Production of Concentrated Fresh Milk Products. This project focuses on developing production processes for concentrated fresh milk ingredients for the international market. Ultrafiltration of whole milk solutions will be extended to maximise the product protein concentration. Electrodialysis and nanofiltration will be tailored to separate salts from lactose and produce 'designer' products with minimum wastage and energy consumption. Production of lactitol from dairy lactose, a potential new man ....Production of Concentrated Fresh Milk Products. This project focuses on developing production processes for concentrated fresh milk ingredients for the international market. Ultrafiltration of whole milk solutions will be extended to maximise the product protein concentration. Electrodialysis and nanofiltration will be tailored to separate salts from lactose and produce 'designer' products with minimum wastage and energy consumption. Production of lactitol from dairy lactose, a potential new manufacturing operation for Australia, will be assessed. This project will result in diversion of quality ingredients from commodity markets to products with significant added value. The Korumburra region will benefit financially and socially from expansion in the local dairy industry.
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Ultrasonics as a New Platform Technology in Dairy Processing. We intend to develop the use of ultrasound as an innovative platform technology within the Australian dairy industry. The outcomes will place the industry in a lead position internationally through the development of a range of novel, patentable, heat stable dairy ingredients that can command a premium price in a global market. This project will also lead to increased energy efficiency, reduced carbon footprints and increased profitab ....Ultrasonics as a New Platform Technology in Dairy Processing. We intend to develop the use of ultrasound as an innovative platform technology within the Australian dairy industry. The outcomes will place the industry in a lead position internationally through the development of a range of novel, patentable, heat stable dairy ingredients that can command a premium price in a global market. This project will also lead to increased energy efficiency, reduced carbon footprints and increased profitability for Australian dairy manufacturing through improved productivity of membrane operations, evaporators and spray driers. In turn, this work will help to secure the future of the wider Australian dairy industry and the rural townships that depend upon this industry.Read moreRead less
Optimising Removal of Proteinaceous Foulants from Membranes. Removal of proteinacous foulants from membrane systems imposes both significant economic costs in terms of chemical usage as well as significant environmental costs in terms of water usage and production of effluents from the cleaning and rinsing waters. The outcome of this project should allow us to develop methods for the prediction and optimisation of membrane cleaning performance of relevance to major Australian industries includin ....Optimising Removal of Proteinaceous Foulants from Membranes. Removal of proteinacous foulants from membrane systems imposes both significant economic costs in terms of chemical usage as well as significant environmental costs in terms of water usage and production of effluents from the cleaning and rinsing waters. The outcome of this project should allow us to develop methods for the prediction and optimisation of membrane cleaning performance of relevance to major Australian industries including the dairy, food processing and water and waste water treatment industries.Read moreRead less