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Estudio experimental de la deshidratación de la flor de Jamaica (Hibiscus sabdariffa), utilizando secado solar directo tipo gabinete e indirecto tipo tunel.

Experimental investigation on the jamaican flower (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) dehydration, using cabinet type direct and tunnel type indirect solar desiccation.

• Author(s) : LÓPEZ-VIDAÑA E. C., MARTÍNEZ TEJEDA F. I., PILATOWSKY FIGUEROA I.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : Portuguese
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Experimental measurements of the pressure drop loss coefficient for vent configurations of packaging designed for air cooling of horticultural products.

• Author(s) : TAPIA N. I., LOVE R. J., NOWAK E., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

La préparation des fruits et légumes au coeur du magasin.

Preparing fruits and vegetables inside the store.

• Author(s) : MÉRY A.
• Publication date: 2017/03
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Prepared food, France, Food industry, Safety, Temperature, Vegetable, Preservation, Fruit
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - n.1162

Cooling rates of fruits and vegetables.

• Author(s) : SAQUET A., BARBOSA A., ALMEIDA D.
• Publication date: 2016/05/03
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Precooling, Cooling rate, Heat transfer, Parameter, Vegetable, Horticulture, Expérimentation, Fruit
• Source: CYTEF 2016. VIII Congreso Ibérico y VI Congreso Iberoamericano de las Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, Coimbra-Portugal, 3-6 mayo, 2016.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Experimental peach conservation assessment under different environmental conditions.

• Author(s) : VELOSO A., RESENDE M., BEATO H., CASEIRO C., REIS J., RISCADO A., SILVEIRA A., BAPTISTA C., PINTADO C., ESPIRITO C., FERREIRA D., SIMÕES M. P., CANAVARRO C., MORAIS D., GASPAR P. D., SILVA P. D., NUNES J., ANDRADE L. P.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Fruit, Peach, Quality, Storage life, Controlled atmosphere, Chilling, Expérimentation
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

A parametric study and performance evaluation of the different vent hole configuration for fruit storage packaging box using Computational Fluid Dynamics.

• Author(s) : GASPAR P. D., ILANGOVAN A., SILVA P. D.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Packaging, Fruit, Peach, CFD, Air flow, Cooling rate, Performance, Modelling
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF, Video

Air distribution systems for fruit and vegetable products storage rooms.

[In Ukrainian. / En ukrainien.]

• Author(s) : ZIMIN A. V.
• Publication date: 2015
• Languages : Ukrainian
• Keywords : Cold room, Vegetable, Fruit, Air distribution
• Source: Holodil'na Tehnika i Tehnologiâ - vol.51 - n.3

IIR document

Energy evaluation of refrigeration systems in Portuguese fruit and vegetable industry.

• Author(s) : NUNES J., SILVA P. D., DOMINGUES L., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/06/23
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating system, Food industry, Portugal, Vegetable, Survey, Energy saving, Fruit
• Source: 3^rd IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: London, UK, June 23-25, 2014
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Experimental analysis of the hydrofluidization freezing system for small fruits and vegetables.

• Author(s) : PALACZ M., PIECHNIK E., ADAMCZYK W., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Velocity (fluids, gases), Heat transfer coefficient, Measurement, Vegetable, Fluidization, Expérimentation, Freezing, Fruit, Freezing time
• Source: Proceedings of the 25^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Montréal , Canada, August 24-30, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

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Influence of fruits and vegetables active packaging on refrigeration systems efficiency.

• Author(s) : MARTÍNEZ HERNÁNDEZ G. B.
• Publication date: 2022/04
• Languages : English
• Source: XI Congreso Ibérico y IX Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, CYTEF 2022.
• Formats : PDF

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Experimental performances for forced-air cooling of peach fruits and energy-saving operation strategy with low-power axial fans.

• Author(s) : WANG G., ZHANG X.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Fruit, Peach, Precooling, Energy consumption, Energy saving, Expérimentation, Cooling time, Packaging, Fan
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

Frozen and defrosted fruit revealed with X-ray dark-field radiography.

• Author(s) : NIELSEN M. S., CHRISTENSEN L. B., FEIDENHANS'L R.
• Publication date: 2014/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thawing, X-ray, Frozen food, Fruit
• Source: Food Control The International Journal of HACCP and Food Safety - vol. 39

Using of Ionizing radiation for optimization of fruit and vegetable products cold storage technology.

