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DYNAMICS OF WASH WATER PARAMETERS IN THE SANITIZATION OF FRESHLY-CUT PRODUCE
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Alradaan, Ali
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1526384084438372
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2018, Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Washkewicz College of Engineering.
Abstract
Fresh produce continues to be a key part of a healthy diet, with more and more people opting for ready-to-eat freshly cut produce. Bacterial outbreaks have been linked to the consumption of freshly-cut produce. The sources of bacterial contamination include farm conditions and cross-contamination in the sanitization stage of processing. Produce is chopped and sanitized at a processing facility which typically handles produce from multiple farms. The efficacy of free chlorine (anti-microbial agent in wash water) depends on the organic load in the wash water system, the efficacy is reduced if the organic load is too high, thus promoting cross-contamination. To prevent cross-contamination in the washing phase, an adequate understanding of the relationship between free chlorine and organic load is required. This study investigates the dynamics between free chlorine and organic load, and presents a mathematical model that can predict such parameters in wash water systems.
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Chandrasekhar Kothapalli (Advisor)
Daniel Munther (Committee Member)
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (Committee Member)
Subject Headings
Chemical Engineering
Keywords
Chemical oxygen demand, free chlorine, fresh produce, romaine lettuce, modelling
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Alradaan, A. (2018).
DYNAMICS OF WASH WATER PARAMETERS IN THE SANITIZATION OF FRESHLY-CUT PRODUCE
[Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1526384084438372
APA Style (7th edition)
Alradaan, Ali.
DYNAMICS OF WASH WATER PARAMETERS IN THE SANITIZATION OF FRESHLY-CUT PRODUCE.
2018. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1526384084438372.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Alradaan, Ali. "DYNAMICS OF WASH WATER PARAMETERS IN THE SANITIZATION OF FRESHLY-CUT PRODUCE." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1526384084438372
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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DYNAMICS OF WASH WATER PARAMETERS IN THE SANITIZATION OF FRESHLY-CUT PRODUCE by Ali Alradaan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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