| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 127042000 | Sugar manufacture and refining | 55 |
| 20080302358 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALKALI AND HEAT STABLE POLYOLS - The current invention relates to a continuous process for preparing heat an alkali stable polyol composition. Alkali is added to the feed of the anion exchange resin and is allowing running the resin battery in full service mode. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100212662 | SEPARATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a chromatographic separation process for fractionating betaine-containing solutions by utilizing fractions comprising parts of the separation profile as a substituent of the eluent in a novel and inventive manner. The process provides improved separation capacity and separation efficiency without affecting the yield or purity of betaine or other products. The process can especially be applied to sequential SMB separation systems. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20130312738 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUGAR SOLUTION - A method of producing a sugar liquid, includes filtering a cellulose-derived sugar liquid through one or more separation membranes selected from the group consisting of ultrafiltration membranes, nanofiltration membranes and reverse osmosis membranes, and washing the separation membrane(s) after filtration with warm water at a temperature of not less than 50° C. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130340746 | METHOD FOR PRETREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - The present invention relates to a method for pretreating lignocellulosic biomass containing alkali and/or alkaline earth metal (AAEM). The method comprises providing a lignocellulosic biomass containing AAEM; determining the amount of the AAEM present in the lignocellulosic biomass; identifying, based on said determining, the amount of a mineral acid sufficient to completely convert the AAEM in the lignocellulosic biomass to thermally-stable, catalytically-inert salts; and treating the lignocellulosic biomass with the identified amount of the mineral acid, wherein the treated lignocellulosic biomass contains thermally-stable, catalytically inert AAEM salts. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140053829 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING OIL AND VALUABLE BYPRODUCTS FROM GRAINS IN DRY MILLING SYSTEMS WITH A BACK-END DEWATER MILLING UNIT - A method of and system for producing oil and valuable byproducts from grains, such as corn, in dry mills are disclosed. The method and system include dewater milling process after fermenting. Further, the method and system are able to produce oil without evaporating. Moreover, the method and system include one or more of the germ processing units, emulsion processing units, fiber processing units, high value protein producing units, and glycerol and inorganic salt producing units, such that high value byproducts are able to be generated. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140209093 | PROCESSING BIOMASS - Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials into useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, conveying systems and methods, such as highly efficient vibratory conveyors, are described for the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials. | 07-31-2014 |
| 127043000 | Extracting from solid material | 8 |
| 20110041838 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF SUGAR - A method for extraction of sugar from a sugar containing biomass is disclosed, wherein the sugar containing biomass a) is introduced in an extraction device ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20150059735 | PLANTS HAVING ONE OR MORE ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a flavodoxin polypeptide in plants in a specific way. Provided are plants having the expression of a nucleic acid encoding a flavodoxin polypeptide modulated by a particular type of promoter, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Hitherto unknown constructs, which are useful in performing the methods of the invention, are also provided. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150075519 | PLANTS HAVING ONE OR MORE ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a flavodoxin polypeptide in plants in a specific way. Provided are plants having the expression of a nucleic acid encoding a flavodoxin polypeptide modulated by a particular type of promoter, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Hitherto unknown constructs, which are useful in performing the methods of the invention, are also provided. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150315663 | METHOD TO PRODUCE WATER-SOLUBLE SUGARS FROM BIOMASS USING SOLVENTS CONTAINING LACTONES - A process to produce an aqueous solution of carbohydrates that contains C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6 sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5 sugar monomers, or any combination thereof is presented. The process includes the steps of reacting biomass or a biomass-derived reactant with a solvent system including a lactone and water, and an acid catalyst. The reaction yields a product mixture containing water-soluble C6-sugar-containing oligomers, C6-sugar monomers, C5-sugar-containing oligomers, C5-sugar monomers, or any combination thereof. A solute is added to the product mixture to cause partitioning of the product mixture into an aqueous layer containing the carbohydrates and a substantially immiscible organic layer containing the lactone. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160115560 | METHODS OF SEPARATING COMPONENTS USING MULTI-SCALE SIMULATED MOVING BED CHROMATOGRAPHY - Described is a method of separating a product from a feed stream. The method comprises introducing a feed stream comprising a product and at least one other component to a simulated moving bed system. At least two scaling factors are applied to at least one of an inlet flow and an outlet flow to determine a temporal pattern for control of the flow(s). The product is separated from the at least one other component of the feed stream. | 04-28-2016 |
