Food Processing Engineering

  1. Food Processing Unit Operations
    1. Material Handling and Preparation
      1. Raw Material Receiving
        1. Storage Systems
          1. Conveying Equipment
            1. Cleaning Operations
              1. Dry Cleaning Methods
                1. Wet Cleaning Methods
                  1. Cleaning Equipment
                  2. Sorting and Grading
                    1. Manual Sorting
                      1. Mechanical Sorting
                        1. Optical Sorting
                          1. Electronic Sorting
                          2. Peeling and Trimming
                            1. Mechanical Peeling
                              1. Steam Peeling
                                1. Chemical Peeling
                                  1. Abrasive Peeling
                                2. Size Reduction Operations
                                  1. Cutting and Slicing
                                    1. Knife Cutting
                                      1. Rotary Cutting
                                        1. Ultrasonic Cutting
                                          1. Water Jet Cutting
                                          2. Grinding and Milling
                                            1. Hammer Mills
                                              1. Ball Mills
                                                1. Roller Mills
                                                  1. Colloid Mills
                                                    1. Particle Size Control
                                                    2. Comminution Theory
                                                      1. Energy Requirements
                                                        1. Size Reduction Laws
                                                          1. Efficiency Factors
                                                        2. Size Enlargement Operations
                                                          1. Agglomeration Principles
                                                            1. Granulation Methods
                                                              1. Pelletizing Processes
                                                                1. Tableting Operations
                                                                  1. Binding Mechanisms
                                                                  2. Mixing Operations
                                                                    1. Mixing Mechanisms
                                                                      1. Solid-Solid Mixing
                                                                        1. Tumbling Mixers
                                                                          1. Convective Mixers
                                                                            1. Fluidized Bed Mixers
                                                                            2. Liquid Mixing
                                                                              1. Impeller Types
                                                                                1. Power Requirements
                                                                                  1. Scale-Up Considerations
                                                                                  2. Paste and Dough Mixing
                                                                                    1. Kneading Operations
                                                                                      1. Mixing Time and Energy
                                                                                      2. Emulsification
                                                                                        1. Emulsion Theory
                                                                                          1. Homogenization Equipment
                                                                                            1. Stability Factors
                                                                                          2. Forming and Shaping
                                                                                            1. Extrusion Processing
                                                                                              1. Single Screw Extruders
                                                                                                1. Twin Screw Extruders
                                                                                                  1. Extrusion Cooking
                                                                                                    1. Die Design
                                                                                                    2. Molding Operations
                                                                                                      1. Sheeting and Rolling
                                                                                                        1. Depositing Systems
                                                                                                        2. Separation Operations
                                                                                                          1. Mechanical Separations
                                                                                                            1. Screening and Sieving
                                                                                                              1. Filtration
                                                                                                                1. Cake Filtration
                                                                                                                  1. Clarifying Filtration
                                                                                                                    1. Filter Media
                                                                                                                      1. Filter Aids
                                                                                                                      2. Centrifugation
                                                                                                                        1. Centrifuge Types
                                                                                                                          1. Separation Efficiency
                                                                                                                            1. G-Force Calculations
                                                                                                                            2. Sedimentation
                                                                                                                              1. Settling Velocity
                                                                                                                                1. Clarification
                                                                                                                                  1. Thickening
                                                                                                                                2. Membrane Separations
                                                                                                                                  1. Membrane Types and Materials
                                                                                                                                    1. Reverse Osmosis
                                                                                                                                      1. Principles and Applications
                                                                                                                                        1. Membrane Fouling
                                                                                                                                          1. System Design
                                                                                                                                          2. Ultrafiltration
                                                                                                                                            1. Molecular Weight Cutoff
                                                                                                                                              1. Concentration Polarization
                                                                                                                                              2. Nanofiltration
                                                                                                                                                1. Selectivity Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                  1. Applications in Food Industry
                                                                                                                                                  2. Microfiltration
                                                                                                                                                    1. Pore Size Effects
                                                                                                                                                      1. Cross-Flow vs Dead-End
                                                                                                                                                        1. Membrane Cleaning
                                                                                                                                                      2. Extraction Operations
                                                                                                                                                        1. Solid-Liquid Extraction
                                                                                                                                                          1. Liquid-Liquid Extraction
                                                                                                                                                            1. Supercritical Fluid Extraction
                                                                                                                                                              1. Extraction Equipment

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