title: The use of exergetic indicators in the food industry - A review.
abstract: Assessment of sustainability will become more relevant for the food industry in the years to come. Analysis based on exergy, including the use of exergetic indicators and Grassmann diagrams, is a useful tool for the quantitative and qualitative assessment of the efficiency of industrial food chains. In this paper, we review the methodology of exergy analysis and the exergetic indicators that are most appropriate for use in the food industry. The challenges of applying exergy analysis in industrial food chains and the specific features of food processes are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Food Process Engineering, Wageningen University , The Netherlands.|b Top Institute of Food and Nutrition , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Filippos K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Zisopoulos
authors.affiliation: c National Strategic Food Program, Wageningen UR Chile , Santiago , Chile.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rossier-Miranda
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Food Process Engineering, Wageningen University , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Atze Jan
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van der Goot
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Food Process Engineering, Wageningen University , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Remko M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Boom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D019649:Food Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D063427:Food Quality; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics*; D057141:Food, Preserved / Q000032:analysis / Q000191:economics; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D014943:Global Health / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control; D018803:Models, Economic; D009753:Nutritive Value; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000191:economics; D059205:Renewable Energy; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste
keywords: Sustainability; exergy analysis; food industry