• Development, assessment and optimisation of meat systems for the aging consumer through processing and packaging modification 

  Conroy, Paula M. (University College Cork, 2018)

  In response to the growing population of those aged over 65, it is essential we prepare for better quality of life not just increased life years. Sensory decline impacts, not just the way we perceive flavours, but the way ...
• Quantitative textural analysis of sedimentary grains and basin subsidence modelling 

  Tunwal, Mohit (University College Cork, 2018)

  Part 1: Quantitative textural analysis Shape analysis can provide important information regarding the origin, transport and deposition history of grains. Particle shape measurement has been an active area of research for ...
• Effect of cow feeding system on the quality and constituents of raw milk, dairy products and the rumen 

  O'Callaghan, Tom F. (University College Cork, 2018)

  The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the effects of pasture versus conventional indoor cow feeding systems on the composition, quality and characteristics of milk, dairy products and rumen microbiota. Initially ...
• A technical, economic and environmental analysis of renewable gas produced from power to gas systems 

  Vo, Thi Quynh Truc (University College Cork, 2018)

  Storing surplus or curtailed renewable electricity as a gaseous transport fuel is a suggested method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the supply of indigenous energy, providing long-term energy storage, ...
• Biomethane production from co-digestion of grass silage and slurry 

  Himanshu, Himanshu (University College Cork, 2017)

  The core aim of this thesis was to quantify the effects of co-digesting forage silages with animal slurries on methane yields and to investigate if antagonistic or synergistic outcomes occur. In order to complete this ...

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