(1) The growth of microorganisms requires a suitable carbon-nitrogen ratio. As the carbon source of microorganisms, glucose is the main material of fermentation medium. For example, antibiotics, monosodium glutamate, vitamins, amino acids, organic acids, enzyme preparations, etc. all require a large amount of glucose. It can also be used as a raw material for microbial polysaccharides and organic solvents.
(2) At present, crystalline glucose is mainly used in the food industry. With the improvement of living standards and the continuous development of technology in the food industry, the application of glucose in the food industry is more and more extensive. The food industry will remain the largest market for a long time in the future. .
(3) Glucose is also widely used in industry. It is used as a reducing agent in the printing and dyeing and leather industry. Glucose is also commonly used as a reducing agent in chemical silver plating industries such as mirror industry, thermos flask silver plating and glass fiber silver plating.
The application of glucose in the manufacture of chrome tanning agent in the leather industry: chrome tanning agent is the best tanning agent for manufacturing light leather (shoe upper leather, clothing leather). The use of chromium salt to make leather has a history of 100 years. The produced leather has the characteristics of high shrinkage temperature, good elasticity, resistance to deflection, washing resistance, solidity and durability. The chrome tanning agent is mainly basic chromium sulfate. The manufacturing method uses glucose or sulfur dioxide as a reducing agent, and reduces dichromate to basic chromium sulfate in a sulfuric acid solution to make a chrome tanning solution. After the tanning solution is concentrated and dried, a powdered chrome tanning agent can be obtained .
(4) Glucose can be synthesized or converted into other products by hydrogenation, oxidation, isomerization, alkaline degradation, esterification, acetalization, etc. Such as hydrogenation to make sorbitol; oxidation to glucuronic acid, diacid, etc., and can be further made into calcium acid, sodium acid, zinc acid and gluconate delta lactone; isomerized to F42, F55, F90 fructose syrup and crystals Fructose; can also be isomerized into mannose (the raw material for the production of mannitol), in which sorbitol can further generate vitamin C, which is widely used in clinical treatment, and 15% of mannitol is clinically used as a safe and effective way to reduce intracranial Pressure medication to treat cerebral edema and glaucoma.
