Subtopic: Kinetics of microbial death – pasteurization and sterilization of milk and other liquid foods
Question Statement:
A bacterial spore suspension has a decimal reduction time $D_{110} = 8.0\text{ minutes}$ and thermal resistance constant $z = 10.0^\circ\text{C}$. The $D$-value at $120.0^\circ\text{C}$ ($D_{120} = D_{110} \times 10^{-(T - 110)/z}$) in minutes is ________ (round off to 2 decimal places).