PRODUCTION AND USES OF SORBITOL

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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pelyhycrQXY aiccho1s
oausin , shrinkR and hardeninghas always boon
Lo as or moisture,
is the uee of acjhesives. In n~rs,l
one oJ:1 j dj ieu1t probie~ns
this o-ih tho use oV ,1fcorin; however, .t has been
~.oss is roducib~,e thr
d~: s o ovo i'o d that sorbitol not only cup1ic;ates, but evon surpascos the aet Of
of rlycerin.
Ao a moistener, sorbitol may be used in the o1~,ow np i'ieids s in the
sYnthot are la, iai the production oi' w~,ter~solublo rosins),
~.oc industry (for oxp
in the phaxm ~coutica1 inductr'Yr in the rnanui'actur'o o' induot ial ubsti-
osmotic induotries, and in the pro4uction of
tuto c, in the tobacco and c
rdhivc substanc?s.
The aflr)3i.c1tion8 c oorbitol in the cosmetioo industry aro the Banc
ao thoso of ArY oxpQrmcnta h. vo proved that thA orbitol
p~?cQrin. Laboratory
oen net harm thu &{in o ion when used in ii concentration ~roater
salutio~~ d
than that of othor palY11ydrocY alooholo ? Mixed with ho bin e corflponothat of nowdr~r, uo~'bitol PrOVidao a prom toxtu 'o f01 thc 1arcParat4ic~rs (liquid
rcfcr to coloOd mnko-up b 2F. In othor
r~oti:der) ~.o probably
coo~not~ ouch hanrl aM i'aco crcnm, the uoo a2 so bitol
-~s,,ne~
;c prc~ ,
asnurcn the moifltu1'? content iucdod b tho olcin ?
fur ?rbitol hUn ito uoj in to pr{oooooin moistoninp oi'
Ao a conditin r
s vin if uoud in a l ht c meontration, it impartc an unu i al
lot4thor
tho lcathcr. IL handled oorroct1 , it dodo n?t br~comc mouldy
o
oo~tnooo~t
a erato ? orbitol ha? l~con uocd with oxcolicnt r ulto
ncl do not ovp
e. ,n
o o without dinirig trio lcn th n . orbitol hno cluo ion
the pru~~iti ' proc r
icdded to tho lubricanto u.ond to prooerv? tho i~ininhod ln~thnr, and ~ru~~tly
inarn4fldo thni~' noftuninp nation
?rc~m its notion ao a humoataflt, norW4o1 ' n chiof uoo iin th?
Anidlo
varnioh pd laaquor whoro it in wid?ly omp1oyd in tho inonuJ'actura
a (i2 nYnbhotio oiaaativos, ~11y1 rnninn madifi?d with oil, rooin ontoro,
and ~ortoning ontti. Tho nddibion of norbito1 ruab y nort u oo thu quality
of tho producta and improvon onp~oial] their adhonivo powor.
?2?
FIDENi1A4.
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43 n oils and their doriv~tiveo proflucod'r~am orbito1
~,c ~: p
~~rnthot
any eebacic ~cici, src porior to sirnt1ar product protuced from natUra1
ai visco~ity.
ail and poseose gr~oater toug!inA~o n~
s, beeauae they ~ c~?icl~ o~
oils have aamewlatroater acid contont than
A1thQuth thornynthotic
there io no dif'orofeq between the two coup ae to color
natural Ai~As,
8ynthotic QilR land therir alvas to a wider field of
ab~orpticn. Moreover, E
application than natural oily
hOtic oils havo to be watchec1 care uUY during asterif cam
HowevAr, sync
tion, since tho dan -er of carameliZation is present. Thorcif0r6, they
~
hou1brou ht in direct contact with the sourao o heat, but havo to
be not be
ro cent stir in is mpordtive to prevent
be procase?d on oil baths, ofc s Fq
partial overheatin?
o1 actors m'de from e,cide off' the ohecpeot oil
Quick dr=,ing orbit
tell oil) are of root cc~mmoro al valuo. The al1'1 rosins pro-
(refinm d
- ycarin coznbtnati ~n arv in minr waya superior to thos?
pare w~th a orbitalg~
d s .
pro~arod with ~1ycerin en3Y . ()reaper hardnc?c, Liaxibility, and durability
ror1uctc manuacturod with alkyl rnana contcUnt the
can ba achiov?d in p
aorbi.tol? corm oornbinatiOf .
the va iah and lacquer r duotry is coating o?
