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Infrared Heating 517<br />

T l (K)<br />

N l / N 10<br />

373<br />

353<br />

333<br />

313<br />

293<br />

273<br />

1.4<br />

1.2<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

V l : 2.0 × 10 -2 dm -3<br />

V l / S h : 3.3 mm<br />

3.22 kW m -2<br />

5.22 kW m -2<br />

6.02 kW m -2<br />

0.0<br />

0 10 20 30 40<br />

FIGURE 16.22 (a) Transient behavior of bulk temperature of spore suspension irradiated<br />

by FIR. (b) Effect of FIR irradiation of spores of B. subtilis. (From Sawai, J. et al., J.<br />

Chem. Eng. Jpn., 30, 170–172, 1997.)<br />

number. Activated spores easily germinate under their suitable conditions, and<br />

their high heat resistance decreases extremely after the germination. These results<br />

suggest that the activation of the spore is possible by the FIR in a short time, and<br />

that FIR heating will be able to apply the pasteurization of bacterial spores.<br />

The pasteurizing action of FIR heating has been confirmed in some applications:<br />

the heating of oysters, 23 the heating of Japanese noodles, 48 and the secondary<br />

pasteurization of boiled fish paste. 32 FIR pasteurization is more effective than<br />

conventional heating under specific conditions, and is particularly effective at the<br />

surface of foods. Since some baked or cooked foods may be contaminated by<br />

(A)<br />

(B)

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