A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal Plasma
Cereals, an important food for humans and animals, may carry microbial contamination undesirable to the consumer or to the next generation of plants. Currently, non-thermal plasma (NTP) is often considered a new and safe microbicidal agent without or with very low adverse side effects. NTP is a part...
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| author | Vladimír Scholtz Jana Jirešová Božena Šerá Jaroslav Julák |
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| description | Cereals, an important food for humans and animals, may carry microbial contamination undesirable to the consumer or to the next generation of plants. Currently, non-thermal plasma (NTP) is often considered a new and safe microbicidal agent without or with very low adverse side effects. NTP is a partially or fully ionized gas at room temperature, typically generated by various electric discharges and rich in reactive particles. This review summarizes the effects of NTP on various types of cereals and products. NTP has undisputed beneficial effects with high potential for future practical use in decontamination and disinfection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32e7ef9629df44188d205f832d0ee05b2023-11-23T08:16:23ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582021-11-011012292710.3390/foods10122927A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal PlasmaVladimír Scholtz0Jana Jirešová1Božena Šerá2Jaroslav Julák3Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, SlovakiaInstitute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Studničkova 7, 128 00 Prague, Czech RepublicCereals, an important food for humans and animals, may carry microbial contamination undesirable to the consumer or to the next generation of plants. Currently, non-thermal plasma (NTP) is often considered a new and safe microbicidal agent without or with very low adverse side effects. NTP is a partially or fully ionized gas at room temperature, typically generated by various electric discharges and rich in reactive particles. This review summarizes the effects of NTP on various types of cereals and products. NTP has undisputed beneficial effects with high potential for future practical use in decontamination and disinfection.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/12/2927electrical dischargeactive particlesfood contaminationdecontamination |
| spellingShingle | Vladimír Scholtz Jana Jirešová Božena Šerá Jaroslav Julák A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal Plasma Foods electrical discharge active particles food contamination decontamination |
| title | A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal Plasma |
| title_full | A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal Plasma |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal Plasma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal Plasma |
| title_short | A Review of Microbial Decontamination of Cereals by Non-Thermal Plasma |
| title_sort | review of microbial decontamination of cereals by non thermal plasma |
| topic | electrical discharge active particles food contamination decontamination |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/12/2927 |
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