Patent ID: 7931751
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: B01D,C13B

Abstract:
1. A method for purifying a high purity sucrose material, the method comprising: feeding a stream comprising a high purity sucrose material, which has a concentration of sucrose of at least about 96% of total dissolved solids on a dry solids basis, to a chromatographic process in a system comprising one or more chromatographic columns or beds; and producing at least a first product stream and a second product stream from said chromatographic process, wherein said first product stream comprises a higher concentration of said sucrose on a dry solids basis than said stream comprising said high purity sucrose material and a higher concentration of said sucrose on a dry solids basis than said second product stream, and wherein said second product stream comprises a higher concentration of one or more non-sucrose components than said first product stream.