Photocatalytic reaction of TiO2 to decompose ethylene in fruit and vegetable storage

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 725-730

  Maneerat, Chamorn ^a   Hayata, Yasuyoshi ^a   Egashira, Naoyoshi ^a   Sakamoto, Koji ^b   Hamai, Zunzo ^c   Kuroyanagi, Masanori ^a  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Prefectural Food Technological Research Center   (Japan)

^c Ohno Sekiyu Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Photocatalytic; Postharvest; Storage; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FRUITS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION;

ETHYLENE DECOMPOSITION;

AGRICULTURE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0141455878     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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