Cottage Cheese Whey Ultrafiltrate Produced by Hollow Fiber Ultrafiltration,

The composition and volume of ultrafiltrate produced by hollow fiber ultrafiltration of cottage cheese whey with the Bio-Rad Bio-Fiber 50 Miniplant were studied and fitted to models. Temperature, pH, and protein concentration of the feed cheese whey, the flow rate of the feed cheese whey through the Miniplant, and the pressure differential across the membranes were the independent variables in the model fitting. Feed whey temperature and pressure differential across the membranes were the most significant variables affecting the volume of ultrafiltrate produced. Surface plots of response were generated.