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With hydrogen;nickel; In water; at 20 - 130℃; under 22502.3 - 97509.8 Torr;Autoclave;Product distribution / selectivity; |
Hydrogenation of isomaltulose solution, 50% dry matter, 30 bar816 g aqueous isomaltulose solution (50% dry matter) was introduced into the autoclave reactor. At a temperature of 300C, the solution was supplemented with 4.1 g, 16.3 g and 28.6 g of nickel catalyst (Degussa, BK 111 W), respectively, corresponding to 1%, 4% and 7% of catalyst, respectively, based on the dry sugar content of the isomaltulose solution. The reactor was closed and inertized 3 times with nitrogen. The nitrogen was exchanged with hydrogen 3 times and subsequently, the hydrogen pressure was adjusted to 30 bar. The rotation speed was increased to 1,220 rpm and the isomaltulose solution was heated from 300C to 1300C with a heating rate of 3C/min. Consumed hydrogen was automatically replenished so that the pressure of 30 bar was maintained throughout the course of the hydrogenation reaction. Samples were taken when the temperature of 1300C was reached, having the compositions set out in Table 2.Table 2GPS*: GPS consists primarily of 1,6-GPS and minor amounts of 1,1-GPS, the latter being formed from trehalulose. 1,1-GPS and 1,6-GPS co-elute in the HPLC method used.It is evident from Table 2 that the GPM/GPS ratio is dependant on the catalyst concentration at constant heating rate. The ratio cis/trans isomer (GPM/GPS) decreases with increased catalyst concentrationThe reaction containing 1% catalyst was continued for an additional hour at 1300C in order to demonstrate that the reaction can be completed and the remaining <n="13"/>isomaltulose content can be reduced below 0.05% without changing the obtained GPM/GPS ratio significantly.; Example 2 Hydrogenation of isomaltulose solution, 50% dry matter, 130 bar816 g aqueous isomaltulose solution (50% dry matter) was introduced into the autoclave reactor. At a temperature of 300C the solution was supplemented with 4.1 g, 16.3 g and 28.6 g of nickel catalyst (Degussa, BK 111 W), respectively, corresponding to 1%, 4% and 7% of catalyst, respectively, based on the dry sugar content of the isomaltulose solution. The reactor was closed and inertized 3 times with nitrogen. The nitrogen was exchanged with hydrogen 3 times and subsequently, the hydrogen pressure was adjusted to 130 bar. The rotation speed was increased to 1,220 rpm and the isomaltulose solution was heated from 300C to 13O0C with a heating rate of 3C/min. Consumed hydrogen was automatically replenished so that the pressure of 130 bar was maintained throughout the course of the hydrogenation reaction. Samples were taken when the temperature of 1300C was reached, having the compositions set out in Table 3.Table 3It is evident from Table 3 that the GPM/GPS ratio is dependant on the catalyst concentration at constant heating rate. The ratio cis/trans isomer (GPM/GPS) decreases with increased catalyst concentration.; Example 3Hydrogenation of isomaltulose solution, 30% dry matter, 80 bar746 g aqueous isomaltulose solution (30% dry matter) was introduced into the autoclave reactor. At a temperature of 3O0C the solution was supplemented with 2.2 g, 9.0 g and 15.7 g of nickel catalyst (Degussa, BK 111 W), respectively, corresponding to 1%, 4% and 7% of catalyst, respectively, based on the dry sugar content of the isomaltulose solution. The reactor was closed an inertized 3 times with nitrogen. The nitrogen was exchanged with hydrogen 3 times and subsequently, the hydrogen pressure was adjusted to 80 bar. The rotation speed was increased to 1,220 rpm and the isomaltulose solution was heated from 300C to 1300C with a heating rate of 3C/min. Consumed hydrogen was automatically replenished so that the pressure of 80 bar was maintained throughout the course of the hydrogenation reaction. The samples were taken when the temperature of 1300C was reached, having the compositions set out in table 4.Table 4It is evident from table 4 that the GPM/GPS ratio is dependent on the catalyst concentration at constant heating rate. The ratio cis/trans isomer (GPM/GPS) decreases with increased catalyst concentration.; Examples 6-8The following embodiments of the present invention relate to a process for the preparation of a mixture of the stereoisomeric sugar alcohols 6-O-alpha-D- glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,6-GPS) and 1-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol (1,1- GPM) by hydrogenation of isomaltulose using a Raney nickel catalyst at increased hydrogen pressure, wherein the ratio of 1,6-GPS/1,1-GPM can be regulated by changing the heating rate of the reaction mixture. The isomaltulose reagent is specified in Table 1 (supra). The isomaltulose was hydrogenated as described for Examples 1-3 with different starting temperatures as mentioned in the following examples. For analysis of the obtained hydrogenation product samples, the same procedures were utilized as stated above. <n="18"/>Example 6Hydrogenation of isomaltulose solution, 30% dry matter, 30 bar746 g aqueous isomaltulose solution (30% dry matter), introduced into the autoclave reactor, was supplemented with 9... |