Innovative Surfaces to Reduce the Soiling in Food Industry

Abstract

It has been shown that fouling processes are very complex. They are largely determined by interaction forces between the solid surface and the corresponding adherent molecules. In this article, according to the DLVO theory van der Waals- and electrostatic interactions be considered and combined with the surface topography of the solid surface. It can be shown that a variety of factors determine the adsorption behavior. Using these results, requirements may be placed on a solid surface to prevent contamination as far as possible