Mladen

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Job title: 

Full Professor of Food Science

Eurocaroten role: 

Management Committee

First name: 

Mladen

Last name: 

Brnčić

Short research description: 

Novel non-thermal food processing technologies. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bio active compounds from plants, by-products and wasted materials out of food and agriculture industry. Extrusion in Food Science and Technology. Drying of Food stuffs.

Personal webpage: 

http://www.pbf.unizg.hr/en/departments/department_of_process_engineering/section_for_thermodynamics

Techniques routinely used: 

Ultrasound processing; Vacuum drying; Particle size distribution; Texture analysis;

Instrumentation/Facilities: 

Power Ultrasound Devices (100W; 200W; 400W; 700W; 1000W); Sonica and Hielscher devices in range of 20-100kHZ); Laser particle sizer - "Malvern Mastersizer 2000; Tekture Analyzer - Stable Micro Systems - HD Plus;

Country: 

Croatia

City: 

Zagreb

Institution: 

Faculty of food Technology and Biotechnology; University of Zagreb

Department: 

Department of Process Engineering

Institution website: 

http://www.pbf.unizg.hr

Address: 

Pierottijeva 6;
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

Zip Code: 

10000

Phone: 

+38514605223

Matrix: 

Foods

Waste

By-products

Plants

Gender: 

Male

WG option 1: 

WG1

WG option 2: 

WG4

Scientific approach: 

Fundamental

Applied

Areas: 

Agro-food

Nutrition

Production

Other keywords: 

Engineering

Functional Foods

Processing

STMS hosting: 

Yes

Meetings hosting: 

Yes