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The tea extract was circulated through the shell side of the contactor, while a concentrated osmotic solution (CaCl2 5 M) was circulated inside the fibres. The flux, the driving force, and the mass transfer coefficient were evaluated. A decrease of the water flux over time was observed and was attributed only to the decrease of the driving force, caused by the dilution of the osmotic solution. Using a surface area\/feed volume ratio of 774 m2\u00b7m\u22123, it is possible to reach a tea concentration of 40% (w\/w) in 5 h, with a constant water flux and without losing the phenolic content and antioxidant potential in most teas.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/membranes7010001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,12,28]],"date-time":"2016-12-28T11:22:14Z","timestamp":1482924134000},"page":"1","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Concentration of Tea Extracts by Osmotic Evaporation: Optimisation of Process Parameters and Effect on Antioxidant Activity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Marisa","family":"Marques","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Qu\u00edmica, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica 2829-516, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4117-5582","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"V\u00edtor","family":"Alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LEAF\u2014Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa 1349-017, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7032-3436","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isabel","family":"Coelhoso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Qu\u00edmica, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica 2829-516, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,12,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Saberi, H. 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