Question Bank • QB_DFE_EXP_037 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 7: Dairy and Food Engineering

Unit Operations in Dairy and Food Engineering

Subtopic: Sterilization

Question Statement:

An ultrafiltration membrane unit processes sweet whey ($6.0\%$ total solids) to concentrate proteins. The volumetric rejection coefficient of whey protein is $R = 0.98$. If the feed protein concentration is $C_f = 8.0\text{ g/L}$, the protein concentration in the permeate $C_p = C_f (1 - R)$ in $\text{g/L}$ is ________ (round off to 2 decimal places).

Answer Key:

0.16

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Permeate concentration: $C_p = C_f (1 - R) = 8.0\text{ g/L} \times (1 - 0.98) = 8.0 \times 0.02 = 0.16\text{ g/L}$
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