NZ789132A - Concentration method and device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a concentration method and device, in particular to a concentration method and device for concentrating dairy products by using reverse osmosis technology. The concentration method comprises a step of performing reverse osmosis concentration treatment on raw milk using a reverse osmosis membrane; The osmotic concentration treatment comprises a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment and a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment; wherein the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment uses a first predetermined pressure to perform reverse osmosis concentration treatment on the feed, and the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment The feed is subjected to reverse osmosis concentration treatment with a second predetermined pressure, the first predetermined pressure is less than the second predetermined pressure. The concentration device comprises: a temporary storage unit, a homogenization unit, and a corresponding concentration unit; Set low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit and high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit, which can quickly and efficiently concentrate the liquid. ing a reverse osmosis membrane; The osmotic concentration treatment comprises a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment and a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment; wherein the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment uses a first predetermined pressure to perform reverse osmosis concentration treatment on the feed, and the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment The feed is subjected to reverse osmosis concentration treatment with a second predetermined pressure, the first predetermined pressure is less than the second predetermined pressure. The concentration device comprises: a temporary storage unit, a homogenization unit, and a corresponding concentration unit; Set low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit and high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit, which can quickly and efficiently concentrate the liquid.
Description
The present disclosure relates to a concentration method and device, in particular to a
concentration method and device for trating dairy ts by using reverse osmosis
technology. The concentration method comprises a step of performing reverse osmosis
concentration ent on raw milk using a reverse osmosis membrane; The osmotic
concentration treatment comprises a low-pressure e osmosis membrane concentration
treatment and a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment; wherein
the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment uses a first predetermined
re to perform reverse osmosis concentration treatment on the feed, and the ressure
reverse osmosis ne concentration treatment The feed is subjected to reverse osmosis
concentration treatment with a second predetermined pressure, the first predetermined pressure
is less than the second predetermined pressure. The concentration device comprises: a temporary
storage unit, a homogenization unit, and a ponding concentration unit; Set low-pressure
reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit and high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit, which can quickly and efficiently concentrate the liquid.
789132 A1
CONCENTRATION METHOD AND DEVICE
The present application is a divisional application for the patent application
with an ation number of No. 763909, the content of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to a concentration method and device, and in
particular, to a concentration method for concentrating a dairy product by using a reverse
osmosis technology and a corresponding concentration device.
OUND OF THE ION
Concentration is a process in which the solvent in a solution is evaporated and
the concentration of the solution is increased. It is widely used in chemical, food,
biopharmaceutical and other industries.
In the food ry, concentration is a process of removing part of a solvent
(usually water) from a on, and it is also a partial separation process of a homogeneous
mixed solution of a solute and a solvent. Concentration can remove a large amount of water
from food, reduce mass and volume, and reduce the cost of food packaging, storage and
transportation; concentration can increase the concentration of a product, increase osmotic
pressure, reduce water activity, inhibit microbial growth, and extend the guarantee period;
concentration can be used as a pretreatment process of drying, crystallization, or complete
dehydration; concentration can reduce energy consumption and production cost in the process
of food dehydration; concentration can also effectively remove rable volatile
substances and undesirable flavors, ing t quality. However, during the
concentration process, materials will lose some flavors or nutrients. Therefore, it is very
important to choose the reasonable concentration method and suitable conditions.
In large-scale production of the food industry, there is a need to trate a
variety of feed liquids. Concentration can remove water from feed liquids, thereby sing
the content of specific components in the feed liquids; alternatively, concentration can make
feed liquids in a state suitable for long-term storage. In order to meet these needs, a variety of
concentration methods have been proposed, such as a high-temperature evaporation method.
However, this method consumes a large amount of energy to heat feed liquids, and high
temperature poses potential risks to the feed liquids, for e, certain ingredients in the
feed liquids may be destroyed, y making the feed liquids lose their due effectiveness.
At present, commonly used concentration processing devices are usually
evaporation device and conventional reverse osmosis device. In the evaporation device, feed
liquids are usually added into an evaporation kettle and the evaporation kettle is heated, so
that the temperature of the feed liquids in the evaporation kettle reaches the boiling point and
the feed liquids are vaporized. The secondary steam generated during the vaporization is
uously discharged to remove water, so that the concentration of the feed liquids is
continuously increased until a predetermined concentration is reached. However, because this
device uses high temperature and high-pressure to remove water from feed liquids, there are
the following disadvantages: (1) the cost of energy ption is high, the process needs
heating to produce a lot of steam, and the energy ption is large; (2) in the process of
concentration, the ional evaporation device needs to heat feed liquids, in which a low
intensity of heating will lead to low evaporation efficiency, and an ive ity of
heating will lead to the destruction of some active substances and some nutrients that may be
contained in the feed liquids; and (3) only 10% of water can be removed by the evaporation
, which often fails to meet the requirements of enterprises for higher concentration
degree, so the efficiency of this kind of concentration device is relatively low.
Another kind of concentration device is conventional reverse osmosis device,
which is composed of feed liquid distribution network (Feed carrier), pure water distribution
network (Permeate carrier), reverse s membrane, pump, etc., so that treated feed liquids
pass through a predetermined flow channel, water molecules in the feed liquids are ted
to a central water collection pipe through a reverse osmosis membrane, and finally
concentrated feed liquids are ed. r, this concentration device has the ing
disadvantages: (1) the energy consumption is high, that is to say, with the concentration going
on, the total solid content in feed liquids gradually increases, and the power of the operating
pump that needs to be provided for the system standby increases in order to overcome the
higher c re, so the energy consumption increases; (2) due to the limitation of
conventional reverse osmosis technology, membrane and the m pressure of device,
the tration multiple that can be realized by the concentration technology is low, about
2 times, which cannot meet higher concentration requirements.
Especially in the dairy industry, the concentration of cow milk will bring many
benefits. On the one hand, concentration can increase the solid content of cow milk in dairy
products, so as to meet the nutritional needs of consumers; on the other hand, concentration
can reduce the volume of cow milk and increase the preservation performance of cow milk,
so as to reduce the cost of cow milk preservation and improve the convenience of cow milk
transportation, thus overcoming the m of seasonal and regional differences in milk
sources. However, for cow milk, in addition to the above problems caused by conventional
concentration methods, it is also necessary to consider that cow milk is a heat sensitive
substance, and heat treatment has a great impact on various physical and chemical, microbial
and biochemical indicators of cow milk. Therefore, from the perspective of ion, the
lower the degree of heat treatment, the smaller the impact on product quality. In addition, it is
also a problem that must be considered to prevent the overgrowth of rganisms and
bacteria in the process of cow milk concentration.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is made in view of the above problems in the prior art,
and provides a concentration method comprising:
A method for concentrating dairy products, comprising the step of performing
reverse osmosis concentration treatment on raw milk using a reverse osmosis membrane;
n the reverse osmosis concentration ent comprises a essure reverse
osmosis membrane concentration treatment and a ressure reverse osmosis membrane
concentration treatment.
In the method, the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration
treatment uses a first predetermined pressure to perform reverse osmosis concentration
ent on the feed, and the high-pressure e osmosis ne concentration
treatment uses a second predetermined pressure to perform reverse osmosis concentration
treatment on the feed, wherein the first predetermined pressure is less than the second
predetermined pressure.
In one aspect, in the method, the low-pressure e s membrane
treatment comprises a multi-stage concentration treatment (preferably a from 1- to 14-stage
concentration ent, and more preferably a from 6- to 11-stage tration treatment).
Preferably, each stage of the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment uses one or more membrane assemblies.
More preferably, each membrane assembly comprises one or more membranes
which are connected in series, in parallel, or in a combination of series and parallel.
On the other hand, in the method, in the multi-stage concentration treatment of
the essure reverse osmosis membrane ent, the pressures used in various stages
are different.
Preferably, in the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment, the
pressure used in the first 3 stages is 1 to 50 bar (preferably 1 to 40 bar, more ably 25 to
bar).
Preferably, in the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment, the
pressure used in the fourth and subsequent stages is 30 to 60 bar (preferably 40 to 50 bar,
more preferably 43 to 47 bar).
In one aspect, in the method, the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment ses a stage tration treatment (preferably a from 1- to 6-stage
concentration treatment, and more preferably a from 2- to 4-stage concentration ent).
Preferably, each stage of the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment uses one or more membrane assemblies.
More preferably, each membrane assembly comprises one or more membranes
which are connected in series, in parallel, or in a combination of series and parallel.
On the other hand, in the method, in the multi-stage concentration treatment of
the high-pressure reverse s membrane ent, the pressures used in various stages
are different.
Preferably, the pressure used in the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment is 50 to 200 bar (preferably 60 to 80 bar, and more preferably 60 to 65 bar).
