Sweetener Applications

Ecolab offers a full line of high-performance resins for all sweetener refining applications produced from starch sources such as corn, wheat, tapioca and rice. Purolite^TM Resins are used for softening, demineralization, chromatographic separation, mixed bed polishing, enzyme support and color, taste and odor removal.

Some common applications for ion exchange resin in sweetener applications include:

• Sweetener demineralization using standard or high capacity products
• Dextrose, fructose and polyol enrichment chromatographic separation resins
• Sweetener mixed bed polishing
• Sweetener color, taste and odor adsorbents

Adsorbents resins are effective for color removal and taste and odor improvement of starch hydrolysate plant-based sweetener solutions, such as corn syrups— as well as for removing hydroxymethylfurfural and other impurities. See Sweetener Products by Application below.

Due to their high surface area and ease of regeneration, Macronet™ adsorbent resins offer economic, purity and process advantages to other adsorption methods, resulting in higher quality syrup.

Ecolab Advantage
Ecolab partners with customers on research and development projects to create tailored resins for the latest applications. We also provide value to the sweetener industry by offering outstanding technical sales and support, global presence, a customer-centered approach, and top-tier research and development laboratories and resources.

Meeting Complex Regulatory Needs
Ecolab resins for sweetener applications must meet FDA guidelines (USA) and REACH requirements (EU). Purolite produces Halal products under the supervision of several respected Islamic councils and manufacture products in compliance with Kosher production and packaging rules.

Quality and consistency are key components and an essential part of chemicals. ISO and additional standards associated with quality management, good manufacturing practices, and ease of access to regulatory information are all well regarded and extremely relevant to the food and beverage industry.

Ecolab has a dedicated, global regulatory team at our manufacturing locations to support your applications and management of change initiatives.

Please contact us with your ion exchange resin questions.