QUALITY CHANGES, DUST GENERATION, AND COMMINGLING ...

Table of Contents
List of Figures..............................................................................................................................xiii
List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... xvi
List of Symbols..........................................................................................................................xxiii
Acknowledgements..................................................................................................................xxviii
Dedication................................................................................................................................... xxx
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background........................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Effect of Handling on Quality and Dust Generation of Grain and Feed .............................. 2
1.3 Impact of Undesirable Grain Commingling During Commercial Handling ........................ 4
1.4 Research Objectives.............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Organization of the Dissertation........................................................................................... 7
1.6 References............................................................................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 2 - REVIEW OF LITERATURE............................................................................... 13
2.1 Effect of Handling on Quality and Dust Generation in Grain and Feed............................. 13
2.1.1 Handling of Grain ........................................................................................................ 13
2.1.2 Handling of Feed.......................................................................................................... 14
2.1.3 Importance of Feed Pelleting ....................................................................................... 14
2.1.4 Pellet Durability Measurement .................................................................................... 15
2.1.5 Grain Dust: Health and Safety Hazard and Air Pollutant ............................................ 16
2.1.6 Grain Dust in Elevators................................................................................................ 17
2.1.7 Particle Size Distribution of Grain Dust ...................................................................... 18
2.1.8 Summary...................................................................................................................... 19
2.2 Impact of Undesirable Grain Commingling During Commercial Handling ...................... 20
2.2.1 Trends in Biotech Crops .............................................................................................. 20
2.2.2 Legal Issues and Customers’ Preferences.................................................................... 21
2.2.3 Identity Preservation, Segregation, Labeling, and Traceability................................... 23
2.2.4 Economics of Identity Preservation and Segregation .................................................. 25
2.2.5 Prevention and Detection of GM Crop Contamination and Other Threats.................. 25
2.2.6 Grain Handling............................................................................................................. 27
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