Pulsed electric field by Cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter for liquid food sterilization

Author(s):  
M. Afendi M. Piah ◽  
Hanifah Jambari ◽  
Naziha Ahmad Azli ◽  
Norulhuda Ismail ◽  
Jamilah Ahmad
2014 ◽  
Vol 554 ◽  
pp. 588-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mohammad Dastgheib ◽  
Zolkafle Buntat ◽  
Muhammad Abu Bakar Sidik

The application of high voltage electric field for preservation of fruit juices has a promising scope in the food industry. The pulsed electric field (PEF) is an innovative non- thermal technique and free from bio-toxic effects. The technique has a viable solution of the problem yet faced in the food industry to prolong life and preserve and maintain quality with natural properties of the liquid food and beverages. In this study, we have treated the pineapples juice samples by different strengths of pulsed electric field such as 10, 20 and 30kV/cm for 5 minutes in each test. This study used new design of helix treatment chamber with three different lengths of 20, 30and 50cm. In these experiments, all samples were kept in same and normal condition with a temperature around 25-26 andthe humidity was between 55 and 65%. Then the observation based on chemical tests such as pH, conductivity, salinity and total dissolved solids (TDS) was recorded for all samples before and after the test. Based on results obtained by chemical parameters suggest that the injection on pulsed electric field of 30 kV/cm by the 50 cm treatment chamber has the best effect on pineapple juices characteristic as compared to the other value. The result of this experiment is encouraging and supportive of the better way for pasteurization the pineapple juices and increasing longevity of pineapple juices.


Author(s):  
Rai Naveed Arshad ◽  
Zulkurnain Abdul-Malek ◽  
Abdullah Munir ◽  
Mohd. Hafizi Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Abu Bakar Sidik ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 981 ◽  
pp. 628-631
Author(s):  
Xin Lao Wei ◽  
Yu Long LI

The food conductivity is one of impact factors on pulsed electric field sterilization. Abnormal breakdown of high conductivity liquid is also one of the bottlenecks in pulsed electric field sterilization technology. The conductivity of liquid food should be accurate calculated for searching the mechanism of abnormal breakdown deeply. An accurate measuring method of conductivity of liquid food is proposed based on pulse response method. Conductivity can be calculated by data recorded from oscilloscope with electrical pulse treating on the conductance cell. This method can decrease the impact of stray capacitance and polarization phenomenon on measured results.


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