Pilot demonstration of sugarcane juice ultrafiltration in an Indian sugar factory

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Ghosh, A M ^a   Balakrishnan, M ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Clarified sugarcane juice; Industrial demonstration; Spiral wound membrane module; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; SUGAR FACTORIES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

PILOT DEMONSTRATION;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0037409161     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(02)00340-0     Document Type: Article

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