In one aspect, the temperature of the feed liquid to be concentrated in the
concentration method is below 20 °C (preferably 0 to 15 °C, and more preferably 7 to 15 °C).
ably, the temperature of the concentrated feed liquid is maintained
below 15 °C, more preferably 10 to 14 °C, by a high-pressure radiator. The high-pressure
or is arranged at a feed port or a discharge port of the predetermined s) of the
high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit.
In one , before the step of the reverse osmosis concentration treatment,
the method further comprises: i) a temporary storage step; ii) a pretreatment step; and/or iii) a
homogenization step.
In one aspect, in the method, the temporary storage step comprises filtration of
raw milk; ably, the filtration is age tion; more preferably, the filtration pore
diameter of the first-stage filtration is 0.990mm to 1.165mm, and the pore diameter of the
second-stage filtration is 0.495mm to 0.589mm.
In one aspect, in the method, the pretreatment step comprises a
low-temperature sterilization and separation treatment; preferably, the low-temperature
sterilization and separation treatment uses two-stage filtration; preferably, the temperature of
the sterilization and separation is controlled at 45 to 50 °C.
In one aspect, in the method, the homogenization step uses two-stage
nization; preferably, the working temperature of the homogenization step is
maintained at 10 to 30 °C (more preferably 15 to 20 °C); more preferably, the pressure of the
first-stage homogenization is 100 to 140 bar (more preferably 120 bar), and the pressure of
the second-stage nization is 40 to 60 bar (more preferably 50 bar).
On the other hand, after the step of the reverse osmosis concentration
treatment, the method further ses: v) a cooling step; vi) a filling step; vii) a ng
step; and/or viii) a cleaning step.
In one aspect, the cooling step uses two-stage cooling. ably, the first
stage of the cooling uses ice water as a refrigerant; preferably, the second stage of the cooling
uses a solution of ethylene glycol in water as a refrigerant.
On the other hand, preferably, the temperature of the first stage of the cooling
is maintained at 2 to 10 °C (more preferably 4 to 7 °C); preferably, the temperature of the
second stage of the cooling is maintained at -1 to -4 °C (more preferably -2 to -3 °C).
On the other hand, the filling temperature of the filling step is maintained at 1
to -4 °C, more preferably -2 to -3 °C.
On the other hand, the freezing temperature of the freezing step is maintained
at -10 to -24 °C, more preferably -18 to -22 °C.
In the concentrated dairy product ed by the tration method as
bed above, the total solid content is 30 to 50%, preferably 35 to 45%, and more
preferably 40 to 45%.
Preferably, after the concentrated dairy product is diluted to the total solid
content level of raw milk ing to the concentration ratio, the detected furosine content is
4 to 20 mg/100g protein, preferably 8 to 15 mg/100g protein.
Compared with the concentrated milk produced by thermal concentration,
after the concentrated dairy product is diluted to the total solid content level of raw milk
according to the tration ratio, the detected furosine t is reduced by 60 to
80mg/100g protein, which is reduced by 4 to 10 times.
Preferably, after the concentrated dairy product is diluted to the total solid
content level of raw milk according to the concentration ratio, the detected ion amount
of IgG (immunoglobulin G) is higher than 95% (not detected in concentrated milk produced
by the thermal concentrated milk process).
Preferably, after the concentrated dairy product is diluted to the total solid
content level of raw milk according to the concentration ratio, the detected retention rate of
GMP (glycomacropeptide) is 100% (the content of GMP in the concentrated milk produced
by the l concentration process is about 65%).
According to another aspect disclosed herein, there is ed a concentration
device by which the feed liquid can be efficiently concentrated to a predetermined
concentration.
According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a concentration
device, which ses:
a temporary storage unit, which comprises a storage container to store feed liquids to be
concentrated;
a homogenization unit, which is arranged downstream of the temporary storage unit, and
applies a predetermined temperature and pressure to the feed liquids, so that the feed liquids
are refined and mixed with each other more uniformly under the action of pressure and
impact; and
a tration unit, which is arranged downstream of the homogenization unit and
successively comprises a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit and a
high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit, wherein the low-pressure e
osmosis membrane treatment unit performs a reverse osmosis concentration treatment on the
feed s flowing therethrough at a first predetermined pressure, and the high-pressure
e osmosis ne treatment unit performs a reverse osmosis tration treatment
on the feed liquids flowing therethrough at a second predetermined pressure, wherein the first
predetermined pressure is less than the second predetermined pressure.
By using low-pressure and high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment
units, the concentration ency can be ed.
The low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane ent unit preferably
comprises a plurality of stages, and each stage of the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit comprises one or more membrane assemblies, and each membrane assembly
comprises one or more membranes which are connected in series, in parallel, or in a
ation of series and parallel.
Preferably, in the multi-stage low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit, the pressures in various stages are different.
Preferably, the concentration unit further comprises a low-pressure radiator,
which is arranged at a feed port or a discharge port of the predetermined stage(s) of the
low-pressure reverse osmosis ne ent unit to maintain the temperature of the
concentrated feed liquid below 15 °C. Further preferably, in the method, the high-pressure
reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit comprises a plurality of stages, and each stage of
the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit comprises one or more
membrane lies, and each membrane assembly ses one or more membranes
which are connected in series, in parallel or in a combination of series and parallel.
Preferably, in the stage high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit, the pressures in various stages are different.
Preferably, the concentration unit further comprises a high-pressure radiator,
which is arranged at a feed port or a discharge port of the predetermined s) of the
high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane ent unit to maintain the temperature of the
concentrated feed liquid below 15 °C.
By maintaining the temperature of the feed liquid below 15 °C during the
tration process, on the one hand, the proliferation of bacteria and microorganisms in
the feed liquid can be suppressed, and on the other hand, the effect of too low temperature on
the life of the reverse s membrane can be avoided.
Through the design of multi-stage concentration, the whole concentration unit
can be consisted of 6- to 11-stage concentration modules, in which different modules are
designed with different flow channels in size (for each stage membranes) according to the
concentration, different viscosity and particle size of concentrated milk to ensure the
efficiency of tration. For the first 2 to 4 stages, because the concentration of
concentrated milk is low, the fluidity is good, and the g is not easy to deposit, a low
flow channel of about 30 mil can be used, with a pressure of 1-40 bar, to ensure that the raw
milk can be centrated quickly under a n pressure to reach the preconcentration
target. For the middle 2 to 4 stages, when concentrated milk reaches a certain concentration,
because of the increase of viscosity, the decrease of fluidity, the increase of osmotic pressure
and the increase of particle size, it is easy to deposit on the membrane, and a further
concentration becomes difficult. Therefore, a medium flow channel of about 45 mil is used,
with the pressure increased to 40 to 50 bar, and the flow channel aperture and pressure are
increased to ensure the concentration efficiency. For the final 2 to 4 ressure stages, the
concentrated milk has reached the target tration. The concentration, viscosity, and
particle size of the concentrated milk have reached the maximum value, the fluidity is the
lowest, the osmotic pressure is the largest, and the fouling is most likely to deposit on the
ne. Therefore, a high flow channel of 65 to 80mil is used, and the pressure rises to 50
to 200 bar so as to ensure that the concentrated milk can flow effectively in the membrane to
ensure the production time.
Preferably, the concentration device r comprises: a pretreatment unit,
which is arranged downstream of the temporary storage unit and upstream of the
nization unit to perform pretreatment of feed liquids from the temporary storage unit.
The pretreatment may se a sterilization treatment to remove bacteria and unfavorable
microorganisms in feed liquids. In the case of sterilization treatment, the pretreatment unit
may be a low-temperature ization tor. Preferably, the low-temperature sterilization
separator can comprise two stages, wherein the filtration pore diameter of the first stage is
0.990mm to 1.165mm, the pore diameter of the second stage is 0.495mm to 0.589mm, and
the sterilization temperature is controlled at 45 to 50 °C.
Through the use of two-stage sterilization tion, and the use of different
pore diameters of filters in age sterilization tion, the feed liquid can first pass
through a filter with a large pore diameter to filter out larger substances, and then pass
through a filter with a small pore diameter, so as to prevent the filter pore from being blocked
rapidly when only age filtration is available. At the same time, by controlling the
sterilization temperature at 45-50 °C, i.e. using such a low temperature while ensuring the
sterilization effect, the growth of microorganisms can be controlled and more nutrients in the
feed liquid can be kept as active as possible.
Preferably, the concentration device further comprises: a cooling unit, which
cools the feed liquid concentrated by the concentration unit. The cooling unit comprises a
first cooling unit and a second cooling unit. The first cooling unit cools the feed liquid to a
first cooling temperature, and the second cooling unit further cools the feed liquid cooled by
the first cooling unit to a second g temperature lower than the first cooling temperature.
The first cooling unit may comprise, for example, a jacketed tank which
comprises a cooling liquid chamber to contain a cooling liquid, and the second cooling unit
comprises, for example, a plate heat ger.
