Inactivation of possible microorganism food contaminants on packaging foils using nonthermal plasma and hydrogen peroxide

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X15070065· OSTI ID:22472245

Khun, J. ^[1]; Soušková, H. ^[2]; Čeřovský, M. ^[3]

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1. Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Department of Physics and Measurements, Faculty of Chemical Engineering (Czech Republic)
2. Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Department of Computing and Control Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering (Czech Republic)
3. Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Department of Food Preservation, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology (Czech Republic)

The inactivation effect of nonthermal plasma generated in electric discharge burning in air atmosphere with water or hydrogen peroxide aerosol for the application to the microbial decontamination of packaging foils is studied. The microbial inactivation is studied on two bacterial, two yeasts, and two filamentous micromycete species. The inactivation of all contaminating microorganisms becomes on the area of full 8.5 cm in diameter circular sample after short times of several tens of seconds. Described apparatus may present a possible alternative method of microbial decontamination of food packaging material or other thermolabile materials.

• OSTI ID: 22472245
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Journal Name: Plasma Physics Reports Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 41; ISSN PPHREM; ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
AEROSOLS
DECONTAMINATION
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
FOILS
FOOD
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
INACTIVATION
PACKAGING
PLASMA
WATER
YEASTS