Food Processing and Preservation

  1. Dehydration and Concentration
    1. Water Activity Fundamentals
      1. Definition and Measurement
        1. Relationship to Microbial Growth
          1. Water Activity Control
            1. Sorption Isotherms
            2. Drying Principles
              1. Mass Transfer Mechanisms
                1. Heat Transfer During Drying
                  1. Drying Kinetics
                    1. Drying Curves
                    2. Conventional Drying Methods
                      1. Sun Drying
                        1. Natural Solar Drying
                          1. Solar Dryer Systems
                          2. Hot Air Drying
                            1. Tray Dryers
                              1. Cabinet Dryers
                                1. Tunnel Dryers
                                  1. Rotary Dryers
                                  2. Spray Drying
                                    1. Atomization Methods
                                      1. Drying Chamber Design
                                        1. Product Recovery
                                        2. Drum Drying
                                          1. Single Drum Systems
                                            1. Double Drum Systems
                                              1. Process Variables
                                            2. Advanced Drying Technologies
                                              1. Freeze Drying
                                                1. Sublimation Process
                                                  1. Equipment Design
                                                    1. Process Stages
                                                      1. Freezing
                                                        1. Primary Drying
                                                          1. Secondary Drying
                                                          2. Applications and Advantages
                                                          3. Vacuum Drying
                                                            1. Principles and Equipment
                                                            2. Microwave Drying
                                                              1. Dielectric Heating
                                                                1. Combined Microwave-Air Drying
                                                                2. Osmotic Dehydration
                                                                  1. Mass Transfer Mechanisms
                                                                    1. Osmotic Solutions
                                                                      1. Process Optimization
                                                                    2. Concentration Processes
                                                                      1. Evaporation
                                                                        1. Single Effect Evaporators
                                                                          1. Multiple Effect Evaporators
                                                                            1. Mechanical Vapor Recompression
                                                                            2. Membrane Concentration
                                                                              1. Reverse Osmosis
                                                                                1. Ultrafiltration
                                                                                  1. Nanofiltration
                                                                                  2. Freeze Concentration
                                                                                    1. Progressive Freeze Concentration
                                                                                      1. Suspension Freeze Concentration

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                                                                                  6. Chemical Preservation Methods