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Implementation of PEF Treatment at Real-Scale Tomatoes Processing Considering LCA Methodology as an Innovation Strategy in the Agri-Food Sector

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 27 Mar 2018 Italy, Spain Publisher:MDPI AGJournal:Sustainability, volume 10, page 979 (eissn: 2071-1050,

Authors: Álvaro Arnal; Patricia Royo; Gianpiero Pataro; Giovanna Ferrari; Víctor Ferreira; Ana López-Sabirón; Germán Ferreira;

doi: 10.3390/su10040979

handle: 11386/4709849

Implementation of PEF Treatment at Real-Scale Tomatoes Processing Considering LCA Methodology as an Innovation Strategy in the Agri-Food Sector

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Abstract

In Europe, science and innovation are boosting the agri-food sector and, in parallel, are helping to decrease greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and European dependency on non-renewable resources. Currently, it is well-known that this sector contributes to the consumption of energy and material resources, causing significant environmental impacts that require a complex and comprehensive environmental evaluation in order to manage them effectively. This becomes even more complicated when new technologies are reaching the level of technological maturity needed to be installed in the production lines. To address this scientific challenge, the life cycle assessment (LCA) has been used in this paper to evaluate the potential of pulsed electric fields (PEF) technology at an industrial scale to facilitate the steam peeling of tomato fruits. Considering the thermo-physical peeling stage, the LCA has shown that PEF technology is environmentally friendly, because when PEF technology is applied, all the considered environmental indicators improve between 17% and 20%.

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Italy, Spain

Related Organizations

Center for Research Resources and Energy Consumption
Spain
University of Zaragoza
Spain
Università degli studi di Salerno
Italy

Keywords

tomato processing, Environmental effects of industries and plants, pulsed electric fields (PEF); life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable food production; tomato processing, TJ807-830, pulsed electric fields (PEF), TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, life cycle assessment (LCA), sustainable food production, GE1-350, Pulsed electric fields (PEF); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Sustainable food production; Tomato processing

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