Front cover; Contents; Series Preface; Series Editor; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Fundamentals and Theory of Infrared Radiation; Chapter 2: Infrared Radiative Properties of Food Materials; Chapter 3: Heat and Mass Transfer Modeling of Infrared Radiation for Heating; Chapter 4: Emitters and Infrared Heating System Design; Chapter 5: Infrared Drying; Chapter 6: Combined Infrared and Hot Air Drying; Chapter 7: Combined Infrared Radiation and Freeze-Drying; Chapter 8: Vacuum Infrared Drying; Chapter 9: Infrared Dry Blanching; Chapter 10: Infrared Baking and Roasting
Chapter 11: Infrared Radiation Heating for Food Safety ImprovementChapter 12: Industrial Applications of Infrared Radiation Heating and Economic Benefits in Food and Agricultural Processing; Index; Back cover
Summary
Infrared heating offers many advantages in food processing, such as uniform heating. This book presents the applications of infrared heating technology, focusing on thermal processing of food and agricultural products. It includes chapters that address topics such as infrared heating system design, drying, blanching, baking, and thawing
