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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306679 | Composition and sugar refining process Disclosed is a lecithinated sugar composition wherein lecithin is present in the sugar composition at not more than about 200 parts per million. Also disclosed is a process for increasing the yield of raw sugar from a clarified sugar juice stream. Further disclosed ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6723170 | Crystalline trehalose dihydrate, its preparation and uses Disclosed are a crystalline trehalose dehydrate which has an elongated crystalline structure with a proportion of the length in the c axis to that in the b axis less than 2.0, its preparation and uses. The crystal has insubstantial hygroscopicity and solidification,... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6607603 | Method for making crystallized fructose The invention relates to a method for making crystallized fructose comprising preparing a pure fructose syrup by melting fructose dihydrate crystals, concentrating the melt by heating under reduced pressure to obtain a dry matter content above 96% by weig... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6416585 | Method for crystallizing polyols and sugars A method for the continuous crystallization of sugars or polyols, comprising the steps of: arranging in a thin, turbulent and dynamic layer a continuous flow of melted mass of a compound selected among the group comprising sugars and polyols, with at leas... | 07/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6224684 | Method for preparing raffinose crystals and equipment for the same By a process of crystallizing raffinose under cooling, raffinose is efficiently crystallized, by continuously or intermittently circulating a solution containing raffinose, whereby temperature control can be done rapidly and accurately and laborious works... | 05/01/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6120612 | Method for the continuous manufacture of anhydrous crystalline maltitol and a manufacturing apparatus therefor Disclosed herein is a continuous manufacturing method for anhydrous crystalline maltitol comprising the following steps: (i) a heating and concentrating step where an aqueous solution containing maltitol in which maltitol is a main ingredient is continuou... | 09/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5951777 | Crystallization method The invention relates to a method for the recovery of xylose from xylose-containing aqueous solutions that contain over 30% by weight of xylose on dissolved dry solids. The solution is evaporated at low pressure to a solution supersaturated in respect of ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5779806 | Crystalline anhydrous lactitol and a process for the preparation thereof as well as use thereof The invention relates to a novel crystalline anhydrous lactitol, a process for the preparation thereof, and the use thereof. The novel crystalline anhydrous lactitol belongs to the monoclinic crystal system and has the unit cell constants: (a)=7.614 Å, (... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5583215 | Crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol and a process for preparing it The crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol of the present invention has a crushed and relatively tight crystal structure which can be observed at 1,000 magnifications by a scanning electron microscope, an apparent specific gravity in the range of 0... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5354856 | Crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol and a process for preparing it The crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol of the present invention has a crushed and relatively tight crystal structure which can be observed at 1,000 magnifications by a scanning electron microscope, an apparent specific gravity in the range of 0... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5340403 | Process for the production of xylose A process for producing xylose from a ligno-cellulosic material comprising xylan-containing hemicellulose in which the ligno-cellulosic material is subjected initially to the three steps (1) hydrolysis to produce an aqueous xylose-containing medium and an... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5217537 | Crystalline form of L-gulose Free flowing, substantially pure, non-hygroscopic crystalline ଲ-L-gulopyranose is disclosed. This crystalline form of L-gulose is characterized by a sharp melting point of 130°-132° C., a specific optical rotation of +40°, characteristic mutarota... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5215591 | Crystalline form of D-gulose Free flowing, substantially pure, non-hygroscopic, crystalline ଲ-D-gulopyranose is disclosed. This crystalline form of D-gulose is characterized by a sharp melting point of 130°-132° C., a specific optical rotation of -40° and characteristic muta... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5160546 | Lactitol trihydrate crystal, crystalline mixture solid containing it and process for preparing them The present invention is to solve a variety of problems relative to conventional lactitol crystals and relates to a trihydrate crystal of lactitol having a molecular formula C12 H24 O11.3H.sub.2 O and a melting point of 52... