Investigation of the processes of freezing and freeze-drying of bacterial concentrates for the dairy industry

This project is dedicated to the development of finishing equipment for the production of dry bacterial concentrates. One of the main objects is a quick-freezing apparatus designed for freezing bacterial concentrates, as well as a continuous vacuum freeze dryer. In this market, domestic production takes about 9... 12%. Creation of high-tech equipment of a new generation for the production of bacterial concentrates for dairy enterprises will allow to solve the problem of import substitution of this type of product. The main directions for the use of bacterial concentrates in the dairy industry. The analysis of used starter cultures, the range of products manufactured using bacterial concentrates. The classification of bacterial concentrates according to the method of storage and use is given. The methods of using bacterial concentrates at dairy enterprises are considered. The ways to improve the production of bacterial concentrates are proposed. To study the effect of technological parameters of vacuum freeze-drying on the quality of the final bacterial concentrate, a series of experiments was performed...