| 127044000 | Chemical treatment | 3 |
| 20110048413 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING SUGAR PRODUCTS FROM GRAPES - The process according to the invention, for producing sugar products from fruits, comprising the steps of:
| 03-03-2011 |
| 20120291774 | Production of Fermentable Sugars and Lignin from Biomass Using Supercritical Fluids - Methods are disclosed for the continuous treatment of biomass comprising a pretreatment step, wherein said biomass is contacted with a first supercritical, near-critical, or sub-critical fluid to form a solid matrix and a first liquid fraction; and a hydrolysis step, wherein said solid matrix formed in said pretreatment step is contacted with a second supercritical or near-supercritical fluid to produce a second liquid fraction and a insoluble lignin-containing fraction. Also disclosed are apparatuses for the continuous conversion of biomass comprising a pretreatment reactor and a hydrolysis reactor associated with said pretreatment reactor. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130042859 | POLYMERIC ACID CATALYSTS AND USES THEREOF - Polymers useful as catalysts in non-enzymatic saccharification processes are provided. Provided are also methods for hydrolyzing cellulosic materials into monosaccharides and/or oligosaccharides using these polymeric acid catalysts. | 02-21-2013 |
| 127460100 | Treatment of sacchariferous solutions | 40 |
| 20080210222 | RUTHENIUM CATALYSTS - Sugar alcohols are prepared by catalytically hydrogenating the corresponding monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in the liquid phase over a heterogeneous ruthenium catalyst, with the exception of the preparation of sorbitol, wherein the heterogeneous ruthenium catalyst is prepared by:
| 09-04-2008 |
| 20090283093 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING FRUCTOSE AND GLUCOSE - A process for separating fructose and glucose from mixtures of fructose and glucose from a liquid phase feed solution or a solid mixture containing the fructose and glucose is disclosed. The process implements ionic liquids as selective solvents that dissolve fructose and glucose in large quantities, but at different proportions which are then separated by filtration into a precipitate and a solution of ionic liquid enriched with the other sugar. The process also involves separation of the sugars from the ionic liquid enriched with the other sugar which is accomplished by one of various processes such as extraction with water in a centrifuge or cooling to reduce the solubility of sugar and then filtration. The ionic liquid is then recycled. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110174303 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR CLARIFICATION OF SUGAR JUICES AND SYRUPS IN SUGAR MILLS - This invention relates to compositions and processes for improving the clarification of sugar juices and syrups in sugar mills. The process involves adding compositions directly to the juice and or syrup. The compositions provided in this invention are mixed intimately into the sugar juices or syrups, and allowed sufficient time to react with the sugar juices or syrups as well as with the any other chemicals added in the clarification processes so as to impart an improvement in the purity of the clarified juice or syrup obtained therefrom. Compositions include at least one particulate sulfur reagent containing at least one sulfur atom and at least three oxygen atoms, and one or more particulate solids selected from the group consisting of (A) a silica reagent, (B) a particulate phosphorous reagent containing at least one phosphorous atom and at least three oxygen atoms in the chemical formula, (C) a particulate carbonaceous reagent, (D) a particulate aluminum reagent containing at least one aluminum atom and at least three oxygen atoms in the chemical formula, (E) a particulate filter aid, (F) a polymer decolorant, (G) a particulate ammonium reagent having at least one ammonium group (NH | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120111322 | Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Cellulosic Biomass Materials in a Cavitation Reactor - A system and method for treating biomass so as to convert the biomass into a useful form is provided. In some embodiments, the system and method allow treating a biomass mixed in a fluid medium in an acoustic resonator chamber. The chamber may be used to mix the biomass with other chemical agents or catalysts. The chamber is also coupled to one or more acoustical drivers to provide an acoustical (e.g., ultrasonic) field in the chamber, which can also be driven to cause acoustic cavitation in some embodiments. The acoustic resonator chamber may also be placed under static pressure to enhance a mechanical, acoustical, or chemical effect during processing. Various examples of co-processing or pre-processing stages are also provided, including acid, base, AFEX, ammonia and other stages to enhance a desired effect. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120152236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING AND REMOVING SCALE IN A MAPLE SYRUP EVAPORATOR - The claimed subject matter provide a system for mitigation and/or elimination of scale precipitation base and side wall build up in a maple syrup primary evaporator pan, by reversing the maple sap flow to prevent liquid stagnation. | 06-21-2012 |
