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Collaborative project: Novel ressource and energy saving approaches for processing, distribution/logistics and use of milk and whey concentrates as substitutes for milk and whey powders - subproject 1
Project
Project code: 2817400511
Contract period: 15.07.2012
- 14.09.2015
Budget: 729,313 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
The aim of this research project was to increase resource and energy efficiency of the dairy industry. Producing milk and whey powders is very energy-intensive. In the course of the project, process alternatives for preserving skim milk concentrates with total solids in the range of 20% up to 35% and whey concentrates with total solids in the range of 20% up to 30% could be established. These alternatives consist of a series of membrane treatment steps together with heat treatments, so-called product-technology-routes that result in a concentrate shelf life of 2 up to 4 months under refrigerated conditions. For market entry, the revenues of the developed product-technology-routes were assessed. Optimal routes and process conditions could be determined for different demand scenarios. A detailed environmental impact assessment showed that concentrates have a lower cumulative energy demand than powders, even if the former are trucked up to 1000 km. This project combined process engineering with an economic and environmental assessment of milk and whey concentrates along the supply chain and thereby provided a holistic approach for industry decision-makers.
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Subjects
- Food Processing
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Funding institution
Project management agencies
Associated projects: Novel ressource and energy saving approaches for processing, distribution/logistics and use of milk and whey concentrates as substitutes for milk and whey powders
- Collaborative project: Novel ressource and energy saving approaches for processing, distribution/logistics and use of milk and whey concentrates as substitutes for milk and whey powders - subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Novel ressource and energy saving approaches for processing, distribution/logistics and use of milk and whey concentrates as substitutes for milk and whey powders - subproject 3