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5112407 | Process to prepare maltose powder There is provided a process to prepare maltose powder containing crystalline beta-maltose hydrate, comprising concentrating an aqueous solution of a high-purity maltose having a maltose content of at least 85% DS to a moisture content below 10 w/w %, part... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5076853 | Method and apparatus for the preparation of anhydrous crystalline dextrose A mass constituted by glucose syrup and anhydrous dextrose crystals is led to pass through from top to bottom and with malaxation of crystallization zone 1 of axis preferably substantially vertical in which said mass is subject to a temperature gradient g... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5047088 | Method for crystallization of fructose A method for producing anhydrous crystalline fructose by crystallizing from solution is provided. A highly supersaturated aqueous solution of fructose is added to a heel of crystalline fructose and dry seed. The temperature of the solution is then lowered... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5039346 | Fructose syrups and sweetened beverages Methods of preparing and using sweetener syrups comprised of crystalline saccharides are provided. A crystalline saccharide composition comprised of crystalline fructose is dissolved in a potable liquid to form a concentrated syrup. Anhydrous crystalline ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5015297 | Method and installation for the production of anhydrous crystalline fructose Method for the production of anhydrous crystalline fructose in which the mass M subjected to crystallization traverses from top to bottom, continuously and with malaxation, a vessel 1 inside which it is subjected to a temperature gradient decreasing overa... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5004507 | Aqueous-alcohol fructose crystallization A process for crystallizing an aqueous fructose feed stream uses an alcohol mixture which may be crystallized in either a vacuum evaporator chamber or a cooled atmospheric pressure crystallizer. Various cooling cycles are described. When the atmospheric p... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4986855 | Product and process for preparation thereof There is provided a new and useful honey product and a process for the preparation thereof, the process comprising adding a predetermined quantity of seed honey to a mass of honey, treating the mass of honey a first time to physically break up crystal gro... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4938804 | Method for the crystallization of fructose The invention relates to a method for the production of crystalline fructose. The method comprises the steps of adding ethanol to a concentrated fructose solution; evaporating the mixture to a degree of supersaturation of at least 1.02; and adding anhydro... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4931101 | Method and installation for the preparation of anhydrous crystalline dextrose A mass constituted by glucose syrup and anhydrous dextrose crystals is led to pass through from top to bottom and with malaxation a crystallization zone 1 of axis preferably substantially vertical in which said mass is subject to a temperature gradient gl... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4895601 | Aqueous-alcohol fructose crystallization An aqueous-alcohol mixture including fructose is crystallized by the inventive process. The first process step is to feed a hot, fructose, feed stream into an evaporator which immediately cools the feed stream to start a crystallization process. Then alco... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4888060 | Enrichment of fructose syrups A process for manufacturing an enriched fructose syrup, which is characterized in that dextrose is crystallized from a syrup containing fructose and dextrose and then an alcohol is added to enhance separation of the dextrose crystals from the mother liquo... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4861382 | Sugar process A continuous process for the crystallization of fructose from an aqueous fructose syrup containing at least 90% by weight fructose on a dry solids basis, in which the syrup at a total solids content of at least 95% by weight is rapidly and thoroughly mixe... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4848321 | Method for the program control of a pan In the field of automatic boiling in a pan in which the consistency of massecuite is controlled in accordance with method steps, intermittent boiling is used as an effective way to improve the boiling time and quality of products with supplying of appropr... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4816079 | Process for continuous crystallization of dextrose monohydrate A process for continuous dextrose-monohydrate crystallization whereby an evaporated concentrated liquor is mixed with a recirculated dilute phase to form a feeding liquor. At least a portion of this feeding liquor is fed through the shearing zone of a hom... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4724006 | Production of crystalline fructose This invention describes the production of crystalline fructose from an aqueous dispersion utilizing an alcohol and controlled temperature conditions. The aqueous dispersion is maintained at an elevated temperature of 50° C. to 80° C. and admixed with t... | 02/09/1988 |