1.3.2. Non-thermal – pulsed electric field

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Knowledge and skills
Students knows and understand the mechanism of action, progress and factors that influence pulsed electric field treatment. Students are able to recognize in which application PEF can bring benefits, when (on which step) in could be used and what are the benefits and limitations of such.  

Teacher and organization
Artur Wiktor
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland

Materials under the Creative Commons license CC BY-SA.

What Will You Learn?

  • The aim of the course is to explain principles and the capabilities of pulsed electric field technology (PEF) in food technology. The course gives students also the knowledge on applications of PEF. Moreover, the benefits and limitations of this technology will be discussed.

Course Content

Non-thermal – pulsed electric field

  • Introduction to Pulsed Electric Field (PEF)
    36:02
  • QUIZ 1
  • Principles of PEF: electroporation efficiency measurements methods and factors affecting it
    01:00:19
  • QUIZ 2
  • Applications of pulsed electric field: Food preservation
    33:56
  • QUIZ 3
  • Applications of pulsed electric field: Impact of PEF on texture and frying
    33:56
  • QUIZ 4
  • Applications of pulsed electric field: Impact of PEF on juice pressing, extraction, freezing
    50:50
  • QUIZ 5
  • Applications of pulsed electric field: Impact of PEF on dehydration processes
    01:11:20
  • QUIZ 6