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Process Analytical Technology for the Food Industry

  • Comprehensive reference for industry, researchers, educators and students
  • Insight into the objectives, challenges and benefits of adopting a Process Analytical Technology strategy in the food industry
  • Reviews established and emerging PAT tools
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Food Engineering Series (FSES)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Benefits and Challenges of Adopting PAT for the Food Industry

    • P. J. Cullen, Colm P. O’Donnell, Colette C. Fagan
    Pages 1-5
  3. Multivariate Data Analysis (Chemometrics)

    • Sylvie Roussel, Sébastien Preys, Fabien Chauchard, Jordane Lallemand
    Pages 7-59
  4. Data Management Systems

    • Jarka Glassey
    Pages 61-71
  5. Infrared Spectroscopy

    • Colette C. Fagan
    Pages 73-101
  6. Raman Spectroscopy

    • Ramazan Kizil, Joseph Irudayaraj
    Pages 103-134
  7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

    • Michael J. McCarthy, Kathryn L. McCarthy
    Pages 135-156
  8. Computer Vision

    • Cheng-Jin Du, Qiaofen Cheng
    Pages 157-181
  9. Thermal Imaging

    • Digvir S. Jayas, R. Vadivambal
    Pages 183-197
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging

    • A. A. Gowen, E. Gaston, J. Burger
    Pages 199-216
  11. Diagnostic Ultrasound

    • Tat Hean Gan
    Pages 217-245
  12. Emerging PAT Technologies

    • Colm P. O’Donnell, P.J. Cullen
    Pages 247-267
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 293-301

About this book

The Process Analytical Technology (PAT) initiative aims to move from a paradigm of ‘testing quality in’ to ‘building quality in by design’. It can be defined as the optimal application of process analytical technologies, feedback process control strategies, information management tools, and/or product–process optimization strategies.

Recently, there have been significant advances in process sensors and in model-based monitoring and control methodologies, leading to enormous opportunities for improved performance of food manufacturing processes and for the quality of food products with the adoption of PAT. Improvements in process efficiency, reduced product variability, enhanced traceability, process understanding, and decreased risk of contamination are some of the benefits arising from the introduction of a PAT strategy in the food industry.

Process Analytical Technology for the Food Industry reviews established and emerging PAT tools with potential application within the food processing industry. The book will also serve as a reference for industry, researchers, educators, and students by providing a comprehensive insight into the objectives, challenges, and benefits of adopting a Process Analytical Technology strategy in the food industry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland

    Colm P. O'Donnell

  • University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

    Colette Fagan

  • Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland

    P.J. Cullen

About the editors

Dr PJ Cullen lectures and co-ordinates process engineering research in Dublin Institute of Technology. His current research interests include the development of novel hyperspectral, multipoint and 3D imaging systems for process control. He initiated the “Food Quality, Safety & Analysis” sessions at IFPAC the world’s leading PAT conference and has served on its organising committee since. He has published over 100 journal papers & book chapters.

Professor Colm O'Donnell is Vice Principal of Teaching & Learning in the UCD College of Engineering and Architecture where he leads a research team working on a range of Process Analytical Technology and Novel Processing Technology research projects in the School of Biosystems Engineering. He has published widely in the area of process analytical technology for dairy processing and holds two patents in this area. He is Editor of the International Journal of Food Properties and an Associate Editor (Food Engineering) of Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Dr Colette Fagan is a Lecturer in Food Processing Science and Director of the Food Processing Centre at the University of Reading. Her research focuses on Process Analytical Technology and in particular its application to dairy processing. She has published over 40 journal papers & book chapters and holds two patents for novel sensing technologies used in the control of dairy processing.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Process Analytical Technology for the Food Industry

  • Editors: Colm P. O'Donnell, Colette Fagan, P.J. Cullen

  • Series Title: Food Engineering Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0311-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-0310-8Published: 04 November 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4056-1Published: 10 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-0311-5Published: 03 November 2014

  • Series ISSN: 1571-0297

  • Series E-ISSN: 2628-8095

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 301

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Food Science, Spectroscopy/Spectrometry

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