Abstract
The effect of BW upon the operational performance of a tubular ceramic membrane was investigated for the MF of a high solids content (15 wt %) MPI feed inoculated with Bacillus mycoides spores. Three tubular ceramic Membralox™ (Pall Filtration, Bazet, France) MF membranes of pore sizes 0.8, 2.0 and 12.0μm pore diameters were tested. A 10-s backflush every 5min was found to be the most effective protocol during filtration experiments. Membrane cleaning using a combination of a long rinsing backflush at 1 bar, and acid and alkali steps without BW were found to be most effective after MPI filtration. Application of this protocol resulted in a flux recovery of 99.6%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 228-240 |
| Journal | Journal of Food Process Engineering |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
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