 | Nanofilter system and method of use An acid recovery system used in a hydrolysis operation includes a chromatographic unit to provide initial separation of sugar and acid. The sugar product provided by the chromatographic unit is processed to produce higher value products, such as ethanol. The remaini... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067013 | Method and plant for the production of refined sugar from a sugared juice Method for producing refined sugar from sugared juice, such as raw juice from sugar cane or from sugar beet, containing sugar and impurities, which comprises the operations of: tangential filtration of the sugared juice in order to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037377 | Process for producing lacturose-containing powder composition, lacturose-containing powder composition obtained by the process and feed additive A lactulose-containing powder composition is produced by preparing a raw material liquid so that a lactulose content within a powder produced following spray drying is 10 to 50% by weight, a protein content is 0.2 to 9.0 parts by weight per 1 part by weight of lactu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6964771 | Method for stably incorporating substances within dry, foamed glass matrices The invention provides methods for producing foamed glass and the compositions obtained thereby. The compositions are suitable for stable storage of a wide variety of substances, particularly biological and pharmaceutical. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6872414 | Anhydrous lactitol crystals, a product containing the same and a process for the preparation thereof as well as use thereof The invention relates to novel anhydrous (β) lactitol crystals, belonging to the orthorhombic P212121 cystal system and having unit cell constants a=9.6 Å, b=11.1 Å, c=14.0 Å. The invention also relates to crystalline lactitol... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863737 | Crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol and preparation therefor A crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having an oil absorptivity of 0.1 to 6.9 wt % and a bulk density of 0.60 to 0.75 g/cc when it is ground and classified to ensure that at least 70 wt % of the obtained particles should have a particle size of 16 to 50 m... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6755914 | Crystalline mixture solid composition and preparation thereof A crystalline mixture solid composition comprising α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol (GPM), α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol (GPS-6) and a small amount of α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-sorbitol (GPS-1) and a production process therefor. The above crystalline mixture solid ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746541 | Crystalline mixture solid composition and process for preparation thereof A crystalline mixture solid composition which has almost no hygroscopicity, is easy to handle and dissolve and hardly worn by abrasion, and comprises α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol and α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol and may further comprise ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6709527 | Treatment of sugar juice A process for treating impure cane-derived sugar juice comprises subjecting, in a clarification stage, the juice to microfiltration/ultrafiltration to decrease the levels of suspended solids, organic non-sugar impurities and/or color therein. The resultant clarified... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6579375 | Crystallization of sugars A process for preparing crystalline sugar by providing a solution of a solvent and sugar, exposing the solution to a magentic field having a strength which is sufficient to impart improvements in the processing of the sugar or the properties of the result... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6512110 | Process for the production of xylose from a paper-grade hardwood pulp The invention relates to a process for the production of xylose from a paper-grade hardwood pulp comprising the steps of extracting xylan contained in said pulp into a liquid phase, subjecting the xylan contained in the obtained liquid phase to conditions... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6498248 | Low temperature non-crystallizing liquid xylitol compositions and co-hydrogenation processes for making same A liquid xylitol composition that is non-crystallizing at low temperatures comprising, at between about 65 and about 90 weight percent dry solids, xylitol, in an amount between about 65 and about 90 weight percent of the dry solids, and sorbitol, in an am... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6444044 | Crystallization of sugars A process for preparing crystalline sugar by providing a solution of a solvent and sugar, exposing the solution to a magnetic field having a strength which is sufficient to impart improvements in the processing of the sugar or the properties of the result... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6274727 | Method for producing shaped and unshaped polyol masses The invention relates to a composition, comprising one or more polyols, which has prolonged deformability and can be processed to give tablets, compacts or boiled sweets having improved properties.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6228178 | Method for producing white sugar Nanofiltration is used to decolorize sugar juice or syrup. The resulting permeate may be used directly to crystallize white sugar without an intermediate step of producing a raw sugar, even though the color of the permeate is substantially higher than the... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6214124 | Process for the preparation of a lactulose syrup by lactose isomerization Process for the preparation of lactulose wherein an aqueous solution or suspension of lactose is reacted with sodium aluminate in order to produce the isomerization of lactose and the mixture thus obtained is neutralized by treatment with gaseous CO2... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206977 | Method for crystallizing anhydrous fructose from its aqueous solutions Methods of crystallizing anhydrous fructose from aqueous solutions using a large scale crystallizer are provided. The various crystallization methods include at least a cooling crystallization step wherein cooling is controlled so as to maintain a tempera... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6132797 | Method of preparing mesomorphic sugar products The present invention is a new mesomorphic polycrystallite product and a process for making the same. In the present invention amorphous sugar is transformed to a mesomorphic product having polycrystallites therein by a completely anhydrous process rather... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6096136 | Method for producing white sugar Nanofiltration is used to decolorize sugar juice or syrup. The resulting permeate may be used directly to crystallize white sugar without an intermediate step of producing a raw sugar; even though the color of the permeate is substantially higher than the... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6086681 | Method for recovery of xylose from solutions The invention relates to a method for the recovery of xylose from xylose-containing aqueous solutions containing 30-60% by weight of xylose on dissolved solids, in which method the solution is treated to produce a solution supersaturated with xylose, xylo... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5989352 | Lactitol composition and process for the preparation thereof The invention relates to a new anhydrous lactitol crystalline composition exhibiting essentially a porous and cellular structure and possessing a very high lactitol crystalline purity. This composition has remarkable functional properties, making its use ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5980640 | Method for recovering an organic compound from solutions The invention relates to a method for recovering a crystallizable organic compound from solutions containing said compound. In accordance with the method, the compound is crystallized substantially by way of nucleation from a solution having high viscosit... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5916371 | Crystalline powdery saccsharide, its preparation and uses A stable crystalline powdery saccharide having a crystallinity of 40% or more, less hygroscopicity, satisfactory fluidity, and beneficial handleability, which is obtainable from an aqueous solution, containing trehalose and a different saccharide(s) cryst... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902409 | Process of manufacturing crystal sugar from an aqueous sugar juice such as cane juice or sugar beet juice This invention relates to a process for the manufacture of crystal sugar from an aqueous sugar juice containing sugars and organic and mineral impurities, including Ca2+ and/or Mg2+ ions, such as a sugar cane or sugar beet juice, com... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5902408 | Process for refining raw sugar The present invention is related to a process for refining raw sugar comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving either washed raw sugar or raw sugar directly to produce a melter liquor; (b) clarifying the melter liquor; (c) crystallising the melter liquor to... | 05/11/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5827563 | Spheroidal crystal sugar The present invention is a new fondant product including spheroidal polycrystallite structures or monodispersed sugar crystallites released from the polycrystallite structures.... | 10/27/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5656094 | Integrated process for producing crystalline fructose and a high-fructose, liquid phase sweetener An integrated process is disclosed which produces both crystalline fructose and a liquid-phase sweetener such as High Fructose Corn Syrup from a feed stream comprising dextrose. A portion of the dextrose in the feed stream is isomerized to fructose and th... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5601076 | Spheroidal crystal sugar and method of making The present invention is a new spheroidal polycrystallite product and a process for making the same. In the present invention amorphous sugar is transformed to crystalline sugar by hydrating rather than dehydrating sugar. The product of the present invent... | 02/11/1997 |
