Removal of crystalline confectionery material from hard surfaces

Cleaning of surfaces in contact with chocolate is necessary in chocolate manufacturing to ensure high production quality. This research was carried out to study the removal behaviour of solid dark chocolate from three surface materials; stainless steel 316, polycarbonate and polytetrafluoroethylene...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nurul Zaizuliana Rois Anwar (Author)
Corporate Author: University of Birmingham . School of Chemical Engineering
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Literature review
  • 3. Materials and methodology
  • 4. Crystallisation and rheological study
  • 5. Force measurement using micromanipulation technique and texture analyser
  • 6. Removal behaviour of solid chocolate layer using flow cell cleaning rig
  • 7. Conclusions and recommendations