| 127460200 | Involving ion manipulation, e.g., ion exchange, etc. | 9 |
| 20080276931 | Sucrose Inversion Process - We disclose a method of inverting sucrose, including (i) determining an initial solids concentration of an aqueous sucrose solution (solids | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090050135 | ADSORBENT AND METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF CRUDE SUGAR JUICES - The invention is directed to a process for obtaining white sugar from sugar cane by treating the crude sugar juice with acid activated bentonite selected from the group of smectites, whereby the acid activated bentonite mixture replaces the traditional environmental unfriendly sulfitation process, wherein the mineral bentonite together with aluminium and iron sulfates, phosphoric and sulfuric acid and acid salt solutions allows to obtain a high quality white sugar. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090056707 | PROCESS OF REMOVING CALCIUM AND OBTAINING SULFATE SALTS FROM AN AQUEOUS SUGAR SOLUTION - The present invention provides a process for obtaining a product stream comprising one or more sulfate salts of potassium, sodium or ammonium from a sugar stream resulting from [processing a lignocellulosic feedstock, said sugar stream which includes calcium sulfate and one or more of these sulfate salts. The process comprises (i) treating the sugar stream to remove calcium, thereby producing a sugar stream containing substantially no calcium, and obtaining a salt stream comprising a calcium salt;(ii) choosing a feed stream that is either (a) a clarified salt stream derived from the salt stream of step (i) after removal of calcium therefrom; or (b) the sugar stream containing substantially no calcium that is produced in step (i); (iii) introducing the feed stream chosen in step (ii) to an ion exchange bed; and (iv) regenerating the ion exchange resin bed of step (iii) with sulfuric acid to produce the product stream. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090145426 | REFINED SUGAR MANUFACTURING PROCESS - “PROCESS OF DIRECT REFINED SUGAR PRODUCTION”, being a process that uses the sugar syrup as raw material to produce granulated refined sugar, characterized by changing the conventional process of non-refinated sugar production by the addition of three modules designated as clarification, decoloration and new cooking process that, together with the conventional plant, allow the production of refined sugar, and there is not necessity of crystallized sugar dissolution, followed by its recrystallization. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090151715 | METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF HIGH PURITY SUCROSE MATERIAL - A method for purifying a sucrose material already in a high purity liquid, crystalline or other form of sucrose, such as raw sugar, utilizing chromatography, or utilizing chromatography in connection with other methods of purification. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100043784 | TREATMENT OF SUGAR JUICE - 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. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100307485 | LIQUID SUGAR FROM RAW GRANULATED CANE SUGAR PURIFYING PROCESS - This invention refers to a process for purifying sugar syrup, usually called liquid sugar, prepared with raw granulated cane sugar, in order to obtain a product called purified liquid sugar, with a degree of purity, referred to the content of ashes and color, similar or greater that the purity of a syrup prepared from refined granulated cane sugar, which is equivalent to a content of ICUMSA conductimetric ashes below 0.04% and a color of less than 45 ICUMSA units. The increase in direct reducing sugars content in the product is less than 0.2% with respect to the content of reducing sugars present in raw granulated cane sugar used as raw material for this process, and the pH is kept in the range of 6.0 to 7.5. The process consists of dissolving raw granulated sugar in order to obtain a syrup, filtering, primary bleaching by ion exchange with strong base anionic type resins, demineralizing and complementary bleaching by ion exchange with cationic- and anionic-type resins packed in a mixed bed column, polishing of the syrup by contact with an adsorbent powder material and filtering, and treatment with ultra violet rays. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120060832 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRANULATED REFINED SUGAR FROM SUGAR CANE JUICE - 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. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20160194727 | CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF SUGARS USING BLEND OF CATION EXCHANGE RESINS | 07-07-2016 |
| 127048000 | Chemical precipitation of impurities | 6 |
