Food Engineering Progress (산업식품공학)

Korean Society for Industrial Food Engineering (한국산업식품공학회)
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Low-Pressure Plasma Inactivation of Escherichia coli

감압 플라즈마를 이용한 Escherichia coli 살균

  • Mok, Chulkyoon (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Engineering, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Song, Dong-Myung (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Engineering, Kyungwon University)
  • 목철균 (경원대학교 식품생물공학과) ;
  • 송동명 (경원대학교 식품생물공학과)
  • Received : 2010.03.25
  • Accepted : 2010.07.05
  • Published : 2010.08.30
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Abstract

Low-pressure plasmas (LPPs) were generated with different gases such as air, oxygen and nitrogen, and their inactivation effects against Escherichia coli were compared in order to evaluate the potential as a non-thermal microbial disinfection technology. Homogeneous plasmas were generated under low pressure below 1 Torr at gas flow rate of 350 mL/min regardless the types of gases. Temperature increases by LPPs were not detrimental showing less than ${10^{\circ}C}$ and ${25^{\circ}C}$ increases after 5 and 10 min treatments, respectively. The smallest temperature increase was observed with air LPP, and followed by oxygen and nitrogen LPPs. More than 5 log reduction in E. coli was achieved by 5 min LPP treatment but the destruction effect was retarded afterward. The LPP inactivation was represented by a iphasic first order reaction kinetics. The highest inactivation rate constant was achieved in air LPP and followed by oxygen and nitrogen LPPs. The small D-values of the LPP also supported its potentialities as a non-thermal food surface disinfection technology in addition to the substantial microbial reduction of more than 5 logs.

저온에서 미생물을 사멸시킬 수 있는 비열살균기술로 감압 플라즈마를 활용하고자 생성기체별 감압 플라즈마 특성을 비교하고 Escherichia coli 살균효과를 조사하였다. 1 Torr이하로 감압시킨 상태에서 공기, 산소, 질소를 350 mL/min으로 공급하며 플라즈마를 발생시킨 결과 아크발생 없이 균일한 플라즈마가 생성되었다. 감압 플라즈마에 의한 온도 상승은 5분 처리 시 ${10^{\circ}C}$ 내외, 10분 처리 시 ${25^{\circ}C}$ 미만이었으며, 기체 종류별로는 공기, 산소, 질소 순으로 상승도가 낮았다. 감압 플라즈마 5분간 처리로 E. coli는 5 log 이상 감소하였으며, 이후 감소율이 둔화되어 10분간 처리 후 6-7 log 정도의 감소를 보였다. 감압 플라즈마에 의한 E. coli 살균패턴은 살균속도가 높은 초기와 낮은 후기로 구분되는 2단계 1차 반응으로 확인되었으며, 초기 살균속도상수($k_{1}$)는 공기, 산소, 질소 순으로 감소하였다. 감압 공기플라즈마 살균의 작은 D값 또한 식품 표면의 오염도를 낮추기 위한 비열살균기술로서의 가능성을 제시하였다.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : 율촌재단, 경원대학교

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