Article
Food Science & Technology
Seyed-Hassan Miraei Ashtiani, Mohammad Hossein Aghkhani, Javad Feizy, Alex Martynenko
Summary: This research demonstrates the positive effect of atmospheric cold plasma (CP) pretreatment on osmotic dehydration (OD) and subsequent convective drying of mushrooms. CP exposure significantly changed the surface morphology, facilitating moisture diffusion and calcium infusion during OD in glucose and calcium hydroxide solution. CP pretreatment reduced drying time and energy consumption, while improving the antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, and vitamin C retention of dried mushrooms.
FOOD AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Kiing S. Wong, Nicholas S. L. Chew, Mary Low, Ming K. Tan
Summary: Plasma-activated water (PAW), treated with atmospheric pressure plasma, can be used for various applications such as surface disinfection, enhancement of seed germination, and enhancement of surface cooling. The reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) present in PAW induce oxidative stress on microbes, trigger seed germination, and facilitate phase-change heat transfer while minimizing surface oxidation.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Kaiyue Wu, Jingnan Liu, Jiacun Wu, Mo Chen, Junxia Ran, Xuexia Pang, Pengying Jia, Xuechen Li, Chenhua Ren
Summary: This article reports a double-mode argon planar plume, which operates in the streamer mode and transits to the filamentary mode. Discharge characteristics and plasma parameters are compared for the two modes, showing that the streamer mode and the filamentary mode correspond to pulsed and humped discharges respectively. Fast photography reveals that the streamer-mode plume is composed of stochastically branching streamers, while the filamentary-mode plume results from a series of moving filaments similar to those in barrier discharge. The filamentary mode has lower excited electron temperature and vibrational temperature, whereas higher electron density and gas temperature, and it achieves better hydrophilicity of polyethylene terephthalate surface.
Article
Physics, Applied
Abdulkadir Yayci, Tim Dirks, Friederike Kogelheide, Miguel Alcalde, Frank Hollmann, Peter Awakowicz, Julia E. Bandow
Summary: This study delves into plasma-driven biocatalysis using enzymes, finding that specific immobilization methods can effectively protect enzyme activity, while chemical scavengers and chaperone proteins did not prolong enzyme lifespan.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Dariusz Korzec, Thomas Andres, Eva Brandes, Stefan Nettesheim
Summary: The treatment of polymer surface with atmospheric pressure plasma jet leads to an increase in surface free energy, which can be visualized and quantitatively evaluated using test ink. The shrinkage of inked area over time is collected through activation image recording. The method is tested on different discharge types to show its application in solving engineering problems.
Article
Cell Biology
Ara Jo, Jin Hee Bae, Yu Jeong Yoon, Tae Hun Chung, Eun-Woo Lee, Young-Ho Kim, Hea Min Joh, Jin Woong Chung
Summary: This study reveals that plasma-activated medium (PAM) promotes cell death in human lung cancer cells through the induction of ferroptosis. PAM increases intracellular and lipid ROS, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, which can be protected by ROS scavengers and ferroptosis inhibitors.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yue Gao, Hung-Yueh Yeh, Brian Bowker, Hong Zhuang
Summary: The study investigated the effects of various antioxidants on chicken breast meat patties, showing that natural plant extracts can influence microbial counts, color, and lipid oxidation. Plant extracts can enhance antimicrobial activity and suppress lipid oxidation.
