Investigation of Consecutive Fouling and Cleaning Cycles of Ultrafiltration Membranes Used for Whey Processing
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Thilo H. A. Berg
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Jes C. Knudsen
Abstract
Development of resistance during multiple foulings and three-step Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) operations, simulating an industrial cleaning regime of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes, was investigated. The study explored how trans-membrane pressure (150 and 300 kPa) and feed protein concentration (0.9 and 10%) influenced resistance reduction during filtration and flux recovery by the cleaning procedures. New membranes, pre-cleaned with a full CIP cycle, were used for each experiment. Subsequent fouling (simulating production) and CIP were done three times in a row and the development of fouling layer resistance was monitored and evaluated. Results show that filtration performance decreased during the first days of usage, possibly related to build-up of internal fouling. Cleaning success based on flux recovery was negatively influenced by a high protein concentration in the feed, but independent of the trans-membrane pressure during filtration.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank ARLA Foods Ingredients for support, cooperation, use of the membrane module (Labmodule M10), supply of whey powders and cleaning detergents. Alfa Laval is acknowledged for providing the membranes and valuable insight into membrane technology.
Abbreviations
- ATR-FTIR
Attenuated total reflection – Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- CIP
Cleaning-In-Place
- CFV
Cross-flow velocity (m s−1)
- J
Flux (kg m−2 s−1)
- L
Litre
- MWCO
Molecular weight cut-off
- PP
Ultrafiltration permeate powder
- Rf
Hydraulic resistance caused by fouling on the membrane (m−1)
- Rm
Hydraulic resistance of the clean membrane (m−1)
- Rt
Total resistance of the fouled membrane (m−1)
- TMP
Trans-membrane pressure (kPa)
- UF
Ultrafiltration
- WPC
Whey protein concentrate
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