Course title
農産プロセス工学   [Agricultural Process Engineering]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	1
Department		Year	3～	Semester	3rd
Course type	3rd	Course code	01rn3079
Instructor(s)
東城 清秀, 帖佐 直   [TOJO Seishu, CHOSA Tadashi]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Agriculture	Office	3-211	Email address

Course description

Post harvest technologies and engineering for the process of agricultural products from the fields to the dining table based on the physiological characteristics of products will be explained. Systems engineering, machines and facilities for the production of vegetables and fruits will be described in the class.

Expected Learning

To understand the technical fundamentals on physiology of fresh agricultural products, and on technologies for processing, storing and distributing of fresh products and cereal grains.

Course schedule

1. Outline of course work. 2. Maintaining technologies on freshness of vegetables and fruits. 3. Sorting and selecting technologies and facilities for agricultural products. 4. Atmosphere conditioning technologies. 5. Drying theory and machines. 6. Drying, processing and storing facilities for grain cereals. 7. Freezing and cooling facilities. 8. Recycling technologies for food waste, Final Examination

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handout materials will be distributed every class.

References

Henderson : Principles of Process Engineering, ASABE Seo and Okamoto: Agricultural machines systems. Asakura. Toyada, Ucino, Kitamura: Process engineering for agricultural products and foods, Buneido.

Assessment/Grading

Contribution/Attendance 50%, Report & Examination 50%.

Message from instructor(s)

Course keywords

Postharvest technologies and engineering, processing, storing, physiology, freshness

Office hours

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

2/22/2021 8:43:19 AM