Kinetic Modelling of Hydraulic Resistance in Colloidal System Ultrafltration: Effect of Physiochemical and Hydrodynamic Parameters

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Food Science & Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Iran

2 Division of Food Engineering, Department of Food Science and Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

In this work, different kinetic patterns (homographic, exponential-linear and exponential) of hydraulic resistance in ultrafltration process of a colloidal system have been investigated. Exponential kinetic model, as the best approach, was employed for description of dynamic hydraulic resistance of skim milk ultrafltration at different feed flow rates (FR) (10, 30 and 46 L/min), transmembrane pressures (TMP) (0.3, 0.6 and 1 atm), temperatures (30, 40 and 50°C), pH levels (5.6, 6, 6.6, 6.9 and 7.6) and NaCl concentrations (0, 0.03, 0.06 and 0.12 %w/w). Results indicated that the initial resistance (R0), steady-state resistance (R), resistance increment rate (k) and resistance increment extent (RE) increased with TMP and ionic strength increasing and FR decreasing. The most sensitive factor for prediction of RT (total hydraulic resistance), R0 and Rwas the NaCl concentration. Also, the highest sensitive factors for RE and k were temperature (0.77) and TMP (0.60), respectively.

Graphical Abstract

Kinetic Modelling of Hydraulic Resistance in Colloidal System Ultrafltration: Effect of Physiochemical and Hydrodynamic Parameters

Highlights

• We developed three semi-empirical models on dynamic resistance modeling.
• Resistances altered by transmembrane pressures, pH, salt, flow rate and temperature.
• Extent, rate of rise, initial and semi-steady resistances, termed by kinetic model.
• Increasing applied variables enhanced the kinetic model terms except the flow rate.
•Transmembrane pressure was the main factor on the rate of resistance growth.

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