Cold Plasma in Modified Atmospheres for Post-harvest Treatment of Strawberries

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3045-3054

  Misra, N N ^a   Moiseev, Tamara ^b   Patil, Sonal ^a   Pankaj, S K ^a   Bourke, Paula ^a   Mosnier, J P ^b   Keener, K M ^c   Cullen, P J ^a,d  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold Plasma; Modified atmosphere; Non thermal; Quality; Respiration; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FRUITS; GAS MIXTURES; IMAGE QUALITY; INERT GASES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

COLD PLASMAS; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE; NONTHERMAL; RESPIRATION; STRAWBERRY;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84920250078     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-014-1356-0     Document Type: Article

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