Table 2

Expt. no.	Concentrate	Concentrate flowrate × 10⁶(m³.s^-1)	Diluate	Diluate flowrate × 10⁶(m³.s^-1)	ERS	ERS flowrate × 10⁶(m³.s^-1)	Voltage applied (V)	Time (min)
DSC			Concentrate concentration varied			5% sugar in diluate
DSC1	Aqueous 5 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
DSC2	Aqueous 10 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
DSC3	Aqueous 20 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
DSC4	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
DSC5	Aqueous 30 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
DSC6	Aqueous 40 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
C			Concentrate concentration varied			No sugar in diluate
C1	Aqueous 5 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂	8.43	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
C2	Aqueous 10 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
C3	Aqueous 20 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
C4	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
C5	Aqueous 30 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
C6	Aqueous 40 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
S					Mass% of sugar varied in diluate
S1	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	2	150
S2	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 5% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	4	150
S3	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in10% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	6	150
S4	Aqueous 25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ solution	8.43	25 mol.m^-3 CaCl₂ in 15% sugar solution	8.78	Aqueous 50 mol.m^-3 NaCl solution	9.15	8	150

Table 2: Different process variables chosen during ED experimentation.