Management of cheese whey by film freeze concentration

This study evaluates the behavior of freeze concentration of cheese whey (CW). Parameters studied were: Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Suspended Solids (SS), Total Settleable Solids (TSS), pH and electrical conductivity (EC) in the concentrated cheese whey and in the ice...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Hernández Yáñez, Eduard|||0000-0002-5337-6947, Raventós Santamaria, Mercè|||0000-0002-1144-6847
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/130863
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/130863
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fermented milk
freeze concentration
fresh cheese production
organic matter
solids percent
volume reduction
Formatge -- Conservació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Indústries agroalimentàries::Indústria de la llet
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Sumario:This study evaluates the behavior of freeze concentration of cheese whey (CW). Parameters studied were: Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Suspended Solids (SS), Total Settleable Solids (TSS), pH and electrical conductivity (EC) in the concentrated cheese whey and in the ice. The final concentration of TDS reached was 25 ± 0.16 %wt for the liquid phase, which corresponds to a reduction of 83% of the initial volume. The COD in the ice fractions had lower values than the COD in the original cheese whey. The mean energy consumption was of 0.25 kWh/kg of ice. The results indicate that low levels of fat and low levels of salt in cheese whey improve the efficiency of the process of freeze concentration and reduce the environmental impact.