Through the first cooling unit, the feed liquid will be reduced from about
°C to 4-7 °C to be stored in a buffer tank. It is guaranteed that the concentrated feed liquid
can be stored in the buffer tank in the best state while controlling microbial proliferation in
the product. The second cooling unit aims to quickly reduce the temperature of the feed liquid
t to -2 to -3 °C before filling. Its purpose is to reduce the ature of the feed liquid
product, such as concentrated milk, when it is put into e. This can benefit quickly
freezing the product to a target temperature to freeze the product, thereby preventing
problems such as fat floating, and lactose and protein crystallization, that affect the
subsequent quality of concentrated milk.
Preferably, the concentration device further comprises a filling unit, which fills
the feed liquid cooled by the g unit into a predetermined e.
Preferably, the tration device further comprises a cleaning unit, which
cleans the feed liquid concentration device after the feed liquid concentration is completed.
By setting a cleaning unit, after the feed liquid is concentrated, the fouling
remaining on the surface of the e s membrane can be removed, thereby restoring
the flux of the reverse osmosis ne, so that the device can ue to produce.
With the concentration device disclosed herein, for a feed liquid that needs to
be concentrated, especially for cow milk products, part of water in cow milk can be removed,
the volume of raw cow milk can be reduced, the preservation property can be increased, the
preservation cost can be saved, and the transportation can be made more iently. In
addition, by concentrating and freezing raw cow milk, the problem of the imbalance of raw
cow milk in seasons and in production areas can be balanced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other objects and features will become clear from the following
description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference
ls have been used to refer to the same parts throughout several gs unless
otherwise specified, and in the drawings:
Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing a concentration device according to
the present disclosure;
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary pretreatment unit that can be
used in the device shown in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary homogenization unit
that can be used in the concentration device of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary concentration unit that
can be used in the concentration device of Figure 1;
Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary secondary cooling unit
that can be used in the concentration device of Figure 1; and
Figure 6 is a flowchart showing an exemplary operation method of a
concentration device according to the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
The following is a detailed description of the concentration device and the
corresponding concentration method ing to the present disclosure with reference to the
anying drawings. gh the present invention is disclosed in conjunction with the
above several preferred embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention.
Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present disclosure
pertains can make any changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope
of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the t ion shall be
defined by the appended claims.
In the following description, terms such as "upstream" and "downstream" are
used to indicate directionality, where am refers to the direction from which a feed
liquid comes from, and downstream refers to the direction in which a feed liquid will flow.
Therefore, when it is described that one unit is upstream of another unit, a feed liquid will
flow from said one unit to another unit, and vice versa.
I. Overview
Hereinafter, the concentration device 100 according to the present disclosure is
described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in Figure 1, the concentration device 100 ses a temporary
storage tank 110, a pretreatment unit 120, a homogenization unit 130, a concentration unit
140, a cooling unit 150, and a filling unit 160. In addition, the concentration device 100 also
comprises a ng unit (a CIP unit) (not shown) to clean the entire device after the
concentration is complete. In addition, ally, a buffer tank and a feed pump (not labeled)
are comprised between each unit.
For example, after the feed liquid of raw cow milk is collected, physical and
chemical tors are tested first, and the raw cow milk that meets ements is
temporarily stored in a ary storage unit (a temporary storage tank) 110. The raw cow
milk temporarily stored in the temporary storage tank 110 is then pretreated. The pretreatment
may be performed in a pretreatment unit 120, and may comprise a sterilization filtration
treatment. The pretreatment unit 120 may comprise, for example, a sterilization separator,
which may comprise two stages to remove bacteria and spores from raw cow milk.
After the pretreatment, the raw cow milk will be sent into a homogenizer for
homogenization. Optionally, before entering the homogenizer, a buffer tank T12 may be
arranged, and the feed liquid in the buffer tank T12 is fed into a homogenizer through a feed
pump P13. ing to the present disclosure, two-stage nization is used. The
pressure of the first stage homogenization is, for example, 120 bar, the pressure of the second
stage homogenization is, for example, 50 bar, and the temperature of the homogenizer is set
to 13 °C. As a result, the fat in raw cow milk is broken more finely and the product system is
more stable. After the homogenization treatment, the raw cow milk can be put into a
temporary storage tank, such as a temporary e tank T13, for temporary e, but this
is not necessary.
After the homogenization treatment, the raw cow milk is sent to a
concentration unit 140, for example, through a feed pump p14. The concentration unit 140
performs a concentration treatment using a reverse osmosis membrane. Preferably, the
concentration unit 140 ses at least a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment
unit and high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit to concentrate raw cow milk.
After the concentration treatment, raw cow milk can be sent to a temporary storage tank for
temporary e, but this is not necessary. In addition, the concentration unit 140 may
comprise a feed buffer tank T21, a circulating feed pump P21, and so on.
The concentrated raw cow milk is then cooled to -2.5 °C in a cooling unit 150,
and then filled in a filling unit 160. The filling unit 160 comprises, for example, a large bag
filling machine to fill the concentrated raw cow milk into a sterile octagonal bag. The filling
temperature is maintained at minus 2 °C throughout the process.
The filled trated milk is packed into a cardboard box and palletized in a
quick-cooling warehouse. The ature in the quick-cooling warehouse is, for example,
minus 22 °C, and the ng wind speed is 7 m/s. After 18 hours of freezing, the core
temperature of the concentrate e reaches minus 8 °C, and then the concentrated milk is
transferred to a freezing use with a temperature of minus 18 °C for storage, thereby
obtaining frozen concentrated milk.
After the production by the above process, a stable light-yellow block frozen
concentrated milk is obtained. By detecting before being cooled, the trated milk has a
total solid content of 40.5%, a protein content of 10.22%, a fat content of 12.0%, and a
lactoferrin retention amount of 90%. After 12 months of freezing and then restoration, the
indicator is , and there is neither fat floating nor gravel formation after boiling.
The obtained frozen concentrated milk can be stored in a freezing use
for more than 12 months, and can be restored to cow milk through an appropriate restoration
process. The nutritional ient of the restored cow milk is basically the same as that of
the ted raw cow milk, thereby meeting the need of long-term storage.
After the production of a specific batch of concentrated milk, the entire
concentration device 100 will be cleaned by a cleaning unit 170, which performs, for e,
standard CIP cleaning, thereby cleaning residues hout the device and returning the
membrane flux of the reverse osmosis membrane of the concentration unit to the previous
level.
II. Pretreatment unit 120
The atment unit 120 comprises a low-temperature sterilization tor.
For example, an ecoclear low-temperature sterilization machine from GEA can be used. Of
course, the present disclosure is not limited to this. Preferably, in the present disclosure, a
two-stage low-temperature sterilizer is used. The first-stage filtration pore diameter is
0.991mm to 1.165mm, while the second-stage filtration pore diameter is 0.495mm to
0.589mm. The temperature of the low-temperature sterilizer is controlled at 45 to 50 °C.
The low-temperature sterilization separator comprises, for example, a casing;
a rotating drum accommodated in the casing, wherein the ng drum comprises a plurality
of discs stacked together, and a small gap is kept between the discs; a motor that drives the
rotating drum to rotate; a transmission shaft that transmits the rotation of the motor to the
rotating drum; a deslagging equipment and a control cabinet, etc.
A suspension (or an emulsion) is added to the rotating drum by a feeding tube
located in the center of the rotating drum. The rotating drum is driven by a motor to .
When the suspension (or emulsion) flows through the gap between the discs, solid particles
(or liquid droplets) are settled on the discs under the action of a centrifuge to form a sediment
(or liquid layer). The sediment slides along the surface of the discs to leave the discs and
accumulates at a part of the largest diameter in the rotating drum. The separated liquid is
discharged from the rotating drum h a liquid , and the sediment is discharged by
the deslagging equipment.
The role of the disc is to n the sedimentation distance of solid particles
(or liquid droplets) and expand the sedimentation area of the ng drum. Because the disc
is installed in the rotating drum, the production capacity of the separator is greatly improved.
The solids accumulated in the rotating drum can be removed manually by dismantling the
rotating drum after the separator is shut down, or discharged from the rotating drum through a
deslagging mechanism without shutting down the separator.
A ype separator can m two operations: liquid-solid separation (i.e.,
separation of low concentration suspension), called clarification operation; -liquid
separation (or -liquid-solid) separation (i.e., separation of emulsion). For raw cow milk,
through separation operation, most of bacteria and microbial spores in cow milk can be
removed, the guarantee period of the product can be extended, the product can get better
flavor, the total number of product es can be controlled, the quality target can be
achieved, and product specifications and legal requirements can be met.
III. Homogenization unit 130
The homogenization unit 130 homogenizes the pretreated raw cow milk.
Preferably, the homogenization unit 130 comprises a two-stage homogenization unit, wherein
the first-stage homogenization unit works at a pressure of 120 bar, and the second-stage
homogenization unit works at a re of 50 bar. The working temperature of the
homogenization unit is maintained at 10 to 13 °C to t the proliferation of
microorganisms and protect the ty of active substances in cow milk, while ensuring that
the entire concentration process is med below 50 °C.
