2019,    N 4 (38)    

ECOLOGY

Petrukhina D., Karpenko E., Shishko V., Pomyasova M.

Non-thermal plasma in the Agro-Industrial complex: worldwide experience

This review article provides an overview of the applications of non-thermal (cold) plasma (NTP) – a partly ionized reactive gas at ambient temperature – in the agri-food-processing sector as a technology for fungal and bacterial inactivation, increase crop yields, to degrade toxins, etc.

Keywords: PLASMA TREATMENT, LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA, DECONTAMINATION, FOOD SAFETY, YIELDS