Microbial Biotechnology in the Food Industry

Advances, Challenges, and Potential Solutions
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-51416-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 934 g

Biotechnology is a promising emerging technology that uses biological systems to develop new products with broad application across medical, industrial and environmental fields. Biotechnology in the food industry provides solutions to microbial issues as well as broader environmental issues, making it key to the safe and environmentally conscious production of all food types.  Microbial Biotechnology in the Food Industry focuses on the major microbial issues facing the food industry and solutions using novel biotechnology techniques. The text promotes an understanding of basic and advanced microbiological issues in food production including food products, food contact surfaces, food operation floor and air and a wide range of issues related specific solutions using biotechnology. This text provides researchers and those in the food industry with a full overview of current innovative solutions to the major microbial issues in the food industry utilizing biotechnology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ahmad, Faizan

Mohammad, Zahra H.

Ibrahim, Salam A.

Zaidi, Sadaf

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Umweltchemie, Lebensmittelchemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Biotechnology approaches for food security, risks, and solution.- An Overview., Microbial contamination in the food processing environment.- Use of Microbe-Free Contact Surfaces to Control Food Spoilage: A Step Towards New Food Technologies.- Application of Nanoparticles to Enhance the Microbial Quality and Shelf Life of Food Products.- Biotechnology and Its Position in the Mitigation of Microbial Problems in the Food Industry.- Food Laws and Regulations Related to Food Security.- Roles of Biotechnology in Environmental Monitoring in the Food Industry.- Biofilms on Food Contact Surfaces: Current Interventions and Emerging Technologies.- Microbial Biofilms and the Role of Biotechnology as a Solution.- Probiotics and Delivery System.- Use of Bioprocesses and Biosystems for Environmental Protection, Microbial Detection, and Prevention in the Food Industry.- Application of Microbial Enzymes in the Food Industry.- Impact of WaterContamination on Food Safety and Related Health Risks.- Challenges in Environmental Biotechnology.- Food Contact Surfaces, Risk of Contamination, and Solution.- Film-Based Packaging for Food Safety and Preservation: Issues and Perspectives.- Potential Use of Biotechnological Tools to Eradicate Microbial Biofilms.- The Role of Air and Aerosols in Contaminating Food Products During Food Processing.

Über Autor(innen)

Faizan Ahmad is an Assistant Professor in the  Department of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Zahra H. Mohammad is a  CEO/ President, of Advanced Health & Education Services Organization, Houston, TX 77061, USA. Salam A. Ibrahim is a Professor in the  Food Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC, USA Sadaf Zaidi is a Professor in the  Department of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India