WebCPC CPC COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION

C13B PRODUCTION OF SUCROSE; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR (chemically synthesised sugars or sugar derivatives C07H ; fermentation or enzyme-using processes for preparing compounds containing saccharide radicals C12P 19/00)

  NOTE - In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meanings indicated :
  “sugar” is used in its non-scientific meaning and refers to sucrose, also called
  “table sugar” or saccharose”, a white crystalline disaccharide; “sugar juices” are solutions of sugar, essentially comprising sucrose, which are derived from different plants, e.g. beet, cane or maple; “syrups” are highly concentrated sugar juices.

C13B 5/00 Reducing the size of material from which sugar is to be extracted (for extraction of starch C08B 30/02)

C13B 5/02 ・Cutting sugar cane

C13B 5/04 ・Shredding sugar cane

C13B 5/06 ・Slicing sugar beet

C13B 5/08 ・Knives; Adjustment or maintenance thereof

C13B 10/00 Production of sugar juices (tapping of tree-juices A01G 23/10; tapping-spouts, receptacles for juices A01G 23/14)

C13B 10/003 ・{using chemicals other than extracting agents}

C13B 10/006 ・{Conservation of sugar juices}

C13B 10/02 ・Expressing juice from sugar cane or similar material, e.g. sorghum saccharatum

C13B 10/025 ・・{Treatment of sugar cane before extraction (C13B 5/00 takes precedence)}

C13B 10/04 ・・combined with imbibition

C13B 10/06 ・・Sugar-cane crushers

C13B 10/08 ・Extraction of sugar from sugar beet with water

C13B 10/083 ・・{Treatment of sugar beet before extraction (C13B 5/00 takes precedence)}

C13B 10/086 ・・{Processes or apparatus with discontinuous loading}

C13B 10/10 ・・Continuous processes

C13B 10/102 ・・・{having rotatable means for agitation or transportation}

C13B 10/105 ・・・・{Rotating apparatus}

C13B 10/107 ・・・{with transportation in the form of thin layers, e.g. by endless chains}

C13B 10/12 ・・Details of extraction apparatus, e.g. arrangements of pipes or valves

C13B 10/14 ・using extracting agents other than water, e.g. alcohol or salt solutions

C13B 15/00 Expressing water from material from which sugar has been extracted (from starch-extracted material C08B 30/10)

C13B 15/02 ・between perforated moving belts

C13B 20/00 Purification of sugar juices

  NOTE - When classifying in this group, classification is also made in group B01D 15/08 insofar as subject matter of general interest relating to chromatography is concerned

C13B 20/002 ・{using micro-organisms or enzymes}

C13B 20/005 ・{using chemicals not provided for in groups C13B 20/02 to C13B 20/14}

C13B 20/007 ・・{Saturation with gases or fumes, e.g. carbon dioxide}

C13B 20/02 ・using alkaline earth metal compounds

C13B 20/04 ・・followed by saturation

C13B 20/06 ・・・with carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide

C13B 20/08 ・by oxidation or reduction

C13B 20/10 ・・using sulfur dioxide or sulfites

C13B 20/12 ・using adsorption agents, e.g. active carbon

C13B 20/123 ・・{Inorganic agents, e.g. active carbon}

C13B 20/126 ・・{Organic agents, e.g. polyelectrolytes}

C13B 20/14 ・using ion-exchange materials

C13B 20/142 ・・{Mixed bed (C13B 20/148 takes precedence)}

C13B 20/144 ・・{using only cationic ion-exchange material (C13B 20/148 takes precedence)}

C13B 20/146 ・・{using only anionic ion-exchange material (C13B 20/148 takes precedence)}

C13B 20/148 ・・{for fractionating, adsorption or ion exclusion processes combined with elution or desorption of a sugar fraction}

C13B 20/16 ・by physical means, e.g. osmosis or filtration

C13B 20/165 ・・{using membranes, e.g. osmosis, ultrafiltration (electrodialysis C13B 20/18)}

C13B 20/18 ・by electrical means

C13B 25/00 Evaporators or boiling pans specially adapted for sugar juices; Evaporating or boiling sugar juices

C13B 25/001 ・{with heating tubes or plates}

C13B 25/003 ・{with heating plates}

C13B 25/005 ・{with heating coils}

C13B 25/006 ・{rotating apparatus}

C13B 25/008 ・{with direct contact between heating medium and sugar solution}

C13B 25/02 ・Details, e.g. for preventing foaming or for catching juice

C13B 25/04 ・・Heating equipment

C13B 25/06 ・combined with measuring instruments for effecting control of the process

C13B 30/00 Crystallisation; Crystallising apparatus; Separating crystals from mother liquors; {Evaporating or boiling sugar juice}

C13B 30/002 ・{Evaporating or boiling sugar juice}

C13B 30/005 ・・{using chemicals}

C13B 30/007 ・・{Multiple effect evaporation}

C13B 30/02 ・Crystallisation; Crystallising apparatus

C13B 30/021 ・・{using chemicals}

C13B 30/022 ・・{Continuous processes, apparatus therefor (C13B 30/028 takes precedence)}

C13B 30/023 ・・・{having rotatable means for agitation or transportation}

C13B 30/025 ・・・{combined with measuring instruments for effecting control of the process}

C13B 30/026 ・・{Discontinuous processes or apparatus therefor (C13B 30/028 takes precedence)}

C13B 30/027 ・・・{combined with measuring instruments for effecting control of the process}

C13B 30/028 ・・{obtaining sugar crystals by drying sugar syrup or sugar juice, e.g. spray-crystallisation}

C13B 30/04 ・Separating crystals from mother liquor

C13B 30/06 ・・by centrifugal force

C13B 30/08 ・・Washing residual mother liquor from crystals

C13B 30/10 ・・・in centrifuges

C13B 30/12 ・・Recycling mother liquor or wash liquors

C13B 30/14 ・・Dissolving or refining raw sugar

C13B 35/00 Extraction of sucrose from molasses

C13B 35/005 ・{using micro-organisms or enzymes}

C13B 35/02 ・by chemical means

C13B 35/04 ・・by precipitation as alkaline earth metal saccharates

C13B 35/06 ・・using ion exchange

C13B 35/08 ・by physical means, e.g. osmosis

C13B 40/00 Drying sugar

C13B 40/002 ・{Drying sugar or syrup in bulk}

C13B 40/005 ・・{combined with agglomeration}

C13B 40/007 ・{Drying sugar in compacted form, e.g. cubes}

C13B 45/00 Cutting machines specially adapted for sugar

C13B 45/02 ・in combination with sorting and packing machines

C13B 50/00 Sugar products, e.g. powdered, lump or liquid sugar; Working-up of sugar (C13B 40/00, C13B 45/00 take precedence; confectionery A23G 3/00)

C13B 50/002 ・{Addition of chemicals or other foodstuffs}

C13B 50/004 ・{Agglomerated sugar products; Agglomeration}

C13B 50/006 ・{Molasses; Treatment of molasses (extraction of sucrose C13B 35/00)}

C13B 50/008 ・・{Drying}

C13B 50/02 ・formed by moulding sugar

C13B 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

--- Edited by Muguruma Professional Engineer Office(C), 2013 ---