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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2007
Pierrick Duflot, La Couture, FR;
Baptiste Boit, Bethune, FR;
Philippe Lefevre, Haverskerque, FR;
José Lis, La Gorgue, FR;
Pierrick Duflot, La Couture, FR;
Baptiste Boit, Bethune, FR;
Philippe Lefevre, Haverskerque, FR;
José Lis, La Gorgue, FR;
Roquette Freres, Lestrem, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a granulated sorbitol of essentially γ crystalline form and having a high sorbitol content, characterized in that it has a specific surface area, determined according to the BET method, of greater than or equal to 2 m/g, preferably of between 2.2 and 4 m/g, and even more preferably of between 2.5 and 3.5 m/g, a compressibility of between 200 and 400 N, preferably of between 250 and 350 N, and a volume-average diameter, measured by laser diffraction particle sizing using a dry-system module, of between 260 and 1000 μm, preferably of between 260 and 500 μm, and even more preferably of between 260 and 350 μm.