[In Russian. / En russe.]

• Author(s) : PETROV A. N., SHISHKINA N. S., KARASTOYANOVA O. V., et al.
• Publication date: 2015
• Languages : Russian
• Keywords : Optimization, Vegetable, Cold storage, Ionizing irradiation, Fruit
• Source: Kholodilnaya Tekhnika - n. 11

On the Potential of Packaging for Reducing Fruit and Vegetable Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Author(s) : TAPSOBA L. D. S., KIEMDE S. M. A., LAMOND B. F., LÉPINE J.
• Publication date: 2022/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Africa, Packaging, Waste, Fruit, Vegetable, Food, Review, Statistics
• Source: Foods - 11 - 7
• Formats : PDF

Novel efficient physical technologies for enhancing freeze drying of fruits and vegetables: a review.

• Author(s) : YAO J., CHEN W., FAN K.
• Publication date: 2023/12
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Freeze-drying, Review, Modelling, Energy consumption, Fruit, Vegetable, Energy saving, Ultrasound, Infrared, Microwave, Heat transfer, Mass transfer
• Source: Foods - vol. 12 - 23
• Formats : PDF

Cold storage: sustainable solutions for developing countries with hot climates

Two papers from the recent IIR Congress illustrate the importance of developing the cold chain in developing countries with warm climates. In particular, in India, environmentally-friendly technical solutions...

• Publication date : 2023/12/19

Refrigerated rail transport of fruits in India

1000 tonnes of imported fresh fruits reached Bengaluru (India) on refrigerated train.

• Publication date : 2021/09/06
• Subjects: Developing country

An integrated traceability system: the e-fruit system

In preparation for the General Food Law, the European Commission decided in 2001 to fund the e-fruitrace project, aimed at achieving food security in the EU through an efficient traceability system based on Internet technologies. With 200,000 euro...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Brief: e-fruitrace project

The European Commission decided in 2001 to fund the e-fruitrace project, aimed at achieving food security in the EU through an integrated traceability system based on Internet technologies. The 200 000 € project has successfully tested a...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Importing citrus fruits into the EU: cold treatment is now mandatory

As of 24 June 2022, precooling at origin and a cold treatment in transit are mandatory for citrus fruits imported from non-EU countries.

• Publication date : 2022/07/18
• Subjects: Regulation

Refrigeration innovations for the avocado market

The booming global avocado market calls for increasing standards of quality. Refrigeration technologies offer cutting-edge solutions for fruit ripening and seed preservation for future crops.

• Publication date : 2020/10/22

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Refrigerated containers: state of play and perspectives

Refrigerated containers play an essential role in the maritime refrigerated transport sector; a look back at the stages of their development and the recent and future technological advances of this...

• Publication date : 2024/02/26
• Subjects: Technology

Cold chain news: India’s growing cold chain

With a 63.5-million-tonne annual production of fruit, 105-million-tonne annual production of milk, India is the largest fruit and milk producer in the world. It is also the second vegetable producer in the world with an annual production of 125.89...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Refrigeration and Food

Given the ever-increasing processing and exportation of food, world food is consuming more and more energy by the day: a trend that threatens to send food prices rocketing overnight if not taken in hand. The US food system alone uses over 10.55 x...

• Publication date : 2005/07/19

The strong growth of the cold chain in China

Supported by five-year development plans, the field of cold chain logistics is growing strongly in China, as illustrated by the 17% increase in cold storage capacity in 2020 compared to the previous...

• Publication date : 2022/03/29

The benefits of thermal energy storage for cold chain applications

Several presentations at the IIR ICCC 2022 conference focused on the potential applications of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Phase-Change Materials (PCMs) and highlighted the...

• Publication date : 2022/07/08

Course on fruit and vegetables preservation

The Postharvest and Refrigeration Group of the Technical University of Cartagena (Spain) offers the second International Course on Postharvest Technology and Minimal Processing of Fruit and Vegetables, from 23 to 29 April 2008. The Chair of the...

