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Review: Flame sterilization
Author(s) -
RICHARDSON P. S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1987.tb00449.x
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , waste management , dry heat , materials science , process engineering , environmental science , nuclear engineering , engineering , composite material , business , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market
Summary Flame sterilization is a technique of high temperature, short time processing that is applied to sealed metal cans. The technique is applicable to the processing of both high and low acid products and may be used to exhaust packs to produce a high vacuum when subsequently cooled. The factors affecting the rate of heat transfer and their influence on container requirements and product quality are discussed, together with commercial developments and prospects for flame sterilization processes.