Impact of agglomeration on the quantitative assessment of Bacillus stearothermophilus heat inactivation

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 380-387

  Mathys, Alexander ^a   Heinz, Volker ^a   Schwartz, Friedel Herbert ^b   Knorr, Dietrich ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MTS Schwartz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Bacillus stearothermophilus; Spore; Thermal inactivation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CELLS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; SPORES; THERMAL INACTIVATION; THIN GLASS CAPILLARIES;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 33846853531     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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