Experiments in Unit Operations and Processing of Foods [Paperback]

In chemical engineering and related fields, a unit operation is a basic step in a process. For example in milk processing, homogenization, pasteurization, chilling, and packaging are each unit operations which are connected to create the overall process. A process may have many unit operations to obtain the desired product. The book will cover many different unit operations as they apply to food processing.

In chemical engineering, a unit operation is any single step in a process. This book takes a close look at various unit operations as they apply to food processing.

In chemical engineering and related fields, a unit operation is a basic step in a process. For example in milk processing, homogenization, pasteurization, chilling, and packaging are each unit operations which are connected to create the overall process. A process may have many unit operations to obtain the desired product. The book will cover many different unit operations as they apply to food processing.

Conversion Operations.- Mixing  Determining Mixing Parameters.- Filtration I  Determining Filterability of Suspensions.- Filtration II  Using a Plate-and-Frame Filter.- Centrifugation  Separating Cream from Milkcentrifugation - Separating Cream from Milk.- Concentration  Direct Osmotic Concentration of Liquid Foods.- Osmotic Dehydration  Vacuum Impregnation of Fruit.- Expression  Extraction of Pumpkin Oil.- Preservation Operations.- Dehydration I  Tray Drying of ApplesTray Drying Of ApplesTray Drying Of Apples .- Dehydration II  Mass Balances on a Combined Air-Microwave Drying Process.- Spray Drier  Atomization of Milk.- Operating a Fluid Bed Drier.- Freeze Drying Foods.- Determining Freezing Times of Food with a Plate Freezer.- Comparing Air Blast and Fluidized Bed Freezing.- Pasteurization with a Plate Heat Exchanger.- Sterilization in Cans.- Food Processing Operations.- Ingredients in Infant Foods  Pregelatinized Amaranthamaranthaml³“