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Author:   Ashim K. Datta (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA) ,  Ramaswamy C. Anantheswaran
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   v. 109
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.861kg
ISBN:  

9780824704902

ISBN 10:   0824704908
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   27 April 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Fundamental physical aspects of microwave absorption and heating: electromagnetics - fundamental aspects and numerical modelling; electromagnetics of microwave heating - magnitude and uniformity of energy absorption in an oven; dielectric properties of food materials and electric field interactions; fundamentals of heat and moisture transport for microwavable food product and process development. Part 2 Chemical and biological changes due to heating: generation and release of food aromas under microwave heating; bacterial destruction and enzyme inactivation during microwave heating. Part 3 Processing systems and instrumentation: consumer, commercial and industrial microwave ovens and heating systems; measurement and instrumentation. Part 4 Processes at industry and home: microwave processes for the food industry; basic principles for using a home microwave oven. Part 5 Product and process development: ingredient interactions in microwave heating; packaging techniques for microwavable foods. Part 6 Safety: safety in microwave processing.

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. . .logical and clear. . .. . . .recommend[ed]. . .to anyone working with food and microwaves. ---Ampere Newsletter . . .an excellent source. . .. . . .provides much needed clarity to an area overburdened with literally thousands of patents but very few other reviews in the literature. ---Trans IChemE . . .well organized. . ..recommended for academic libraries with electrical engineering collections. ---E-Streams

. . .logical and clear. . .. . . .recommend[ed]. . .to anyone working with food and microwaves. ---Ampere Newsletter . . .an excellent source. . .. . . .provides much needed clarity to an area overburdened with literally thousands of patents but very few other reviews in the literature. ---Trans IChemE . . .well organized. . ..recommended for academic libraries with electrical engineering collections. ---E-Streams

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Ashim K. Datta, Ramaswamy C. Anantheswaran

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