Table 1.

PEF process optimization study design.

Exp. Section	Exp. Series	Cell Geometry	textraxtion (min)	E (kV cm−1)	tpulse (μs)	Τ (μs)	N	tPEFtreatment (s)	Energy Input (kWh)	Specific Energy Input (kJ kg−1)
1	1	Rectangular	30	1	10	1000	1.80 × 106	18	2.52 × 10−6	1.29 × 10−1
	2	Rectangular	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	3	Cylindrical	30	1	10	1000	1.80 × 106	18	2.52 × 10−6	1.29 × 10−1
	4	Cylindrical	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	5	Rectangular	30	1	10	1000	1.80 × 106	18	2.52 × 10−6	1.29 × 10−1
	6	Rectangular	30	0.85	10	1000	1.80 × 106	18	2.14 × 10−6	1.09 × 10−1
	7	Rectangular	30	0.7	10	1000	1.80 × 106	18	1.76 × 10−6	9.00 × 10−2
	8	Rectangular	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3a	9	Rectangular	30	0.85	10	1000	1.80 × 106	18	2.14 × 10−6	1.09 × 10−1
	10	Rectangular	30	0.85	5	500	3.60 × 106	18	2.14 × 10−6	1.09 × 10−1
	11	Rectangular	30	0.85	1	100	1.80 × 107	18	2.14 × 10−6	1.09 × 10−1
	12	Rectangular	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3b	13	Rectangular	30	0.85	1	1000	1.80 × 106	2	2.14 × 10−7	1.09 × 10−2
	14	Rectangular	30	0.85	5	1000	1.80 × 106	9	1.07 × 10−6	5.46 × 10−2
	15	Rectangular	30	0.85	20	1000	1.80 × 106	36	4.28 × 10−6	2.19 × 10−1
	16	Rectangular	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	17	Rectangular	30	0.85	2	100	1.80 × 107	36	4.28 × 10−6	2.19 × 10−1
	18	Rectangular	15	0.85	2	100	9.00 × 106	18	2.14 × 10−6	1.09 × 10−1
	19	Rectangular	10	0.85	2	100	6.00 × 106	12	1.43 × 10−6	7.29 × 10−2
	20	Rectangular	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	21	Rectangular	15	0.85	10	1000	9.00 × 105	9	1.07 × 10−6	5.46 × 10−2
	22	Rectangular	15	0.85	2	100	9.00 × 106	18	2.14 × 10−6	1.09 × 10−1
	23	Rectangular	15	0.85	1	100	9.00 × 106	9	1.07 × 10−6	5.46 × 10−2
	24	Rectangular	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-