Xylitol Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2016 - 2024
Xylitol, C5H12O5, is a type of sugar alcohol or a polyol. Xylitol is a naturally occurring polyol extracted from vegetables and fruits. Generally, various berries, mushrooms, corncobs and birch trees are used as source material for the production of Xylitol. Among all sources, corncobs are mostly preferred for industrial production of Xylitol. During production, Xylan is extracted from the sources and then hydrolyzed to yield xylose, which on further catalytic hydrogenation results in the production of Xylitol. Xylitol is a...
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