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Sugar production by membrane technology: research progress, challenges and perspectives

Authors： LIU Lulu, LUO Jianquan, ZHANG Hao, CHEN Xiangrong, WAN Yinhua

Units： State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering，Institute of Process Engineering，Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

KeyWords： Cane juice; molasses; concentrate; membrane fouling; membrane cleaning

ClassificationCode：TQ050.4

year,volume(issue):pagination： 2021,41(2):140-146

Abstract：

Membrane-based sugar production technology removes the non-sugar components in cane juice step by step through the precise physical sieving effect of the separation membranes, thereby realizing the green and diversified preparation of cane sugar products, which is expected to replace the traditional chemical sugar production processes. This article reviews the latest research progress of sugar production by membrane technology. First, it briefly introduces three membrane-based sugar production processes for different feeds, such as sugarcane juice, raw sugar remelting syrup and molasses. Then the main bottleneck problems for large-scale application of membrane technology in sugar production are emphasized, mainly including membrane concentrate treatment, membrane fouling control and cleaning, and the relevant research outcomes (e.g. diafiltration for sucrose recovery from the concentrate, pretreatment, membrane modification, threshold flux concept for fouling control, two-step chemical or enzymatic cleaning) are also reviewed. Finally, the future research directions of membrane-based sugar production technology are prospected to provide theoretical guidance for its industrial applications.

Funds：

中国科学院科技服务网络计划（STS计划）区域重点项目（KFJ-STS-QYZX-096）

AuthorIntro：

刘露露（1996-），女，贵州福泉人，博士研究生，从事膜法制糖技术研究. E-mail：llliu_gz@163.com.

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