Toward the reduction of water consumption in the vegetable-processing industry through membrane technology: case study of a carrot-processing plant.

The food industry consumes large amounts of clean, potable water and in turn generates a significant amount of wastewater. In order to minimize water consumption, membrane technologies represent a suitable solution for the treatment of wastewater before it is recycled as process water. Many studies have shown the effectiveness of this technology in the dairy industry, but there are few studies in the fruit- and vegetable-processing sectors.