Ono of the roblom~ o ~
food cflr1t,4in?ra, ?or which a colorloca~ tuoteloaa, odarloss ~d teida
od. i'i'om aorb :tol rnodifod hard retiin~ of excoliant
aictant coat~ng is no?d
ualioan bo 1proiucod, which lend thomoelvoc very wolf to tho above
~,y
hard rooinc aloe hrtvo the ntoroatin and valuablo proporty
purpoac . Th?ne
01{ tolorc~ting vol7 woll oertain fib-forming matorialc auoh ao nitrooolluloco,
rte.
orbitol is oleo uc?d in the phcrmacQUticl induPtry. It ucc in
the aynthccic of Vitamin t hac been m~ntionod. oaucc of itn relatively
Z
it hac bncn dincevornd that ib can be uti~cd n nourinhmnnt by the huh
at o1~onnioal nt} bility, corbitol in user in comp ~h~maooutioale ac o oanr
fro
Thin is oii' p~.rtioul r importanoe in ph~rm~ ooutioalc oil ii-
~ Ubcti.t%ttc ?
n rued oa n near cub tituto n bctia di$tn, nim e
boticai erbitol oan b -
body.
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riot inf2uonCc the :accretion of inulif and can,
~ orbitQl tt ce 1f Flo
mQdtc~.nc when used a cur eubwttute
tho re fQre # not be rc larded ac
v iuc a1moat cqu 1o that off' giucocc (100 me
Hawcvera cnoc its caloric
it cc,n be used glucQ~e subetitt~tc ? The
eorbitol havQ 590 caorici),
~,tola and
human bodY ie capable of xceorb~,n~ 9 pc~r cent of 100 of eor9b .
soave the body unueQd. since the traansi'orma*
only the reurtin~-n 11 par cAnt
tiAn of orbit ?1 into glucose i extremely e1ow, it does not overburdef
the Lan~orhans islands. Cansoq1~Qnt1Y, hypQrg1Ycemia~ cannot bo obsorved in
;
healthy or 81ight1Y diabetic parsons troated with sorbitol.
The 'jarivative ot o bitol also hove industrial value. Its orCanic
s s r
in 1 mixtur? of products of varying nitrate oontcnt is
~-r~ctico a ~~ui~
ditithis mixturo can be used vat economically
obttd:nod. finder certain con
for tho roduotion of xplonives, primari1Y ?or u8tria1 purpoaea
eloetro an i emer i coated rim
~Jhon sorbitol is procluca~l by
ovo h?rt whom glyaort is ~ppliods
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urin ricino1eato, may ie uued with saturated and un-
cstcra, Aspec~:a11Y la
dace-cctxve rn,tarjials ? Tho anor,t important of
saturated fatty acids as su
its jb hexanitrata, may be u~cd in the manufacturO
~,norCcrnic ester e, sor~.tol
uro aorbitol h xanitr1:to is s; solid with tpproxi
off' mo~aern oxplosivQC . Tho p
mateiY la itro en Intent; its mo1t:in point is C?? However,
~~er cent n
+ motho~1s of making other from sorbitols iopondin
,hcr0 QrQ ?@VQi
on th~0 ~rni~ode V~.~'iGt~~l9 , echor s - ran ing 'rum monoothar to poet wther - can bo
9r~ art 9t?~b1fl~ their Vapor piLiiirQ iQ low,
proriucod. Thos? :sorbitol oth
com patib1c with csfu1oso dQrivattVOS ? Thoro1'o1 o,
and they ar o rcarti17
as softsfi agsnU ?or films and laoguoroa
they wido~y tr?od
ioa.l inns of sor{bitol, rho ohomioal
Thse pro, bris:flY, tho praot
oxhaustorl, oinco ?orbitol oah bo ueod
full postiiblition ire by net ~ s
~ dorivod . '',is hoxanitrato is a w?li-mown high
Which 11annito3: hexanitrato i
xplos,Va, which is widely us?d as the prirnu in porcusaion oapo+
c~ s:lso
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bismuth crmlaxoc of corbitol (rnannitoi) havo boon Found nffootivo
The
by Andor Lukaoc'
Sorbitol anc) its dgriva1ivc a aro urmd widely in the pharm Qoutiea1 and
coanetic industries. Sorbitol i- aucoe8afu1~.Y used as a lycorin cubotitute3
in ~'aat, in 1rs1r11y cases Qnp cannot rip a1c of substitution beeauae corbito1
hows mad advantAgQs ovor g1Ycert. For axampla, in the prepartiOf of
s
with the O/W type emulsion, tho use of a orbitol i at y'
creams, o pQCia11y
dotaY s $ulaoo dryir g ? The comintifto'ttiOf oi Q toothpastca, wh eh frt quont1Y
occurs when ycerin is usod, is checkod by corjbitol .
