Method for preparing high-purity anhydrosugar alcohol having improved yield by using waste from crystallization step
US9260447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D9/0013
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a technique for preparing an anhydrosugar alcohol using hydrogenated sugar as a raw material and, more specifically, to a technique for preparing a high-purity anhydrosugar alcohol by adding an acid to hydrogenated sugar (for example, hexitol) to convert same to an anhydrosugar alcohol, then distilling the converted liquid, and crystallizing the distilled liquid in a solvent, the technique removing a crystallization solvent from a crystallization mother liquor generated during a crystallization step and then introducing the resultant product together with the distilled liquid and the converted liquid into a distillation step, thereby being capable of improving the total distillation yield of the anhydrosugar alcohol, improving distillation efficiency by improving the mobility of a distillate, and further reducing the amount of generated waste and treatment costs and thus highly efficiently preparing the high-purity anhydrosugar alcohol at reduced costs.
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