Inactivation of Various Microorganism Spores by High Electric Field AC Treatment in Saline

Japan Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 123-130

  Inoue, Takashi ^a   Kawahara Aoyama, Yumiko ^a   Ikeda, Seiichiro ^a   Hijikata, Shoichi ^a   Isobe, Seiichiro ^b   Uemura, Kunihiko ^b  

^a Pokka Corporation   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

High electric field AC; inactivation of microorganism; Ohmic heating

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949302644     PISSN: 13457942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11301/jsfe2000.8.123     Document Type: Article

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