Modern Dairy Technology Advances in milk processing

The first of two volumes on advances in process technology in the dairy industry. Volume 1 deals with liquid milk and its immediate derivatives such as cream, butter, and dried milk/milk components. Chapters cover: heat treatment of milk; developments in cream separation and processing; production of butter and dairy based spreads; drying of milk and milk products; protection against fire and explosion in spray driers; membrane processing of milk; utilization of milk components--whey and casein; and automation in the dairy. This edition (the first was published in 1986 by Elsevier) highlights the way in which manufacturing procedures have been modified over the past ten years. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR