Helping Dairy Processors Reduce Energy Demand in Milk Concentration

As dairy processors work to improve efficiency, reduce energy use, and maintain product quality, membrane technologies are helping rethink how milk concentration is designed.

In a recent Dairy Foods article, Membrane Technologies Reduce Energy Demand in Milk Concentration, Jie Song, Lead Research Scientist and Dairy R&D Lead at DuPont Water Solutions, explains how membrane systems can remove water earlier in the process, reducing the load on energy-intensive evaporation and drying operations.

Jie highlights how advances in membrane chemistry, increased membrane area, and optimized element design are helping processors increase productivity while lowering energy consumption.

Using the FilmTec™ Hypershell™ XP RO-8038 element as an example, he notes that next-generation membrane technologies can help customers process more volume through the same footprint while using less energy, with long-term benefits such as strong fouling resistance, sustained productivity, and lower operating costs.

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