A dairy farm heats fresh milk to $63^\circ\text{C}$ for $30\text{ minutes}$ and then rapidly cools it to…

A dairy farm heats fresh milk to $63^\circ\text{C}$ for $30\text{ minutes}$ and then rapidly cools it to kill disease-causing microbes without altering its quality. Which scientist's ground-breaking discovery led to this practice?
  1. Louis Pasteur
  2. Alexander Fleming
  3. Edward Jenner
  4. Robert Hooke

Solution

Louis Pasteur discovered that heating liquids to destroy harmful microorganisms prevents spoilage, a process known as pasteurization.

Asked in: Homi Bhabha Practice

Practice more General Knowledge questions on Aicharya