Dairy
Process control for lactoferrin plants
- Plants
- Multiple lactoferrin plants
- Scope
- Chromatography columns, buffer make-up and clean-in-place (CIP)
- Control
- Phase-based batch control, run to recipe
- Platform
- Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, with Ignition and FactoryTalk SCADA
Lactoferrin is a milk protein used in infant formula and nutritional products. It is recovered by a process called chromatography. A special resin captures the protein while the rest of the milk passes through.
The captured protein is then processed downstream and dried into a powder.