There are no particular restrictions on the homogenizer constituting the
homogenization unit. For example, various types of homogenizers, such as a collision type or
an opposite jet type, can be used. As an example, a homogenizer produced by APV in
Denmark is used.
The homogenizer has a two-stage homogenization mechanism. Each stage of
the homogenization mechanism comprises a rotor and a stator, and there is a gap between the
rotor and the . Raw milk is ed to the gap between the rotor and the stator. The
high-speed and stable rotation of the rotor s in a comprehensive kinetic energy
efficiency such as high frequency, strong circumferential tangential speed, and angular
velocity. Under the action of the rotor and the stator, in the reasonably narrow gap between
the stator and the rotor, comprehensive effects such as a strong, reciprocating hydraulic shear,
friction, centrifugal extrusion, and liquid flow collision are formed on the raw milk, so that
the above working process of the feed liquid (raw milk) is ed in the container, and the
product is y obtained.
IV. Concentration unit 140
The concentration process uses RO reverse osmosis technology. e
osmosis technology applies an external pressure higher than the osmotic pressure of a
solution on the solution side of a semi-permeable membrane. When a solution passes through
a semipermeable membrane, only a certain size of substances is allowed to pass through,
usually only water les or substances smaller than water molecules are allowed to pass
through, so as to achieve the concentration of cow milk. The concentration unit 140
comprises a liquid storage tank 143, a low-pressure concentration unit 141, and a
ressure concentration unit 142. r pumps 144 and 145 may also be provided
n the liquid storage tank 143 and the low-pressure concentration unit 141 and between
the low-pressure concentration unit 141 and the high-pressure concentration unit 142.
In addition, before the low-pressure concentration unit, a filter can also be
ed, for example, a filter F21 as shown in Figure 1.
The low-pressure concentration unit 141 can also be called a low-pressure
reverse s membrane treatment unit, which can comprise a plurality of stages. As
shown in the Figure, the low-pressure reverse s ne treatment unit comprises
two stages, which are the first-stage low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane ent unit
1411 and the second-stage low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1412,
respectively. The first-stage low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1411 can
receive raw cow milk from the homogenization unit 130, and preferably, a liquid storage tank
143 is provided between the two to temporarily store the homogenized raw cow milk. A
r pump 144 is provided between the liquid storage tank 143 and the first-stage
low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1411 of the low-pressure
concentration unit 141. The booster pump 144 can pressurize raw cow milk in the liquid
storage tank 143 to a pressure of, for example, 1 to 40 bar and control the surface flow rate to
4 to 7 m/s. In addition, booster pumps 146 and 145 are provided n the stage
low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1411 and the second-stage
low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1412 and between the second-stage
low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1412 and the high-pressure reverse
osmosis membrane treatment unit 142, so that the pressure of raw cow milk in the stage
low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1411, the pressure of raw cow milk in
the second-stage low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1412, and the
pressure of raw cow milk in the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 1413
are gradually increased.
As shown in the Figure, each stage of the low-pressure reverse osmosis
membrane treatment units 1411 and 1412 may comprise a plurality of membrane assemblies.
Taking the first-stage low-pressure reverse s membrane treatment unit 1411 as an
example, it comprises six membrane assemblies 1411-1 to 1411-6, which are ted with
each other in parallel. However, the present disclosure is not d to this, but may
comprise more or less ne assemblies. Various membrane lies may be
connected in series, in el, or in a combination of series and parallel.
In order to control the pressure in each stage of the low-pressure reverse
osmosis membrane treatment unit, a pressure sensor (not shown) can be provided at the inlet
or outlet of each stage. The signal of the pressure sensor can be ed to a control system
as a feedback signal for the l system to control a booster pump to change the pressure
of raw cow milk supplied into the treatment unit.
In on, a heat exchanger can be provided at the inlet or the outlet of each
stage of the low-pressure e osmosis ne treatment unit, for example, E21 and
E22, as shown in Figure 1, to control the temperature of raw cow milk entering the
low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit below 10 °C.
Although the Figure only shows that the high-pressure concentration unit 142
or the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 142 ses one stage, it
can use a structure similar to the essure concentration unit 141, comprising a plurality
of stages, such as 2 to 4 stages (one stage is shown in the Figure). Moreover, each stage of the
high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit 142 may similarly comprise a
plurality of ne assemblies (three membrane assemblies are shown in the ),
which are connected in series, in el, or in a combination of series and parallel.
A booster pump may be provided between various stages of the high-pressure
concentration unit 142, and between the low-pressure concentration unit 141 and the
high-pressure concentration unit. Moreover, a pressure sensor may similarly be provided at
each stage to control the pressure of each stage. Preferably, the pressure of the high-pressure
concentration unit is set in the range of 40 to 200 bar, and is increased stagewise.
Similarly, in order to ensure that the concentration process is performed at a
low ature, a heat exchanger is provided at the inlet or the outlet of each stage or a
predetermined stage of the high-pressure concentration unit 142 to ensure that the
tration temperature is controlled below 15 °C. As for the number of heat exchangers,
one stage may be provided with one heat exchanger, or multiple stages may be provided with
one heat exchanger. The present disclosure has no limitation on this, as long as the
temperature of the concentrated raw cow milk can be maintained below 15 °C.
According to the present disclosure, the reason for using a multi-stage
concentration system is that the multi-stage concentration process of milk can significantly
reduce the time for pre-concentration, and can benefit the continuous tion of the device.
In single-stage concentration, the concentrated milk with increasing concentration repeatedly
passes h the same membrane core of a fixed format. As the concentration of
concentrated milk becomes higher, the membrane flux decreases, and the surface flow rate
becomes slower, which easily leads to blockage of the membrane surface, increases the
energy consumption of the device, and reduces the continuous operation time of the device.
The advantages of the multi-stage tration ing to the present
disclosure are that the trated milk is sequentially flushed, smoothed, and cleaned. The
membrane flux performance is in the optimal state that can be achieved by the membrane.
The loss of flow velocity on the membrane surface is less, the fouling remaining on the
membrane surface is less, the auxiliary power required during operation is vely low, the
time required for cleaning is less, and the temperature and amount of a cleaning agent are
relatively low. As a result, more energy saving and environmental protection are achieved.
This system uses the structure of a segmented concentration unit of a
low-pressure and high-pressure concentration unit so as to improve the quality of
concentrated milk. In the system, the first-segment low-pressure reverse osmosis ne
treatment unit has a pressure of 1 to 40 bar, and a surface flow rate of 4 to 7 m/s. The
temperature is controlled below 10 °C.
In the second segment of the high-pressure reverse osmosis unit, the present
disclosure uses HP 8038 RO reverse osmosis membrane of KOCH Inc., but the present
invention is not d to this. Various types of materials such as e cellulose ne,
aromatic polyhydrazine membrane, ic polyamide membrane, and polyamide
membrane may be used. There are no particular restrictions on the type of membrane, and
various forms such as hollow type, roll type, and plate type can be used. In the t
disclosure, roll type polyamide reverse osmosis ne resistant to high-pressure is
preferred, with a pressure level of 40 to 200 bar, a surface flow rate of 6 to 9m/s, and a
temperature below 20 °C.
Through the design of multi-stage concentration, the whole concentration unit
is consisted of stage concentration modules, in which different modules are designed
with different flow channels in size ing to the concentration, different viscosity and
particle size of concentrated milk to ensure the efficiency of concentration. In the
low-pressure concentration units, because the concentration of concentrated milk is low, the
fluidity is good, and the fouling is not easy to deposit, a low flow channel of about 30 mil is
used, with a pressure of 1-40 bar, to ensure that the raw milk can be preconcentrated quickly
under a certain re to reach the preconcentration target. In the 2 to 4 stages of the end of
the low-pressure tration unit and the front end of the high-pressure concentration unit,
when concentrated milk reaches a certain concentration, e of the increase of viscosity,
the decrease of fluidity, the increase of osmotic pressure and the se of particle size, it is
easy to deposit on the membrane, and further concentration becomes difficult. Therefore, a
medium flow l of about 45 mil is used, with the pressure increased to 40 to 50 bar, and
the flow channel aperture and pressure increased to ensure the concentration efficiency. In the
final 2 to 4 high-pressure stages, the concentrated milk has reached the target concentration.
The concentration, viscosity, and particle size of the concentrated milk have reached the
maximum value, the fluidity is the lowest, the osmotic pressure is the largest, and the fouling
is most likely to deposit on the membrane. Therefore, a high flow channel of 65 to 80mil is
used, and the pressure rises to 50 to 200 bar so as to ensure that the concentrated milk can
flow effectively in the ne to ensure the tion time.
h the control of the re sensor with feedback, the pressure can be
accurately controlled. The pressure control has a crucial impact on the efficiency and quality
of concentrated dairy production. The pressure control comprises the time of pressure
increase and the magnitude of the pressure value. The re control can greatly reduce the
pre-concentration time, and shorten the pre-concentration time to 1 h. If the pressure is
increased too fast in the early stage during production, the membrane flux will decrease
rapidly, which will affect the subsequent pre-concentration time and subsequent production
time. The too slow increase of pressure will increase the pre-concentration time to reach the
target concentration and reduce production efficiency. Through experiments in the present
invention, it is preferred to gradually increase the pressure to 40 to 42 bars within 40 to 45
min after the start of production, and after the pre-concentration is completed, the pressure is
sed to 60 to 80 bars until the end of production.
