LCA Food 2012 in Saint Malo, France! - Manifestations et colloques ...

GROUP 6, SESSION B: METHODS, TOOLS, DATABASES 8 th Int. Conference on LCA in the
Agri-Food Sector, 1-4 Oct 2012
Notarnicola B., Tassielli G., Renzulli P., Settanni E., 2008. Life cycle assessment of a pilot plant for the must
enrichment by reverse osmosis, Proc. of the 6 th Int. Conf. on LCA in the Agri-Food Sector, Zurich, Nov.
12–14, 2008, pp.115-122.
Omont S., Froelich D., Osset P., Thueux F., Rabiller-Baudry M., Beudon D., Tregret L., Buson C., Auffret
D., Gésan-Guiziou G., Eco-design of cascade membrane processes for the preparation of milk protein
fractions: Approach and LCA results, Proc. of the 7 th Int. Conf. on LCA in the Agri-Food Sector, Bari,
Sept. 22-24, 2010, pp.197-202.
Table 1. The two systems studied.
Processes Chromatography system Membrane filtration system
1- Separation of the two Heating to 10°C, Chromatography Heating to 50°C, Acidification, Dilu-
proteins
separation, Brine recycling (Nano
filtration and reverse osmosis)
tion, Microfiltration
2- Concentration of α- Ultrafiltration of the α-lactalbumin Cooling, Re-solubilisation, Ultrafiltralactalbumin
fraction
tion, Cooling, Ultrafiltration
3- Concentration of β- Ultrafiltration of the β-lactoglobulin n/a
lactoglobulin
fraction
4- Powder formation Drying of the α-lactalbumin; Drying of
the β lactoglobulin
n/a
Figure 1. Chromatography and drying vs. Filtration and drying: LCIA with the French electricity mix, impact
2002+ method, SimaPro 7.2.
Figure 2. Chromatography and drying vs. Filtration and drying: LCIA with the European electricity mix,
impact 2002+ method, SimaPro 7.2.
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