Sweeter alternatives
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Artificial sugar substitutes with better properties than their predecessors are now emerging in the US market. Compared to their synthetic forerunners, such as saccharin, cyclamate, these new sweeteners are expected to be less affected by concerns regarding their safety, heat and pH stability, and flexibility as a preservative and flavor enhancer. These new sugar alternatives include Nutrinova's sulfame-K, a potassium salt that is 200 times sweeter than sugar but supposedly does not accumulate in the human body; Tate & Lyle PLC's sucralose, marketed as Splenda; acesulfame-K from Hoechst AG, which was recently approved for use in liquid-based beverages by the US FDA; and Monsanto's Neotame, which is 10,000 times sweeter than sugar and has no calories.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0009-2460
Year: 1998
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SCC Industries updates Screw-Lift Conveyors
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SCC Industries of Hammond, IN, has introduced its redesigned Screw-Lift Conveyor with new specifications and drive configurations. The company has incorporated the costs advantages of solid tube housing in the basic design, while providing the end users the superior conveying principles used. The Screw Lift, which is available in five base models and three sizes, can be used in nonabrasive products such as sugar, soap chips, powdered coffee and sawdust.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0009-2460
Year: 1999
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New catalytic filter destroys dioxins, furans
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A retrofittable reactive filter designed to destroy dioxins and furans in stationary industrial plants and incinerators was launched by Elkton, MD- based WL Gore and Associates. Named Remedia D/F, the catalytic filter has a membrane made of Gore-Tex expanded popytetrafluoro ethylene (e-PTFE) film and bonded to a catalytically active e-PTFE felt. Remedia D/F has the capacity to capture particles less than one micron in diameter.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0009-2460
Year: 1999
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