Super cold chain—a high quality, energy‐efficient, and environment‐friendly method

Summary Because of the lack of understanding of microcosmic mechanisms of energy and mass transport, the current cold chain consumes too much energy and cannot guarantee the perfect quality of food, which is against to the sustainable development of environment. The key objective of this perspective...

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Published inInternational journal of energy research Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 1225 - 1228
Main Author Zhang, Xin‐Rong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bognor Regis Hindawi Limited 01.07.2017
Subjects
Cold starts
Energy
energy and mass transport
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Environment
Food
Food quality
Mass transport
microcosmic mechanisms
super cold chain
Supermarkets
Sustainable development
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Summary:Summary Because of the lack of understanding of microcosmic mechanisms of energy and mass transport, the current cold chain consumes too much energy and cannot guarantee the perfect quality of food, which is against to the sustainable development of environment. The key objective of this perspective article is to put forward the concept of super cold chain starting from the study of microscopic mechanism. In addition, the necessity and advantages of developing super cold chain are also emphasized. Finally, the development direction is expounded. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0363-907X
1099-114X
DOI:10.1002/er.3757