Fundamentals and Operations in Food Process Engineering

Section I : Fundamentals in Food Process Engineering 1 Mass and Energy Balances in Food Processing 2 Flow of Fluids in Food Processing 3 Heat Transfer in Food Processing 4 Mass Transfer in Food Processing 5 Particulate Solids in Food Processing Section II: Mechanical Operations in Food Processing 6 Mechanical and Membrane Separation Processes 7 Size Modulation Operations 8 Mixing and Agitation in Food Processing Section III :Thermal Operations in Food Processing 9 Thermal Sterilization of Foods 10 Evaporation of Foods 11 Freezing of Foods Section IV : Mass Transfer Operations in Food Processing 12 Water Activity and Moisture Sorption Isotherm 13 Humidification and Dehumidification Operations 14 Drying of Foods 15 Distillation in Food Processing 16 Leaching and Extraction in Food Processing Section V : Solid Transportation Systems and Supplementary Processing Operations 17 High Temperature Processing of Foods 18 Conveying Systems in Food Processing

Biography

Susanta Kumar Das is a former professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India. He also completed a postgraduate diploma in Computer Science from the same institution. He earned his doctoral degree from IIT Kharagpur, India. Dr. Das worked at IIT Kharagpur for over 35 years, where his teaching focused on different aspects of Post‑Harvest Engineering, Dairy and Food Engineering, and Food Process Engineering for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students.

He was one of the founding faculty members of the biotechnology and biochemical engineering discipline in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. Additionally, he served as a visiting faculty member at the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, Howrah, India, in the School of Community Science and Technology for more than two years, teaching master’s degree students in Food Processing and Nutrition Science.

Dr. Das is also associated with the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI), Narendrapur Campus, Kolkata, India, as a guest faculty member in the School of Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) for over five years, where he taught postgraduate diploma students in Post-Harvest and Food Process Engineering.

He has supervised 14 doctoral students and over 60 postgraduate students in post‑harvest engineering and food process engineering. Dr. Das has published more than 80 research papers in peer‑reviewed international and national journals, along with numerous publications in national and international conference proceedings. He has contributed several chapters to various edited books.

He is a life member of several professional organizations in India and has served as a reviewer for numerous international journals in his fields of expertise.

Madhusweta Das is a former associate professor and adjunct professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India. Dr. Das earned her bachelor’s degree with honors in Chemistry from the University of Calcutta. She subsequently earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

Dr. Das also served as a guest faculty member at the School of Community Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, Howrah, India, for over a year. Currently, she is associated with the Indian Institute of Packaging, Kolkata, India, where she has been a guest faculty member for over six years.

She has more than 38 years of experience in teaching and research, with undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students across several engineering disciplines, including Aquacultural, Chemical, Biochemical, Biotechnology, Dairy and Food, Post-Harvest, and Food Process Engineering.

She has approximately 130 publications in national and international refereed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Dr. Das holds five patents, notably on edible plastics, functional soft fruit-based confections, functional soups, hydroxyapatite, and fish scale-derived glue. Her research interests include Macromolecular Science and Technology, Edible and Biodegradable Plastics, Bio-Surfactants, Functional Foods, Food Waste Utilization, and Food Packaging.

Dr. Das has supervised seven doctoral students and more than 40 postgraduate students in Food Process Engineering and Aquacultural Engineering. She is a life member of several professional organizations in India and has also been a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

She has received several awards and recognitions, and two of her doctoral students have received prestigious awards from IFT, USA, for their outstanding research work.