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Mechanical Separation Equipment

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Handbook of Food Processing Equipment

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Mechanical separations in food processing include two main operations, namely, the removal of material or substances and their classification (Table 5-1). Removal is distinguished between removal of ündesired parts (cleaning) and desired parts (separation).

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  1. Rutgers the State University of New Jersey and the National Technical University, Athens, Greece

    George D. Saravacos

  2. Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Athanasios E. Kostaropoulos

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Saravacos, G.D., Kostaropoulos, A.E. (2002). Mechanical Separation Equipment. In: Handbook of Food Processing Equipment. Food Engineering Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0725-3_5

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