Process for the production of xylose from a paper-grade hardwood pulp
US6512110B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21C9/002
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the production of xylose from a paper-grade hardwood pulp comprising the steps of extracting xylan contained in said pulp into a liquid phase, subjecting the xylan contained in the obtained liquid phase to conditions sufficient to hydrolyze xylan to xylose, and recovering the xylose, wherein the extracting step includes at least one treatment of an aqueous suspension of said pulp or an alkali-soluble material thereof with a xylanase enzyme.
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