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The effect of pre-adsorption of OVA or WPC on subsequent OVA or WPC fouling on heated stainless steel surface

  • Huiting Lv
  • , Song Huang
  • , Ruben Mercadé-Prieto
  • , Xue E. Wu
  • , Xiao Dong Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fouling on the heat exchanger surface during food processing has been researched extensively due to its great importance in energy efficiency, product quality and food safety. The nature of heat exchanger surface has an effect on the initial deposition behavior and deposit removal behavior to some degree. Protein adsorption on surface is considered to be the initial stage in fouling. In the current study, protein 'pre-adsorption' at room temperature on stainless steel has been investigated as a means to influence the behavior of protein fouling at pasteurization temperatures. Pre-adsorption was carried out with whey protein concentrate (WPC) and ovalbumin (OVA), respectively, which reduced the fouling of OVA (~20-30% energy saving in the processing time examined). However, the pre-adsorption had little effect on fouling of whey protein concentrate. Contact angles were measured to show the surface change due to protein pre-adsorption. Protein pre-adsorption made the surfaces more hydrophilic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)154-160
Number of pages7
JournalColloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
Volume129
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Contact angle
  • Fouling
  • Ovalbumin
  • Pre-adsorption
  • Whey protein

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