Application of Advanced Process Engineering in Food Technology for an Improvement of Raw Material and Waste Utilisation
co-ordinator: Zdeněk Bubník
phone: +420-224 353 112
e-mail: Zdenek.Bubnik@vscht.cz
Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
General objectives:
Fundamental research of process engineering and its application in advanced food technology.
Utilisation of raw materials and waste from food industry as a renewable source for non-food application.
New method for process operative control, evaluation of quality of raw materials, intermediate and final food products.
Higher utilisation of agricultural products.
Reduction of negative influence on environment.
Waste management minimisation of water and energy requirement.
Improvement of competition-possibility of Czech food industry products.
Short – term objectives:
Research in food processing techniques and technologies.
New control methods for evaluation of feed-stock and product quality.
Separation processes.
Microwave heating individual heating processes.
Adsorption processes.
Process control including computer-assisted techniques.
NIR method.
Computer image analysis.
Higher valorisation of waste material from food.
Renewable source of energy (liquid fuel bioethanol).
