Dairy innovation
Building on the successful ARC Dairy Innovation Hub, we address some of the major research, training and technical challenges constraining growth and productivity in dairy manufacturing.
We help dairy companies develop new food and beverage products, as well as ingredients like milk powders, whey and protein concentrates, for domestic and international markets.
For established products, we also support innovation in quality assurance, process improvement, by-product recovery and waste reduction.
Our advanced technology platforms include:
- dairy microstructure – using high-resolution microscopy and advanced rheology in product development, process optimisation and quality assurance;
- dairy separation technologies – innovative membrane processing for enhanced product recovery, recycling and reduction of waste disposal costs and environmental impact;
- functionalised milk streams – novel processing strategies for fractionated products and ingredient streams with new or improved functionality;
- dairy proteomics and biochemistry – characterisation, functional analysis and bioprocessing of dairy proteins and other complex milk components; and
- process engineering – computer modelling, optimisation and scale-up of process operations using key process parameters.
To complement this research program, we are also partnering with Dairy Australia to deliver the Dairy Manufacturing Webinar Program, aimed at training, up-skilling and providing technology briefings to Australian dairy manufacturing personnel.
View our recent publications on dairy innovation.
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