Research Topics Departments of Food Science and Agricultural Engineering
Ph.D. (1974) University of Wisconsin
Research Topics
Research Interests
Membrane Separations. Purified and functional biological components from agricultural commodities and fermentation broths; upgrading waste streams and effluents; separation and recovery of fermentation broth components. Process engineering and modeling. Current projects include MF, UF, NF, RO, PV, and ED processes.
Bioprocessing. Bioreactor design, including high-performance bioreactors for enzymatic and microbial conversion processes; immobilized enzymes and whole cells; enzymatic modification of proteins. Process design for fermentation-based higher-value products. Downstream processing; cell harvesting; product purification and isolation.
Food Processing. Process and product development for dairy, cereals, oilseeds, and other industries.
The Department of Food Science also operates three pilot-plants devoted to food processing and engineering (22,000 sq. ft.), bioprocessing and membrane separations (5000 sq. ft.), and oilseeds and cereals (5000 sq. ft.). They contain state-of-the-art pilot-scale equipment and supporting analytical capabilities. These facilities are available to industries for use on a fee-paid basis and/or for commercial testing agreements.
Key Words Fermentation, Biomass Conversion, Protein Purification and
Characterization, Protein Processing and Secretion, Separations Technology,
Food Bioprocessing