Pretreatment with ceramic membrane microfiltration in the clarification process of sugarcane juice by ultrafiltration/Efeito do pre-tratamento por microfiltracao com membrana ceramica no processo de clarificacao do caldo de cana por ultrafiltracao

In the present study, the sugar cane juice from COCAFE Mill, was clarified using tubular ceramic membranes (α-[Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]/Ti[O.sub.2]) with pore size of 0.1 and 0.3 µm, and membrane area of 0.005 [m.sup.2]. Experiments were performed in batch with sugar cane juice, in a pilot unit of micro a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta scientiarum. Technology 2014-04, Vol.36 (2), p.303
Hauptverfasser: Gaschi, Priscilla dos Santos, Gaschi, Paola dos Santos, de Barros, Sueli Tereza Davantel, Pereira, Nehemias Curvelo
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Zusammenfassung:In the present study, the sugar cane juice from COCAFE Mill, was clarified using tubular ceramic membranes (α-[Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]/Ti[O.sub.2]) with pore size of 0.1 and 0.3 µm, and membrane area of 0.005 [m.sup.2]. Experiments were performed in batch with sugar cane juice, in a pilot unit of micro and ultrafiltration using the principle of tangential filtration. The sugar cane juice was settled for one hour and the supernatant was treated by microfiltration. After that, the MF permeate was ultrafiltered. The experiments of micro and ultrafiltration were carried out at 65°C and 1 bar. The ceramic membranes were able to remove the colloidal particles, producing a limpid permeated juice with color reduction. The clarification process with micro- followed by ultrafiltration produced a good result with an average purity rise of 2.74 units, 99.4% lower turbidity and 44.8% lighter color in the permeate. Keywords: pretreatment, ceramic membrane, sugar cane juice, clarification. No presente trabalho, o caldo de cana, proveniente da usina COCAFE, foi clarificado utilizando membranas ceramicas tubulares (Ti[O.sub.2]/α-[Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]), com diametros de poros de 0,1 e 0,3 pm e area de filtracao de 0,005 [m.sup.2]. Os experimentos com caldo de cana-de-acucar foram realizados em batelada em uma unidade piloto de micro e ultrafiltracao, que utiliza o principio de filtracao tangencial. O caldo de cana-de-acucar foi sedimentado durante uma hora e o caldo sobrenadante foi tratado por microfiltracao e, em seguida, o permeado obtido deste processo foi ultrafiltrado. Os experimentos de micro e ultrafiltracao foram realizados a temperatura de 65°C e pressao transmembrana de 1 bar. Os resultados mostraram que as membranas ceramicas foram capazes de remover as particulas coloidais, produzindo um caldo permeado limpido e com reducao de cor. O processo de clarificacao com micro seguido de ultrafiltracao apresentou bons resultados, promovendo um aumento de pureza de 2,74 unidades, com reducao de turbidez de 99,4% e com reducao 44,8% de cor. Palavras-chave: pre-tratamento, membrana ceramica, caldo de cana, clarificacao.
ISSN:1806-2563
DOI:10.4025/actascitechnol.v36i2.17322