Kinetics of the xylitol crystallization in hydro-alcoholic solution

Nývlt method was used to determine the kinetic parameters of commercial xylitol in ethanol:water (50:50 %w/w) solution by batch cooling crystallization. The kinetic exponents (n, g and m) and the system kinetic constant (BN) were determined. Model experiments were carried out in order to verify the combined effects of saturation temperatures (40, 50 and 60 °C) and cooling rates (0.10, 0.25 and 0.50 °C/min) on these parameters. The fitting between experimental and calculated crystal sizes has 11.30% mean deviation.