Efficient Continuous Production of Lactulose Syrup by Alkaline Isomerization Using an Organogermanium Compound. 2019

Takae Nagasawa, and Katsuyuki Sato, and Takafumi Kasumi
1 Asai Germanium Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Lactulose, a keto-type disaccharide widely used in pharmaceuticals and functional foods, is produced by the isomerization of lactose. The organogermanium compound poly-trans-[(2-carboxyethyl) germasesquioxane] (Ge-132) is an effective reaction promoter for the conversion of lactose to lactulose because of its high affinity to ketoses. Herein, an effective method for the continuous production of lactulose syrup was developed using Ge-132 through the alkaline isomerization of lactose in a bench-scale plant. This plant carried out a continuous isomerization process using Ge-132, continuous two-step separation process for separating the sugar and Ge-132, a continuous purification and concentration processes for the lactulose syrup, and separation and purification processes for the recovery of Ge-132. In this bench-scale plant, lactulose-containing syrup (350 g/L lactulose, 92 g/L lactose, and 31 g/L galactose) was prepared. The syrup was produced at a rate of 37.7 mL/h, and the content of residual Ge-132 in the syrup was 2 mg/L. The separation process was a two-step separation system requiring an ordinary electrodialyzer and an electro deionizer, which allowed the separation of more than 99.6 % Ge-132 from the reaction mixture. Moreover, the majority of Ge-132 and sodium hydroxide were recovered through electrodialysis using a bipolar membrane. The proposed system is the first to represent the novel development of an effective continuous production system for lactulose-containing syrup on the basis of the use of organogermanium compounds and incorporation of the electrodialysis technology.

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