| 20110277751 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUGAR FROM SUGARCANE - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing sugar, which short-circuits at least one sulfitation step and utilizes means for minimizing microbe/microorganism activity and reducing the impurities in the sugar. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120216799 | Method for Obtaining White Sugar from Cane Juice - The invention relates to a method for obtaining white sugar from cane juice, characterized in that it involves: obtaining sugar colors of between 300 and 150 ICUMSA units, with a sulphite content no greater than 5 ppm and an ash content no greater than 0.2% in the case of white sugar and in the case of refined sugar with colors less than 40 UI, less than 5 ppm sulphites and less than 0.04% ash, using fewer chemical products and devices and comprising the formation of reducing sugars; as well as optimizing the production time, reducing deterioration, making the process and the chemical products more efficient and preventing SO2 contamination. The method is characterized in that it simplifies the traditional method of obtaining white sugar using elemental sulfur, eliminating prealkalinization and sulphiting and the respective machinery and equipment and reducing the number of chemical products, such as lime, phosphoric acid, sulfur and activated carbon, in order to aggregate only sodium metabisulphite optionally complemented with monosodium phosphate in juice with pH values of 4 to 6.6 prior to any process involving the clarification of juice, cane syrup or molten liquor. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20150354017 | METHODS FOR REMOVING RESIDUAL SOLIDS FROM ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSATE TO MAKE PURIFIED FERMENTABLE SUGAR SYRUP - The invention provides a method for purifying a biomass hydrolysate comprising sugars and suspended particles, comprising centrifuging the biomass hydrolysate, thermally treating the centrifuged hydrolysate to chemically or physically agglomerate the suspended particles, and filtering the thermally treated hydrolysate to remove agglomerated suspended particles, thereby generating a purified hydrolysate (sugar syrup). The sequence of steps may be varied. Biomass hydrolysates may be provided from a wide variety of processes. Surprisingly, a 20-fold improvement in sugar purity (total suspended solids content) is demonstrated experimentally, compared to prior methods. | 12-10-2015 |
| 127050000 | Alkaline reagent followed by precipitant | 1 |
| 20150101594 | COLD JUICE CLARIFICATION PROCESS - A process for cold clarification of juice is described. A sugar cane or beet juice clarification process to clarify raw juice by means of aeration of fresh raw juice, addition of milk or lime, anionic and/or cationic flocculants, particularly together with a carbonating process, addition of phosphoric acid and then passing the juice through activated carbon bed is described. The process eliminates the need to heat the juice at any stage thus making it more cost effective, energy saving and gives better yield in terms of quality and quantity both. The recycling of defecated, carbonated and phosphated filtered juice and carbonated and phosphated mud that reduces the consumption of lime, CO | 04-16-2015 |
| 127051000 | Acid reagent followed by precipitant | 1 |
| 20140150776 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESS FOR IMPROVING CARBONATATION CLARIFICATION OF SUGAR LIQUORS AND SYRUPS - This invention relates to compositions and processes for improving the carbonatation clarification of sugar liquors and syrups. The improved processes involve adding compositions to a sugar liquor directly in the carbonated liquor holding tank (after the final carbonatation saturator), upstream of the carbonated liquor holding tank but downstream of the final stage Carbonatation saturator, before filtration of the carbonated liquor, or at any stage in the sugar purification process. The compositions provided in this invention are mixed intimately into the sugar liquors or syrups, and allowed sufficient time to react to impart an improvement in the clarified liquor obtained therefrom. Compositions can include combinations of one or more of a particulate sulfur reagent, particulate phosphorous reagent, particulate aluminum reagent, silica reagent, particulate carbonaceous reagent, particulate filter aid, a polymer decolorant, and particulate ammonium reagent. | 06-05-2014 |
| 127052000 | Gassing | 1 |
| 20150329924 | Method for Carbonation - The present application discloses a method for carbonation with CO | 11-19-2015 |
| 127053000 | Physical separation of impurities | 16 |
| 20130092157 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF AQUEOUS REFINED SUGAR SOLUTION - Disclosed is a method for producing an aqueous refined sugar solution, in which a biomass residues that are formed during a step of producing a sugar from a cellulose-containing biomass is removed in a step of producing an aqueous sugar solution, thereby preventing the clogging of a microfiltration membrane and/or an ultrafiltration membrane and ensuring long-term, stable production of an aqueous refined sugar solution. