Patent ID: 8486474
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: C13B

Abstract:
1. A process for treating a carbonated liquor in a sugar refining process comprising adding to a sugar syrup or carbonated liquor a composition comprising from about 15% to about 50% of a polymer decolorant in the commercially available state; from about 50% to about 75% of a particulate carbonaceous reagent; from about 1% to about 15% of at least one particulate sulfur reagent containing at least one sulfur atom and at least three oxygen atoms in the chemical formula; and optionally 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 aluminum reagent containing at least one aluminum atom and at least three oxygen atoms in the chemical formula, (D) a particulate filter aid, and (E) a particulate ammonium reagent having at least one ammonium group (NH