Translation of plasma technology from the lab to the food industry

Cullen, P.J.; Lalor, James; Scally, Laurence; Boehm, Daniela; Milosavljevi?, Vladimir; Bourke, Paula; Keener, Kevin

Abstract

The potential of cold plasma as a food processing aid has been demonstrated for a range of processes and products. The potential applications of plasma technology are extensive and include: microbial decontamination, pest control, toxin elimination, food and package functionalisation and many others. However, studies reported to date have principally been at laboratory scale. This paper discusses the status and challenges of transferring the technology to the industry. The major challenges discussed for adoption of atmospheric plasma as a food processing tool by industry are: 1) demonstration of product/process specific efficacies; 2) development of process compatible technology designs and scale-up; 3) effective process control and validation; 4) regulatory approval and 5) consumer acceptance.

Citation

Cullen, P., Lalor, J., Scally, L., Boehm, D., Milosavljević, V., Bourke, P., & Keener, K. (2018). Translation of plasma technology from the lab to the food industry. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 15(2), Article 1700085. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201700085

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 27, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Aug 23, 2017
• Publication Date: Feb 28, 2018
• Deposit Date: Nov 8, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 8, 2017
• Journal: Plasma Processes and Polymers
• Print ISSN: 1612-8850
• Electronic ISSN: 1612-8869
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Article Number: 1700085
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201700085
• Keywords: Atmospheric pressure glow discharges (APGD); biomaterials; dielectric barrier discharges (DBD); food packaging; non-thermal plasma
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/878914
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppap.201700085/full
• Additional Information: This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Cullen PJ, Lalor J, Scally L, et al. Translation of plasma technology from the lab to the food industry. Plasma Process Polym. 2017;e1700085, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201700085 , which has; been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppap.201700085/full.