USO DE MEMBRANA DE MICROFILTRAÇÃO SEGUIDA DE ULTRAFILTRAÇÃO NO TRATAMENTO DE EFLUENTE LÍQUIDO DE INDÚSTRIA DE SORO DE LEITE

The objective of this work was to use a microfiltration membrane (MF) followed by an ultrafiltration membrane (UF) in the treatment of liquid effluent from the whey industry. It was found that the flow of the MF membrane was greater than that of UF. Regarding the parameters total nitrogen and total organic carbon, the UF membrane was more efficient than the MF membrane. However, no evaluated parameters (color, pH, total nitrogen and total organic carbon) presented values within the range established by Resolution 128 of 2006 of the State Council for the Environment of Rio Grande do Sul.