title: Sucrose: A prospering and sustainable organic raw material.
abstract: Sucrose (alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-fructofuranoside) is an inexpensive chemical produced by sugar cane and sugar beet cultivation. Chemical and/or biochemical transformations convert it into highly valuable synthetic intermediates such as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), bioethylene, 1,2-propylene glycol and levulinic acid. Sucrose can also be converted into biodegradable polymers such as polyesters and polyurethanes, as well as into novel carbohydrates such as isomaltulose, trehalulose, inulin, levan, Neo-amylose, and dextran, highly valuable additives for food and cosmetics and materials for separation and purification technologies.
authors.affiliation: Siidzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Central Department Research, Development, Technological Services, Wormser Strasse 11, 67283 Obrigheim, Germany. siegfried.peters@suedzucker.de
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moser