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252 L.K. Wang et al.<br />

Milk<br />

Fat<br />

High-Fat Cream<br />

MF UF RO Water<br />

UF<br />

Permeate<br />

Skim Milk<br />

UF Retentate<br />

Protein isolates<br />

Chease Manufacture<br />

Specialty Milk Products<br />

RO Concentrate<br />

Lactose<br />

Fermentation<br />

Bulk Milk Transport<br />

Dried Milk Products<br />

Milk Concentrates<br />

Fig. 6.12. Connection of MF, UF, <strong>and</strong> RO in series for producing dairy products.<br />

Water<br />

Milk UF Permeate<br />

90%<br />

10%<br />

Pasteurization<br />

Fermentation<br />

Starter Culture<br />

Rennet<br />

Cheddar Cheese<br />

Continuous<br />

Syneresis<br />

Cutting<br />

Continuous<br />

Coagulation<br />

with pores of 0.3–1.0 mm are able to separate the fat <strong>and</strong> bacteria from the rest of the milk<br />

components, provided the membrane has a fairly uniform <strong>and</strong> narrow pore size distribution<br />

<strong>and</strong> the appropriate physicochemical properties that minimize fouling. The development of<br />

inorganic ceramic MF membranes has widened the applications of MF for processing milk<br />

products <strong>and</strong> skim milk. Besides, MF is an excellent pretreatment process to UF, aiming at fat<br />

<strong>and</strong> bacterial removals.<br />

UF is widely used in the dairy industry for the manufacture of cheese, as shown in<br />

Figs. 6.11–6.13. From a membrane technologist’s point of view, cheese manufacturing<br />

Whey<br />

Fig. 6.13. UF cheddar cheese manufacturing process.

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