NL GUTS Group of Users of Technology for Separation in the Netherlands

20110419 FrieslandCampina DMV – Jac Koenraads – Membrane separation at DMV Veghel

FrieslandCampina uses microfiltration to reduce bacteria counts in milk, increasing the shelve life, and for fractionation of milk proteins; ultrafiltration for concentrating milk proteins in whey as caseïnate and to produce soft cheese; nanofiltration to desalt whey streams and reverse osmosis to concentrate whey. From one of the side streams lactose is recovered.

In Veghel about 34.000 m² of membranes have been installed and in operation, being one of the largest facilities in Europe. www.frieslandcampina.com

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