Cold Plasma in Food and Agriculture

Fundamentals and Applications

NN Misra, Oliver Schlüter, PJ Cullen

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9780128013656
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128014899
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Food Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Cold Plasma in Food and Agriculture: Fundamentals and Applications is an essential reference offering a broad perspective on a new, exciting, and growing field for the food industry. Written for researchers, industry personnel, and students interested in nonthermal food technology, this reference will lay the groundwork of plasma physics, chemistry, and technology, and their biological applications. Food scientists and food engineers interested in understanding the theory and application of nonthermal plasma for food will find this book valuable because it provides a roadmap for future developments in this emerging field. This reference is also useful for biologists, chemists, and physicists who wish to understand the fundamentals of plasma physics, chemistry, and technology and their biological interactions through applying novel plasma sources to food and other sensitive biomaterials. - Examines the topic of cold plasma technology for food applications - Demonstrates state-of-the-art developments in plasma technology and potential solutions to improve food safety and quality - Presents a solid introduction for readers on the topics of plasma physics and chemistry that are required to understand biological applications for foods - Serves as a roadmap for future developments for food scientists, food engineers, and biologists, chemists, and physicists working in this emerging field

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Chapter 1: Plasma in Food and Agriculture
• Chapter 2: Physics of Cold Plasma
• Chapter 3: The Chemistry of Cold Plasma
• Chapter 4: Atmospheric Pressure Nonthermal Plasma Sources
• Chapter 5: Plasma Diagnostics
• Chapter 6: Principles of Nonthermal Plasma Decontamination
• Chapter 7: Cold Plasma Interactions With Food Constituents in Liquid and Solid Food Matrices
• Chapter 8: Plasma in Agriculture
• Chapter 9: Cold Plasma for Food Safety
• Chapter 10: Quality of Cold Plasma Treated Plant Foods
• Chapter 11: Quality of Cold Plasma Treated Foods of Animal Origin
• Chapter 12: Cold Plasma Applications in Food Packaging
• Chapter 13: Nonthermal Plasma for Effluent and Waste Treatment
• Chapter 14: Future of Cold Plasma in Food Processing
• Index