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Side 3

Getting the most out of milk


Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges for casein and lactose processing

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Side 1

Hygiene makes the difference


Casein and lactose are two important milk by-products with
considerable market potential if they can be processed under
sufficiently hygienic conditions.
Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges provide you with an
efficient, profitable way to do just that processing casein and
lactose into attractive, high-value products that are in demand by
the food industry worldwide.

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From excess to opportunity

The amount of cows milk currently


produced on the world market greatly
exceeds consumption. There is
therefore considerable interest in
alternative uses for this milk.
Some of the most common cows milk
by-products casein and lactose are
distinctive for their high nutritional
value. This means that with the right
equipment and know-how, casein and
lactose processing can open up
significant new business opportunities.
Casein
Casein is a special form of protein that
is precipitated from skimmed milk,
retaining as much as 80% of the
protein content of raw cows milk.
Lactose
Lactose is the sugar content of cows
milk, comprising glucose and
galactose. It is itself a by-product of
casein production and cheese
manufacturing.

The process
The raw cows milk that is the sole
source of both casein and lactose is
first separated into cream and
skimmed milk. The cream is used in
cheese production, whereas the
skimmed milk is used in producing
casein. Whey from both cheese and
casein can then be used to produce
lactose.
To produce casein, the skimmed milk is
heated and acid is added to adjust the
pH level so that the precipitation
process can begin. The solids are then
separated from the whey. This wet
casein is then dried and packaged or
sent for further processing.
To produce lactose, whey from a
cheese or casein plant first undergoes
mechanical separation in order to
remove all the solid fines in the whey.
The clarified whey is then defatted,
evaporated and crystallized. The
lactose crystals are separated, and this
lactose component is finally dried and
packaged.

The Foodec benefits for casein and


lactose processing include
special sanitary design to meet high
hygiene standards, thus ensuring
better product quality
meticulous control, which means
greater process efficiency and better
quality
up to 25% greater solids handling
capacity, at no extra cost
greater separation efficiency, which
means faster processing.

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High-efficiency process flow chart casein production


Pre-conditioning

Skimmed milk

Fresh water
Batch mixer tank

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Casein
to further
processing
Mixer
tank

Mixer
tank

Whey to lactose plant

Mixer
tank

Optional

Wastewater

High-efficiency process flow chart lactose production


Whey from casein
production
Evaporation

Fresh water

Crystallization

Cooling

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Foodec decanter
centrifuge

Batch mixer tank

Lactose
to further
processing

Pulp wash and


rinse water

Whey to further
processing

Alfa Laval in casein and lactose


processing
The production of both casein and
lactose involves high levels of hygiene.
The separation equipment used for
dewheying and dewatering must be

able to handle high solids content and


to provide a clear centrate. Purity and
yield are the most important
parameters, and Alfa Laval Foodec
decanter centrifuges are ideal for
meeting these requirements.

Any mixing with air contributes to


foaming that leads to yield problems.
Foodec decanter centrifuges are
equipped with a special seal design
and liquid discharge system that hinder
any such foaming and thus alleviate
any problems associated with this.

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The centrate clarity and cake dryness


are controlled by an advanced system
that features the new Decanter Core
Controller (DCC), specially developed
for Foodec decanter centrifuges.

Dewheying
Foodec decanter centrifuges are ideal
for removing the whey from both
casein and lactose. In this process, the
focus is on
high solids recovery rate
good clarification
high levels of hygiene
easy cleaning.
The solids content for both casein and
lactose is normally no less than 15%.
However, the solids from casein and
lactose have different characteristics
and the separation equipment used for
processing these two products
therefore has different features.
Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges
have the advantage of a complete
range of features such as the new
range of Foodec conveyors that
make them suitable for both
processes. Foodec decanter
centrifuges are specially designed to
handle high solids content, combined
with the ability to control cake dryness
and the specified level of solids content
in the centrate.

Washing
Washing is carried out in either one or
two stages using two Alfa Laval
Foodec decanter centrifuges and a
method called counter-current
washing. This involves re-using
centrate from the discharge of each
decanter centrifuge to wash and re-mix
with the solids discharge. In general,
this method means that water
consumption can be reduced by up to
70%, compared with a co-current
washing method.
Foodec decanter centrifuges are
equipped with special rinse and pulp
wash features that make it possible to
undertake washing and re-mixing of
the solids within the decanter itself,
thus providing notable reductions in
equipment costs. Along with the
efficiency provided by the Decanter
Core Controller (DCC) control system,
this enables the operator to regulate
the process with considerable
accuracy.
Recovery
The recovery process involves the final
washing of the solids, in which clean
water is used to boost the purity of the
final product.

Benefit from Foodec decanter


centrifuges in your casein and
lactose processing operations
The unique design of the Alfa Laval
Foodec range enables you to virtually
eliminate problems with oxidation and
foaming, as well as maintaining high
levels of hygiene and drastically
reducing processing time.
The built-in advantages and benefits of
Foodec decanter centrifuges include
special sanitary design that enables
you to match stringent FDA, 3A and
USDA standards. The Foodec design
also focuses on ease of cleaning
a new drive and control system that
gives you even better control over
the separation process, to help you
boost the quality of the end product
better solids transportation that
enables you to boost solids handling
capacity by up to 25% compared
with all other designs currently
available at no additional cost
greater separation efficiency, which
means faster processing.

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Alfa Laval in brief


Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of
specialized products and engineered
solutions. Our equipment, systems and
services are dedicated to helping
customers to optimize the performance
of their processes. Time and
time again.
We help our customers to heat,
cool, separate and transport products
such as oil, water, chemicals,
beverages, foodstuffs, starch and
pharmaceuticals.
Our worldwide organization works
closely with customers in almost 100
countries to help them stay ahead.

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ALFA LAVAL is a trademark registered and owned by Alfa Laval Corporate AB, Sweden. 2005 Alfa Laval

How to contact Alfa Laval


Up-to-date Alfa Laval contact details for
all countries are always available on our
website at www.alfalaval.com

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