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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hanspeter Degelmann, Worms, DE;
Jorg Kowalczyk, Bockenheim, DE;
Markwart Kunz, Worms, DE;
Matthias Schuttenhelm, Worms, DE;
Assignee:
Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536124 ; 53612313 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of sugars and sugar mixtures from the group consisting of isomaltulose, trehalulose, maltulose, leucrose and lactulose to sugar alcohols or sugar alcohol mixtures wherein the sugars or sugar mixtures are hydrogenated with hydrogen in an aqueous solution at elevated temperature and elevated pressure, using a nickel-containing catalyst attached to a carrier.