Abstract:
A process for treating clarified sugar cane juice includes subjecting, in a first treatment stage, the juice to purification to remove particles larger than about 0.1 micron. The clarified sugar juice then passes through a primary ion exchange stage in which it is sequentially brought into contact with at least one strong acid cation ion exchange resin in the hydrogen form and thereafter with at least one weak base anion ion exchange resin in the hydroxide form, to effect primary demineralization of the sugar juice. Thereafter the sugar juice is passed through a secondary ion exchange stage in which it is sequentially brought into contact with at least one strong base anion ion exchange resin in the hydroxide form and thereafter with at least one acid cation ion exchange resin, to effect secondary demineralization of the sugar juice. Sugar products are recovered from the resultant purified sugar solution.
Abstract:
By passing an alkali regenerating agent A through a basic anion exchange resin (3), and through a strongly acidic cation exchange resin (4), the basic anion exchange resin can be regenerated while amphoteric organic materials such as the amino acids captured at the strongly acidic cation exchange resin can be desorbed. Then, an acid regenerating agent B is passed through the strongly acidic cation exchange resin to regenerate the strongly acidic cation exchange resin.
Abstract:
The process includes phases of: (I) treatment, initial clarification and concentration (TC) of sugar cane juice, with 13-18° Brix, through treatment, decantation and concentration of the juice, for a syrup concentration of 60-65° Brix; (II) initial clarification and decoloration (CD) of the syrup, with removal of insoluble materials and turbidity, through: (a) flotation of the syrup, (b) filtration of the flotated syrup, (c) demineralization of the filtrated syrup, (d) decoloration of the syrup in a second ionic change column (C2), containing an anionic resin bed, and (e) polish of the syrup in a third ionic change column (C3) containing an anionic resin bed; (III) cooking and crystallization (CC) of the syrup in sugar crystals and their centrifugation for separation of the remaining runoff syrup; and (IV) drying and storage (DS) of the granulated refined sugar.
Abstract:
The process according to the invention, for producing sugar products from fruits, comprising the steps of: i) demineralizing and decolorizing a fruit juice so as to bring its solid content to comprise from 99% wt to 99.99% wt of a mixture of saccharides, alcohols and flavonoids; iii) separating by chromatography the demineralized and decolorized fruit juice so as to obtain a glucose-enriched fraction or a fructose-enriched fraction from the fruit juice. The solid content of the glucose-enriched fraction comprises at least from 70% wt to 99.99% wt of glucose; the solid content of the fructose-enriched fraction comprises from 70% wt to 99.99% wt of fructose.The low content of anions and cations of the fruit juice to be is treated by chromatography greatly increase the yield of the chromatographic treatment and the purity of the glucose- and fructose-enriched fractions obtained through it.
Abstract:
The process according to the invention, for producing sugar products from fruits, comprising the steps of: i) demineralizing and decolorizing a fruit juice so as to bring its solid content to comprise from 99% wt to 99.99% wt of a mixture of saccharides, alcohols and flavonoids; iii) separating by chromatography the demineralized and decolorized fruit juice so as to obtain a glucose-enriched fraction or a fructose-enriched fraction from the fruit juice. The solid content of the glucose-enriched fraction comprises at least from 70% wt to 99.99% wt of glucose; the solid content of the fructose-enriched fraction comprises from 70% wt to 99.99% wt of fructose.The low content of anions and cations of the fruit juice to be is treated by chromatography greatly increase the yield of the chromatographic treatment and the purity of the glucose- and fructose-enriched fractions obtained through it.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for preparing alkali and heat stable polyols, whereby sugar alcohols are treated with reagents to obtain stabilized sugar alcohol syrups and the stabilized alcohol syrup is subjected to a purification step by passing the stabilized sugar alcohol syrup over at least one ion-exchanger resin, and the stabilized sugar alcohol syrup being purified by a double passage over a cationic anionic ion-exchanger configuration (CACA), comprising at least a first weak acidic cationic ion-exchanger resin and a second strong, medium or weak basic anionic ion-exchanger resin.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for preparing alkali and heat stable polyols, whereby sugar alcohols are treated with reagents to obtain stabilised sugar alcohol syrups and the stabilised alcohol syrup is subjected to a purification step by passing the stabilized sugar alcohol syrup over at least one ion-exchanger resin, and the stabilized sugar alcohol syrup being purified by a double passage over a cationic anionic ion-exchanger configuration (CACA), comprising at least a first weak acidic cationic ion-exchanger resin and a second strong, medium or weak basic anionic ion-exchanger resin.