Pérez Nebreda, A., Russo, V., Di Serio, M., Eränen, K., Murzin, D.Y., Salmi, T., Grénman, H.
High purity fructose from inulin with heterogeneous catalysis – from batch to continuous operation
(2019) Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 94 (2), pp. 418-425.
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5785
Abstract
Inulin is a valuable source of high purity fructose. The conversion of inulin to fructose utilizing an advanced sulfonic ion‐exchange resin was previously investigated in detail in a batch reactor study, where a detailed mechanistic model for the reaction kinetics was demonstrated (J Chem Technol Biotechnol 2018;93:224–232). The same catalyst was employed in tailor‐made continuous fixed‐bed reactors in the current work in order to study the feasibility of continuous operation.