Critical flux and fouling mechanism in cross flow microfiltration of oil emulsion : effect of viscosity and bidispersity

• Main Authors: Tanudjaja, Henry Jonathan, Chew, Jia Wei
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Membrane Fouling; Critical Flux
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151266
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Membrane-based filtration is promising for applications in the food industry, for example, for processing dairy products, but membrane fouling restricts the efficiency of the process. The deposition of the main constituents in skim milk of casein, lactose and milk fat globules onto the membrane due...