The decontamination of industrial casein and milk powder by irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1108-1111

  Zegota, H ^a   Malolepszy B ^b  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b Fleur Comp Ltd   (Poland)

Author keywords

Casein decontamination; Exponential survival statistics; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; DECONTAMINATION; DISPERSIONS; FOOD PRODUCTS; IRRADIATION; MICROORGANISMS; POWDERS; PROTEINS; RADIATION;

CASEIN DECONTAMINATION; DISPERSION PARAMETERS; EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS; EXPONENTIAL SURVIVAL STATISTICS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; RADIATION PROCESSING; SURVIVING FRACTIONS; TOTAL VIABLE COUNTS;

RADIATION DECONTAMINATION;

CASEIN; MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISPERSION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GAMMA RADIATION; LOW FAT DIET; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54049136459     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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