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STUDY ON STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS USING CONTROLLED/MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE.

Author(s) : CATTOPADHYAY P., BOSE A. N., BOSE P. K.

Summary

THE STORAGE OF FOODSTUFFS PARTICULARLY GRAINS AND OIL SEEDS REPRESENT ONE OF THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT. IN THE CONVENTIONAL STORAGE STRUCTURES ENORMOUS LOSSES OCCUR DURING STORAGE WHICH MAY BE AS HIGH AS 24.7% (INSECTS, MOULDS, RODENTS, ETC). CHEMICALS ARE AT PRESENT USED ; THERE ARE HOWEVER MANY PROBLEMS AND RISKS. CONSIDERABLE INTEREST HAS BEEN AROUSED ON USE OF CO2/N2 TO ACHIEVE CONTROL ON STORAGE GRAIN INSECTS. EXPERIMENTAL STORAGE TRIALS SHOW THAT LONG TERM PRESERVATION IN NITROGEN IS ADVANTAGEOUS AT ALL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE CONTENT LEVELS UP TO 303 K (30 DEG C) AND 19.0% RESPECTIVELY. CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ALSO HELPS IN SLOW RIPENING OF FRUITS, RETARDS THE SPREAD OF CERTAIN DISEASES, INHIBITS TOUGHENING AND YELLOWING OF VEGETABLES ETC. AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUGGESTED IN THIS PAPER BY COMBINING DAIRY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTRY WITH STORAGE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES USING PSA-N2 SYSTEM.

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  • Original title: STUDY ON STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS USING CONTROLLED/MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE.
  • Record ID : 1987-0635
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Fundamentals and Applications of Freeze-Drying to Biological Materials, Drugs and Foodstuffs.
  • Publication date: 1985/05/20
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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