Investigation of the practicability of low-pressure microwave plasmas in the sterilisation of food packaging materials at industrial level

Schneider, J.; Baumgärtner, K.‐M.; Feichtinger, J.; Krüger, J.; Muranyi, Peter; Schulz, Andreas; Walker, M.; Wunderlich, J.; Schumacher, U.

doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2005.01.114

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“…Furthermore, the interaction between the discharge and the microbial probe depends on experimental condition as well. This also includes the contamination of the samples, where a crucial difference between spot and spray contamination could be observed (Schneider et al, 2005).…”

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Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma sources for microbial decontamination

Ehlbeck¹,

Schnabel²,

Polák³

et al. 2010

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.

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To cite this version:J EhlbeckAbstract. The aim of this article is to provide a survey of plasma sources at atmospheric pressure used for microbicidal treatment. In order to consider the interdisciplinary character of this topic an introduction and definition of basic terms and procedures is given for plasma as well as for microbicidal issues. The list of plasma sources makes no claim to be complete, but to represent the main principles of plasma generation at atmospheric pressure and to give an example of their microbicidal efficiency. The interpretation of the microbicidal results remain difficult due to the non standardized methods uses by different authors and due to the fact that small variations in the set up can change the results dramatically.

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Section: Comparisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma sources for microbial decontamination

Ehlbeck¹,

Schnabel²,

Polák³

et al. 2010

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.

642

415

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“…Current food-related applications of plasma are mostly limited to packaging industry and include sterilization of anti-fouling and printable surfaces and permeability reduction of polymers for carbon dioxide and oxygen (Schneider et al 2005;Basaran et al 2008). Low temperature gas plasma sterilization allows fast and safe sterilization of packaging materials such as plastic bottles, lids and films without adversely affecting the properties of the material or leaving any residues.…”

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Nonthermal Plasma Inactivation of Food-Borne Pathogens

Misra¹,

Tiwari

Raghavarao³

et al. 2011

Food Eng Rev

504

276

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Non-thermal plasma (NTP) is electrically energized matter, composed of highly reactive species including gas molecules, charged particles in the form of positive ions, negative ions, free radicals, electrons and quanta of electromagnetic radiation (photons) at near-room temperature. NTP is an emerging nonthermal technology with potential applications for decontamination in the food industries. An upsurge in the research activities for plasma based inactivation of food borne pathogens is evident in the recent years. These studies have shown that NTP can be used for the surface decontamination of raw produce, dried nuts and the packaging materials etc. This paper reviews the action of plasma agents on the microbial classes and describes proven and potential applications in food processing. Novel developments in the technology and a future outlook for the application to foods are discussed.

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“…During the last five years, gas plasma has been investigated as a tool for the decontamination of food such as fruits and vegetables (Critzer et al, 2007;Perni et al, 2008), chilled poultry wash water (Rowan et al, 2007) and food packaging materials (Schneider et al, 2005;Deilmann et al, 2008). These studies showed that this technology is able to inactivate several microbial species, e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%