Pulsed Electric Fields Technology for the Food Industry Fundamentals and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Raso, Javier (Editor), Heinz, Volker (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: Food Engineering Series,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Food Science.

In an attempt to improve, or replace, existing food processing methods, several novel technologies have been investigated. Some of these emerging technologies have become alternative means of developing new foods or improving the safety and quality of existing ones while reducing energy consumption...

Table of Contents:

• Pulsed Electric Fields Processing of Foods: An Overview
• Generation and Application of High Intensity Pulsed Electric Fields
• Fundamental Aspects of Microbial Membrane Electroporation
• Effects of Pulsed Electric Fields
• Microbial Inactivation by Pulsed Electric Fields
• Effect of PEF on Enzymes and Food Constituents
• Extraction of Intercellular Components by Pulsed Electric Fields
• Applications and Equipments
• Applications of Pulsed Electric Fields Technology for the Food Industry
• Pulsed Power Systems for Application of Pulsed Electric Fields in the Food Industry.