Microwave Applications in Food Processing – New Possibilities and Challenges
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 6461
Special Issue Editor
Interests: new methods of food processing and analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Even though microwave applications in the field of food processing are no longer really new (the first patents for microwave applications date back more than 50 years), they still seem to be far from exhausting their full potential both in industry and in households. Indeed, in recent years in particular, a renewed trend towards the research and application of microwave methods can be observed as a result of various developments.
Among other applications, the dynamic development of digitization in simulation, analysis and application, but especially the new possibilities offered by solid-state generators in process control and regulation, should be mentioned. In addition, the combination of microwaves with other technologies can play an increasing role in the production of high-quality and, at the same time, resource-efficient and thus sustainable food.
This Special Issue shall be dedicated to these developments in order to document the current state of knowledge and development in the field, but also to forecast upcoming trends and possible limitations.
Prof. Dr. Marc Regier
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solid-state generator
- digitization
- simulation / modelling
- process control
- combined processes
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