Cool plasma for large scale chemical-free microbial inactivation of surfaces

Food Australia

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 345-347

  Tran, N ^a,b   Amidi, M ^c   Sanguansri, P ^c  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Microwave Power Components Ply Ltd

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DEMONSTRATION UNITS; FUTURE CHALLENGES; LABORATORY PLASMA; MICROBIAL INACTIVATION; MICROWAVE PLASMA; MICROWAVE-GENERATED PLASMAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; FOOD PRODUCTS; MAGNETRONS; PLASMA DEVICES;

PLASMAS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 49549112033     PISSN: 10325298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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