Future trends in electron beam technology for food processing
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2015 Elsevier Limited. All rights reserved. The food industry has to continually respond to society's demands of environmental stewardship in the form of sustainability, biodegradable packaging material, reduced reliance on chemicals, "green" manufacturing, and reducing or managing food wastes. Electron beam (eBeam) technology can play a pivotal role in many of these contemporary challenges that the food industry faces. This concluding chapter provides an overview of how eBeam technology can address many of the challenges that the food industry will face in the coming years, as well as provide a snapshot of how eBeam technology can be combined with complementary technologies to improve the nutritional quality, microbiological safety, environmental sustainability, and aesthetic appearance of food.