简介:Inthisstudyatmosphericpressuredielectricbarrierdischarge(DBD)plasmahasbeenemployedforsterilizingdryturmericpowders.A6kV,6kHzfrequencygeneratorwasusedtogenerateplasmawithAr,Ar/O2,He,andHe/O2gasesbetweenthe5mmgapoftwoquartzcoveredelectrodes.Thecompletesterilizationtimeofsamplesduetoplasmatreatmentwasmeasured.Themostimportantcontaminantofturmericisbacillussubtilis.Theresultsshowthattheshorteststerilizationtimeof15minisachievedbyexposingthesamplestoAr/O2plasma.Survivalcurvesofsamplesareexponentialfunctionsoftimeandtheadditionofoxygentoplasmaleadstoasignificantincreaseoftheabsolutevalueoftimeconstantofthecurves.MagnitudesofproteinandDNAintreatedsampleswereincreasedtoasimilarvalueforallsamples.Taste,color,andsolubilityofsampleswerenotchangedaftertheplasmatreatment.