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CONSERVATION DU LAIT ULTRAFILTRE ET CONGELE ET APPLICATION INDUSTRIELLE ULTERIEURE.
STORAGE OF ULTRAFILTERED FROZEN MILK AND SUBSEQUENT INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION.
Microflora di un formaggio Feta tradizionale: identificazione tramite PCR-DGGE dei batteri lattici isolati.
Microflora of traditional Feta cheese and lactic bacteria identification by PCR-DGGE.
REFROIDISSEMENT ET CONSERVATION DU LAIT DE BREBIS EN VUE D'UNE ECONOMIE D'ENERGIE.
SAVING ENERGY IN THE REFRIGERATION AND STORAGE OF SHEEP MILK.
Survival and acid resistance of Listeria innocua in feta cheese and yogurt, in the presence or absence of fungi.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Ohrid 2019: latest technology trends for ammonia and CO2
Synthesis of several refrigerating installation case studies using ammonia and CO2 based on papers from the recent IIR conference in Ohrid.
The new trends in the European ice-cream market
Demand for non-dairy or "healthier" ice cream is booming in European countries.
HFO-1234yf news
HFO-1234yf, developed by DuPont and Honeywell as a substitute for HFC-134a in mobile air-conditioning applications in response to EU 2006/40 Directive which bans the use of refrigerants with a GWP higher than 150 in new types of vehicles by...
Briefs: Thermal storage in public buildings in California
Energy storage equipment is to be installed in 28 city buildings and 250 local businesses as part of a partnership between Glendale Water & Power and Ice Energy. The USD 4.25 million programme will install 1.5 MW of energy storage and marks...
Reefer rental: trends
The reefer rental market has benefited from unexpected development. It started in the 1980s when thousands of refrigerated containers ceased being used, following the external trade collapse of fruit-exporting countries. The reefers were first...
Alternatives to replace R404A for refrigerated transport
With about 5 million refrigerated vehicles operating worldwide, there is active research and development focusing on identifying alternatives to R404A, which is traditionally used in truck and trailer...
US : increasing use of CO2 and propane in commercial refrigeration
As a result of regulations aimed at limiting the use of HFCs, the use of CO2 and propane as refrigerants in supermarkets in the United States is experiencing a steady growth.
Highlights from IIR Ohrid conference
The 6th IIR conference on Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration Technologies held in April 2015 in Ohrid, Macedonia, FYROM, proved highly successful. Highlights from some of the 54 papers presented were
Employment in the French refrigeration sector
This new edition of the statistical presentation published by AGEFOS SME's observatory services highlights a very clear trend in employment: the very high proportion of permanent contracts (82%) and full-time jobs (91%) make this a particularly...
Arkema and Honeywell dismiss one of the claims in their suit
One of the items in a legal battle over patents relative to HFO-1234yf has been dismissed while the patent is under review by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
First propane split air conditioners in India: field results
With a fault rate under 0.5%, the general safety and reliability levels of the systems remain quite high and risk assessments showed negligible risk.
Dynamic controlled atmosphere for better quality apples
Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere (DCA) appeared in Canada ten years ago where O2 rates are lowered to 0.5% thanks to a sophisticated system used to monitor fruit quality during the process.
Example of automation in a frozen French fry warehouse in the USA
In Washington state, one of the biggest frozen storage warehouses in the world is also one of the most automated.
GHG emissions in international marine shipping.
GHG emissions from international shipping increased by 9.6% between 2012 and 2018, according to the Fourth Greenhouse Gas Study published in 2020 by the International Maritime Organization. HFC and HCFC...
IIR news
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Obituary: Liudmila Akimova
The IIR mourns the death of Mrs Liudmila Akimova.
New IIR Working Group: whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation
During the IIR Science and Technology Council meeting on June 15, 2017, a new IIR Working Group (WG) on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation” was officially created.
Press release: IIR launches new Working Group on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation”
During the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) Science and Technology Council meeting on June 15, 2017, a new IIR Working Group on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation” was officially created.
Past events: The IIR around the world, August and September 2024
A look back at the IIR’s latest events during conferences (Gustav Lorentzen, Thermag, Compressors) and during sponsored vents (CHPC).
The IIR brings women in refrigeration to the forefront
Discover the reasons why the IIR organised its first fun and informal workshop on “Women in Refrigeration” during ICR2015.
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling
In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...
Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement
Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...
Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data
From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...