V. Cooling unit 150
The temperature control of concentrated milk plays an ant role in
controlling the quality and microbial indicators of concentrated products. The high cooling
efficiency can increase the freezing effect of the concentrated milk in the later stage. The
concentrated milk quickly freezes, prevents the fat from floating, prevents the lactose from
crystallizing into grit, prevents the reproduction of microorganisms, and ensures the quality
of restoration.
The present disclosure uses a two-stage cooling logy, n a cooling
unit 150 comprises a first cooling unit 151 and a second cooling unit 152. A buffer tank is
preferably provided downstream of the second cooling unit 152 to temporarily store raw cow
milk after two stages of cooling.
The first cooling unit 151 preferably comprises a jacketed storage tank. An ice
water as a refrigerant is pumped through the jacket of the storage tank at 2-3 °C, so that
concentrated milk in the storage tank is reduced from about 12-14 °C to 4-7 °C. The
concentrated milk cooled by the first cooling unit 151 can be sent to a buffer tank for
temporary storage.
The second cooling unit 152 preferably comprises a low temperature al
ype heat exchanger, as shown in the figure, which comprises a main body 1521, a
refrigerant chamber 1522, and a pipe 1523 passing through the refrigerant chamber. The
trated milk from the first cooling unit 151 is pumped into the pipe 1523, and while
passing through the pipe 1523, it exchanges heat with the refrigerant in the refrigerant
chamber 1522, and is rapidly cooled to -2 to 3 °C. The refrigerant is preferably a 50%
ethylene glycol aqueous solution.
The concentrated milk that has passed through the two stages of cooling can
then be fed into a filling machine. Preferably, the pipe between the exit of the second cooling
unit 1522 and the filling machine is an ted pipe, or preferably, the pipe is a jacketed
pipe with ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant in the jacket to prevent the concentrated milk from
being heated by external temperature during the flow of the concentrated milk through the
pipe.
] The reason for using two-stage cooling is that after the concentrated milk is
discharged, the first stage of cooling reduces the concentrated milk at about 15 °C to 4-7 °C
for e in a buffer tank. This ensures that the trated milk can be stored in the buffer
tank in the best state while controlling the proliferation of microorganisms in the product. The
buffer tank also controls the proliferation of microorganisms in the product. The purpose of
the second stage of cooling is to quickly reduce the temperature of the product to -2 to -3 °C
before filling. Its purpose is to reduce the temperature of the concentrated milk when it is put
into storage. This can t y freezing the product to a target temperature, thereby
preventing problems such as fat floating, and lactose and protein llization, that affect
the uent quality of concentrated milk.
VI. Cleaning unit (not shown in the )
After the production of concentrated milk, some fouling will remain on the
surface of the reverse osmosis membrane, which will reduce the membrane flux and affect
the continued production. According to the present invention, a cleaning unit is provided,
which includes a high-pressure pump to supply different cleaning liquids to each unit under
control under pressure, so that the entire device can be cleaned and the membrane flux after
cleaning can be restored to the value before production. This has an important effect on
sing tion efficiency and reducing costs and energy consumption.
For example, the cleaning process proceeds as follows:
(1) The first step, flushing with hot water at 50 to 55 °C for 900 s at a
flushing flow of 5000 l/h. The purpose is to flush out the remaining concentrated milk in the
system after production.
(2) The second step, cleaning cyclically with alkali + surfactant, n
the concentration of alkali is 0.4-0.6 w/w%, the pH value is 10.9-11.1, and the tant
concentration is 0.2-0.3 w/w%. After adding the cleaning agent, the system is preheated to
50-55 °C, the cleaning flow is 5000 l/h, and the cycle time is 1800 s.
(3) The third step, ng with water for 900 s, n the flushing flow
is 5000 l/h. The purpose is to flush out the cleaning agent in the system.
(4) The fourth step, cleaning cyclically with alkali and enzyme, wherein
the alkali concentration is 0.6 to 0.8 w/w%, and the pH value is 10 to 10.8. The enzyme
concentration is 0.2-0.3 w/w%, the system is preheated to 47-50 °C after adding the cleaning
agent, the cleaning flow is 5000 l/h, and the cycle time is 2700 s.
(5) The fifth step, flushing with water for 900 s, wherein the flushing flow
is 5000 l/h. The purpose is to flush out the cleaning agent in the system.
(6) The sixth step, cleaning ally with an acid, wherein the acid
concentration is 0.3 to 0.4 w/w%, the pH value is 1.8-2.0, after adding the cleaning agent, the
system is preheated to 47-50 °C, the cleaning flow is 5000 l/h, and the cycle time is 1800 s.
(7) The seventh step, flushing with water for 900 s, wherein the flushing
flow is 5000 l/h. The purpose is to flush out the cleaning agent in the system.
(8) The eighth step, ng cyclically with alkali + surfactant, wherein
the alkali concentration is 6 w/w%, and the pH value is 10.9-11.1. The surfactant
concentration is 0.2-0.3 w/w%, after adding the cleaning agent, the system is preheated to 50
to 55 °C, the cleaning flow is 5000 l/h, and the cycle time is 1800 s.
(9) The ninth step, flushing with water for 1800 s, wherein the flushing
flow is 5000 l/h. The purpose is to flush out the cleaning agent in the system.
(10) The tenth step, testing of flux by circulating in water system at the
normal temperature, observing the flow of RO permeate, and judging according to the
comparison with the initial flow.
VII. Operation s
The operation process of the concentration device according to an exemplary
embodiment disclosed herein is bed below with reference to Figure 6. As shown in
Figure 6, in step S1, after raw milk arrives at a factory, physical and chemical indicators are
tested, TS 12-13%, fat 2.8-3.0%, and protein 2.8-3.3%. The raw milk that meets the
requirements is ed to remove physical impurities, wherein the stage filter has a pore
diameter of 1.00 mm and the second-stage filter has a pore diameter of 0.50 mm.
] 2) In step S2, after the raw milk is temporarily stored, a pretreatment operation
or a sterilization and separation operation is performed. In this operation, spores in the raw
milk are removed, and the spore tion rate is greater than 95%. The total solid content in
the obtained raw milk is 12.35%. After the treatment, the raw milk is cooled to 7 °C and
stored.
3) In step S3, the raw milk after the ization and separation operation
enters the homogenization unit for cold homogenization. The temperature is set to 13 °C, and
the two-stage pressure is 170 bar in total, wherein the first-stage homogenization pressure is
120 bar and the -stage nization pressure is 50 bar.
4) In step S4, the raw cow milk nized by the homogenization unit
enters a concentration unit, which comprises a low-pressure concentration unit and a
high-pressure concentration unit. Correspondingly, the step S4 may comprise a low-pressure
concentration operation S41 and a high-pressure concentration operation S42. As an example,
the low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane ent unit has 7 stages, in which the first 3
stages use a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40 bar, and the last 4 stages use a
medium flow channel of 45mil and a re of 50 bar. The surface flow rate of the
ne is 5 m/s. When the raw cow milk is concentrated to about 25% of the total solid
content, it is pumped into a high-pressure e osmosis membrane treatment unit, which
uses a high flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of
7m/s. The temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane is ined below 15 °C. The total
solid content of the concentrated milk obtained by the high-pressure reverse osmosis
membrane treatment is 40 to 45%.
5) In step S5, the trated milk is pumped into a first cooling unit of a
cooling unit. The temperature in the tank of the first cooling unit is controlled at 4 °C, and an
ice water at 1 °C is used as a refrigerant. The trated milk that has been preliminarily
cooled enters a second cooling unit over a booster pump, that is, a low-temperature critical
tube-type heat exchanger. A 50% ne glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C is used as a
refrigerant. When the concentrated milk passes through the heat exchanger tube, the
concentrated milk and the refrigerant exchange heat, so that the outlet temperature of the
second cooling unit is -2.5 °C. Then, the trated milk is sent to a filling machine for
filling via a jacketed cooling pipe.
6) In step S6, the concentrated milk is filled into a customized sterile
octagonal bag through a large bag filling machine, and the filling temperature is maintained at
-2 °C.
7) In step S7, the concentrated milk is packed into a cardboard box matched
with the octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse. The temperature of
the freezing warehouse is -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed is 7 m/s. After 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reaches -8 °C, and then it is transferred to a freezing
use with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) ally, after the production of the concentration device is completed or
after a predetermined production batch, a cleaning unit is used to perform a standard CIP
process to clean the concentration device. This cleaning step has been described in detail
above, so it will not be repeated here.
