Green Technology in Food Production Diploma
Course summary:
Module 1 -The food chain
· Introduction to the global agri-food system
· Key drivers of the food chain
· Life cycle assessment of crop production
· LCA of animal production
· Life cycle assessment of processed food
· Managing nutrient cycles in crop and livestock
· Systems with green technologies
· Environmental performance of organic farming
· Food transportation issues and reducing carbon footprint
Module 2 -Green technologies in food processing
· Supercritical and near-critical CO2 processing
· Green separation technologies in food processing: supercritical-CO2 fluid and subcritical water extraction
· Electrodialysis in food processing
· Enzyme-assisted food processing
· Emerging technologies for microbial control in food processing
· Green technologies in food dehydration
· Green packaging
Module 3 - Environmentally friendly approaches to R&D and QA
· Microtechnology and nanotechnology in food science
· Bead-based arrays: multiplex analyses
· Greening of research and development
· A greener way to innovate
Module 4 - Health and social perspectives
· Reducing process-induced toxins in foods
· The fallacy of bio-based materials and biodegradability “Green” food processing technologies:
factors affecting consumers’ acceptance
· Food biodiversity and sustainable diets: implications of applications for food production and processing
· Final Examination
Only 349 Euro
Course summary:
Module 1 -The food chain
· Introduction to the global agri-food system
· Key drivers of the food chain
· Life cycle assessment of crop production
· LCA of animal production
· Life cycle assessment of processed food
· Managing nutrient cycles in crop and livestock
· Systems with green technologies
· Environmental performance of organic farming
· Food transportation issues and reducing carbon footprint
Module 2 -Green technologies in food processing
· Supercritical and near-critical CO2 processing
· Green separation technologies in food processing: supercritical-CO2 fluid and subcritical water extraction
· Electrodialysis in food processing
· Enzyme-assisted food processing
· Emerging technologies for microbial control in food processing
· Green technologies in food dehydration
· Green packaging
Module 3 - Environmentally friendly approaches to R&D and QA
· Microtechnology and nanotechnology in food science
· Bead-based arrays: multiplex analyses
· Greening of research and development
· A greener way to innovate
Module 4 - Health and social perspectives
· Reducing process-induced toxins in foods
· The fallacy of bio-based materials and biodegradability “Green” food processing technologies:
factors affecting consumers’ acceptance
· Food biodiversity and sustainable diets: implications of applications for food production and processing
· Final Examination
Only 349 Euro