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Cereals: Novel Uses and Processes

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Cereal Components

    1. The Potential of Cereals as Industrial Raw Materials

      • Jim Coombs, Katy Hall
      Pages 1-11
    2. Starches

      1. Present and Future Uses of Cereal Starches
        • David Howling
        Pages 13-19
      2. Industrial Markets for UK-Grown Cereal Starch
        • S. E. Batchelor, G. Entwistle, K. C. Walker, E. J. Booth, I. M. Morrison, G. R. Mackay et al.
        Pages 21-25
      3. Flexible Polyurethane Foam Extended with Corn Starch
        • Ying-chun Lin, Harold E. Huff, Fu-hung Hsieh
        Pages 27-33
      4. Industrial Applications for Levulinic Acid
        • Viswas Ghorpade, Milford Hanna
        Pages 49-55
      5. Production of Lactic Acid from Starch
        • Christina Ã…kerberg, Guido Zacchi
        Pages 57-61
      6. Cereal Starches
        • A. Lynn, R. D. M. Prentice, M. P. Cochrane, A. M. Cooper, F. Dale, C. M. Duffus et al.
        Pages 69-77
      7. Developing Specialty Starches from New Crops
        • Harold Corke, Huaixiang Wu, Shaoxian Yue, Hongliang Sun
        Pages 91-102
    3. Proteins

      1. Application of Cereal Proteins in Technical Applications
        • Peter Kolster, Leontine A. de Graaf, Johan M. Vereijken
        Pages 107-116
      2. Mechanical and Barrier Properties of Wheat Gluten Films Coated with Polylactic Acid
        • Viswas Ghorpade, Curtis Weller, Milford Hanna
        Pages 117-123
    4. Bran and Straw

      1. On-Line Measurement of Bran in Flour by Image Analysis
        • Martin B. Whitworth, Tony D. Evers, Christopher J. Brock
        Pages 125-131
      2. Pretreatment of Agricultural Crop Residues for Conversion to High-Value Products
        • Anette Skammelsen Schmidt, Anne Belinda Bjerre
        Pages 133-141
      3. Innovative uses of Cereals for Fructose Production
        • Maria Grazia D’Egidio, Cristina Cecchini, Claudio Corradini, Virgilio Donini, Vito Pignatelli, Tommaso Cervigni
        Pages 143-151
      4. Straw as a Fuel
        • Damian Culshaw
        Pages 153-158

About this book

"So long as a person is capable of self renewal they are a living being. " -Amiel Cereals have been the source of life to the human race, providing nutritional and ma­ terial needs since the dawn of civilization. As with all dynamic industries, the Cereal in­ dustry has renewed itself in the past; as the millennium approaches, it is on the brink of another renewal, in which the versatility and providence of cereals are being rediscovered, but in new and exciting ways. Cereals are richly diverse; over 10,000 varieties convert minerals and the energy of the sun into a bursting catalog of functional and versatile biomolecules and biopolymers. Processing technology allows these components to be accessed, separated, isolated and purified, while chemical science allows modification for even greater diversity and speci­ ficity. The last century has seen the move from cereal- to oil-based chemical and materials industries. But cereals contain a greater variety and functionality of macromolecules than oil. Starch, protein, bran and straw, already diverse across cereal varieties, can be fraction­ ated into more specific elements, modified chemically to enhance function, or used as feedstocks in fermentation-based bioconversion systems, to produce a range of bulk and fine chemicals for industries as diverse as food, pharmaceuticals, plastics, textiles, pulp and paper, transport, composites and boards, adhesives and energy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK

    Grant M. Campbell, Colin Webb, Stephen L. McKee

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