The melting and crystallization of sorbitol were investigated with the DSC method and thermal microscopy. Sorbitol was found to have two crystalline modifications (confirmed by X-ray diffraction) with different melting points, while rapid cooling of molten sorbitol resulted in an amorphous form.The effect of inoculation on the crystallization of the melt was studied too. Powders of both crystalline modifications were used for this purpose.A new technological process for rapid crystallization of molten sorbitol has been worked out on the basis of the thermal analysis results.The present work is a part of a research program on solid-liquid transformations with the aid of thermoanalytical methods. These investigations primarily concern slowly-crystallizing substances, so they have a technological purpose too, i.e. determining the optimum conditions for crystallization.Some
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