Optical Monitoring of Fresh and Processed Agricultural Crops

Buch | Hardcover

592 Seiten

2008
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4200-5402-6 (ISBN)

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Presents an understanding of non-invasive sensory tools used for raw, processed, and stored agricultural crops. This volume presents interdisciplinary optical methods technologies feasible for in-situ analyses, such as: VIS/NIR spectroscopy; hyperspectral camera systems; scattering; time and spatial-resolved approaches; and, sensorfusion.

In an age of heightened nutritional awareness, assuring healthy human nutrition and improving the economic success of food producers are top priorities for agricultural economies. In the context of these global changes, new innovative technologies are necessary for appropriate agro-food management from harvest and storage, to marketing and consumer consumption. Optical Monitoring of Fresh and Processed Agricultural Crops takes a task-oriented approach, providing essential applications for a better understanding of non-invasive sensory tools used for raw, processed, and stored agricultural crops.

This authoritative volume presents interdisciplinary optical methods technologies feasible for in-situ analyses, such as:

Vision systems
VIS/NIR spectroscopy
Hyperspectral camera systems
Scattering
Time and spatial-resolved approaches
Fluorescence
Sensorfusion
Written by an Internationally Recognized Team of Experts

Using a framework of new approaches, this text illustrates how cutting-edge sensor tools can perform rapid and non-destructive analysis of biochemical, physical, and physiological properties, such as maturity stage, nutritional value, and neoformed compounds appearing during processing. These are critical components to maximizing nutritional quality and safety of fruits and vegetables and decreasing economic losses due to produce decay. Quality control systems are quickly gaining a foothold in food manufacturing facilities, making Optical Monitoring of Fresh and Processed Agricultural Crops a valuable resource for agricultural technicians and developers working to maintain nutritional product value and approaching a fine-tuned control process in the crop supply chain.

Leibniz-Institut Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim, Germany

What to Measure and How to Measure. Vision Systems. VIS/NIR Spectroscopy. Fluorescence. Spectroscopic Methods for Texture and Structure Analyses. Process Monitoring. Index.

Reihe/Serie	Contemporary Food Engineering
Zusatzinfo	30 Tables, black and white; 285 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	952 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-4200-5402-3 / 1420054023
ISBN-13	978-1-4200-5402-6 / 9781420054026
Zustand	Neuware