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US 9,187,574 B2Granted
Microprocessing for preparing a polycondensate
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsChristof Franz Kuesters, Bruno Frederic Stengel, Walther Benzinger, Jurgen J. Brandner
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing polydextrose by using a microdevice. It further relates to the use of a microdevice for the polycondensation reactions.
Claims17
A process for preparing polydextrose, the process comprising:
- a) providing glucose;
- b) adding an acidifying catalyst to the glucose to provide an acidic composition;
- c) injecting the acidic composition through a microdevice that comprises at least one of a micro mixer, a micro heat exchanger, and a micro reactor suitable for use in the polycondensation of carbohydrates;
- and d) collecting polydextrose that is a randomly cross-linked polysaccharide complex having predominantly β-1-6 and β-1-4 linkage, wherein the glucose is provided as an aqueous solution having a dry matter content of 50 to 99%.
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