Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Biorenewable Resources and Technology, Environmental Science, Sustainable Agriculture, Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites, Center for Crops Utilization Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
4-2-2019
Journal or Book Title
Frontiers in Nutrition
Volume
6
First Page
20
Research Focus Area(s)
Biological and Process Engineering and Technology
DOI
10.3389/fnut.2019.00020
Abstract
Rapid development of food factories in both developed and developing countries, owing to continued growth in the world population, plays a critical role in the food supply chain, including environmental issues such as pollution, emissions, energy and water consumption, and thus food system sustainability. The objective of this study was to briefly review various environmental aspects of food processing operations, including aquatic, atmospheric, and solid waste generation, and also to discuss several strategies that many companies are using to reduce these negative impacts as well as to improve water and energy efficiency. To obtain higher energy efficiencies in food processing factories, two key operations can play critical roles: non-thermal processing (e.g., high pressure processing) and membrane processes. For higher water efficiency, reconditioning treatments resulting in water reuse for other purposes can be conducted through chemical and/or physical treatments. With regards to reducing volumes of processing food waste, two approaches include value-added by-product applications (e.g., animal feed) and/or utilization of food waste for energy production. Finally, we present trends for lowering operational costs in food processing.
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Open
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Copyright Owner
Nikmaram and Rosentrater
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Nikmaram, Nooshin and Rosentrater, Kurt A., "Overview of Some Recent Advances in Improving Water and Energy Efficiencies in Food Processing Factories" (2019). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 1012.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/1012
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Comments
This article is published as Nikmaram, Nooshin, and Kurt A. Rosentrater "Overview of Some Recent Advances in Improving Water and Energy Efficiencies in Food Processing Factories." Frontiers in Nutrition 6 (2019): 20. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00020. Posted with permission.