Purolite^® ion exchange resins are used in a variety of processes in the sugar refining industry, both beet and cane.

Check out our new and improved Corn Sweetener Guide.  This is your one stop shop for all of your Purolite corn and sweetener information.   

The basic principles of sugar refining include:

• Decalcification
• Decolourisation using ion exchange resins and adsorbents
• Demineralisation
• Desugarisation of molasses
• De-ashing
• Quentin process
• Carix process
• Chromatographic separations

Corn and Wheat derived Sweeteners include:

The production of sweeteners from either corn or wheat feedstocks utilizes Purolite^® ion exchange resins in various processes. These include:

• Deashing/demineralisation of various syrups.
• Decolourisation and deodorisation of high performing sweetening products.
• Taste removal to prevent tainting of end use products.
• Chromatographic separation of mixtures to provide purer raw materials prior to further downstream processing.

For advances in Purolite^® Hypersol-Macronet™ Adsorbents for application in Carbonless Corn Sweetener Refining, please see the Purolite Technical Paper Carbonless Refining of Starch Hydrolyzates with Hypersol-Macronet™ Adsorbents.

Each process is a discreet challenge and each requires ion exchange resins and adsorbents of differing attributes. An extensive review of ion exchange applications in sugar refining is contained in a Purolite publication which can be obtained by contacting your nearest business centre. An overview of Purolite^® products for each of the above applications can be found in our Charcteristics & Applications Summary Brochure.

Please contact your local Purolite Office to discuss any of the above process applications in more detail.