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Outline
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 Chemical and biochemical operations
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Unit Operations
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Mixing
  • Mixing: The production of a homogenous mass from two or more components
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Heat Transfer
    • Heating
      • Pasteurization, sterilization
      • Boiling, baking….
    • Cooling
      • Freezing, refrigeration
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Separation
  • Separation of components on the basis of some physical property
    • Density
    • Size
    • Boiling point
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Size Adjustment
  • Reduction of the size of particles in a food
    • Grinding
    • Cutting
    • Slicing
    • Milling
  • Combining smaller particles into a larger mass
    • Curds ® Cheese


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Mass Transfer
  • Mass transfer: The transfer of mass into or out of a substance based on physical properties
    • The transfer of a chemical compound from one phase to another
    •    Examples:
    •    Evaporation:  liquid gas
    •    Diffusion:  high concentration low concentration
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Mass Transfer
  • Examples of processes with mass transfer
    • Drying
    • Evaporation
    • Salt diffusion through cheese curd
    • Smoke diffusion through meat
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Fluid Flow
  • Fluid flow: Transfer of a fluid from one point to another
    • Gravity flow
    • Pumping
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Fluid flow by pumping
  • Some pump types:
    • Positive Displacement
      • Rotary lobe
      • Piston
      • Progressing cavity
    • Centrifugal


    • Factors affecting pump choice?
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Rotary lobe pump
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Piston pump
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Progressing cavity pump
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Centrifugal pump
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What are the unit operations for...
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What are the unit operations for making...
  • Cookies?
  • Canned diced tomatoes?
  • Homogenized, pasteurized milk?



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Chemical and biochemical operations
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Unit Processes
  • Many food processes involve combinations of more than one unit operation and/or  chemical or biochemical operations
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"Homogenization"
  • Homogenization
    • Fluid flow
    • Size reduction
    • Heat transfer


  • Pasteurization
    • Fluid flow
    • Heat transfer

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"Cheesemaking"
  • Cheesemaking
    • Fluid flow
    • Mixing
    • Heat transfer
    • Size adjustment
    • Mass transfer
    • Separation



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"Frying (potato chip"
  • Frying (potato chip)
  • Extrusion (to make cocoa puffs)
  • Canning (using rotary retort)
  • Bread making
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