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Silvia Tappi

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Academic discipline: AGRI-07/A Food Science and Technology

Research

Keywords: Non thermal treatments; Processing optimization; Product innovation; By-products valorization; Pulsed Electric Fields; Cold Plasma; Shelf-life; Physical analysis

Research activity involve several aspects of food processing and currently is mainly focused on the following topics:

(i) non-thermal processing optimization to improve safety, shelf life and functionalization,

(ii) set up of technological processes aiming to valorize agro-industrial side-streams and by-products into added value compounds,

(iii) optimization of formulation and packaging strategies for developing innovative food products,

(iv) assessment of physical properties of foods (visual, thermal, structural and rheological) in relation to processing, formulation or during shelf life.