ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
No single method is available to estimate the variability of thermal process lethality (WFp) as a function of all thermal process parameters which significantly influence WFp. Therefore, our work was conducted to develop such a method. This was accomplished through screening and regression simulations/analyses. From 19 independent parameters, 12 significant ones were selected through the analysis. The selected parameters included means of slope index of heating curve (fh), heating medium temperature, and slope index of thermal death time curve (z), and the coefficient variations of fh and z. A polynomial regression equation was developed for estimating WFp as a function of all parameters found significant through the regression simulation/ analysis. The equation was validated experimentally.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1991.tb04789.x
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