550
Mannitol is useful in the synthesis of surfactants, resins and biofuels [318, 319],
and mannitol-boric acid complex is used in the preparation of dry electrolytic
capacitors. Mannitol has several crucial applications in the field of medicines [136]:
(1) as a powerful osmotic diuretic, enhancing the urination to prevent renal failure
by removing toxic materials from the body, (2) for reducing the brain swelling, (3)
in enhancing the drugs’ transport across the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of
acute brain diseases and (4) as a common vasodilator for the treatment of
hypertension.
Xylitol is yet another platform chemical which is used in food, bakery and confectionary industries. Though not widely used in the chemical industry due to its
Scheme 7 Applications of sorbitol and its derivatives (Reproduced from Kobayashi and
Fukuoka [312])
R. Vinayagamoorthi et al.
Mannitol is useful in the synthesis of surfactants, resins and biofuels [318, 319],
and mannitol-boric acid complex is used in the preparation of dry electrolytic
capacitors. Mannitol has several crucial applications in the field of medicines [136]:
(1) as a powerful osmotic diuretic, enhancing the urination to prevent renal failure
by removing toxic materials from the body, (2) for reducing the brain swelling, (3)
in enhancing the drugs’ transport across the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of
acute brain diseases and (4) as a common vasodilator for the treatment of
hypertension.
Xylitol is yet another platform chemical which is used in food, bakery and confectionary industries. Though not widely used in the chemical industry due to its
Scheme 7 Applications of sorbitol and its derivatives (Reproduced from Kobayashi and
Fukuoka [312])
R. Vinayagamoorthi et al.