The development of an ultrasonic apparatus for the non-invasive and repeatable removal of fouling in food processing equipment

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-52

  Oulahal Lagsir, N ^a,b   Martial Gros, A ^b   Boistier, E ^a   Blum, L J ^c   Bonneau, M ^d  

^a Department of Neurology Centre Hospitalier de Fleyriat   (France)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; FOOD PROCESSING;

ATP BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLEANING PROTOCOLS; CONDITION; FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL CHARACTERISTICS; ULTRASONIC APPARATUS;

BIOFILMS;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLEANING; FOOD PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034094605     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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