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Record Nr.

UNISA996199132603316

Titolo

Nondestructive testing of food quality [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Joseph Irudayaraj, Christoph Reh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub./IFT Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-45041-3

9786611450410

0-470-38831-5

1-61583-094-4

0-470-38828-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

IFT Press series

Altri autori (Persone)

IrudayarajJoseph <1961->

RehChristoph

Disciplina

664/.117

Soggetti

Food adulteration and inspection

Food industry and trade - Quality control

Food - Quality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nondestructive Testing of Food Quality; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. An Overview of Nondestructive Sensor Technology in Practice: The User's View; Chapter 2. The Influence of Reference Methods on the Calibration of Indirect Methods; Chapter 3. Ultrasound: New Tools for Product Improvement; Chapter 4. Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in the Food Industry; Chapter 5. Application of Mid-infrared Spectroscopy to Food Processing Systems; Chapter 6. Applications of Raman Spectroscopy for Food Quality Measurement; Chapter 7. Particle Sizing in the Food and Beverage Industry

Chapter 8. Online Image Analysis of Particulate MaterialsChapter 9. Recent Advances in Nondestructive Testing with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Chapter 10. Electronic Nose Applications in the Food Industry; Chapter 11. Biosensors: A Theoretical Approach to Understanding Practical Systems; Chapter 12. Techniques Based on the Measurement of Electrical Permittivity; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The expert contributors to Nondestructive Testing of Food Quality



clearly explain present industry advances and how to turn available instrumentation into valuable assets. Readers learn how the competencies of product knowledge, process understanding, instrumentation, principles of sensing, process control, and analytical methodology are required to turn an application into success. The broad-based coverage of topics addresses the most dominant sensor technologies keeping in mind the research initiatives advancing these technologies not only in food but also in the pharmaceutical sector