Reduction of the losses in citric acid and related side streams, to improve the functional properties of co-products and to conceptualize a more sustainable downstream process

2018 - 2021
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VITO's role

Improvement of betaine over dry matter ratio of one of the existing co-products coming from the production of citric acid by using two different membrane technologies: nanofiltration and electrodialysis. Extensive laboratory studies and pilot demonstrations.