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，用于对一系列干燥食品成分（包括坚果、谷物和干果）进行净化和灭菌。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流程。创新地使用 APNEP 对食品进行灭菌和净化，预计无需使用危险或有毒物质即可灭活微生物和/或破坏霉菌毒素，同时不会对食品的感官特性产生不利影响。将开发微生物程序及其解释来评估该过程的有效性。霉菌毒素的破坏应使用免疫测定技术来确定。实验将评估该系统消灭微生物的有效性。