ummart in it advanta y d, ? orbitol, or more ae curateiy, s()r bite
a up, is rnor~o viscous and ivoo znoro body to the preparations than dooa
Yr
l cerins Tha sticl .afcalin i rpartod by the latter is alas lcaaoned.
?i herrnoro aorbito . syrup doca not irritate tho akin, is lose hyCroscopic
then t1Ycorm, marl ptarir~its bottQr dUtr'ibuticn of t omui ion.
c?r n cubctitUt?, soibito1 is uacd as an aqucoua syrup }thich
Aea~1Y
cnn bu inanufactured chcap1Y in tho following r~tanncr. Invert-ou ar syrup
io corm c dro ofl1 tcd with a Ranoy nid a1 catalyat in the prcaonco of
nlot1Y hY
metallic maneum at a tempera ure Qf 80 - 90? ocnti race at 20 - 0
ci ..
a ?roa harco procaure? The rocultin hrxitol oolution is evaporated o 26 .
? Raumo. Thoco coluUono are otablc and cryQtafito only whon uuofIf d, or
~~
.;hcn thoy: have ro 1i rind c 'mo cu ar
orbito1 cyrun io .loo Mood coftoi - wont for aliaiit krnd
raeovorod oelltrloco, Jut liko iycorin, th cyrup is an anti-frco~o
in tho'r~~atmont of oyphilio.
Through dehydration, corbitan (Arlitin) isainad from corbito1. Tho
sobfcic acid oot+orc of corbit~n racoiibia the ootero or corbitol and, like
thorn, aro v>niu~b1e emulsifiers.
Sorbitolsborst is an e.aQlier~. ~a ter-so1ubloacin.
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by Ai joy Jok ti
As i r a I knew, tho e crimont oonciuctAd with corbitoL in zc1~tion to
the luoquer u d v rnich induotry pro pot the IEtbQr Cory otogo, nd tho pro-
duct will coon 1)6 !ntrgc1ucod Ln the m rk t.
One o thc~ conpofont 01 ~ynthotic sicoaUvo mice the mcid content
or riniAhed iccativc~s. This factor 1imit~ their u o in cannootion with
bic pitracnto (white 1 td, wliito zino), aina motal aoan c u inr th~,Qkonir
or tl7c raixturo arc formed it the ioid cont9nt ourpcooos a cortrlin por~
oont;iro. Tharorbr?c, one of tho purpooa1 of the synthec~o oC sicoativoa by
Th L1flo o#' 3orbito1 i3 to 1'oc1uco the cici content tc tbo rLninnm.
In the c mthooia oi' 11cy1 rccir prcpirofl with oorbito1, corbitol may
Prot clycorin aub titute in pht 1is-aoid 1y?cor n a tar; end oiao
in the ynthetie oicoativA compononte of 1ky1 rains.
Arbito1 riruct not contain c oxtrooe, 1)c u o oven an in ,niteKim i
iunount of rh XtVoco may er uae o rmo1i ~rtion, o?rpcci 11y rurint the cynthooic
of alkyl r~ ciao
y Tiv dt r Lorantpi
Tho boot mcthof1 nor pr,orlucing corbito1 Ls eat~ytic by ro bn tion.
Thn eL1tu1yct, trrnoy nickel, ?s mi d w th mct Uric ra nociuirr, which
c' noidor= -; y icons thu rorrction timo. Iran impuritioc oxpodito the czrmo1i-
ztttion of ~orbito1. When in a syrup otatt ( 1 - 2 port cent o moisture
content), corbitol, i kopt at roNn tcrnncr~rturo, voce not cryat~411izo for
cvcrtr1 d 4y, btrt n1y bocornoo ti T. Howovor, with tho ppiication o
littlo prop cure, cryatt11i ation aturtc within few minutoe, iccompcniod
by porcoptib1o rico in tor,rporturos
.1 N fl.
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