Method for producing xylitol
US5998607A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC13K13/002
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing xylitol from a material containing xylose and xylonic acid. According to the method, xylose and xylonic acid are separated from the material containing xylose and xylonic acid, whereafter the separated xylose and xylonic acid are reduced to xylitol, and the xylitol is recovered.
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