VERFAHREN ZUM KOMPRIMIEREN VON SORBIT UND DERARTIG ERHALTENES ERZEUGNIS

• Main Authors: DEVOS,FRANCIS, HUCHETTE,MICHEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: German
• Published: 25.09.1980
• Edition: 3
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CHEWING GUM; COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; CONFECTIONERY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; ICE-CREAM; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PREPARATION THEREOF; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING

A preparation of sorbitol which can be compressed has at least 90% by weight of the sorbitol in gamma form and comprises blunt-shaped particles with an orientated micro- needles surface state. The sorbitol is manufactured by mixing finely divided molten sorbitol, of dry matter content greater than 98%, with essentially the same amount of pulverulent sorbitol of particle size less than 5 mm at a temperature above 95 DEG C in an open rotating vessel to form grains which when ripened contain at least 90% by weight of gamma sorbitol. These grains, if necessary reduced in size, can be compressed to provide tablets comprising sorbitol for dietetic or pharmaceutical use.