Filter media for the removal of particles, ions, and biological materials, and decolorization in a sugar purification process, and use thereof

A filter media for removing contaminants from and decolorizing liquid sugar comprising:

• a sorbent material 25-50% by weight wherein the sorbent material is an ion exchange media comprising an ion exchange resin having a D50 of 1-30 micrometers;
• a fiber in a compositional range from 0.01 to less than 5% by weight, said fiber having a fiber length in the range of 0.5-500 micrometers, a Canadian Standard of Freeness measurement in the range of 0-100, and a surface area in the range of greater than 0 to 200 m2/g;
• an electrolyte in a compositional range from 0.01-1% by weight;
• and
• wherein the filter media exhibits a flow rate up to 0.119 gpm at 50 PSI.

A filter media for removing contaminants from and decolorizing liquid sugar comprising:

• a sorbent material 25-50% by weight, wherein the sorbent material is inorganic media, an adsorption media or ion exchange media, or a metal-organic framework;
• a fiber in a compositional range from 0.01 to less than 5% by weight, having a fiber length in the range of 0.5-500 micrometers, a Canadian Standard of Freeness measurement in the range of 0-100, and a surface area in the range of greater than 0 to 200 m2/g;
• an electrolyte in a compositional range from 0.01-1% by weight;
• wherein the sorbent material includes:
• 0.001-99% carbon by weight;
• 0.001-99.9% ion exchange resin by weight having a D50 of 1-30 micrometers;
• and
• 0.001-99.9% inorganic sorbent media by weight.

A filter media for removing contaminants from and decolorizing liquid sugar comprising:

• a sorbent material 25-50% by weight, wherein the sorbent material is inorganic, an adsorption or ion exchange media, or a metal-organic framework, wherein the ion exchange resin has a D50 of 1-30 micrometers, the sorbent material comprises carbon having a D50 particle size of 1-50 micrometers, and a pore volume of said sorbent material being in the range of 1.0-2.5 cc/g, a surface area of said sorbent material being in the range of 1300-1500 m2/g, and wherein said sorbent material includes:
• 0.001-99% carbon by weight;
• 0.001-99.9% ion exchange resin by weight;
• and 0.001-99.9% of said sorbent media by weight;
• a fiber in a compositional range from greater than 0.3% to less than 2.0% by weight, wherein the fiber diameter is 200-1500 nanometers, the length is 0.500-500 micrometers, the Canadian Standard of Freeness measurement is 0-100, and the surface area is 0.1-200 m2/g;
• and
• an electrolyte in a compositional range from 0.01-1% by weight.

A powder mixture filter media for removing contaminants from and decolorizing liquid sugar comprising:

• a sorbent material 25-50% by weight, wherein the sorbent material is an inorganic media, an adsorption media or ion exchange media, or a metal-organic framework;
• a fiber in a compositional range from 0.01 to less than 5% by weight, having a fiber diameter in the range of 200-1500 nanometers, a fiber length in the range of 0.5-1000 micrometers, a Canadian Standard of Freeness measurement in the range of 0-100, and a surface area in the range of greater than 0 to 200 m2/g;
• and
• an electrolyte in a compositional range from 0.01-1% by weight.