Next generation modified atmosphere materials to extend farm storage & reduce waste

控制储存或包装环境中的呼吸气体通常用于延长新鲜水果和蔬菜的采后储存/保质期，从而减少供应链中的浪费。目前的气调包装（MAP）可以提高新鲜农产品的采后品质，但其性能往往受到其不能充分响应农产品生理变化的限制，导致次优气体条件的发展。如果能灵活应对这些情况，MAP将受益匪浅。该项目将专注于下一代MAP的开发，包括创新的成本效益插件，能够通过在最佳时间管理理想的气体条件来控制包装的内部气氛，以延长储存时间并改善农民冷藏库和整个供应链中的产品管理。

The control of respiratory gases within a storage or packaging environment is often used to extendpostharvest storage/shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables, and thereby reduce wastage in the supplychain. Current modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) can extend the postharvest quality of freshproduce, but its performance is often limited by its inability to adequately respond to the changingphysiology of the produce, leading to the development of sub-optimal gas conditions. MAP wouldbenefit considerably if it were made flexible and more responsive to these conditions. This project willfocus on the development of the next generation of MAP comprising innovative cost effective insertswhich are able to manipulate the internal atmosphere of the packaging by administering the idealgaseous conditions at the optimum time for prolonged storage & improved management of producein the farmer’s cold storage and the entire supply chain.