Table 2.

Sample material flow rates and products compositions for the simplified process diagram of Figure 4, according to stream numbers, calculated via mass balance using the experimental data obtained at C = 5%, T = 60 °C and P = 31 MPa.

Flow rates (kg/h)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Water	864.82	0	0	864.82	0	864.82	29.40	835.42
Minerals	0.91	0	0	0.91	0	0.91	0.03	0.88
Lactose	0.45	0	0	0.45	0	0.45	0.02	0.44
α-LA	8.16	0	0	8.16	0	8.16	7.13	1.04
β-LG	22.45	0	0	22.45	0	22.45	3.66	18.79
GMP	7.35	0	0	7.35	0	7.35	0.25	7.10
Minor proteins	2.86	0	0	2.86	0	2.86	1.69	1.17
CO2	0.00	197.52	300.79	103.26	103.26	0	0.00	0.00
Total	907.00	197.52	300.79	1010.26	103.26	907.00	42.17	864.83

Dry composition (w/w)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Minerals	2.2%						0.2%	3.0%
Lactose	1.1%						0.1%	1.5%
α-LA	19.4%						55.8%	3.5%
β-LG	53.2%						28.7%	63.9%
GMP	17.4%						2.0%	24.1%
Minor proteins	6.8%						13.2%	4.0%
CO2	0.0%						0.0%	0.0%
Total	100.0%						100.0%	100.0%