Whey protein concentrate (WPC) production: Environmental impact assessment

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue , 2018, Pages 139-147

  Bacenetti, Jacopo ^a   Bava, Luciana ^a   Schievano, Andrea ^a   Zucali, Maddalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cheese making; Coproducts; Dairy production processes; Environmental assessment; Protein; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

CHEESES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; PROTEINS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CHEESE MAKING; CO-PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRODUCTION PROCESS; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; ULTRAFILTRATION PROCESS; WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 85040311661     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2017.12.018     Document Type: Article

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