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Applications of Cold Plasma in Food Safety

  • Provides the principles of generation of cold plasma and plasma-activated water as well as the cold plasma-based hurdle interventions with other techniques
  • Specifies the tackling mechanisms of cold plasma on food hazards, including bacteria, spores, fungi and fungal toxins, pesticides and allergens
  • Summarizes the applications of cold plasma in various areas

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Principles and Characteristics of Cold Plasma at Gas Phase and Gas-Liquid Phase

    • Jie Shen, Cheng Cheng, Zimu Xu, Yan Lan, Guohua Ni, Siyuan Sui
    Pages 1-36
  3. Systems for Generation of Cold Plasma

    • P. J. Cullen
    Pages 37-46
  4. Inactivation of Bacteria by Cold Plasma

    • Tian Ding, Enbo Xu, Xinyu Liao
    Pages 47-73
  5. Antibiofilm Application of Cold Plasma in Food Safety

    • Qisen Xiang, Liyuan Niu, Yanhong Bai
    Pages 75-111
  6. Inactivation of Fungi and Fungal Toxins by Cold Plasma

    • Ruonan Ma, Zhen Jiao
    Pages 113-166
  7. Abatement of Food Allergen by Cold Plasma

    • Jun-Hu Cheng, Huifen Wang, Flora-Glad Chizoba Ekezie, Jilin Li
    Pages 167-182
  8. Application of Cold Plasma in Fruits and Vegetables

    • Yunjin Sun, Cong Wang
    Pages 183-195
  9. Application of Cold Plasma in Animal Meat and Poultry

    • Jiamei Wang, Jianhao Zhang
    Pages 213-242
  10. Applications of Cold Plasma on Aquatic Products

    • Shuai Wei, Ramachandran Chelliah, Deog-Hwan Oh, Shucheng Liu
    Pages 243-267
  11. Application of Cold Plasma in Liquid Food Products

    • Aliyu Idris Muhammad
    Pages 269-291
  12. Application of Cold Plasma in Food Packaging

    • Jianhao Zhang
    Pages 309-324
  13. Cold Plasma Hurdled Strategies for Food Safety Applications

    • Xinyu Liao, Yue Zhang, Xihong Zhao, Tian Ding
    Pages 325-340
  14. Safety Evaluation of Cold Plasma Technology

    • Aliyu Idris Muhammad, Tian Ding, Donghong Liu
    Pages 341-349
  15. Future Outlooks

    • Tian Ding, P. J. Cullen
    Pages 351-355

About this book

This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of cold plasma technology for tackling the various food-related hazards in a wide range of food sectors. The principles and characteristics of cold plasma generation in gas and its interaction with liquids, as well as its combating modes of action for common hazards (e.g., bacteria, spores, biofilms, fungi, and fungal toxins) are emphasized in this book. It also presents the applications of cold plasma or its hurdles with other techniques to assure the microbiological safety of the key food classifications, including fruits, vegetables, cereals, grains, meat, aquatic products, liquid food products (e.g., juices, milk), nuts, spices, herbs, and food packaging.

This book is useful for researchers to grasp the comprehensive understandings of how food safety can be controlled with cold plasma technology. This book also provides adequate information for engineers in food industry for better development and optimization of theplasma-generating systems. Government institutions that are responsible for food safety regulations can understand more knowledge about the intricacies and influencing factors, which should be considered for regulating the applications of cold plasma technology in food.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Tian Ding

  • School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    P.J. Cullen

  • College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

    Wenjing Yan

About the editors

Tian Ding

Tian Ding is a professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of Zhejiang University. Dr. Ding obtained his Ph.D. degree from Kangwon National University, South Korea. He did a lot of researches on the application of cold plasma for food decontamination and the microbial stress response to cold plasma treatment. Until now, Dr. Ding has published more than 100 academic papers and obtained 10 authorizations for patents in China. He is a committee member in the Youth council of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST), a member of the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Also, he serves as an associate editor for Food Research International and editorial Board Member for Journal of Food Protection, Food Science and Human Wellness, and Journal of Zhejiang University: Agriculture and Life Sciences.

P. J. Cullen

Dr. Cullen is a professor in the Schoolof Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia. He received his bachelor's and Ph.D. degrees from University College Dublin, Ireland. Prior to joining the University of Sydney in 2019, he was a professor at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He also held academic positions at UNSW Sydney and the Technological University Dublin. So far, Dr. Cullen has published over 200 journal articles and is designated as a highly cited author by Clarivate Analytics for 2017, 2018 and 2019. Dr. Cullen is also the CEO of PlasmaLeap Technologies and Technology director for Innopharmalabs. 

Wenjing Yan

Dr. Yan is an associate professor in the College of Food Science and Technology of Nanjing Agricultural University. She received her Ph.D. degree from Jiangnan University. Dr. Yan mainly works on the development of novel technologies (particularly cold plasma) for food safety. Dr. Yan has published more than 20 academic papers,including 14 SCI papers, and has been authorized with 5 national invention patents. She received the funding from the National Key Research and Development Program, the National Natural Science Youth Fund, the Postdoctoral Science Funds in China, and the Basic Research Service Fund Projects of Central Universities.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Applications of Cold Plasma in Food Safety

  • Editors: Tian Ding, P.J. Cullen, Wenjing Yan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1827-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Zhejiang University Press 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1826-0Published: 09 November 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1829-1Published: 10 November 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-1827-7Published: 08 November 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 355

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Food Science, Food Microbiology

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eBook USD 149.00
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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