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Patent US6685781 - Fractionation method for sucrose-containing solutions - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method for separating sucrose and a second dissolved component from a sucrose-containing solution, preferably a beet-derived sucrose-containing solution, wherein the solution is subjected to a first fractionation by a continuous or sequential chromatographic simulated moving bed process to yield a...http://www.google.com/patents/US6685781?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6685781 - Fractionation method for sucrose-containing solutionsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6685781 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/269,376Publication dateFeb 3, 2004Filing dateOct 11, 2002Priority dateSep 30, 1994Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2200301A1, CA2200301C, DE69524092D1, DE69524092T2, EP0764219A1, EP0764219B1, US5795398, US6214125, US6482268, US20010001956, US20030121516, WO1996010650A1Publication number10269376, 269376, US 6685781 B2, US 6685781B2, US-B2-6685781, US6685781 B2, US6685781B2InventorsGöran Hyöky, Hannu Paananen, Kaj-Erik Montén, Heikki Heikkilä, Jarmo KuismaOriginal AssigneeDanisco Sweeteners OyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (172), Non-Patent Citations (113), Referenced by (15), Classifications (12), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFractionation method for sucrose-containing solutions
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