Non-thermal Food Engineering Operations

Enrique Ortega-Rivas is professor of food process engineering in the Graduate Program of Food Technology at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. He is on the editorial board of Food and Bioprocess Technology, Food Engineering Reviews, and The Open Food Science Journal, and is an Associate Editor of The Food Science and Technology Letters. A National Researcher of Mexico, Dr. Ortega-Rivas was a Fulbright scholar and has held positions at Food Science Australia, Monash University, and Washington State University. His research interests include alternative food processing technologies, particle technology, and solid-fluid separation techniques.

Part I. Introductory Aspects.- 1. Classification of Food Processing and Preservation Operations.- 2. Common Preliminary Operations: Cleaning, Sorting, Grading.- 3. Materials Handling in the Food Industry.- 4. Size Reduction.- 5. Size Enlargement.- 6. Mixing and Emulsification.- 7. Separation Techniques for Solids and Suspensions.- 8. Membrane Separations.- 9. Electromagnetic Radiation: Ultraviolet Energy Treatment.- 10. Ionizing Radiation: Irradiation.- 11. Ultrasound in Food Preservation.- 12. Pulsed Light Technology.- 13. High-Voltage Pulsed Electric Fields.- 14. Ultra-High Hydrostatic Pressure.- 15. Protective and Preserving Food Packaging.- 16. Other Methods.