Beneficial effect
] In order to solve the concentration problem in the food industry (especially
dairy products), the ing methods are usually used: 1) a concentration method with
evaporation: by using the heating function of a device, a standardized raw cow milk is added
into an evaporation kettle and the evaporation kettle is heated. The raw cow milk is vaporized
at its boiling point by use of a high temperature, and the ary steam generated during
the vaporization is continuously discharged, so as to remove water in the cow milk, so that
the concentration of the milk is continuously increased until it reaches an expected
concentration. However, because this method uses high ature and high-pressure to
remove water from feed liquids, there are the following disadvantages: (1) the cost of energy
consumption is high, the process needs heating to produce a lot of steam, and the energy
consumption is large; (2) in the process of concentration, the traditional evaporation method
needs to heat cow milk, in which a low intensity of heating will lead to low ation
efficiency, and an excessive ity of heating will lead to the destruction of some active
substances and some nutrients that may be ned in the feed liquids; and (3) only 10% of
water can be removed by the evaporation , which often fails to meet the requirements
of enterprises for higher concentration degree, so the efficiency of this kind of concentration
method is relatively low. Especially for dairy products, evaporation concentration is realized
at high temperature, which has high energy ption and increases the cost of dairy
products. At the same time, the temperature required for evaporation concentration is high,
and there are not only physical changes but also chemical changes in the process. This results
in the loss of heat sensitive nutrients and flavor substances in milk, and the color of milk will
also change.
] The second method is 2) a conventional reverse osmosis method: a reverse
s device is composed of feed liquid bution network, pure water distribution
network, reverse osmosis membrane, pump, etc., so that treated feed liquids pass through a
predetermined flow channel, water molecules in the feed liquids are collected to a central
water collection pipe through a reverse osmosis membrane, and finally concentrated feed
liquids are obtained. However, this concentration device has the ing disadvantages: (1)
the energy consumption is high, that is to say, with the concentration going on, the total solid
content in feed liquids gradually increases, and the power of the operating pump that needs to
be provided for the system standby increases in order to overcome the higher osmotic
pressure, so the energy consumption increases; (2) due to the limitation of conventional
reverse osmosis technology, membrane core and the maximum pressure of , the
concentration multiple that can be realized by the tration technology is low, about 2
times, which cannot meet higher concentration requirements. The limitation of this method is
that the concentration multiple is d. At present, conventional e s
technology can only concentrate cow milk to 32%.
The third method is 3) forward osmosis method: a current emerging
technology, which has not been applied to dairy production; a feed liquid and a draw liquid
are flowed on both sides of a forward osmosis ne; Using the osmotic pressure
produced by different salt concentration on both sides of the membrane, water passes through
the forward osmosis membrane from the side of the feed liquid with small salt concentration
to the side of the draw solution with large salt tration, so as to remove the water in the
feed liquid and concentrate the feed liquid; the limitation of this method is that there is no
example of industrial application at present, and the size of the ne is limited by the
manufacturing ty so that a large area of membrane cannot be produced, which makes
the capacity of treating cow milk low; the running cost is high, the forward osmosis
membrane is easy to be blocked, and the cost of membrane replacement is very high.
The reverse osmosis concentration method of the present application
comprises two types of reverse osmosis membrane tration treatments, namely, a
low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane concentration treatment and a high-pressure reverse
s ne concentration ent. In the method, the low-pressure reverse osmosis
membrane tration treatment uses a first ermined pressure to perform reverse
osmosis concentration treatment on feed, and the high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
concentration treatment uses a second predetermined pressure to perform reverse osmosis
concentration treatment on feed, wherein the first predetermined pressure is less than the
second predetermined pressure. The present application uses the above reverse osmosis
concentration method, which overcomes the above problems in the concentration of food
industry (especially dairy products), es the high concentration of dairy products, reduces
energy consumption and operation cost, avoids the influence of heat treatment on various
physical and chemical, microbiological and biochemical indicators of dairy products, and
avoids the over proliferation of microorganisms and bacteria in the concentration of dairy
products.
Under normal ions, conventional RO can only concentrate raw milk to
TS of about 20%. Due to the influence of concentration, osmotic pressure, and viscosity of
concentrated milk, type of membrane and other factors, the concentration multiple cannot be
increased, and concentrated milk with higher concentration cannot be obtained. There is no
ready-made high-pressure RO device for the food industry ially dairy products) on the
market. Conventional high-pressure RO device often cannot meet the requirements of dairy
production ising design requirements, ng requirements, high-pressure resistance
requirements, etc.). Moreover, direct use of conventional high-pressure RO device will
narrow the flow channel of the membrane, making the membrane easier to be polluted and
blocked. The present application avoids the above problems by using the method of
low-pressure reverse s tration and then high-pressure reverse osmosis
concentration, and special design of high-pressure RO device.
Moreover, the present application preferably uses multi-stage concentration,
comprising stage high-pressure RO concentration and multi-stage low-pressure RO
concentration. For the concentration of dairy products, single-stage concentration only
circulates on a set of membranes, and the parameters of single-stage membranes cannot be
adjusted. As the concentration progresses, fat and other materials will be deposited on the
membrane surface, and the deposition rate will become faster and faster; the use of
multi-stage concentration can greatly reduce the time of pre-concentration, which can benefit
the uous production of the device. In on, in case of single-stage concentration, the
concentrated milk passes through the same ne core repeatedly. As the concentration
of concentrated milk becomes higher, the membrane flux decreases, and the surface flow rate
becomes slower, which can easily lead to the blockage of the membrane surface and increase
the energy consumption of the device. The advantages of multi-stage concentration also
include that concentrated milk passes h clean membrane surface with the best
ne flux performance in ce, has less loss of surface flow rate, and has less
residual fouling on the membrane surface, thereby achieving more energy conservation and
environmental protection.
In addition, the pretreatment temperature of the general RO process is 65 to
70 °C, which affects the y of dairy products. In the cold concentration process of the
present application, the temperature is controlled below 50 °C throughout the process, and the
temperature of the membrane concentration stage is controlled below 15 °C. In the process of
the present ation, the temperature is kept as low as possible to control ial
reproduction and it ensure that active substances in cow milk are not destroyed as far as
possible. The present application uses a combination of a plurality of low-temperature
pretreatment processes and adjusts the parameters of each step, which beneficially controls
the treatment temperature throughout the process.
Examples
The acceptance inspection of raw milk uses national standards GB
19301-2010, NY/T 1172-2006.
Example 1
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 12.33%, fat 3.2%, and protein 3.1%. The raw milk that meets the
requirements was filtered to remove physical ties, wherein the pore diameter of the
first-stage filter was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a ization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
] 3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
ature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage nization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse s ne
treatment unit; the normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 stages, wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a high-pressure e osmosis membrane treatment unit which used a high
flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of 7m/s; the
temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
high-pressure reverse s part, the total solid content of the concentrated milk obtained
was 40.2%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
trated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was continuously cooled,
that is, the first-stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical ype heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage g was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the concentrated milk passed through a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and y reached a g
machine for filling.
6) The trated milk was filled into a customized e octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the g temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse; the ature of the
freezing warehouse was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning s was the above-mentioned standard CIP cleaning.
Results: after the production by the above process, a stable light-yellow block
frozen concentrated milk was obtained. By detecting before being , the concentrated
milk had a total solid content of 40.5%, a protein content of 10.22%, a fat content of 12.0%, a
lactoferrin retention amount of 90%, a furosine t of 11.3mg/L, an IgG retention amount
of 95%, and a GMP retention amount of 100%. After 12 months of freezing and then
restoration, the indicators were stable, and there was neither fat floating nor gravel formation
after boiling. After CIP, by detecting, the membrane flux returned to the value before use. The
frozen freezing warehouse was frozen. After entering a quick-freezing warehouse and being
frozen for 14 hours, the core temperature of the concentrated milk reached -8 °C.
Example 2
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 13.1%, fat 2.9%, and protein 3.2%. The raw milk that meets the requirements
was filtered to remove physical impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the first-stage filter
was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and separation operation was
med on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
temperature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a ization separator to remove ,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the ed
raw milk was 12.35%.
] 4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 stages, n
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the e flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit which used a high
flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a ne surface flow rate of 7m/s; the
temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid content of the concentrated milk obtained
was 42.5%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
concentrated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was uously cooled,
that is, the first-stage g; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the trated milk passed through a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and quickly reached a g
machine for filling.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized e octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the g temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing warehouse was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
ng, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was erred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
] 8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned standard CIP cleaning.
