Abstract
In the bacterial decontamination of liquid foods, the use of a sub microsecond pulsed electric field is of significant interest because it offers advantages such as negligible thermal effects, superior energy efficiency, and a much-reduced probability of medium breakdown. The reduced pulse duration also effects the mechanism by which sub microsecond pulses inactivate bacterial cells. We provide insight into possible bacterial inactivation mechanisms by sub-microsecond electric pulse with the aid of a common bacterium-wild type Escherichia coli and its mutants. Two pulsed power sources have been designed, developed and tested-one with a pulse duration of 32 ns, the other 700 ns, and both are capable of establishing sufficiently high electric field intensity. The experimental results suggest that bacterial inactivation by 700 ns pulses is due to electrical breakdown of the outer cell membrane, whereas inactivation by 32 ns pulses is possibly due to interaction with intracellular structures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2006 IEEE International Power Modulator Conference, IPMC(27th Power Modulator Symposium and 2006 High Voltage Workshop) |
| Pages | 562-565 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 2006 IEEE International Power Modulator Conference, IPMC(27th Power Modulator Symposium and 2006 High Voltage Workshop) - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 14 May 2006 → 18 May 2006 |
Publication series
| Name | Conference Record of the International Power Modulator Symposium and High Voltage Workshop |
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| ISSN (Print) | 1076-8467 |
Conference
| Conference | 2006 IEEE International Power Modulator Conference, IPMC(27th Power Modulator Symposium and 2006 High Voltage Workshop) |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Period | 14/05/06 → 18/05/06 |
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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