Process for recovering betaine
AssigneeFinnfeeds Finland Oy
InventorsHannu Paananen, Heikki Heikkila, Outi Puuppo, Hannu Koivikko, Kaj-Erik Monten, Mika Manttäri, Marianne Nyström
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Abstract
The invention relates to a separation process of fractionating a solution comprising betaine and sucrose by subjecting said solution to chromatographic fractionation and nanofiltration and recovering a fraction enriched in betaine and optionally a fraction enriched in sucrose. The solution to be fractionated in accordance with the present invention is typically a sugar beet-derived solution, for instance a molasses solution.
Claims41
A process of recovering betaine from a solution comprising betaine and sucrose, characterized by subjecting said solution to chromatographic fractionation and nanofiltration in any desired sequence and recovering a fraction enriched in betaine and optionally a fraction enriched in sucrose, followed by the recovery of betaine from said fraction enriched in betaine.
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