Thermal processing and quality: Principles and overview

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 584-602

  Awuah, G B ^a   Ramaswamy, H S ^b   Economides, A ^a  

^a Food Products Association   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative technologies and on line control; Inactivation kinetics; Quality optimization; Thermal processing

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TREATMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

INACTIVATION KINETICS; QUALITY OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL PROCESSING;

FOOD PROCESSING;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TREATMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847374664     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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