Beschreibung:
Theodoros Varzakas received a bachelor's degree in microbiology and biochemistry, MBA in food, and Ph.D in food biotechnology from Reading University, UK in 1992 and 1998, respectively. He has been a postdoctoral researcher at Reading University, worked in large pharmaceutical and multinational food companies in Greece, and possesses at least 14 years of experience in the public sector. Since 2005, he has served as an assistant and associate professor in the Department of Food Technology at the Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese, Greece (Higher Institute of Kalamata, Greece), specializing in issues of food technology, food processing, food quality, and safety.
This book addresses the basic and applied principles of food engineering methods used in food processing operations. Presenting cutting-edge information on emerging food engineering processes, this text examines the thermophysical properties and modeling of selected processes such as chilling, freezing, and dehydration; discusses size reduction, mixing, emulsion, and encapsulation; includes case studies of solid-liquid and supercritical fluid extraction; and explores fermentation, enzymes, fluidized-bed drying, and more. It provides an essential reference on the modeling, quality, safety, and technologies associated with food processing operations today.
Membrane Separation. Size Reduction. Centrifugation-Filtration. Crystallization. Mixing Emulsions. Solid-Liquid Extraction. Supercritical Fluid Extraction. Chilling and Freezing. Drying of Foods. Fluidized Bed, Spouted Bed, and In-Store Drying of Grain. Fermentation and Enzymes. Fluid and Species Transfer in Food Biopolymers. Encapsulation of Food Ingredients: Agents and Techniques. Multiphysics Modeling of Innovative and Traditional Food Processing Technologies. New/Innovative Technologies.