M.Tech / ICAR-NET · ASPE

Post Harvest Operations

ASPE-U5 Agricultural Structures & Process Engineering

Syllabus topic plan

1. 01Grading, cleaning, washing and sorting
2. 02Shelling, dehusking, decortication, milling, polishing and pearling
3. 03Drying: osmotic, evaporative and freeze drying
4. 04Pasteurization and sterilization of liquid foods
5. 05Size reduction and cryogenic grinding; granulation and crystallization
6. 06Filtration and membrane processing: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis
7. 07Evaporation and distillation
8. 08Mixing, clarification and coagulation
9. 09Mechanical separation and sedimentation
10. 10Screw pressing/expelling, leaching and extraction
11. 11Pelleting, extrusion and industrial fermentation

Part of the M.Tech / ICAR-NET curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each topic on theciae.