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing an aqueous refined sugar solution using a cellulose-containing biomass as a raw material, which comprises the steps of: (1) decomposing cellulose-containing biomass to produce an aqueous sugar solution; (2) subjecting the aqueous sugar solution resulting from step (1) to aggregation treatment with an aggregation agent to produce an aqueous sugar solution having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or more as determined by particle size distribution measurement; and (3) filtering the aqueous sugar solution resulting from step (2) through a microfiltration membrane and/or an ultrafiltration membrane and subsequently recovering an aqueous sugar solution from the downstream side. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140345603 | PROCESS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF CONCENTRATED SUGARY SYRUP WITH LOW ENERGY REQUIREMENT - The invention provides a progressive freeze-concentration process for the commercial production of sugar, particularly maple, syrup including the steps of exposure of collected raw sugar solutions and maple sap on-site to a predominantly or relatively naturally occurring cold surface, gradually cooling the sap to a temperature sufficient to commence freezing of a water ice, continuing the cooling and freezing to form a solid body of water ice and a liquid component separate from the solid body containing first sugars, continuing the cooling and freezing until the first sugars containing liquid component reaches a substantially thickened or gel consistency, and thirdly, separation of the first sugars containing liquid component from the said solid body. | 11-27-2014 |
| 127055000 | Filtering or sorption | 10 |
| 20090126719 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUGAR CANE FILTER CAKE MUD AND EXTRACTING COMPONENT PRODUCTS - A process for the treatment of sugar cane filter cake mud separates and extracts the mud's components into useful materials. The materials include fiber, lignin, beta-carotene, oil containing a high content of phytosterols, and refined wax. The fiber can be used as an animal feed or a source of energy, the refined wax is a resource of policosanol and other established purposes, and resin can be used an additive in asphalt mixtures and tire manufacturing or can be recycled back into the sugar milling process. The process is self contained, requiring the input only of fresh water and chemical additives to adjust pH and coloration. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090173339 | SEPARATION PROCESS - The invention relates to an improved nanofiltration process of recovering xylose from a solution of a plant-based biomass hydrolysate. The process of the present invention is based on the regulation of the xylose flux in the nanofiltration process. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110108021 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR SUGAR TREATMENT - A composition and process for treating sugar solutions that includes one or more sources of ammonium that obtain a pH in water solution above pH 7.0, such as ammonium bicarbonate (NH | 05-12-2011 |
| 20150083118 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SUGAR SOLUTION - A method of producing a sugar liquid includes filtering a sugar liquid through a nanofiltration membrane and collecting a sugar liquid from the feed side, wherein a sugar liquid containing an organic liquid compound having a relative dielectric constant of not less than 17 at 25° C. is filtered through the nanofiltration membrane. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150090252 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PASTEURIZATION OF SAP AND PRODUCT THEREOF - The present document describes an apparatus, and processes for the sterilization and/or pasteurization of sap without denaturing polyphenols and other ingredients present therein, and a sap product prepared from the processes | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150136121 | METHODS FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS - The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160040258 | Lactose Recovery - The present invention relates to a method of recovering lactose from a lactose-containing liquid source comprising providing a lactose-containing liquid source, crystallising the lactose in the lactose-containing liquid source to generate one or more lactose-containing liquid streams, recovering a lactose-containing extract from the one or more lactose-containing liquid streams by subjecting the one or more lactose-containing liquid streams to filtration to remove cells, proteins, polypeptides, polysaccharides, lipid, ions or salts. The method also includes processing the lactose-containing liquid streams using at least nanofiltration, ultrafiltration and/or centrifugal separation and recycling the lactose-containing extract into the lactose-containing liquid source. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160060719 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING BEET JUICE - The present invention relates to a process for purifying beet sugar juice and more particularly sugar juice obtained by pressing beets. It also relates to the purified juice and to the uses thereof, in particular as a fermentation substrate and for preparing granulated sugar. The purification process according to the invention comprises a step of passing the juice to be treated through a cellulose-fibre-based pre-layer. This process can be improved when the juice to be treated comprises between 0.1% and 4% of cellulose fibres. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160201152 | PROCESSING BIOMASS | 07-14-2016 |
| 20190144955 | RECOVERY OF LACTOSE FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION | 05-16-2019 |
| 127056000 | Centrifuging | 2 |
