Applications of cold plasma technology in food packaging

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-17

  Pankaj, S K ^a   Bueno Ferrer, C ^a   Misra, N N ^a   Milosavljevic V ^a,b   O'Donnell, C P ^b   Bourke, P ^a   Keener, K M ^a,c   Cullen, P J ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD PLASMAS; FOOD INDUSTRIES; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD-PACKAGING MATERIALS; GREEN PROCESS; NONTHERMAL; SURFACE DECONTAMINATION;

DECONTAMINATION; PACKAGING MACHINES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASMA THEORY; POLYMERS; STAINLESS STEEL;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84891150807     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2013.10.009     Document Type: Review

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