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- Title
Assessment of Various Process Parameters for Optimized Sterilization Conditions Using a Multi-Sensing Platform.
- Authors
Vahidpour, Farnoosh; Guthmann, Eric; Arreola, Julio; Alghazali, Yousef; Wagner, Torsten; Schöning, Michael J.
- Abstract
In this study, an online multi-sensing platform was engineered to simultaneously evaluate various process parameters of food package sterilization using gaseous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The platform enabled the validation of critical aseptic parameters. In parallel, one series of microbiological count reduction tests was performed using highly resistant spores of B. atrophaeus DSM 675 to act as the reference method for sterility validation. By means of the multi-sensing platform together with microbiological tests, we examined sterilization process parameters to define the most effective conditions with regards to the highest spore kill rate necessary for aseptic packaging. As these parameters are mutually associated, a correlation between different factors was elaborated. The resulting correlation indicated the need for specific conditions regarding the applied H2O2 gas temperature, the gas flow and concentration, the relative humidity and the exposure time. Finally, the novel multi-sensing platform together with the mobile electronic readout setup allowed for the online and on-site monitoring of the sterilization process, selecting the best conditions for sterility and, at the same time, reducing the use of the time-consuming and costly microbiological tests that are currently used in the food package industry.
- Subjects
ASEPTIC packaging; FOOD packaging; HYDROGEN peroxide; GAS flow; HUMIDITY
- Publication
Foods, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 5, p660
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods11050660