• Publication date : 2008/02/26

TTI: new developments

Time-Temperature Integrators (TTIs) are "intelligent labels" that simulate bacterial development, as a function of time-and-temperature parameters. As soon as a critical threshold is crossed, a change in colour alerts the consumer that the...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Challenges for post-pandemic food cold chain

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several shortcomings in the global food cold chain. In the aftermath of the pandemic, investment in the cold chain is necessary to maximise access to food and reduce waste....

• Publication date : 2020/09/06

Frozen fruit in perfect condition for up to three years

A new technology allows, for the first time, to freeze fruit for three years while keeping its nutrients and properties at optimal levels.

• Publication date : 2014/05/13

June 2004: fruitful meetings of the IIR’s statutory committees

Here are some highlights of the annual meetings of the IIR's statutory bodies (Management Committee, Science and Technology Council [STC] and Executive Committee): Strategic Plan of the IIR Four years after having adopted its Strategic...

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

Policy brief available to download: Developing the cold chain in the agrifood sector in sub-Saharan Africa

A focus on the importance of the cold chain in reducing post-harvest losses

• Publication date : 2016/02/17

ENOUGH – a new project that will identify how food industry can become net zero by 2050

The project will develop technologies, tools and methods to contribute to the EU’s farm to fork Strategy to achieve climate neutrality in the food industry.

• Publication date : 2021/10/29

Corporate Members: news

- Danfoss has experienced booming sales 18% growth over the first three quarters of 2007. Sales reached 2.2 billion €. Growth in China and Latin America was particularly positive and end of year sales are expected to top 3 billion €.

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Latest news from B-Medical Systems, Epta and GEA, three IIR corporate members

B Medical Systems, a global leader in the vaccine cold chain, is expanding its production capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Epta monitors R290 fridges in cashier-free store in Dubai and GEA provides a...

• Publication date : 2021/11/29

IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference 2018 attracts its largest number of participants yet

With a focus on natural refrigerants, principally ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, the 13th conference in the series attracted the largest number of participants yet, welcoming an impressive 300 individuals from 45 different countries and...

• Publication date : 2018/07/03

Energy efficiency on the agenda for discussion during Montreal Protocol meetings in Vienna

Focus on the fruitful workshop on "the energy efficiency opportunities while phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)", which preceded the 40th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG40) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances...

• Publication date : 2018/08/08

Editorial by Arne Bredesen

The General Conference of the IIR endorsed the IIR Strategic Plan during the Sydney Congress in September 1999. This document defined key directions for the future. The preparation of the Strategic Plan involved 200 people, both from within the...

• Publication date : 2004/04/28

INDEE+ at 23rd India International Seafood Show (2023), Kolkata, India

In February 2023, INDEE+ successfully participated to the 23rd India International Seafood Show (2023) in Kolkata. The project was jointly promoted in a technical session and at a dedicated booth.

• Publication date : 2023/03/28

The IIR and CIHEAM closer than ever!

On June 4, 2014 M. Cosimo Lacirignola, CIHEAM’s General Secretary and Mr Didier Coulomb, Director of the IIR, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Paris.

• Publication date : 2014/06/10

Press release: The IIR International Dictionary of Refrigeration is now freely accessible online

Available in 11 languages, the complete version of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) International Dictionary of Refrigeration is now freely accessible online.

• Publication date : 2018/02/01

Add the latest refrigeration publications to your bookshelf!

Check out the latest IIR publications including CO2 as a Refrigerant, Handbook on Indirect Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems and the 1st IIR International Conference of Cryogenics and Refrigeration Technology (ICCRT 2016).

• Publication date : 2016/09/06

Publish your PhD thesis dedicated to refrigeration in the IIR Fridoc database

The IIR references and makes available in open access on its website, PhD theses dedicated to refrigeration. Your thesis, your database.

• Publication date : 2017/03/08

Now freely accessible: The IIR International Dictionary of Refrigeration

Now available in 11 languages, the complete version of the IIR International Dictionary of Refrigeration is freely accessible online!

• Publication date : 2018/01/31

Cooling Keeps Food Fresh : Global Campaign Announced for World Refrigeration Day, June 26

Since 2019, June 26 celebrates the World Refrigeration Day. With increasing global stakes at hand over the past years, refrigeration took a leading role at the heart of international...

• Publication date : 2022/05/25
• Subjects: Environment

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...

• Last update : 2023/06/30
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Ice creams

Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry

The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...

• Last update : 2023/11/07
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs