Introduction to the physical chemistry of foods

This book provides an introduction to the physico-chemical basis and mathematical description of notions such as distillation, crystallization, sublimation, protein denaturation, emulsions, kinetics, enzymatic activity, and rheology. It lays the foundations in explaining the texture of ice cream, the foaming of beer, and the stability of milk, correlating fundamental physico-chemical concepts s…

Applied statistics and probability for engineers

Edition

6th ed.

ISBN/ISSN

9781118539712

Collation

xvii, 811 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

[TSI-LIB-142]

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