Detersive Formulations for Cleaning and Disinfection in the Food Industry
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2019) | Viewed by 3457
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Interests: chemical engineering; cleaning; enzymes; surfactant; essential oils
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Interests: chemical engineering; cleaning; enzymes; surfactant; allergen removal
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Dear Colleagues,
Food industries require regular cleaning and disinfection operations to reach a high quality of food conforming to legal dispositions. The washing process has to remove amylaceous, lipid, and protein-based dirt mainly, although these are usually mixed, creating mixed dirt. The existence of microorganisms can also generate the formation of biofilms that are difficult to remove.
To achieve the required degree of cleaning and disinfection, washing protocols are established and detergent formulations are adapted to the characteristics of the dirt and the nature of the surfaces of the equipment and industrial facilities, usually made of stainless steel. These protocols and formulations can incorporate surfactants (anionic, nonionic, cationic, etc.), enzymes (amylases, lipases, proteases, etc.), nanoparticles, ozone, disinfectants, and other chemical compounds that allow effective cleaning for the different types of dirt that can be found in these industries. These processes are usually normalized, but they must be optimized to reduce the consumption of chemical reagents, the cost of the process, and the environmental impact.
In order to evaluate the cleaning capacity shown by the different protocols and detersive formulations, laboratory or pilot-level tests are usually used to select the optimal cleaning conditions.
Prof. Encarnación Jurado Alameda
Dr. José M. Vicaria Rivillas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cleaning food industries
- detergent
- surfactants
- biofilm
- disinfection
- enzymes
- nanoparticles
- ozone
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