Disinfection of iceberg lettuce by titanium dioxide-UV photocatalytic reaction

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1916-1922

  Kim, Youngbong ^a   Choi, Yoonjung ^a   Kim, Soohyun ^a   Park, Jonghyun ^b   Chung, Myongsoo ^c   Song, Kyung Bin ^d   Hwang, Ingyun ^d   Kwon, Kisung ^e   Park, Jiyong ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^d Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; FOOD IRRADIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTION; FOOD IRRADIATION; LETTUCE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 70349414516     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.9.1916     Document Type: Article

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