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Production of pure sugars and lignosulfonates from sulfite spent liquor

Assignee: Danisco Sweeteners Oy
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Filing: 1985-10-04
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2005-10-04
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Abstract

Abstract Sulfite spent liquor is subjected to a two-step chromatographic separation to form substantially purified fractions of sugars and lignosulfonates. The process for the separation of sugars and lignosulfonates comprises the steps of (a) introducing sulfite spent liquor with a pH of 2.5 to 3.5 onto a chromatographic column containing a resin in metal salt form; (b) eluting the sulfite spent liquor from the column with water to recover a substantially sugar-free lignosulfonate-rich fraction and a sugar-rich fraction; (c) collecting the sugar-rich fraction for further purification; (d) adjusting the pH of the collected sugar-rich material to between 5.5 and 6.5 and introducing the material onto a second chromatographic column containing a resin in monovalent salt form; and (e) eluting the sugar-rich material from the second column with water, whereby a second sugar-rich fraction and a second lignosulfonate-rich fraction are formed. By this method, essentially all of the lignosulfonate is recovered in fractions which are substantially free of sugars, and essentially all of the sugars are recovered in a fraction which is substantially free of lignosulfonates.

Inventors

  • 👤 Heikki Heikkila

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 21:22
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08H; C08H6/00; B; B01; B01D; B01D15/00; B01D15/08; B01D15/26; B01D15/36; B01D15/361

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
A process for the separation of sugars and lignosulfonates from sulfite spent liquor comprising the steps of: (a) introducing sulfite spent liquor with a pH of 2.5 to 3.5 onto a chromatographic column containing a resin in metal salt form; (b) eluting the sulfite spent liquor from the column with water to recover a substantially sugar-free lignosulphonate-rich fraction and a sugar-rich fraction; (c) collecting the sugar-rich fraction for further purification; (d) adjusting the pH of the sugar-rich material to between 5.5 and 6.5 and introducing the material onto a second chromatographic column containing a resin in monovalent salt form; and (e) eluting the sugar-rich material from the second column with water, whereby a second sugar-rich fraction and a second lignosulfonate-rich fraction are formed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
A process for the separation of sugars and lignosulfonates from sulfite spent liquor comprising the steps of: (a) introducing sulfite spent liquor with a pH of 2.5 to 3.5 onto a chromatographic column containing a resin in metal salt form; (b) eluting the sulfite spent liquor from the column with water to recover a substantially sugar-free lignosulphonate-rich fraction and a sugar-rich fraction; (c) collecting the sugar-rich fraction for further purification; (d) adjusting the pH of the sugar-rich material to between 5.5 and 6.5 and introducing the material onto a second chromatographic column containing a resin in monovalent salt form; and (e) eluting the sugar-rich material from the second column with water, whereby a second sugar-rich fraction and a second lignosulfonate-rich fraction are formed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the resin in steps (a) and (d) is sulfonated polystyrene divinylbenzene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the metal salt in step (a) is a calcium salt, and the salt in step (d) is a sodium salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the dry solids of the second sugar-rich fraction comprise more than 90% monosaccharides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
A process according to claim 1, including the additional step of softening the sugar-rich fraction collected in step (c) before adjusting the pH.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 5, including the additional step of concentrating the softened sugar-rich fraction before adjusting the pH.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 1 or 6 including the additional steps of collecting and concentrating the second sugar-rich fraction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the sulfite spent liquor is a birch wood sulfite spent liquor and the principal sugar recovered is xylose.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the sulfite spent liquor is a spruce wood sulfite spent liquor and the principal sugar recovered is mannose.

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