Ignacio  Álvarez

Dr. Ignacio Álvarez

Food Technology, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, (Universidad de Zaragoza-CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
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Academic Career Length

29Years (1998-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2001 in Trends in Food Science & Technology
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VHV. Heinz
V. Heinz
IÁIgnacio Álvarez
Ignacio Álvarez
AAA. Angersbach
A. Angersbach
DKD. Knorr
D. Knorr

1 January 2013 in Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
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ELElisa Luengo
Elisa Luengo
IÁIgnacio Álvarez
Ignacio Álvarez
JRJavier Raso
Javier Raso

1 March 2001 in Trends in Food Science & Technology
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PWPatrick C Wouters
Patrick C Wouters
IÁIgnacio Álvarez
Ignacio Álvarez
JRJavier Raso
Javier Raso

1 February 2013 in Food Chemistry
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Eduardo PuértolasEduardo Puértolas
Eduardo Puértolas
OCOliver Cregenzán
Oliver Cregenzán
ELElisa Luengo
Elisa Luengo
IÁIgnacio Álvarez
Ignacio Álvarez
JRJavier Raso
Javier Raso

17 August 2013 in Food and Bioprocess Technology
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EGElisa Gayan
Elisa Gayan
SCSantiago Condón
Santiago Condón
IÁIgnacio Álvarez
Ignacio Álvarez

10 April 2012 in Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
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Eduardo PuértolasEduardo Puértolas
Eduardo Puértolas
ELE. Luengo
E. Luengo
IÁIgnacio Álvarez
Ignacio Álvarez
JRJavier Raso
Javier Raso
The mass transfer phenomenon occurs in many operations of the food industry with the purpose of obtaining a given substance of interest, removing water from foods, or introducing a given substance into the food matrix. Pretreatments that modify the permeability of the cell membranes, such as grinding, heating, or enzymatic treatment, enhance the mass transfer. However, these techniques may require a significant amount of energy and can cause losses of valuable food compounds.Pulsed electric field (PEF) technology is a nonthermal processing method that causes permeabilization of cell membranes using low energy requirements and minimizing quality deterioration of the food compounds. Many practical applications of PEF for enhancing mass transfer in the food industry have been investigated. The purpose of this chapter is to give an overview of the state of the art of application of PEF for improving mass transfer in the food industry.