George Chen

The Use of Ultrasound in the Recovery of Food Materials: Sonocrystallization and Membrane Processing

Judy Lee, Sandra E Kentish, George Q Chen

Book Chapter  |  2021

Sorption and diffusion of organic acid ions in anion exchange membranes: Acetate and lactate ions as a case study

Q Wang, GQ Chen, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Membrane Science

In this study, the sorption behaviour and conductivity of two anion exchange membranes (AR103 and AR204) equilibrated with sodium ..

Pilot scale concentration of cheese whey by forward osmosis: A short-cut method for evaluating the effective pressure driving force

A Artemi, GQ Chen, SE Kentish, J Lee

Journal article  |  2020  |  Separation and Purification Technology

Cheese whey was concentrated to a concentration factor of 2.7 in a pilot scale forward osmosis filtration system, using a commerci..

Transforming salty whey into cleaning chemicals using electrodialysis with bipolar membranes

X Chen, GQ Chen, Q Wang, T Xu, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Desalination

Large quantities of salty whey are produced during cheese manufacturing, posing an environmental problem. Here the feasibility of ..

The relevance of critical flux concept in the concentration of skim milk using forward osmosis and reverse osmosis

Anna Artemi, George Q Chen, Sandra E Kentish, Judy Lee

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Membrane Science

Skim milk was concentrated at 10 °C using forward osmosis (FO), reverse osmosis (RO) and pressure-assisted forward osmosis (PAFO)...

The application of forward osmosis to dairy processing

GQ Chen, SL Gras, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Separation and Purification Technology

This work assesses the feasibility for concentrating process streams within dairy processing facilities using commercial forward o..

Single and binary ion sorption equilibria of monovalent and divalent ions in commercial ion exchange membranes.

GQ Chen, K Wei, A Hassanvand, BD Freeman, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Water Research

The co-ion and counter-ion sorption of monovalent (Na+, K+, Cl- and NO3-) and divalent ions (Ca2+ and SO42-) in commercial Neosept..

The role of osmotic agent in water flux enhancement during osmotic membrane distillation (OMD) for treatment of highly saline brines

Z Zhang, GQ Chen, B Hu, H Deng, L Feng, S Zhang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Desalination

Brine concentration is of critical importance in achieving zero liquid discharge in modern industrial processes. The effect of osm..

Eutectic freeze crystallization of saline dairy effluent

GQ Chen, SL Gras, SE Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  Desalination

The disposal of saline effluent in the dairy industry is subject to increasingly strict regulatory requirements. In this work, eut..

Pilot Study on the Removal of Lactic Acid and Minerals from Acid Whey Using Membrane Technology

Sahar Talebi, Francisco Suarez, George Q Chen, Xia Chen, Karren Bathurst, Sandra E Kentish

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Acid whey presents a major disposal issue for the dairy industry due to its high lactic acid and mineral concentrations. In this w..