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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 |
| 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 |
| 7241391 | Biodegradable scale and corrosion inhibitor composition A biodegradable scale and corrosion inhibiting composition includes between about 50 and about 90% by weight of a protein polymer that is derived from a natural source, and between about 10 and about 20% by weight of the alkali salts of gluconic acid. ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7109005 | Process for the simultaneous production of xylitol and ethanol Effective processes are provided for the production of xylitol and ethanol and other products from solutions derived from lignocellulose-containing material in biomass. The solutions can be hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed before being fermented with microbes. The... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6790288 | Process and plant for evaporative concentration and crystallization of a viscous lactose-containing aqueous liquid Crystalline α-lactose monohydrate is recovered from a viscous lactose-containing aqueous liquid by subjecting said liquid to simultaneous heating, removal of evaporated vapor and mechanical agitation at high shear rate to provide a crystallization promoting decreas... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6756490 | Method of crystallizing maltitol The invention relates to a method of crystallizing maltitol from a maltitol solution by supersaturating the solution in repsect of maltitol and crystallizing the maltitol from the solution. In the process of the invention, the maltitol-containing solution is brought... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6506258 | Process for controlling scale in the sugar process The deposition of calcium salts, including calcium carbonate and calcium oxalate and the formation of foam, during the evaporation of sugar streams can be prevented or restricted by ding 0.1-200 ppm of a carboxyalkylfructan that contains 0.5-3 carboxyl gr... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6187842 | Sugar compounds, gelling agents, gelling agent compositions processes for the preparation of them, and gel compositions The invention provides a gelling agent comprising at least one sugar compound selected from the group consisting of sugar compounds represented by the formula (1) and sugar compounds represented by the formula (2). ##STR1## wherein R1 and R | 02/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6068869 | Method of producing a stabilized sugar cane juice product A method of providing a stabilized sugar cane juice product for use in soft drinks, that includes providing cleaned sugar cane sticks and extracting cane juice from the sticks. Thereafter, the extracted cane juice is acidified immediately upon extraction ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6015466 | Microcrystalline sugars or sugar-alcohols; method for preparing the same A composition containing sugar microcrystals is disclosed. Essentially, the crystals are uniform unbroken single crystals with a regular geometrical shape and a grain size following a Gaussian distribution of which the median is of around 20-220 μm, whil... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5989351 | Noncentrifugal sugar composition and a process for the preparation of a sugar product The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a noncentrifugal sugar composition. The process comprises the following steps: cane juice is filtered; a pH of the juice is adjusted to 5.0-6.0; sucrose or liquid sucrose or both is added to ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5494525 | 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 A; (b... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5480491 | Process for the preparation of crystalline lactulose from commercial syrups The following description sets forth a new process for the preparation of ࣙ98.5% pure crystalline lactulose from commercially available aqueous syrups having the following composition: 50-70% by weight of lactulose, 3-9% by weight of lactose, 3-14% by w... | 01/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5326405 | Solid lactulose The present invention is concerned with a method for the preparation of crystal-water-free crystalline lactulose by subjecting an aqeous solution or suspension of lactulose to simultaneous reduction of the water content by evaporation and continuous stirr... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5281279 | Process for producing refined sugar from raw juices A process for producing refined sugar directly from plants of cane or beet raw juices which bypasses the traditional manufacturing of an intermediate product called "raw sugar". After treatment of the sugar juice with a flocculant, the juice has pressuriz... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5277823 | Silica scale inhibition A method for inhibiting silica scale formation in aqueous systems using selected low molecular weight (meth)acrylic or maleic acid based copolymers or terpolymers, magnesium ion alone, or the selected copolymers and terpolymers with aluminum ion or magnes... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5234503 | 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... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5230742 | Integrated process for producing crystalline fructose and 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... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5223040 | Batch process and apparatus for crystallizing syrup A batch process of producing sugar crystals from syrup in a discontinuously operated crystallization apparatus comprising a heating calandria, comprises the steps of graining a batch of concentrated syrup by adding seed crystals thereto to form a magma, c... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5209821 | Apparatus for removing volatiles from, or dehydrating, liquid products Apparatus are set forth for particularly dehydrating products such as corn syrups, fruit and vegetable extracts, dairy products, or other temperature-sensitive or hard-to-handle products. The apparatus include using a pulse combustor to generate a hot, tu... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5133807 | Process and installation for the continuous production of sugar crystals A two-stage crystallization for the continuous production of sugar crystals from syrup comprises crystallizing the syrup in a first stage by subjecting the syrup to a sufficient heat of evaporation to produce a massecuite comprising water and a small cont... | 07/28/1992 |
