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Advances in thermal and non-thermal food processing aims to discuss emerging trends based on the future scope and challenges and to explain uncertain challenges in food processing. In thermal processing different operations in food engineering namely advance drying methods, evaporation, extrusion cooking, different extraction techniques, crystallizations are covered in terms food engineering and process modeling aspect. For non-thermal processing, high pressure processing, ultrasound, ohmic heating, pulse electric field, pulse light technology, osmotic dehydration and so forth are discussed. Relevant mathematical modeling and numerical simulations has been included in every chapter. Features: Presents engineering focus on thermal and non-thermal food processing technologies. Discusses sub-classification for recent trends and relevant industry information/examples. Describes advances in drying, evaporation, blanching, crystallization and ohmic heating. Covers high-pressure processing, pulse electric field, pulse light technology, irradiation, and ultrasonic techniques. Includes mathematical modeling and numerical simulations. The book is aimed at graduate students, professionals in food engineering and food technology, biological systems engineering.

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Kshirod Kumar Dash, is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Engineering & Technology, Tezpur University, Assam, India. Dr Dash has received his B. Tech degree in Agricultural Engineering from CAET Bhubaneswar, M. Tech and PhD in Food Process Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He earned his post doctorate from the Department of Food Science and Technology Ohio state university, USA. He has published several research papers in peer reviewed journals and participated in various national and international conferences. He has successfully handled three funded research projects from different funding agencies. He has been associated with e-course development program of ePG Pathshala - Inflibnet, in the capacity of paper coordinator and content writer in the subject Food Technology. He teaches Transfer process in food engineering, Food process design and analysis, Mass transfer operations in food processing, and Research methodology. His present research thrust is in novel food processing technologies, food process modelling, heat and mass transfer in food processing, and drying technology. Sourav Chakraborty, Assistant professor in the Department of Food Engineering & Technology, Tezpur University, Assam, India. He has received his B. Tech degree in Agricultural Engineering from North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, M. Tech in Food Engineering and Technology from Tezpur University, Assam, India. He has published research papers in different refereed journal in the areas of thermal food processing operations. He is currently involved in teaching of post-harvest technology, engineering properties of biological materials and agro-industries and byproduct utilization. His present research area includes different emerging technologies for food processing operations.

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