Plasma disinfection of nuts, seeds & dried fruit

坚果、种子的等离子消毒

• 批准号: 101408
• 金额: $ 12.13万
• 依托单位: JOHN MORLEY (IMPORTERS) LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2013 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=101408
• 关键词: Plasma; disinfection; nuts; seeds; dried

The company proposes to develop an Atmospheric Pressure Non Equilibrium Plasma (APNEP) system to decontaminate & sterilize a range of dried food ingredients, including nuts, grains and dried fruit. The company intends to put in place the technical & engineering capabilities to apply the APNEP system to a range of food processing & manufacturing processes. The innovative use of APNEP to sterilize & decontaminate foodstuffs expects that the inactivation of microorganisms &/or destruction of mycotoxins occurs without the use of dangerous or toxic substances, whilst not adversely affecting organoleptic properties of the food. Microbiological procedures & their interpretation will be developed to assess the effectiveness of the process. Mycotoxin destruction shall be determined using immunoassay techniques. Experimentation will evaluate the effectiveness of the system in destroying microorganisms.

该公司提议开发一种大气压非平衡等离子体(APNEP)系统，对包括坚果、谷物和干果在内的一系列干燥食品成分进行去污和灭菌。该公司打算建立技术和工程能力，将APNEP系统应用于一系列食品加工和制造过程。APNEP在食品灭菌和去污方面的创新使用，预计在不使用危险或有毒物质的情况下，微生物灭活和/或真菌毒素的破坏发生，同时不会对食品的有机感官特性产生不利影响。将制定微生物学程序及其解释，以评估该程序的有效性。霉菌毒素的破坏应使用免疫分析技术来确定。实验将评估该系统在消灭微生物方面的有效性。