Advances in Food Process Engineering Research and Applications (Food Engineering Series)

Product Description

This is the second publication stemming from the International Congress on Engineering in Food, the first being
Food Engineering Interfaces, based on the last ICEF10. The theme of ICEF 11, held in Athens, Greece in May 2011, is “Food Process Engineering in a Changing World.” The conference explored the ways food engineering contributes to the solutions of vital problems in a world of increasing population and complexity that is under the severe constraints of limited resources of raw materials, energy, and environment. The book, comprised of 32 chapters, features an  interdisciplinary focus, including food materials science, engineering properties of foods, advances in food process technology, novel food processes, functional foods, food waste engineering, food process design and economics, modeling food safety and quality, and innovation management.

From the Back Cover

The International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF) has been established as the major international event in the field of Food Engineering. The 11th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF11) took place in Athens, May 22-26, 2011 (www.icef11.org). Papers presented in ICEF11 included topics in Food Materials Science, Engineering Properties of Foods, Advances in Food Process Technology, Novel Food Processes, Food Product Engineering & Functional Foods, Food Waste Engineering, Hygienic Design and Operation of Food Plants, Modeling & Control of Food Processes, Food Process Design & Economics, Modeling Food Safety & Quality, and Innovation Management. This book is based on invited contributions to the Congress.
Stavros Yanniotis, Professor of Food Engineering, Department of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Athens
Petros S. Taoukis, Professor, Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Nikolaos G. Stoforos, Associate Professor of Food Preservation, Department of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Athens
Vaios T. Karathanos, Professor of Food Engineering and Physical Chemistry, Department of Nutrition, Harokopion University of Athens

About the Author

Stavros Yanniotis, Professor of Food Engineering at the Food Science & Technology Department, Agricultural University of Athens. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Food Engineering from the Department of Food Engineering, University of Massachusetts and B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the Agricultural University of Athens. He has been a faculty member of the Agricultural University of Athens since 1983 and Honorary Professor of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague since 2011. His research deals with the design and development of novel methods and systems for food processing and preservation with emphasis on heat and mass transfer, computer simulation, diffusion of water and various solutes in foods, functional foods, water activity and viscosity of foods as well as energy and water conservation in food processing.
Petros S. Taoukis, Diploma Chemical Engineer, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) M.Sc., Ph.D. University of Minnesota, USA. Professor at the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, NTUA. Scientific leader for NTUA in several European research projects. His research in food chemistry, kinetic modeling of food deterioration during and post processing, quality and shelf life predictive modeling, predictive microbiology, enzyme technology , high pressure processing, osmotic processing, intelligent packaging, and chill chain management is well cited.
Nikolaos G. Stoforos, a Chemical Engineer (National Technical University of Athens, 1978), is an Associate Professor in Food Preservation at the Department of Food Science and Technology, of Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering (1988) and a Master of Science in Food Science (1984) from the Department of