Pulsed electric fields: Processing system, microbial and enzyme inhibition, and shelf life extension of foods

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-73

  Min, Seacheol ^a   Evrendilek, Gulsun Akdemir ^b   Zhang, Howard Q ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme inactivation; Microbial inhibition; Nonthermal process; Pulsed electric field (PEF); Shelf life

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENZYMES; MICROBIOLOGY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

NONTHERMAL PROCESS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; SHELF LIFE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 33947372570     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.889290     Document Type: Review

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