Producing white lactose can carry a substantial resource cost. Conventionally activated carbon treatment requires regeneration, water, steam and chemicals. For producers seeking to reduce operating costs and environmental impact, the whitening step deserves a closer look.

Anhydro BlueLight offers a different approach. By treating the lactose stream with blue light before crystallisation, the technology breaks down riboflavin, the component responsible for its yellow colour. This reduces the riboflavin entering the lactose crystals and can replace activated carbon treatment for whitening.

Pranav Shah, Global Market Director at ITT – ANHYDO SPXFLOW, will take the stage at the 5th International Conference on Separation & Drying Technologies for Milk, Whey and Vegan Sources in Cologne at the Anuga FoodTec to deliver an inspiring keynote that highlights this pivotal topic and its relevance for the future of lactose manufacturing.

The presentation will explore how this technology works and what determines its performance in practice. Temperature, turbidity and the integration point all influence the result.

These factors matter when assessing an installation, selecting capacity and establishing realistic expectations for product colour and resource savings.

Participants will gain insight into integration within existing lactose processes, the role of on-site trials and the potential to reduce regeneration utilities, chemical consumption and wastewater load.

Join the discussion in Cologne to explore how a targeted change in lactose processing can improve both product appearance and operating economics.

For additional details and registration, please visit the link below:

https://www.muva.de/seminare/details/international-conference-separation-and-drying-technologies