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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Microfiltration of Corn Starch Hydrolysate Using Ceramic Membranes

Abstract

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A microfiltration membrane plant was designed for clarification of 500 gallons per minute (113.6 m$\sp3$/hour) of corn starch hydrolysate based on the process model and various capital and operating costs. The optimum membrane plant would have two feed-and-bleed stages with a total area of 883.2 m$\sp2,$ both stages having equal area. Total capital cost of the ceramic membrane plant, including CIP (clean-in-place) system would be $2.08 million, with operating costs of \$517,408/year. In contrast, operating costs for rotary vacuum precoat filtration, which uses diatomaceous earth as a filter aid, would be $1.8 million per year.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Agricultural Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date dc:date
10000-01-01

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Singh, Navpreet
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Cheryan, Munir

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI9812774
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86087

Chain of custody

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Base URL
www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Singh, Navpreet. Microfiltration of Corn Starch Hydrolysate Using Ceramic Membranes. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, http://hdl.handle.net/2142/86087