• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.412-417
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to treat the ballast water by shear stress without an environmental pollution and to find out the optimal treatment conditions. The ballast water problem is issued up as the trade activated and the cargos mobilized. To improve this problem, International Marine Organization(IMO) make the rule about the ballast water treatment with specific restrictions. Although many countries have been studying about the ballast water treatment technology, there is almost no technology that can treat the microorganisms under $50{\mu}m$ without any secondary pollution. In this study, we tried to treat ballast water by applying shear stress as the physical treatment for the sterilization and tried to find out the optimal conditions including the 100% sterilizing rate and the best economic condition.

• Bulletin of Food Technology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.93-99
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• 2002

고압처리로 멸균된(high-pressure- sterilized) 저산성 식품은 아직 본격적으로 시장에 나오지는 않고 있다. 그러나 고압처리로 살균시켜(high-pressure-pasteurized) 제품의 부가가치를 높인 상품들은 일부 시판되고 있다. 미국시장에는 구아카몰(guacamole),굴 등이 있고, 일본과 유럽에는 잼, 젤리, 생선제품, 육제품, 슬라이스 햄, 샐러드 드레싱, 쌀떡, 주스, 요구르트 등이 판매되고 있다. 기술이 발전되어 처리비용이 떨어짐에따라 우유나 오렌지 주스 같은 저부가가치의 제품(high-volume commodity products)에도 고압처리 기술이 적용되는 예를 보게 될 것이다.미국 FDA의 "열처리된 저산성식품은 용접밀봉된 용기(캔, hermetically sealed container)에 포장되어야 한다." 는 규정(Title 21, Part 113 of the Code Federal Regulations)은 고압처리 식품을 염두에 두고 만들어진 규정은 아니지만, 저산성식품의 고압처리 공정(high-pressure processing)은 강력한 살균력을 제공하고 있다. 따라서 위의 FDA 규정(21 CFR 113)의 모든 조항은 고압처리 저산성 식품이 상업적인 생산에 들어가기 전에 시행되어야만 하는 것이다. 그 규정의 주요 조항중의 하나는 고압처리 공정에 대한 전문적인 지식을 가진 전문가나 위원회 등에 의하여 세부적인 고압처리공정 절차를 확립하는 것이다. 공정의 전문가들은 안전성을 증명하기 위해서 적합한 과학적인 방법을 사용하여 고압처리 공정을 확립해야만 한다. 저산성 식품에 대한 고압처리 공정은 주의깊게 설정된 공정조건하에서 재현성 있게 안전한 식품을 생산할 수 있어야 한다. 살균에 대한 안전성과 재현성이 입증되면 고압에 의한 살균처리공정 설계는 일반적인 대량생산 공정으로 활용될 수 있게 된다. PP(고압처리공정)의 유효성이 보다 확실하게 입증되고 널리 활용되려면, 공정의 살균력과 일관성(uniformity)을 증명하는 미생물적, 물리적, 화학적, 공학적인 여러 분야가 통합된 검증방법이 필요하다. 전통적인 열처리 공정은 스팀열의 가열시간으로 설명이 충분하다. 물론 HPP살균에서도 시간과 온도는 주요 변수이지만, 압력에 의한 미생물살균도 고려되어야만 한다. 또한 점도, 밀도, 구성성분, pH, 수분활성도 같은 해당제품의 특성도 제품의 고압처리 살균공정, 특히 미생물의 사멸에 영향을 미칠 수도 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.224.2-225
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• 2003

흑미죽의 저장성을 조사하기 위하여 알루미늄 접착 플라스틱 백에 배합된 흑미죽의 원료들을 밀봉하여 121$^{\circ}C$에서 20, 30, 40분간 호화와 동시에 가열 살균시킨 뒤 냉각시켜 온도 4$0^{\circ}C$, 습도 58%의 저장고에 3개월 동안 저장하면서 15일 간격으로 관능검사와 물리적 변화를 조사하였다. 맛, 경도, 점성, 색깔, 향, 전반적 기호도 등 관능적 품질은 각각의 저장 15일 후가 가장 좋았으며 그 후로는 점차적으로 약간 떨어지는 경향을 나타내었다. 온도에 따른 차이는 20분간 가열 살균한 것이 제조 직후에는 다른 처리구 보다 약간 떨어졌으나 저장 15일 후부터는 처리구간에 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 점도는 세 처리구 모두 제조 직후에 가장 낮았는데 그 후로 저장 60일 까지 서서히 증가하다가 다시 점점 떨어지는 경향을 나타냈다. 가열살균 온도에 따른 처리구에 있어서 점도의 차이는 크지 않았다. 색도는 저장기간 동안에 L값은 점점 낮아지는 반면에 a값과 b값은 점차적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으나 가열 온도에 따른 처리구간에 색도의 차이는 그다지 크지 않았다.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.616-622
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• 2015

