Sterilization efficacy of a coaxial microwave plasma flow at atmospheric pressure

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 399-404

  Sato, Takehiko ^a   Fujioka, Kazunari ^b   Ramasamy, Raju ^b   Urayama, Takuya ^b   Fujii, Shuitsu ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ADTEC Plasma Technology Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon; Atmospheric pressure; Coaxial microwave plasma; Geobacilllus stearothermophilus; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COAXIAL CABLES; PLASMA SOURCES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCOUPLES;

COAXIAL MICROWAVE PLASMA; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; STERILIZATION EFFICACY;

PLASMA FLOW;

EID: 33645315529     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2006.870039     Document Type: Article

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