Sugar compositions

• US 10,041,138 B1
• Filed: 04/09/2018
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Virdia LLC (Stora Enso Oyj)
• Original Assignee: Virdia, Inc. (Stora Enso Oyj)
• Inventors: Eyal, Aharon, Jansen, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Mayes, Melvin C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cohen, Stefanie J
• Application Number:
  US15/948,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20180223383A1
• Time in Patent Office: 120 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/30 containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols, e.g. xylitol; containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin products from apiculture A23L21/20; artificial sweetening agents A23L27/30
• CPC Class Codes: C07H 3/02 Monosaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: C07H 3/04 Disaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: C07H 3/06 Oligosaccharides, i.e. having three to five saccharide radicals attached to each other by glycosidic linkages
• CPC Class Codes: C13B 50/00 Sugar products, e.g. powdered, lump or liquid sugar; Working-up of sugar C13B40/00, C13B45/00 take precedence; confectionery A23G3/00
• CPC Class Codes: C13K 1/02 obtained by saccharification of cellulosic materials manufacture of fodder A23K10/32
• CPC Class Codes: C13K 11/00 Fructose separation from invert sugar C13K3/00
• CPC Class Codes: C13K 13/00 Sugars not otherwise provided for in this class
• CPC Class Codes: C13K 13/002 Xylose

Abstract

A sugar composition comprising: at least 40% dissolved solids in an aqueous solution having a viscosity at least 10% lower than a 42 DE (Dextrose Equivalents) reference solution with a same dissolved solids concentration at a given temperature.

Claims

1. A composition comprising:

at least one water-soluble monomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate;

at least one water-soluble dimeric or higher oligomeric hemicellulose sugar;

at least one water-soluble monomeric hemicellulose sugar hydrolysate;

at least one water-soluble dimeric or higher oligomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate; and

impurities, wherein said impurities comprise at least one of;

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si;

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of calcium;

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of iron; and

less than 50 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of sulfur.

2. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said water-soluble monomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate is extracted from lignocellulosic biomass.

3. The composition of claim 1, further comprising:

water.

4. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said water-soluble monomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate is present at a concentration of at least 120 g/L.

5. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said water-soluble monomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate is glucose.

6. The composition of claim 1,

wherein the weight ratio of said water-soluble monomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate to said ash is greater than about 120:

1.

7. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si.

8. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of calcium.

9. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of iron.

10. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

less than 50 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of sulfur.

11. The composition of claim 10,

wherein said impurities further comprise:

furfural.

12. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si; and

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of calcium.

13. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si; and

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of iron.

14. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si; and

less than 50 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of sulfur.

15. The composition of claim 14,

wherein said impurities further comprise:

furfural.

16. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

less than 50 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of sulfur; and

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of calcium.

17. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities comprise:

less than 50 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of sulfur; and

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of iron.

18. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said impurities further comprise:

furfural.

19. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said water-soluble dimeric or higher oligomeric hemicellulose sugar is a dimer or higher oligomer of xylose, arabinose, or a combination thereof.

20. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said water-soluble monomeric hemicellulose sugar hydrolysate is xylose, arabinose, or a combination thereof.

21. The composition of claim 1,

wherein said water-soluble dimeric or higher oligomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate is a dimer or higher oligomer of glucose.

22. The composition of claim 21,

wherein said water-soluble dimeric or higher oligomeric cellulose sugar hydrolysate is cellobiose, isomaltose, or trehalose.

23. A composition comprising:

at least one water-soluble C6 monosaccharide hydrolysate, wherein said C6 monosaccharide hydrolysate is glucose;

at least one water-soluble C5 oligosaccharide, wherein said C5 oligosaccharide is a dimer or higher oligomer of xylose, arabinose, or a combination thereof;

at least one water-soluble C5 monosaccharide hydrolysate, wherein said C5 monosaccharide hydrolysate is xylose or arabinose;

at least one water-soluble C6 oligosaccharide hydrolysate, wherein said C6 oligosaccharide is cellobiose, isomaltose, or trehalose; and

impurities, wherein said impurities comprise at least one of;

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si;

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of calcium;

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of iron; and

less than 50 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of sulfur.

24. The composition of claim 23,

wherein said impurities comprise:

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si.

25. The composition of claim 23,

wherein said impurities further comprise:

furfural.

26. A composition comprising:

at least one water-soluble C6 monosaccharide hydrolysate;

at least one water-soluble C5 oligosaccharide having a degree of polymerization of about 2 to about 10;

at least one water-soluble C5 monosaccharide hydrolysate;

at least one water-soluble C6 oligosaccharide hydrolysate having a degree of polymerization of about 2 to about 10; and

impurities, wherein said impurities comprise at least one of;

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si;

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of calcium;

less than 1 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of iron; and

less than 50 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the total solids in the composition, of sulfur.

27. The composition of claim 26,

wherein said impurities comprise:

a total amount by weight, relative to the total solids in the composition, of less than 2500 ppm of ash, wherein the ash comprises Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si.

28. The composition of claim 26,

wherein said impurities further comprise:

furfural.

29. The composition of claim 26,

wherein said water-soluble C6 oligosaccharide hydrolysate is cellobiose, isomaltose, or trehalose.

30. The composition of claim 26,

wherein said water-soluble C5 oligosaccharide is a dimer or higher oligomer of xylose, arabinose, or a combination thereof.