Current ballast water treatment technologies are applying chemical or electrical treatment technology which are not free from secondary environmental pollution. The purpose of this study is to treat the ballast water by shear stress without an additional environmental pollution and to find out the optimal treatment apparatus. We tried to treat ballast water by applying shear stress with two different type of combination of inner and outer cylinder, such as non-pattern type and groove type. In the case of non-pattern type of inner and outer cylinder, sterilization effect was comparatively low because of a slip between inner and outer cylinder. But in the case of groove type of inner and outer cylinder, sterilization effect was superior to the non-pattern type. With a same revolutional speed of 8000rpm, an extinction effect was acquired in the gap of 1 mm of inner and outer cylinder at non-pattern type, but 3mm of that of groove type.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.210-215
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• 2021

For sterilization of microorganisms of the Listeria genus contaminating enoki mushroom, pilot mushroom grower equipped with air sterilization devices were developed. Sterilization experiments were performed using physical and chemical treatments. Internal temperature and humidity were controlled, maintaining 6.62℃±0.30 in the upper shelves, 6.46℃±0.24 in the middle shelves, and 6.48℃±0.25 in the lower shelves. Humidities were 79.97%±4.42, 79.43%±4.06, and 79.94±4.30%, respectively, with a temperature setting of 6.5℃, and a relative humidity of 75%. A suitable enoki mushroom cultivation stage for air sterilizer application was during the growth stage, with temperature in the 6.5~8.5℃ range, and humidity of 70~80%. At these same internal conditions, the ozone concentration in the mushroom cultivator was found to be 160 ppb during ion-cluster generator operation. After physical sterilization, the Listeria innocua survival rate was 0.1 to 0.9% using ion cluster sterilization, and 9.3 to 10.6% using UV air sterilization. The Listeria innocua survival rates on different materials were 9.3~10.6% on the metal specimen, and 9.9~16.2% on the plastic wrapper. The survival rate was particularly high on the rough side of the plastic wrapper. Ion cluster air sterilization is a labor-saving and effective method for suppressing the occurrence of Listeria bacteria on mushroom growers walls and shelves. For the plastic wrapper, chemical sterilization is more effective than physical sterilization.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.31-39
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• 2014

Norovirus causes acute gastroenteritis in all age groups and its food poisoning outbreaks are rapidly increasing in Korea. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is most widely used for the rapid detection of foodborne viruses due to high sensitivity. However, the false positive results of RT-PCR obtained against already inactivated viruses could be a serious drawbacks in food safety area. In this study, we investigated a method to yield true positive RT-PCR results only with alive viruses. To decompose the RNA genes from dead viruses, the enzymatic treatments composed of proteinse K and Ribonuclease A were applied to the sanitized and inactivated virus particles. Another aim of this study was to quantify the efficiencies of several major sanitizing treatments using real-time RT-PCR. Feline calicivirus (FCV) that belongs to the same Caliciviridae family with norovirus was used as a surrogate model for norovirus. The initial level of virus in control suspension was approximately $10^4$ PFU/mL. Most of inactivated viruses treated with the enzymatic treatment for 30 min at $37^{\circ}C$ were not detected in RT-PCR, Quantification results to verify the inactivation efficiencies of sanitizing treatments using real-time RT-PCR showed no false positive in most cases. We could successfully develope a numerical quantification process for the inactivated viruses after major sanitizing treatments using real-time RT-PCR. The results obtained in this study could provide a novel basis of rapid virus quantification in food safety area.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.482-482
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• 2012

대기압 플라즈마 소스는 미생물을 살균하는 효과를 가지고 있으나 그 메커니즘에 대해서는 여전히 많은 연구가 필요한 실정이다. 우리는 본 연구에서 메커니즘 규명을 위한 시작단계로 플라즈마에 대한 미생물의 반응을 생물학적 및 물리적 분석을 통해 보고자 하였다. 연구에 사용한 미생물은 yeast인 Saccharomyces cerevisiae 이며 Ar Gas 플라즈마를 사용하였다. Yeast에 일정한 시간 동안 플라즈마를 조사한 후 세포의 생존, 모양 변화 관찰 및 DNA에 대한 영향이 분석되었고 r-FIB 장비를 이용하여 세포표면의 이차전자 방출계수를 측정하였다. 플라즈마 조사 시간에 따라 Yeast active cell의 수가 감소하며, water에 넣고 조사할때에는 YPD media에 넣고 조사한 것에 비해 급격히 감소함을 볼 수 있다. 셀의 모양 관찰 결과도 water에 넣고 조사할 때, YPD media보다 더 찌그러듬을 볼 수 있다. 플라즈마 조사량에 따라서 Water의 PH 값은 YPD에 비해 급격히 낮아짐을 보인다. pH의 값을 달리하고 SNP와 H2O2가 첨가된 water에 Yeast를 배양시킬 때, pH의 값이 낮아질수록 yeast의 생존도 감소함을 볼 수 있다. 그리고 DNA gel electrophoresis를 통해 플라즈마 처리를 하게되면 Yeast의 DNA 양이 감소하는 것을 관찰할 수 있다. 또한 플라즈마 처리를 3분 하였을 때의 Yeast 세포막으로부터 방출되는 이차전자방출계수는 다른 처리시간에 대한 값에 비하여 확연히 증가하는 것을 볼 수 있다. 이들 사실로부터 플라즈마의 효과로 인해 외부의 전자를 흡수 및 차단할 수 있는 기능을 갖고 있는 Yeast 세포막의 구조가 변형되어 손상되었음을 의미한다.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.447-453
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• 2021

