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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard Darsow, Krefeld, DE;
Wolfgang Biedermann, Krefeld, DE;
Assignee:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536124 ; 536125 ; 568863 ; 568881 ;
Abstract
In the preparation of a mixture of .alpha.-D-glucopyranosido-1,6-mannitol and .alpha.-D-glucopyranoside-1,6-sorbitol by catalytically hydrogenating .alpha.-D-glucopyranosido-1,6-fructose in aqueous solution with hydrogen under increased pressure and at elevated temperature, the improvement which comprises effecting the hydrogenation continuously over a fixed bed of support-free shaped pieces of elements of sub-group 8 of the periodic table, which serve as the hydrogenation catalyst. The product can be directly used as a sweetener, without purification. The catalyst life is extremely long.