A review on membrane processes in dairy technology

The dairy industry is regarded as an important food industry that provides everyone with different nutrients containing dairy products. In addition to these nutritional qualities, the dairy industry is seen as a strong source of other industries’ raw materials. Most notably, the dairy industry utilizes environmentally friendly innovations that conserve energy. Membrane separation technology is one of those that also focuses on a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way that can be widely implemented for many useful purposes in the dairy industry. Technological developments related to the production of new membranes, process engineering improvements and a greater understanding of the functionality of milk components have expanded the range of processes of membrane separation to cover the entire milk composition spectrum. Advanced membrane processes make it possible to recover and purify milk components. It also improves the shelf life of milk without heat treatment exposure, standardizes the milk components for the tailoring of milk products and increases the yield.