Material Flow Analysis in a cooked mussel processing industry

Pastora Ma. Bello Bugallo; Anna Stupak; Laura Cristóbal Andrade; Rosa Torres López

doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.05.014

Material Flow Analysis in a cooked mussel processing industry

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Galicia (NW Spain) is an ideal environment for mussel culture owing to its excellent natural conditions. It is the first Spanish and European mussel producer and the second worldwide after China. More than 50% of the mussel collected in Galicia is used in the processing industry, which produces different products, as cooked mussel that is canned, frozen or used in the food industry. In this paper a methodology based on Life Cycle Thinking has been applied to a mussel processing plant. The methodology combines Material and Energy Flow Analysis (MEFA) and BAT (Best Available Techniques) Analysis to detect the Improvable Flows (IF) of the process and to propose techniques that enhance the process. The results obtained after the application of the methodology will be used to improve the performance of the plant. It will also be considered the suitability of the methodology for being applied to other plants of the sector.

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Pastora Ma. Bello Bugallo
- University of Santiago de Compostela School of Engineering
Anna Stupak dr inż.
Laura Cristóbal Andrade
- University of Santiago de Compostela School of Engineering
Rosa Torres López
- University of Santiago de Compostela School of Engineering

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Category:: Articles
Type:: artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:: JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING no. 113, edition 1, pages 100 - 117,
ISSN: 0260-8774
Language:: English
Publication year:: 2012
Bibliographic description:: Bello Bugallo P., Stupak A., Andrade L., Torres López R.: Material Flow Analysis in a cooked mussel processing industry// JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING. -Vol. 113, iss. 1 (2012), s.100-117
DOI:: Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.05.014
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