Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Study on disinfestation of processed oats by using Radio frequency technology
Author(s): M Sahithi, Dharini Manoharan, Indhumati and Shanmugasundaram S
Abstract: The efficiency of Radio frequency sterilizer (RF) to disinfest Tribolium castaneum of life stage of Adult in the processed oats has been investigated. A 40MHz, 10kw RF sterilizer with hot-air assisted system is used to conduct the disinfestation studies in oats with and without packaging material. A treatment protocol was set with different electrode height and exposure time for the disinfestation in open tray and HDPE packaging treatment. Changes in moisture content, alcoholic acidity, enzymatic activity, pasting properties are used to evaluate the treatment effect on the product quality for optimization. Results showed that there is significant difference between the packaging in which HDPE showed good results without significant difference of the quality attributes. The 100% mortality of adult insect was achieved with 250 mm electrode height and 11.2 min exposure with no significant difference in the quality attributes. The results suggest that the RF treatment as a post-harvest treatment has the potential for novel disinfestation to control insects in the oats.
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M Sahithi, Dharini Manoharan, Indhumati, Shanmugasundaram S. Study on disinfestation of processed oats by using Radio frequency technology. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):1208-1214.
