SORBITOL FROM CORN
[EIRI/EDPR/1660] J.C. 469
INTRODUCTION
Sorbitol a polyol (sugar alcohol) is a bulk sweetener found in numerous food products. In addition to providing sweetness, it is an excellent humectant and texturizing agent. Sorbitol is about 60 percent as sweet as sucrose with one-third fewer calories. It has a smooth mouthfeel with a sweet, cool and pleasant taste. It is non-cariogenic and may be useful to people with diabetes. Sorbitol has been safely used in processed foods for almost half a century. It is also used in other products, such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
D-Soribitol, CH2OH(CHOH)4CH2OH (D-glucitol, L-gulitol) is a hexahydric alcohol with a 6-carbon atom straight-chain that contains six hydroxyl gropups and has a molecular weight of 182.17. It exists as a white, odorless, crystalline solid. Because of a negative heat of solution, sorbitol has a cooling effect when tasted. The hexitol has about two-thirds the sweetness of sugar.
Sorbitol was first isolated by the French chemist Joseph Boussingault in 1872 from the fresh juice of mountain ash berries. It has since been found in many natural products such as edible fruits (apples, plums, peaches, cherries etc.), berries of mountain ash, hawthorn and Sorbus domestica, tobacco, algae and red seaweed. In spite of its wide occurrence, natural materials are not a good commercial source of sorbitol and it is made synthetically. The content of sorbitol in grapes is insignificant and advantage is taken of this situation by using a sorbitol assay of grape wines as a means of detecting adulteration with other fruit wines or apple cider.
A French chemist first discovered sorbitol in the berries of the mountain ash in 1872. It occurs naturally in a wide variety of fruits and berries. Today it is commercially produced by the hydrogenation of glucose and is available in both liquid and crystalline form.
COST ESTIMATION
Plant Capacity 20 MT/Day
Land & Building (16,000 sq.mt.) Rs. 6.00 Cr
Plant & Machinery Rs. 17.02 Cr
Working Capital for 3 Months Rs. 7.98 Cr
Total Capital Investment Rs. 31.70 Cr
Rate of Return 17%
Break Even Point 67%
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PROPERTIES
PROCESS AND SYNOZYMS OF SORBITOL
USES AND APPLICATIONS
B.I.S. SPECIFICATION
MARKET POSITION OF SORBITOL INDUSTRY
PRESENT MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS OF SORBITOL
INSTALLED CAPACITY OF SORBITOL (70%)
TRENDS IN PRODUCTION OF SORBITOL (70% BASIS)
CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF SORBITOL CONSUMPTION (% AGE)
IMPORT AND EXPORT OF SORBITOL (TONS)
INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS OF SORBITOL
OVERVIEW OF CORN PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
PROCESS OUTLINE OF SORBITOL FROM CORN
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF SORBITOL FROM CORN
SORBITOL SYRUP
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF SORBITOL FROM CORN
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF CORN PROCESSING
PLANT LAYOUT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SORBITOL
OTHER COMMERCIAL METHODS
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY FILTER PRESS
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS
COMPLETE PLANT AND MACHINERY SUPPLIERS
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
LIST AND COST OF THE PLANT & MACHINERY
APPENDIX – A:
01. PLANT ECONOMICS
02. LAND & BUILDING
03. PLANT AND MACHINERY
04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS
05. FIXED CAPITAL
06. RAW MATERIAL
07. SALARY AND WAGES
08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT
11. COST OF PRODUCTION
12. TURN OVER/ANNUM
13. BREAK EVEN POINT
14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE
15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS
16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS
17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS
18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)