- November 1, 2024
- Posted by: Sadegh Riasi
- Category: Society News
Karin Schroen
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Title: Membrane filtration revisited
Karin Schroen is a full professor in food microtechnology at Wageningen University, and in membrane processes for food at Twente University, both in the Netherlands.
Membrane filtration processes are well known for their successful application in food. It may therefore come as a surprise that the mechanistic understanding of what is underlying filtration is not that well understood, especially not when components are used that are typical for food production. These components are flexible and deformable and behave rather different from hard particles. In the presentation, results obtained with microfluidic devices will be showcased. Various model membranes were investigated, and amongst others the shape of the pores were varied, as well as the mode of operation (dead end versus cross flow). The main conclusion was… [continue reading]