Potential of Electrolyzed Water as an Alternative Disinfectant Agent in the Fresh-Cut Industry

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1336-1348

  Gil, Maria I ^a   Gómez López, Vicente M ^a,b   Hung, Yen Con ^c   Allende, Ana ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated by products; Microbiological control; Non thermal water treatment; Process water; Sanitizers; Water disinfection

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL; NONTHERMAL; PROCESS WATER; SANITIZERS; WATER DISINFECTIONS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84939951846     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-014-1444-1     Document Type: Article

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