| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9817529 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Microbiological load of green coffee is a real problem considering that it is extremely sensitive to contamination. Irradiation is a decontamination method for a lot of foodstuffs, being a feasible, very effective and environment friendly one. Beans and ground green coffee were irradiated with electron beams up to 40Â kGy. Microbial load, rheological behavior, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and visible spectroscopy were carried out. The results show that electron beam irradiation of green coffee could decontaminate it without severe changes in its properties.
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Authors
Monica R. Nemtanu, Mirela Brasoveanu, Maria Nicoleta Grecu, R. Minea,