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. 2019 Aug 27;12(17):2751. doi: 10.3390/ma12172751

Table 8.

An overview of studies on the impact of non-thermal plasma on liquid food products.

No Food Product Investigated Microorganism Plasma Source Carrier Gas Description Reference
1 Commercial UHT and
raw milk
E. coli Atmospheric AC corona discharge Air Plasma inside the solution.
Voltage: 9 kV, current: 90 mA, time: 3–30 min.
[294]
2 Milk E. coli,
L. monocytogenes,
S. typhimurium
Atmospheric DBD plasma Air Power: 250 W, frequency: 15 kHz, time: 5, 10 min. [295]
3 Hen egg Hen egg white lysozyme in aqueous solution Low frequency atmospheric AC plasma jet He/O2 Plasma inside the solution.
Gas flow: He/O2 = 0.50/0.15 L/min, time: 3 min.
[296]
4 Milk α-casein,
β-lactoglobulin,
α-lactalbumin
proteins in PBS
Atmospheric RF plasma Ar Gas flow: 30.7 L/min, frequency: 13.56 MHz. [297]
5 Tomato Tomato peroxides, as a model enzyme Atmospheric DBD plasma Air Gap: 26 mm, voltage: 30, 40, 50 kV, time: 1–5 min. [298]
6 Fresh orange juice Vitamin C,
S. aureus,
E. coli,
C. albicans
Atmospheric DBD plasma Air Frequency: 60 kHz, gap: 3 mm, voltage: 20 kV, Power density: 1.14 W/cm2,
time: 3–25 s.
[299]
7 Peptone solution E. coli,
S. aureus,
S. enteritidis,
B. cereus
Atmospheric pulsed bubble discharge N2, CO2,
Air
Pulse rate: 320 pps, voltage: 28 kV, pulse width: 90 ns, time: 50 s, gas flow: 10 L/min. [288]
8 Spinach F. oxysporum Atmospheric barrier-type surface discharge plasma Air, O2,
N2, He,
Ar
Pulsed plasma directly into the solution.
Voltage: 16 kV, pulse width: 20 µs, pulse cycle: 200 µs, gas flow: 500 mL/min, time: 5–50 min.
[293]
9 Emulsion-type sausage Plasma-treated water as a
nitrate source
Atmospheric surface
DBD plasma
Air Frequency:
15 kHz.
[300]
10 Raw milk Lipid composition of milk Atmospheric AC corona discharge Air Time: 3–20 min, gap: 8 mm, current: 90 mA, voltage: 9 kV. [301]
11 Pomegranate juice Anthocyanins and color Atmospheric plasma jet Ar Time: 3, 5, 7 min, juice volume: 3, 4, 5 cm3, gas flow: 0.75, 1, 1.25 L/min, gap: 1.5 cm, frequency: 25 kHz, power: 6 W, voltage: 2.5 kV, current: 3 mA. [302]
12 Tomato juice Volatile components Atmospheric bubbling discharge Air Voltage: 10 kV, time: 5 min. [303]
13 Chokeberry juice Stability of hydroxycinnamic acids, flavonols and anthocyanins Atmospheric plasma jet Ar Frequency: 25 kHz, power: 4 W, gas flow: 0.75 L/min, juice volume: 3, 5, 7 cm3, time: 3, 5 min, gap: 1.5 cm. [304]
14 Commercial pasteurized and raw milk E. coli Atmospheric nanosecond pulsed bubble discharge Ar A gas bubble discharge was generated inside milk using a needle to plate electrode configuration, immersed in milk.
Frequency: 2.5, 4 kHz, time: 75–120 s, gap: 1 cm, pulse width: 10 ns, voltage: 9 kV.
[305]
15 Sour cherry juice Content of anthocyanins and phenolic acids Atmospheric plasma jet Ar Frequency: 25 kHz, power: 4 W, gas flow: 0.75, 1, 1.25 L/min, juice volume: 2, 3, 4 mL, time: 3, 4, 5 min, gap: 1.5 cm, voltage: 2.5 kV, current: 3 mA. [306]