In this study, the effectiveness of physical control technology, a combined light sterilization (LED, UV) and hot water treatment in reducing Aspergillus ochraceus for food production environment was investigated. In brief, 1 mL aliquot of A. ochraceus spore suspension (10^7-8 spore/mL) was inoculated onto stainless steel chips, which was then dried at 37℃, and each was subjected to different physical treatment. Treatments were performed for 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 8, and 11 hours to reduce the strains using a light-emitting diode, but no significant difference was confirmed among the treatments. However, a significant reduction was observed on the chips treated with UV-C exposure and hot water immersion. After being treated solely with 360 kJ/m² of UV-C on stainless steel chip, the fungi were significantly reduced to 1.27 log CFU/cm². Concerning the hot water treatment, the initial inoculum amount of 6.49 log CFU/cm² was entirely killed by immersion in 83℃ water for 5 minutes. Maintaining a high temperature for 5 minutes at the site is difficult. Thus, considering economic feasibility and usability, we attempted to confirm the appropriate A. ochraceus reduction conditions by combining a relatively low temperature of 60℃ and UV rays. With the combined treatments, even in lukewarm water, A. ochraceus decreased significantly through the increases in the immersion time and the amount of UV-C irradiation, and the yield was below the detection limit. Based on these results, if work tools are immersed in 60℃ lukewarm water for 3 minutes and then placed in a UV sterilization device for more than 10 minutes, the possibility of A. ochraceus cross-contamination during work is expected to be reduced.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1095-1101
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• 2001

Spinach was minimally processed into the unseasoned side dish to be used for Korean food service industry, using the techniques of cook-chill and sous vide. Spinach was blanched at 10$0^{\circ}C$ for 6 minutes, vacuum-packaged in the unit of 500 g by plastic film of low gas permeability, pasteurized at 9$0^{\circ}C$ and then cooled rapidly at 3$^{\circ}C$. The chilled products were then stored at 3 and 1$0^{\circ}C$ with measurement in their quality. Six log cycle (6D) inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and 13 log (13D) thermal destruction of Streptococcus faecalis were compared as two pasteurization conditions, which corresponded to heating for 22.8 and 30.0 minutes at 9$0^{\circ}C$, respectively. Milder heat processing based on 6D process of L monocytogenes gave better quality of color, texture, ascorbic acid and chlorophyll than the conditions of 13D process of S. faecalis. Any microbial growth in total aerobic, psychrophilic and anaerobic bacteria was not observed until 8 days at 1$0^{\circ}C$ and 14 days at 3$^{\circ}C$, which might be regarded as strict guidelines of shelf life. Storage times based on the changes in physical and chemical quality were longer than those based on strict microbial quality in case of the products pasteurized by 6D process of L. monocytogenes. The seasoned vegetables prepared from sous vide processed spinach were found to be inferior in sensory quality to those from freshly blanched one.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.81-86
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• 2015

Intense pulsed light (IPL), a nonthermal technology, has attracted increasing interest as a food processing technology. However, its efficacy in inactivating microorganisms has not been evaluated thoroughly. In this study, we investigated the influence of IPL treatment on the inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 depending on light intensity, treatment time, and pulse number. Increased light intensity from 500 V to 1,000 V, raised the inactivation rate at room temperature. At 1000 V, the cell numbers were reduced by 7.1 log cycles within 120 s. In addition, increased pulse number or decreased distance between the light source and sample surface also led to an increase in the inactivation rate. IPL exposure caused a significant increase in the absorption at 260 nm of the suspending agent used in our experiments. This indicates that IPL-treated cells were damaged, consequently releasing intracellular materials. The growth of IPL-irradiated cells were delayed by about 5 h. The degree of damage to the cells after IPL treatment was confimed by transmission electron microscopy.