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoyu Hu, Baowei Wang
Summary: The degradation of pefloxacin solution using DBD plasma was studied in this paper, and factors affecting the degradation rate were identified. The role of O-3 and H2O2 in the degradation process was investigated, and the primary active species was determined to be center dot OH. Intermediate products generated during degradation were analyzed, and possible degradation mechanisms and pathways were proposed based on the results.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Evgeny M. Konchekov, Alexey P. Glinushkin, Valery P. Kalinitchenko, Konstantin V. Artem'ev, Dmitry E. Burmistrov, Valery A. Kozlov, Leonid V. Kolik
Summary: Distilled water was treated with cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) generated by a piezotransformer, leading to observed physical and chemical changes in the water, investigation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) production, and analysis of RONS concentration in the treated liquid through absorbance spectra. The study showed a significant increase in RONS concentration in liquid media processed with piezoelectric direct discharge CAP.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Jia-Bao Ni, Jia-Shu Zhang, Bhesh Bhandari, Hong-Wei Xiao, Chang-Jiang Ding, Wen-Jun Peng, Xiao-Ming Fang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma on the drying characteristics, color, and phenolic acid content of lotus pollen. The results showed that increasing the drying voltage reduced the drying time and improved the color quality of lotus pollen. Additionally, the DBD plasma-dried sample had a higher vanillic acid content compared to the fresh sample.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Jingyu Ren, Jiayi Li, Yanzhong Zhen, Jian Wang, Zhirui Niu
Summary: This study successfully removed PVC microplastic using dielectric barrier discharge plasma, and investigated the removal performance, mechanisms, and products. The results showed that the optimal condition achieved an 85.9% removal efficiency for PVC, and the discharge voltage and water content significantly influenced the removal efficiency. The study also identified the reactive substances and reactive sites involved in PVC removal, and proposed a possible degradation pathway.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Liyang Zhang, Yuntao Guo, Jinfeng Tie, Zenghui Yao, Zihao Feng, Qiong Wu, Xinxin Wang, Haiyun Luo
Summary: Atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma is effective for bioaerosol decontamination in indoor environments. However, there is limited understanding of the dose-response characteristics of plasma-based disinfection. This study investigated the removal efficiency of S. lentus aerosol using different DBD plasma setups and found that the specific input energy (SIE) can be used as the dose for disinfection, with efficiency exponentially dependent on SIE. The study also identified factors such as humidity and the higher efficiency of MS2 phage compared to S. lentus and E. coli.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Hamideh Hosseini, Mubbshir Saleem, Ester Marotta, Cristina Paradisi
Summary: This proof-of-principle study demonstrated the formation of nitrogen-containing organic products by exposing liquid toluene to a flow of molecular nitrogen under room temperature and atmospheric pressure. In addition to benzonitrile, other N-containing organic compounds, toluene-derived higher hydrocarbons, and oxygen-containing derivatives were detected. Mechanistic description and guidelines for increasing selectivity for C-N forming reactions were provided for the development of this approach into a novel synthetic approach for high-value organic N-containing chemicals.
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ruoyu Deng, Dongxu Yang, Mengli Chen, Qiang He, Qingjuan He, Yi Chen
Summary: Nonthermal plasma has been extensively studied for its ability to remove emerging organic micro-pollutants, but its high energy consumption limits its economic feasibility. In this study, sulfadiazine degradation was achieved in an optimized dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)-Contact system, which showed higher energy efficiency compared to a conventional DBD system. The reactive species generated by discharge plasma played a crucial role in sulfadiazine removal, and the DBD-Contact/PMS system exhibited good applicability in various water samples. This study provides new insights for the practical application of DBD technology in water treatment.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Chenbin Lin, Zonghao Liu, Yan Zhao, Chengye Song, Fanyue Meng, Bing Song, Gancheng Zuo, Qi Qi, Yuqiao Wang, Lei Yu, Min Song
Summary: In this study, dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma was used to enhance the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) in water. It was found that O2 atmosphere was the most efficient working condition for complete degradation of 2,4-DCP in 40 minutes. The main active species responsible for degradation were O3, .OH, .O2-, and 1O2. DBD/O2 process also showed high efficiency in degrading and mineralizing o-Nitrochlorobenzene (o-NCB) and chlorobenzene (CB). The study proposed three common degradation pathways and demonstrated the potential of DBD/O2 process in treating CACs contaminated soil.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Zainab Ali Kadem, Asaad Rehman Al-Hilphy, Majid H. Alasadi, Mohsen Gavahian
Summary: This study explores the possibility of recovering amino acids from underutilized chicken heads and legs using OHSCW technique. The results show that OHSCW has higher energy efficiency and lower energy consumption compared to conventional methods, with a higher recovery of total amino acids.
JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
(2023)
Correction
Food Science & Technology
Zainab Ali Kadem, Asaad Rehman Al-Hilphy, Majid H. Alasadi, Mohsen Gavahian
JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Mohsen Gavahian, Paphawarin Ratchaneesiripap, Yan-Jin Lin
Summary: This research proposed a method to produce a phenolic-rich rice spirit from oak chips using power ultrasound. The independent parameters, including ultrasound power, oak-spirit ratio, and time, significantly affected the quality of the spirit. The study showed that ultrasound treatment enhanced the color parameters, total phenolic content, and antioxidant properties of the rice spirit. Additionally, ultrasound treatment significantly reduced the processing time.
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Acoustics
R. Pandiselvam, Alev Yuksel Aydar, Naciye Kutlu, Raouf Aslam, Prashant Sahni, Swati Mitharwal, Mohsen Gavahian, Manoj Kumar, Antonio Raposo, Sunghoon Yoo, Heesup Han, Anjineyulu Kothakota
Summary: Ultrasound pre-treatment is a promising method to improve the efficiency and quality of food drying. It enhances moisture diffusion and reduces barriers to water migration by creating microchannels in the food tissue.
