In this study, the effect of operating parameters (method of heating, temperature and heating time) on the efficiency of the recovery process was investigatec using the solution of creaming agent-water (CA-W) and CA- serum (CA-S). The experiments were performed using batch and continuous setups. The results showed that rapid heating resulted in the higher cloud point temperature and the lower percentage of the recovered creaming agent comparing to external heating by oil bath. The cloud point temperature of the CA-W was higher than that of the CA-S. An appropriated recovery temperature of the batch operation was 90C, and the amount of total solid recovered (CA+impurities) was nearly constant after 20 min of heating. Under this condition, the recovery of creaming agent was 77%wt. A continuous separator was designed based on the obtained data. The maximum amount of the recovered creaming agent was obtained under the condition of T=90C for 27 min. The recovery of creaming agent was 82%wt. The designed continuous separator showed good performance comparable to the batch one.