Electrolyzed water: A new technology for food decontamination - A review

Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 212-221

  Mahmoud, Barakat S M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic electrolyzed water EW (+) ; Antimicrobial effect; Antimikrobieller Effekt; Cathodic electrolyzed water EW ( ) ; Electrolyzed water (EW); Hygiene; Sanitation elektrolysiertes Wasser

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249677993     PISSN: 00120413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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