| 20090120430 | Continuous process for the preparation of crystalline lactulose - The present invention concerns a process that can be realised continuously for the preparation of anhydrous crystalline lactulose from commercial aqueous syrups that contain it, characterised in that the crystallisation and consequent separation of the high-purity lactulose with high yields from the syrup is triggered by mixing the ore pulp (or recycled ore pulp), obtained from a previous lactulose crystallisation phase, with the syrup itself. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20160201151 | PROCESSING BIOMASS | 07-14-2016 |
| 127057000 | Settling or flotation | 2 |
| 20090126720 | SUGAR CANE JUICE CLARIFICATION PROCESS - A process to clarify raw sugar cane juice, which comprises adding a source of lime, adding an anionic inorganic colloid, and separating of the resulting sugar cane juice, is disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20140150777 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR IMPROVING PHOSPHATATION CLARIFICATION OF SUGAR LIQUORS AND SYRUPS - A process for improving phosphatation clarification of sugars can include adding to a sugar liquor a composition having at least one particulate sulfur reagent and at least one or more other particulate solids selected from, a particulate phosphorous reagent, a particulate carbonaceous reagent, a particulate aluminum reagent, a particulate filter aid, and a particulate ammonium reagent. The composition can be added to the phosphatation chemical reaction tank or prior to the phosphatation chemical reaction tank. Phosphatation chemicals, for example polymer decolorant, phosphoric acid, lime and a flocculent, can be added into the process at least five minutes after adding the composition. In using the process, the amount of phosphatation chemicals added is less than the amount of phosphatation chemicals required in the absence of addition of the composition or the purity of the sugar is improved as measured by one or more of color, turbidity and ash. | 06-05-2014 |
| 127058000 | Crystallizing or solidifying | 4 |
| 20100288269 | PROCESS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF CONCENTRATED SUGARY SYRUP WITH LOW ENERGY REQUIREMENT - The invention provides a process for the commercial production of sugar, particularly maple, syrup including the steps of exposure of collected raw sugar solutions and maple sap on-site to a predominantly or relatively naturally occurring cold surface, gradually cooling the sap to a temperature sufficient to commence freezing, continuing the cooling and freezing to form a solids body of sap ice and a component separate from the solids body containing first sugars, continuing the cooling and freezing until the first sugars containing component reaches a substantially thickened or solid consistency, and thirdly, separation of the first sugars containing component from the said solids body. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20140174434 | Method for Increasing the Yield in Lactose Production (l) - A method for improving the yield during the production of crystalline alpha lactose is suggested, wherein
| 06-26-2014 |
| 127060000 | Seeding | 1 |
| 20090114214 | PROCESS FOR THE EVAPOCRYSTALLIZATION OF MALTITOL - A process for preparing maltitol crystals by evapocrystallization, includes preparing a maltitol solution with a maltitol richness of at least 85% based on dry matter, preferably a maltitol richness of between 89% and 99% based on dry matter, and even more preferably a maltitol richness of between 93% and 95% based on dry matter; concentrating under vacuum maltitol solution in the evapocrystallizer so as to obtain a maltitol syrup whose degree of maltitol supersaturation is within the metastable zone of maltitol; seeding the supersaturated maltitol solution with a maltitol seed crystal in dispersed form; performing the crystallization while keeping constant the degree of maltitol supersaturation within the metastable zone of maltitol by controlling the conditions of temperature, the conditions of vigorous stirring by pumping of the evaporation vapors, and the conditions of feeding in of the maltitol syrup to be crystallized; and recovering the crystals thus obtained. | 05-07-2009 |
| 127061000 | Evaporating to crystallization | 1 |
| 20080230051 | Apparatus And A Process For Drying High Carbohydrate Content Liquids - The invention relates to an apparatus for drying a liquid predominately containing solid matter of carbohydrates to a non-sticky powder. The apparatus comprises a spray drying chamber ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 127063000 | Treating solid sugar or crystals | 1 |
| 20120291775 | Method of Treating Honey - A soft, spreadable honey product is formed by feeding the honey in raw solid form through a side feed chute into a container defined by a vertical rotating auger with a clearance between the flight and the container. The auger flight drives the material to one discharge end of the container with a closed discharge valve at the discharge end to cause the honey to be admixed within the container and the crystals to fracture and to interact with one another so as to grind them down making them smooth and small. The mixing action is carried out until the crystals in the honey are broken down sufficiently to form the honey into the soft, spreadable honey product and carried out without the use of any heat at any time and without filtering the product. | 11-22-2012 |
