Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.37, No.12, 4808-4815, 1998
Separation of simple sugars by selectivity inverted parametric pumping
An alternative process to separate the isomeric mixture of frutose and glucose is presented. A laboratory study of a two-column, selectivity inverted, direct-mode parametric pump is reported. An anionic resin in carbonate form and a cationic resin in calcium form are used as adsorbents for the columns. The experimental results show that it is possible to simultaneously obtain separation and concentration with this system. A kinetic model assuming linear equilibrium, intraparticle pore diffusion, and axial dispersion is proposed and solved. The model solutions are compared with experimental results, and the comparisons indicate good prediction capabilities.
Keywords:COUNTERCURRENT ADSORPTION SYSTEM;FRUCTOSE SYRUP;OPERATION;GLUCOSE;DESORPTION;MIXTURES;BATCH;RESIN