US4025357A
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Ion exchange enrichment of impure dextrose solutions
Assignee: Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC
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Filing: 1975-04-14
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Granted: 1977-05-24
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Expires: 1995-04-14
Abstract
Abstract Mother liquors obtained from a dextrose crystallization process may be upgraded for re-cycling to dextrose crystallizers by transferring the mother liquor through a bed of an adsorption agent which preferentially adsorbs either dextrose or oligosaccharides. A dextrose-rich portion of the mother liquor is then recovered from either the dextrose-rich fraction which passes through the bed or has been preferentially adsorbed and eluted from the bed with a solvent.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger S. Leiser
- 👤 Gin Chain Liaw
- 👤 Charles E. Schollmeier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:52
CPC Classifications
C; C13; C13K; C13K1/00; C13K1/06; C13K1/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A method for treating a mother liquor from a dextrose crystallization process and recovering a dextrose-rich portion from the treated mother liquor said method comprising: (a) transferring a mother liquor through a bed of an adsorption agent having a K M /K D of at least about 1.5 when dextrose is to be preferentially adsorbed by the bed and a K D /K M of at least about 4 when oligosaccharides are to be preferentially adsorbed by the bed, (b) preferentially adsorbing either the dextrose or the oligosaccharides of the mother liquor in said bed, (c) eluting either the adsorbed dextrose or the adsorbed oligosaccharides from said bed with a solvent; and (d) recovering a dextrose-rich portion of said mother liquor from the eluted solvent when the dextrose has been preferentially adsorbed by the bed or from the dextrose-rich portion which has passed through the bed when the oligosaccharides are preferentially adsorbed by said bed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
155 words
A method for treating a mother liquor from a dextrose crystallization process and recovering a dextrose-rich portion from the treated mother liquor said method comprising: (a) transferring a mother liquor through a bed of an adsorption agent having a K M /K D of at least about 1.5 when dextrose is to be preferentially adsorbed by the bed and a K D /K M of at least about 4 when oligosaccharides are to be preferentially adsorbed by the bed, (b) preferentially adsorbing either the dextrose or the oligosaccharides of the mother liquor in said bed, (c) eluting either the adsorbed dextrose or the adsorbed oligosaccharides from said bed with a solvent; and (d) recovering a dextrose-rich portion of said mother liquor from the eluted solvent when the dextrose has been preferentially adsorbed by the bed or from the dextrose-rich portion which has passed through the bed when the oligosaccharides are preferentially adsorbed by said bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein a quantity of mother liquor from about 0.1 to about 0.5 bed volumes of said adsorption agent is transferred through said bed of said adsorption agent prior to eluting said adsorption agent with said solvent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said dextrose rich portion of said mother liquor is evaporated to provide a syrup, said syrup is introduced to a crystallizer and dextrose is crystallized from said syrup.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said bed preferentially adsorbs oligosaccharides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein said adsorption agent is granular charcoal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of lower molecular weight alcohols and mixtures of lower molecular weight alcohol and water.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the bed preferentially adsorbs dextrose.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein said solvent is water.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein said adsorption agent is a cation exchange resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein said cation exchange resin is based on a resin selected from the group consisting of copolymers of styrene and ethylvinylbenzene, copolymers of styrene and divinylbenzene, sulfonated phenyl-formaldehyde resins, sulfonated copolymers of monovinyl aromatic hydrocarbons and caboxylated resins.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein said cation exchange resins have a counter ion selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and aluminum.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 11 wherein said counter ion is calcium.
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