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Mohsen Gavahian, Asha Mahesh Bannikoppa, Mahsa Majzoobi, Chang-Wei Hsieh, Jenshin Lin, Asgar Farahnaky
Summary: This article reviews the progress in using emerging technologies to extract bioactive compounds from fenugreek and the mechanisms of extraction. The applications of fenugreek in the food industry and its therapeutic effects are also explained. Fenugreek's flavor is the primary reason for its use in food industry, while it also has various health benefits such as antimicrobial, antidiabetic, hepatoprotection, anticancer, and lactation effects. Phytochemicals such as galactomannans, saponins, alkaloids, and polyphenols contribute to these effects. Emerging technologies, especially ultrasound, have shown potential in enhancing the yield and biological activity of fenugreek extracts.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mohsen Gavahian, Changwei Hsieh
Article
Food Science & Technology
Tsung-Ming Hu, Mohsen Gavahian, Rojina Pradhan, Si-Yu Lu, Yung-Lin Chu
Summary: This study compared the quality of single-fruit wine and mixed-fruit wine, and found that the physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities of the two types of wines differed. Pitaya wine showed better levels in terms of total phenolic content, reducing antioxidant power, and DPPH scavenging ability compared to the mixed wine.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nursenem Karaca, Betul Demirci, Mohsen Gavahian, Fatih Demirci
Summary: This study aimed to increase the bioactivity of essential oils through fractionation, combination, and emulsification. The results showed that fractionation and emulsification enhanced the antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects of essential oils, possibly due to increased solubility and nano-sized droplets. The proposed method in this study is of significance to the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Thabani Sydney Manyatsi, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Mohsen Gavahian
Summary: This paper reviews the application of ultrasound in enhancing the activity of probiotic cells and discusses its mechanisms. It also explores how probiotic-related industries can benefit from this emerging food processing technology and discusses the outlook of this innovative approach.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Ali Wali M. Alsaedi, Azhar J. Al-Mousawi, Asaad R. Al-Hilphy, Mohsen Gavahian
Summary: Due to environmental concerns and consumer demand, there is a need for alternative pasteurization techniques to produce safe and high-quality milk in a sustainable manner. In this study, a new non-thermal moderate electric field (MEF) system was developed, which significantly reduced energy consumption, processing time, and cost compared to conventional thermal pasteurization methods, while also achieving better bacterial inactivation.
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Chao-Kai Chang, Chun-Ta Lung, Mohsen Gavahian, Bara Yudhistira, Min-Hung Chen, Shella Permatasari Santoso, Chang-Wei Hsieh
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of pulsed electric field (PEF)-assisted thawing at different voltages on the myofibrillar protein (MP) of Pekin duck meat. The results showed that PEF-assisted thawing at 2 kV/cm had the highest water-holding capacity (WHC) and similar water mobility to the fresh sample group. The thermal stability analysis indicated that PEF-assisted thawing can reduce structural damage to myosin and actin in MP.
JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Thitipong Phothisoot, Mohsen Gavahian, Jenshinn Lin
Summary: Utilizing superheated steam drying to produce unripe banana flour (UBF) enhances its resistant starch content, resistance to enzyme digestion, and potential health benefits. Compared to conventional hot-air drying, superheated steam drying saves time and increases whiteness index. The UBF samples dried using both methods have similar morphological characteristics.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Asaad R. Al-Hilphy, Sabah Malik Al-Shatty, Atheer Abdul Amir Al-Mtury, Mohsen Gavahian
Summary: This study investigated the application of solar energy-based technology in extracting oil from common carp viscera, optimized the process, and analyzed the properties of the extracted oil. A new solar energy system was developed and used to valorize the viscera waste. The solar energy oil had a higher yield and better quality compared to the conventional extraction oil.
WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Antonio Morata, Juan Manuel del Fresno, Mohsen Gavahian, Buenaventura Guamis, Felipe Palomero, Carmen Lopez
Summary: The use of high-pressure technologies in food science is a popular topic due to its potential for gentle processing and elimination of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms. These technologies have effects on extraction, preservation, and modification of constituents. High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) and Ultra-High Pressure Homogenization (UHPH) techniques can extract anthocyanins from grapes, improve maceration, and release them into the liquid quickly.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Fuangfah Punthi, Bara Yudhistira, Mohsen Gavahian, Chao-Kai Chang, Naila Husnayain, Chih-Yao Hou, Cheng-Chia Yu, Chang-Wei Hsieh
Summary: This study focuses on optimizing the extraction of P. ostreatus polysaccharides (POPs) using plasma-activated water (PAW). The results show that PAW treatment significantly increases the polysaccharide yield and biological activities.