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Study on soybean protein concentration using disk ceramic
membrane and membrane cleaning

Authors： CHEN Boyi, LI Guixiang, ZENG Dongqing, YAO Meng, HONG Yubin

Units： Suntar Membrane Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Xiamen 361022, China

KeyWords： disk ceramic membrane; soybean protein; non-Newtonian fluid; membrane fouling; Maillard reaction

ClassificationCode：TQ028.8

year,volume(issue):pagination： 2025,45(6):148-154

Abstract：

A critical challenge of conventional membrane technologies in concentrating soybean protein solutions is their low concentration factors, which fail to meet the required feed concentration for subsequent drying and result in high energy costs. This study employed the disk ceramic membrane to concentrate soybean protein, and compared it with the tubular ceramic membrane. Operating parameters (pore sizes, transmembrane pressures, and rotation speeds) of the disk ceramic membrane and flux recovery performance using different cleaning methods were investigated. Results showed that the tubular ceramic membrane concentrated soybean protein solutions by about 2 times, while the disk ceramic membrane achieved approximately 4 times concentration. The maximum solid content of the concentrated solutions from the tubular ceramic membrane was 9.4%. In comparison, the disk ceramic membrane reached 19.2%. The concentrated solutions of the disk ceramic membrane met feed requirements of subsequent drying. It maintained higher permeation flux and concentration efficiency under optimized conditions (100 nm pore size, 0.2 MPa transmembrane pressure, and ≥300 r/min rotation speed). Membrane fouling, caused by the coexistence of saccharides and proteins, was mostly removed through integrated physical and chemical cleaning methods. The formation of melanoidins in the final stage of the Maillard reaction was inhibited by shortening the time and lowering the temperature during alkaline cleaning. The water flux of the disk ceramic membrane was successfully recovered. This study offers a green and highly efficient approach with high concentration factors for non-Newtonian fluids in fields, such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, enzymes, fermentation and plant extracts. It also provides cleaning guidance for membrane fouling caused by the coexistence of saccharides and proteins.

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2024年厦门市重大科技计划项目（3502Z2024QY014）陈柏义（1992-），男，福建漳平人，工程师，硕士研究生，主要研究方向为膜组件与应用开发.

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陈柏义（1992-），男，福建漳平人，工程师，硕士研究生，主要研究方向为膜组件与应用开发.

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