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Patent Inventor Names
Christopher C. Luckett0
Aiguo Liu0
Date of Patent
July 19, 2011
0Patent Application Number
120609290
Date Filed
April 2, 2008
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A process for converting aqueous sorbitol to xylitol and isosorbide in the presence of an acid catalyst, and in the absence of an enzyme or of a hydrogenating catalyst, is disclosed. In the process, a sorbitol solution is reacted with an acid zeolite to produce xylitol and isosorbide.
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