FDSC 6650 - Food and Bioprocessing Systems

Spring (offered alternate years). 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: FDSC 4230.

C. I. Moraru, S. S. H. Rizvi.

This course focuses on a fundamental and quantitative analyses of current and emerging techniques used in the processing of foods and related biological materials. Topics include thermal processes, extrusion, supercritical fluids processing, membrane separation, high-pressure processing, pulsed electric field processing, ultraviolet and pulsed light treatment. The course is largely based on a critical review of the recent scientific literature.