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METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE FILTERABILITY OF WINE AND SIMILAR FLUIDS.
Author(s) -
PELEG Y.,
BROWN R. C.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1976.tb00727_41_4.x
Subject(s) - wine , filtration (mathematics) , chromatography , volume (thermodynamics) , chemistry , membrane , microfiltration , pulp and paper industry , mathematics , food science , biochemistry , engineering , statistics , thermodynamics , physics
A method for determination of the filterability of wine was developed. The method is based on evaluation of the filtration curve of a wine filtered through a membrane disc 13 mm in diameter, having a pore size of 0.45 micron. Results of the filterability test were found to be related to plant operation. According to the method developed, a wine is ready for membrane filtration the moment that its filterability test indicates that the differential filtered volume remains unchanged for most of the 60 min determination time. A decrease in the differential filtered volume indicates that the wine contains insolubles/microorganisms, and the rate of the decrease should be considered to be proportional to the load on the membrane. This method is not limited to the wine industry, but can be adapted and/or modified for similar applications, i.e., pharmaceuticals, breweries, fine chemicals.