Food Processing and Preservation

  1. Emerging Processing Technologies
    1. High Pressure Processing
      1. Pressure Transmission Principles
        1. Equipment Design
          1. Batch Systems
            1. Semi-Continuous Systems
            2. Effects on Microorganisms
              1. Pressure Resistance
                1. Baroprotective Effects
                2. Effects on Food Quality
                  1. Texture Changes
                    1. Nutritional Retention
                    2. Commercial Applications
                    3. Pulsed Electric Field Processing
                      1. Electric Field Principles
                        1. Equipment Components
                          1. Pulse Generators
                            1. Treatment Chambers
                            2. Microbial Inactivation Mechanisms
                              1. Process Parameters
                                1. Field Strength
                                  1. Pulse Duration
                                    1. Treatment Time
                                    2. Applications and Limitations
                                    3. Food Irradiation
                                      1. Radiation Sources
                                        1. Gamma Radiation
                                          1. Cobalt-60 Sources
                                            1. Cesium-137 Sources
                                            2. X-Ray Radiation
                                              1. Electron Beam Radiation
                                              2. Radiation Effects
                                                1. Direct Effects
                                                  1. Indirect Effects
                                                  2. Dosimetry
                                                    1. Dose Measurement
                                                      1. Dose Distribution
                                                      2. Applications
                                                        1. Pathogen Reduction
                                                          1. Shelf-Life Extension
                                                            1. Insect Disinfestation
                                                            2. Safety and Regulatory Issues
                                                              1. Radiolytic Products
                                                                1. International Regulations
                                                                  1. Consumer Acceptance
                                                                2. Ultrasound Processing
                                                                  1. Acoustic Principles
                                                                    1. Cavitation Effects
                                                                      1. Equipment Design
                                                                        1. Applications
                                                                          1. Extraction Enhancement
                                                                            1. Emulsification
                                                                              1. Degassing
                                                                            2. Cold Plasma Technology
                                                                              1. Plasma Generation
                                                                                1. Antimicrobial Mechanisms
                                                                                  1. Equipment Types
                                                                                    1. Food Safety Applications
                                                                                    2. Pulsed Light Technology
                                                                                      1. Light Source Characteristics
                                                                                        1. Microbial Inactivation
                                                                                          1. Surface Treatment Applications

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