abstract background: processes such as drying, sauce making, extracting and doping reduced nutritional value and unique sensory characteristics of pomegranate. on the other hand, the difficulty in peeling and removing the arils has limited its fresh consumption. for this reason, the “ready-to-eat” pomegranate may represent a possible option to implement fresh fruit consumption. in this study, t...

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of three different packing methods including modified atmosphere, vacuum and common packaging on chemical, microbial and sensorial quality and shelf life of hot smoked Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during storage at refrigerated temperature. For hot smoking, rainbow trout were gutted and cut in butterfly form and washed. Fish gutted br...

Different modified atmosphere conditions with various CO2 concentrations on microbial load (psychrophile, mesophile aerobic and anaerobic bacteria) and physico-chemical properties of barramundi (Lates  calcarifer Bloch) fillets stored at 8°C were compared to determine the best packaging conditions. The gas conditions evaluated were 100% CO2 (M1), 75% CO2/25% N2 (M2), 50% CO2/50% N2 (M3), 25% CO...

The MIT Microengine Project is an ongoing effort to build a MEMS based gas turbine engine and turbogenerator. This thesis covers the development and testing of the packaging needed for the microengine and related devices. The packaging of the microengine includes the fluidic, electrical, and sensor connections that interface the engine with the supplies and instruments necessary for operation. ...

saffron is the most important iranian non oil export. improper conditions of saffron flower storage increases microbial contamination and decreases saffron quality. this study was done for prolonging the shelf life of saffron flower in modified atmosphere packaging and subsequent to producing a new method for exporting the fresh saffron flower as cut flower. saffron flowers were packed in a pol...

this review focuses on the introduction of par-baked bread technology and effects of map on the microbial and sensorial shelf life of the mentioned bread, which are discussed here under four categories of the product contamination after probating, the composition of the gas, the characteristics of the packaging material, and the packaging technology. since traditional breads have a low quality ...

A thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composite film containing hexadecyl-functionalized low-defect graphene nanoribbons (HD-GNRs) was produced by solution casting. The HD-GNRs were well distributed within the polyurethane matrix, leading to phase separation of the TPU. Nitrogen gas effective diffusivity of TPU was decreased by 3 orders of magnitude with only 0.5 wt % HD-GNRs. The incorporation of...

The Japanese petrochemical industry is one of the largest in the world. The strong growth of the plastic packaging market has been fuelled by the consumer demand for clean, easy, functional and cheap products. However this success has created a number of environmental problems such as waste, CO2 emissions and energy consumption throughout the life cycle of petrochemicals. In order to enhance th...

plastics are well-established for convenient and safe packaging and distribution of food and feed goods. at present, this special sector of the plastic market displays remarkably increasing quantities of its annual production. caused by the ongoing limitation and strongly fluctuating prices of fossil feedstocks, classically used for plastic production, there is an evident trend to switch toward...