Results: after the production by the above process, a stable light-yellow block
frozen concentrated milk was obtained. By detecting before being cooled, the concentrated
milk had a total solid content of 41.3%, a protein content of 10.31%, a fat content of 12.1%, a
lactoferrin retention amount of 92%, a furosine content of 11.5mg/L, an IgG retention amount
of 95%, and a GMP retention amount of 100%. After 12 months of freezing and then
restoration, the indicators were stable, and there was neither fat floating nor gravel formation
after boiling. After CIP, by detecting, the membrane flux returned to the value before use. The
frozen freezing warehouse was frozen. After entering a quick-freezing use and being
frozen for 14 hours, the core temperature of the concentrated milk reached -8 °C.
Example 3
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, al and al indicators
were tested, TS 12.7%, fat 3.1%, and protein 3.3%. The raw milk that meets the requirements
was filtered to remove al impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the first-stage filter
was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and .
3) The raw milk d a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
temperature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the -stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the ed
raw milk was 12.35%.
4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal pressure e osmosis ne module had 7 stages, wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a high-pressure reverse osmosis ne treatment unit which used a high
flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of 7m/s; the
temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid content of the concentrated milk obtained
was 44.3%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
concentrated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was continuously cooled,
that is, the first-stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the concentrated milk passed through a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and quickly reached a g
e for filling.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile octagonal bag
h a large bag filling machine, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
] 7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a freezing use; the ature of the
freezing use was -22 °C and the ng wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen trated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned rd CIP cleaning.
Results: after the production by the above process, a stable light-yellow block
frozen concentrated milk was obtained. By detecting before being cooled, the concentrated
milk had a total solid content of 44.3%, a protein content of 10.61%, a fat content of 12.9%, a
errin retention amount of 92%, a furosine content of 11.4mg/L, an IgG retention amount
of 94%, and a GMP retention amount of 100%. After 12 months of ng and then
restoration, the indicators were stable, and there was neither fat ng nor gravel formation
after boiling. After CIP, by detecting, the membrane flux returned to the value before use. The
frozen freezing warehouse was frozen. After entering a quick-freezing warehouse and being
frozen for 14 hours, the core temperature of the concentrated milk reached -8 °C.
Comparative Example 1 (comparison between conventional homogenizer and
mperature homogenizer)
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 12.5%, fat 3.0%, and protein 3.1%. The raw milk that meets the requirements
was filtered to remove physical impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the first-stage filter
was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
3) The raw milk entered a nizer for cold homogenization; the
temperature was set to 22 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
stage homogenization re was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 stages, wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid t of about
%, it entered a high-pressure e osmosis membrane treatment unit which used a high
flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of 7m/s; the
temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
ressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid t of the concentrated milk obtained
was 43.1%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
concentrated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was continuously ,
that is, the first-stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was lled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger h a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the trated milk passed through a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and y reached a filling
machine for filling.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing warehouse was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a ature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned rd CIP cleaning.
Results: by detecting, the total solid t of the product was 43.1%, the
protein t was 10.22%, the fat content was 12.30%, the furosine content was 11.1 mg/L,
the IgG retention amount was 93%, and the GMP retention amount was 100%. The detecting
results met the requirements of the product, but the proliferation of microorganisms was
serious, the total number of colonies was 1080000 CFU/mL (g), the pH of the product was
too low, a pH value of 5.90 did not comply with relevant regulations, and it was easy to
agglomerate when exposed to high temperature.
Comparative e 2 (the filling temperature is not sufficient without using ethylene
glycol in the second-stage cooling)
] 1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 12.43%, fat 3.2%, and protein 3.1%. The raw milk that meets the
requirements was filtered to remove physical impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the
first-stage filter was 1.00mm and the pore er of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary e, a ization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and .
3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
temperature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
] 4) The raw milk entered a normal re reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 , wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit which used a high
flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane e flow rate of 7m/s; the
temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid content of the concentrated milk obtained
was 42.1%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
concentrated milk.
5) The concentrated milk d a storage tank and was continuously cooled,
that is, the stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was lled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical ype heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; an ice water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; the inlet temperature of
the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet ature after cooling was 3.5 °C; and
the trated milk passed through a cooled pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a
refrigerant and quickly reached a filling machine for filling.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
nal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing warehouse was -22 °C and the ng wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby ing frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned standard CIP cleaning.
Results: by detecting, the total solid content of the product was 42.1%, the
protein content was 10.43%, the fat content was 12.40%, the furosine content was 10.9 mg/L,
the IgG retention amount was 95%, and the GMP retention amount was 100%. The ing
s met the requirements of the product, but no ne glycol aqueous solution was used
in the second stage cooling. When the trated milk t entered a quick-freezing
warehouse, the temperature was too high to meet the standards; the concentrated milk frozen
too slowly, the fat floated up, and the system was unstable; after reconstitution, the product
was separated into layers, and the psychrophilic bacteria proliferated rapidly, 380 CFU/mL
(g), which affected the flavor of the product.
Comparative Example 3 (comparison of the temperature and cost in quick-freezing
warehouse)
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were , TS 12.60%, fat 3.3%, and protein 3.2%. The raw milk that meets the
requirements was filtered to remove al impurities, n the pore diameter of the
first-stage filter was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and separation ion was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
3) The raw milk d a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
temperature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization re was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was r than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal re reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 stages, wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit which used a high
flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of 7m/s; the
ature in the reverse osmosis ne had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid content of the concentrated milk obtained
was 42.2%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
concentrated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was continuously ,
that is, the first-stage g; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the concentrated milk passed through a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a erant and quickly reached a filling
machine for g.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile nal bag
through a large bag filling e, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing warehouse was -40 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned standard CIP cleaning.
Results: by detecting, the total solid content of the product was 42.2%, the
protein content was 9.98%, the fat content was , the furosine content was 13.1 mg/L,
the IgG retention amount was 94%, and the GMP retention amount was 100%. The detecting
results met the requirements of the product. The concentrated milk was produced normally,
was frozen faster, and can be quickly transported off-site into the warehouse. The indicators
were stable, and there was neither fat floating nor gravel formation after boiling. However,
the energy consumption of the factory was twice that of Example 1, which wasted energy and
increased the y's carbon emissions.
Comparative Example 4 (Concentration using only conventional RO membrane)
1) After the raw milk d at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 12.53%, fat 3.5%, and protein 3.3%. The raw milk that meets the
requirements was filtered to remove al ties, n the pore diameter of the
first-stage filter was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
ature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization tor to remove spores,
and the spore tion rate was r than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 stages, wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the ne was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a temporary storage tank of the trated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a e tank and was uously ,
that is, the first-stage g; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after g was -2.5 °C; and the concentrated milk passed through a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and quickly reached a filling
machine for filling.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a ized sterile octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing use was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The ng process was the above-mentioned standard CIP cleaning.
By detecting, the total solid content of the product was 25%, the protein
content was 5.62%, and the fat content was 6.30%. Compared with Example 1, the
comparative example of using tional reverse osmosis technology to produce
concentrated milk failed to meet the requirements for ing concentrated milk with
-45% total solids. At the same time, the fat content, the protein content, the lactoferrin
t, the furosine content, the IgG content, and the GMP content did not meet the
standards.
Comparative Example 5 (comparison between conventional heat exchanger and low
temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger)
] 1) After the raw milk arrived at a y, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 12.21%, fat 3.3%, and protein 3.15%. The raw milk that meets the
ements was filtered to remove al impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the
first-stage filter was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
] 3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
ature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a ization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal re reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 stages, wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a pressure of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit which used a high
flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of 7m/s; the
temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid content of the concentrated milk obtained
was 40.2%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
trated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was uously ,
that is, the first-stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a tional
tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the second-stage cooling; a 50%
ethylene glycol s solution at -5 °C was used as a refrigerant; the inlet temperature of
the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and
the concentrated milk passed through a cooled pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a
refrigerant and quickly reached a filling machine for filling.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing use; the temperature of the
freezing warehouse was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned rd CIP cleaning.
Results: by detecting, the total solid t of the product was 40.2%, the
protein content was 9.22%, the fat content was 10.50%, the furosine content was 14.6 mg/L,
the IgG retention amount was 94%, and the GMP retention amount was 100%. The detecting
results met the requirements of the product. Compared with the low-temperature critical
tube-type heat exchanger, the conventional tube-type heat exchanger had fewer flow channels,
a slower erant flow rate, and a slower material flow rate, which resulted in blockage of
the heat exchanger and failed to obtain concentrated milk products.
