Ultrafiltration: A means for decolorization of cane sugar solution

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-239

  Hamachi, M ^a   Gupta, B B ^b   Ben Aim, R ^a  

^a INSA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

Author keywords

Cane sugar; Color removal; Membrane pore size; Permeate flux; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SUGAR INDUSTRY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

DECOLORIZATION;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

DECOLORIZATION; FOOD PROCESSING; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; MEMBRANE; SUGAR; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0037340404     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5866(02)00145-4     Document Type: Article

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