Cultor Corporation

Danisco Finland Oy

Cultor Oy

Finnfeeds Finland Oy

Sareko Agro Oy

Kaj-Erik Monten

Hannu A Paananen

Heikki O Heikkila

Jarmo Kuisma

Goran Hyoky

Jari Lewandowski

Hannu Koivikko

Juha H Apajalahti

Erkki Virtanen

Outi Puuppo

Marianne Nyström

Markku Virkki

Mika Manttäri

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.

Process for recovering betaine

The invention relates to a method for the fractionation of molasses using a chromatographic simulated moving bed system with two or more loops in which the liquid flow can be effected in a system comprising at least two chromatographic partial packing material beds. In the method of the invention, product(s) are recovered during a process comprising one or more of the following phases: a feeding phase of molasses, an eluting phase and a recycling phase. The liquid present in the partial packing material beds with their dry solids profile can be recycled in the recycling phase in one or more loops comprising one or more partial packing material beds.

Method for the fractionation of molasses

Use of an organic acids containing fraction for preserving forage

A 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 sucrose-enriched fraction and a fraction enriched with the second dissolved component. The resulting fraction enriched with the second component is subjected to a second chromatographic fractionation that is a simulated moving bed or batch type process, to yield a second sucrose-enriched fraction and a second fraction enriched with the second dissolved component wherein both fractions have an improved yield or purity.

Fractionation method of sucrose-containing solutions

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Lapinkylä, Finland

Kaj-Erik Monten