Comparative Example 6 (not cleaned ing to the CIP s)
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 12.54%, fat 3.4%, and protein 3.2%. The raw milk that meets the
requirements was filtered to remove physical impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the
first-stage filter was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
] 2) After ary storage, a sterilization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
temperature was set to 13 °C, and the age pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was r than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
] 4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure e osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane module had 7 stages, wherein
the first 3 stages used a low flow channel of 30mil and a re of 40bar, and the latter 4
stages used a middle flow channel of 45mil and a pressure of 50bar; the surface flow rate of
the membrane was 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about
%, it entered a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit which used a high
flow l of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of 7m/s; the
temperature in the reverse osmosis ne had been maintained below 15 °C, through the
high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid t of the concentrated milk obtained
was 44.2%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
trated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was continuously cooled,
that is, the first-stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the concentrated milk passed through a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and quickly reached a filling
e for g.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile octagonal bag
through a large bag g machine, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a ard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing use was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was not the above-mentioned rd CIP cleaning.
s: by detecting, the total solid content of the product was 44.2%, the
protein t was 11.02%, the fat content was 12.70%, the furosine content was 14.6 mg/L,
the IgG retention amount was 95%, and the GMP retention amount was 100%. The detecting
results met the requirements of the product. After the concentration module was cleaned, the
flux was detected, and the flux did not reach the flux before production. After dismantling the
membrane shell, it was found that there was obvious fouling on the surface of the thick
membrane, which will affect the next production.
Comparative Example 7 (using only high-pressure RO technology)
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 13.5%, fat 3.0%, and protein 3.3%. The raw milk that meets the requirements
was filtered to remove physical impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the first-stage filter
was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and separation operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and .
3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold nization; the
temperature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk entered a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was .
4) The raw milk directly entered a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit which used a high flow channel of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane
surface flow rate of 7m/s; the temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been
maintained below 15 °C, through the high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid
content of the concentrated milk obtained was 36.5%; and then the concentrated milk entered
a temporary storage tank of the concentrated milk.
] 5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was continuously cooled,
that is, the first-stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was lled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the trated milk entered a
low-temperature al tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ne glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the concentrated milk passed h a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and quickly reached a filling
machine for filling.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the g temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a ard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing warehouse was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
ng, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, y obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned standard CIP cleaning.
Results: by ing, the total solid content of the product was 36.5%, the
protein content was 8.05%, the fat content was 8.33%, the furosine content was 50.5 mg/L,
the IgG retention amount was 95%, and the GMP retention amount was 90%. The detecting
results failed to meet the requirements of the product. Compared with the processes of the
examples, the membrane flux of the membrane concentration device decreased rapidly. After
cleaning, it was found that the membrane surface was seriously fouled and failed to produce
concentrated milk that met the requirements.
Comparative Example 8 (using -stage concentration)
1) After the raw milk arrived at a factory, physical and chemical indicators
were tested, TS 12.7%, fat 3.1%, and protein 3.2%. The raw milk that meets the ements
was filtered to remove al impurities, wherein the pore diameter of the first-stage filter
was 1.00mm and the pore diameter of the second-stage filter was 0.50 mm.
2) After temporary storage, a sterilization and tion operation was
performed on the raw milk, and then the raw milk was cooled to 7 °C and stored.
3) The raw milk entered a homogenizer for cold homogenization; the
temperature was set to 13 °C, and the two-stage pressure was 170 bar in total, wherein the
first-stage homogenization pressure was 120 bar and the second-stage homogenization
pressure was 50 bar; and then the raw milk d a sterilization separator to remove spores,
and the spore separation rate was greater than 95%; and the total solid content in the obtained
raw milk was 12.35%.
4) The raw milk entered a normal pressure reverse osmosis membrane
treatment unit; the normal pressure e osmosis membrane module had one stage which
used a middle flow l of 45mil, a pressure of 50bar, and a membrane surface flow rate
of 5m/s; when the raw milk was concentrated to a total solid content of about 25%, it d
a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane treatment unit with one stage in total which used a
high flow l of 65mil, a pressure of 80bar, and a membrane surface flow rate of 7m/s;
the temperature in the reverse osmosis membrane had been maintained below 15 °C, through
the high-pressure reverse osmosis part, the total solid content of the concentrated milk
obtained was 42.3%; and then the concentrated milk entered a temporary storage tank of the
concentrated milk.
5) The concentrated milk entered a storage tank and was continuously ,
that is, the stage cooling; the temperature in the tank was controlled at 4 °C and an ice
water at 1 °C was used as a refrigerant; and then the concentrated milk entered a
low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger through a material pump, that is, the
second-stage cooling; a 50% ethylene glycol aqueous solution at -5 °C was used as a
refrigerant; the inlet temperature of the second-stage cooling was 4 °C, and the outlet
temperature after cooling was -2.5 °C; and the concentrated milk passed h a cooled
pipe with a jacket using ice water at 1 °C as a refrigerant and quickly reached a filling
machine for g.
6) The concentrated milk was filled into a customized sterile octagonal bag
through a large bag filling machine, and the filling temperature was maintained at -2 °C.
7) The concentrated milk was packed into a cardboard box matched with the
octagonal bag, and palletized into a quick-freezing warehouse; the temperature of the
freezing warehouse was -22 °C and the oncoming wind speed was 7 m/s; after 18 hours of
freezing, the core temperature reached -8 °C, and then it was transferred to a freezing
warehouse with a temperature of -18 °C for storage, thereby obtaining frozen concentrated
milk.
8) The cleaning process was the above-mentioned standard CIP cleaning.
Results: by detecting, the total solid content of the product was 42.3%, the
protein t was 10.42%, the fat t was 11.90%, the furosine content was 17.5 mg/L,
the IgG retention amount was 94%, and the GMP retention amount was 100%. The ing
results met the requirements of the product. Compared with the concentration processes of
the examples, the pre-concentration time of the concentrated milk tion increased, the
membrane flux dropped sharply after 5 hours of tion, and the tion was stopped.
The fouling of the membrane surface was found to be serious when cleaning.
Claims (14)
1. A concentration device of milk, comprising: a concentration unit, which is arranged downstream of a homogenization unit and successively comprises a low-pressure concentration unit and a high-pressure concentration unit, wherein the low-pressure concentration unit performs a reverse osmosis concentration treatment on the feed s flowing therethrough at a first predetermined pressure, and the high-pressure concentration unit performs a reverse osmosis concentration treatment on the feed liquids flowing therethrough at a second predetermined pressure, wherein the first predetermined pressure is less than the second predetermined pressure; wherein the essure concentration unit comprises a plurality of stages, and each stage of the low-pressure concentration unit ses one or more membrane assemblies, and each membrane assembly comprises one membrane or more membranes which are ted in series, in parallel, or in a combination of series and parallel; wherein the high-pressure concentration unit ses a plurality of stages, and each stage of the high-pressure concentration unit comprises one or more membrane assemblies, and each ne assembly ses one membrane or more membranes which are connected in series, in parallel or in a combination of series and parallel; wherein the tration device further comprises a cooling unit which is arranged downstream of the concentration unit, which cools the feed liquid concentrated by the concentration unit.
2. The concentration device according to claim 1, wherein the pressures in various stages of the multi-stage low-pressure concentration unit are different.
3. The concentration device according to claim 2, wherein the concentration unit further comprises a low-pressure heat exchanger, which is ed at a feed port or a discharge port of the predetermined stage(s) of the low-pressure tration unit to maintain the temperature of the concentrated feed liquid below 15 °C.
4. The concentration device ing to claim 1, wherein the pressures in various stages of the multi-stage high-pressure concentration unit are different.
5. The concentration device according to claim 4, n the concentration unit further comprises a high-pressure heat exchanger, which is arranged at a feed port or a discharge port of the predetermined stage(s) of the high-pressure concentration unit to in the ature of the concentrated feed liquid below 15 °C.
6. The concentration device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a temporary storage unit which is arranged upstream of the concentration unit, the temporary storage unit comprises a storage ner to store feed liquids to be trated.
7. The concentration device according to claim 6, further comprising: a pretreatment unit, which is arranged downstream of the temporary storage unit and upstream of the concentration unit to perform atment of the feed liquid from the temporary storage unit.
8. The concentration device according to claim 7, wherein the pretreatment unit comprises a low-temperature sterilization unit to remove bacteria and/or microbial spores in the feed liquid.
9. The concentration device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising: a homogenization unit which is arranged downstream of the temporary storage unit and upstream of the concentration unit, the homogenization unit applies a predetermined temperature and pressure to the feed liquids, so that the feed liquids are refined and mixed with each other more uniformly under the action of pressure and impact.
10. The concentration device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling unit comprises a first cooling unit and a second cooling unit, wherein the first g unit cools the feed liquid to the first g temperature, and the second cooling unit further cools the feed liquid cooled by the first cooling unit to a second cooling temperature lower than the first cooling temperature.
11. The concentration device according to claim 10, wherein the first cooling unit comprises a jacketed tank, which comprises a refrigerant liquid chamber to contain a refrigerant liquid.
12. The concentration device according to claim 10, wherein the second g unit comprises a low-temperature critical tube-type heat exchanger.
13. The concentration device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising a filling unit, which fills the feed liquid cooled by the cooling unit into a predetermined package.
14. The concentration device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further sing a cleaning unit, which cleans the feed liquid concentration device after the feed liquid tration is completed.
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