DK1545226T3 - Fremgangsmåde til fraktionering af mejeriprodukter - Google Patents

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DK1545226T3
DK1545226T3 DK03791716.8T DK03791716T DK1545226T3 DK 1545226 T3 DK1545226 T3 DK 1545226T3 DK 03791716 T DK03791716 T DK 03791716T DK 1545226 T3 DK1545226 T3 DK 1545226T3
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John M Dunker
Michael J Mccloskey
Timothy J Gomez
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23CDAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
    • A23C9/00Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23CDAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
    • A23C9/00Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations
    • A23C9/14Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment
    • A23C9/142Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment by dialysis, reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration
    • A23C9/1422Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment by dialysis, reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration by ultrafiltration, microfiltration or diafiltration of milk, e.g. for separating protein and lactose; Treatment of the UF permeate
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23CDAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
    • A23C9/00Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations
    • A23C9/14Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment
    • A23C9/142Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment by dialysis, reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration
    • A23C9/1427Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment by dialysis, reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration by dialysis, reverse osmosis or hyperfiltration, e.g. for concentrating or desalting
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23CDAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
    • A23C9/00Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations
    • A23C9/15Reconstituted or recombined milk products containing neither non-milk fat nor non-milk proteins
    • A23C9/1512Reconstituted or recombined milk products containing neither non-milk fat nor non-milk proteins containing isolated milk or whey proteins, caseinates or cheese; Enrichment of milk products with milk proteins in isolated or concentrated form, e.g. ultrafiltration retentate
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23CDAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
    • A23C2210/00Physical treatment of dairy products
    • A23C2210/20Treatment using membranes, including sterile filtration
    • A23C2210/206Membrane filtration of a permeate obtained by ultrafiltration, nanofiltration or microfiltration
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D61/00Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration; Apparatus, accessories or auxiliary operations specially adapted therefor

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1. Fremgangsmåde til separering af mælkekomponenter omfattende følgende trin: separering af mælkekomponenterne under anvendelse af en CMPRX 618-HGV-koldmælksseparatorfor at udføre mekanisk separering i en kold beholder af mælk til fløde og skummetmælk ved hjælp af centrifugalkræfter ved en temperatur under 17,2°C (45°F); ultrafiltrering af mælken i et først enkeltpassage-filtreringstrin, hvor strømmen af mælk er ensrettet, under anvendelse af et ultrafiltreringsmiddel til fremstilling af et ultrafiltreringspermeat og et ultrafiltreringsretentat, hvor ultrafiltreringsmidlet anvender membranfiltre med et molekylært udelukkelsesområde på 1,66 x 10'24 til 1,66 x 10'23 kg (1000 til 10000 daltons), og ultrafiltreringstrinnet udføres ved en temperatur under 17,2°C (45°F), og mælken ikke passerer over den samme membran to gange; nanofiltrering af ultrafiltreringspermeatet under anvendelse af et nanofiltre-ringsmiddel til fremstilling af et nanofiltreringspermeat og et nanofiltreringsreten-tat, hvor nanofiltreringsmidlet anvender membranfiltre med et molekylært udelukkelsesområde på 4,98 x 10'25 til 1,66 x 10'24 kg (300 til 1000 daltons); og underkastelse af nanofiltreringspermeatet for omvendt osmose under anvendelse af et omvendt osmose-middel til fremstilling af et omvendt osmose-permeat og et omvendt osmose-retentat, hvor omvendt osmose-midlet anvender membranfiltre med et molekylært udelukkelsesområde på ca. 1,66 x 10'25 til 2,99 x 10'25 kg (100 til 180 daltons).
2. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1, hvor omvendt osmose-permeatet har et lactose-indhold på ikke mere end 0,05 vægtprocent og et mineralindhold på ikke mere end 0,05 vægtprocent.
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