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Spring 2013

Zhang, James

A small steam and hot water pasteurization unit was validated for its effectiveness in the elimination of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat meat products. Bologna, turkey breast and roast beef slices, and smoked sausages were inoculated with a L. monocytogenes cocktail and pasteurized to...

Fall 2014

Zhang, Yiran

Derivatization of fatty acids to produce volatile methyl or ethyl esters (FAME or FAEE) prior to GC analysis is an indispensable procedure in lipid analysis. A lipase immobilized porous polymer monolith microreactor was developed and shown to achieve online and quantitative conversion of...

Spring 2014

Mekonnen, Tizazu H.

The increasing demand and cost escalation of raw materials for industrial chemicals, materials and energy impel the development of sustainable strategies of resource utilization. Such resource demand spurred investigation for the utilization of agricultural wastes and by-products. The emergence...

Spring 2010

Martinez Michel, Lorelei

To provide consumer oriented insight into the expanding market for value-added chicken product development, consumer science and econometric techniques were used to identify consumer perceptions and willingness to pay for chicken product attributes. ‘Convenience’ and ‘health’ were positively...

Spring 2015

Dang, Tem T

Rice bran (RB) is an underutilized byproduct of rice milling industry. RB is rich in insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) but poor in soluble dietary fiber (SDF). Recently, SDF derived from RB has been proven for its superior antioxidant and prebiotic activities which confer human health benefits...

2008

Chan, Florence Wen Chei

Spring 2016

Garcia-Hernandez, Rigoberto

Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) pose a risk for foodborne illness that can lead to death. Thermal food preservation to inactivate VTEC also alters food quality. High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) processing has been adopted by the food industry as an alternative to thermal preservation....

Fall 2016

Gao, Xiaosheng

Sub-acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is a common metabolic disorder in high-producing dairy herds. Diet formulation strategies can be implemented to decrease the incidence of SARA, but some cows in a herd may still experience SARA. The overall objectives of this research were to evaluate if...

Fall 2016

Tavassoli Kafrani, Mohammad Hossein

This thesis first describes the development of novel analytical methods for use in lipid transformations. It continues with the synthesis of vegetable oil-based polyols with high hydroxyl value (OHV) and low viscosity, an example of a lipid transformation. Vegetable oils are amenable to...

1998

Newman, Reginald Frank.