TY - CHAP
T1 - Packed food and packaging materials disinfected by cold plasma
AU - Peng, Peng
AU - Chen, Paul
AU - Zhou, Nan
AU - Schiappacasse, Charles
AU - Cheng, Yanling
AU - Chen, Dongjie
AU - Addy, Min
AU - Zhang, Yaning
AU - Anderson, Erik
AU - Fan, Liangliang
AU - Hatzenbeller, Raymond
AU - Liu, Yuhuan
AU - Ruan, R. R
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - This chapter aims to introduce the applications and recent developments of using cold plasma for the decontamination and sterilization of packaged foods and food packaging materials, respectively. Decontamination of packaged foods and food packaging sterilization are crucial processes to ensuring the success of the food industry and the safety of the industry’s consumers. In these applications, cold plasma acts as a final decontamination treatment may be an effective means of removing pesticides from fresh produce products and their packaging materials. For decontamination of packed food, the dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma has been widely used. For food packaging sterilization, this chapter classifies the studies into two categories, the direct and indirect treatments. Cold plasma has led to satisfying results in decontamination in-packaged foods (mostly fresh produce) and sterilization of food packaging materials. Future research could be directed to the disinfection of a broader range of in-package foods and food packages made from the novel biodegradable polymers.
AB - This chapter aims to introduce the applications and recent developments of using cold plasma for the decontamination and sterilization of packaged foods and food packaging materials, respectively. Decontamination of packaged foods and food packaging sterilization are crucial processes to ensuring the success of the food industry and the safety of the industry’s consumers. In these applications, cold plasma acts as a final decontamination treatment may be an effective means of removing pesticides from fresh produce products and their packaging materials. For decontamination of packed food, the dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma has been widely used. For food packaging sterilization, this chapter classifies the studies into two categories, the direct and indirect treatments. Cold plasma has led to satisfying results in decontamination in-packaged foods (mostly fresh produce) and sterilization of food packaging materials. Future research could be directed to the disinfection of a broader range of in-package foods and food packages made from the novel biodegradable polymers.
KW - Cold plasma
KW - Direct and in-direct sterilization
KW - Food packaging sterilization
KW - Microbial resistance
KW - Non-thermal sterilization
KW - Packed food sterilization
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U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-814921-8.00009-8
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-814921-8.00009-8
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780128149225
SP - 269
EP - 286
BT - Advances in Cold Plasma Applications for Food Safety and Preservation
PB - Elsevier
ER -