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Title: Production of substantially pure fructose

Abstract

A process is disclosed for the production of substantially pure fructose from sucrose-containing substrates. The process comprises converting the sucrose to levan and glucose, purifying the levan by membrane technology, hydrolyzing the levan to form fructose monomers, and recovering the fructose.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
  2. Twin Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867395
Patent Number(s):
4927757
Assignee:
Idaho Research Foundation, Inc. (Moscow, ID)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
production; substantially; pure; fructose; process; disclosed; sucrose-containing; substrates; comprises; converting; sucrose; levan; glucose; purifying; membrane; technology; hydrolyzing; form; monomers; recovering; substantially pure; process comprises; pure fructose; membrane technology; containing substrate; /435/

Citation Formats

Hatcher, Herbert J, Gallian, John J, and Leeper, Stephen A. Production of substantially pure fructose. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Hatcher, Herbert J, Gallian, John J, & Leeper, Stephen A. Production of substantially pure fructose. United States.
Hatcher, Herbert J, Gallian, John J, and Leeper, Stephen A. Mon . "Production of substantially pure fructose". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867395.
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abstractNote = {A process is disclosed for the production of substantially pure fructose from sucrose-containing substrates. The process comprises converting the sucrose to levan and glucose, purifying the levan by membrane technology, hydrolyzing the levan to form fructose monomers, and recovering the fructose.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
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