Processamento de frutas cítricas
O sucesso na produção de suco de fruta depende de um equilíbrio crítico entre aparência, sabor e textura, por um lado, e considerações de saúde, segurança e custos de fabricação, por outro. Os equipamentos, sistemas e serviços da Alfa Laval ajudam os clientes a alcançar esse equilíbrio em operações específicas de fábricas de processamento de citros.
Separation, concentration and pasteurization of oranges.
If you produce orange juice, Foodec decanter centrifuges are ideal for removing pulp after extraction, while different types and sizes of Alfa Laval disc stack centrifuges are widely used in clarification or in recovering pulp for cloudy juices.
Hermetic separation
Processing lemons into juice often results in high levels of citrus oil in the juice. The best way to reduce such oil levels without jeopardizing the quality of the juice is by centrifugal separation. This is an extremely delicate operation, because the amounts of oil are minute.
Alfa Laval hermetic separators are able to remove this oil effectively and reliably, due to the ultra-smooth action of the hermetic bowl.
Pasteurization of oranges
Compact, thermally efficient Alfa Laval heat exchanger technology is also widely used to ensure the gentlest possible treatment of NFC juices (even with high pulp content) when adjusting temperatures. These Alfa Laval units are also used in the pasteurization that deactivates any enzymes present in the juice and makes it microbiologically stable.
Aroma and oil recovery
High-value oil and aromas can also be extracted from oranges side by side with juice processing. Alfa Laval can also supply you with state-of-the-art oil recovery units that can process delicate oil emulsions into clear, pure peel oil.