- Title
- Use of ventilation with ambient air to inhibit ripening of banana during long distance transport
- Creator
- Wills, R. B. H.; Harris, D. R.; Seberry, J. A.
- Relation
- Food Australia Vol. 64, Issue 5, p. 38-44
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Laboratory studies were conducted to examine the feasibility of inhibiting the ripening of bananas during long distance road transport by ventilating with ambient air as an alternative to the current practice of using refrigerated vehicles. Ventilation at 14 L/h per kg of fruit was found able to maintain ethylene at the desired concentration of 0.01 mu L/L to prevent ripening during transit but the air needed to be humidified to >= 90% RH to ensure weight loss remained well below the target loss of 4%. Modelling against an actual vehicle route in Australia of about 2600 km from North Queensland to Sydney under climatic conditions prevailing over the four seasons showed that it was feasible to maintain ambient air at 90% RH with an on-board water tank. It was concluded that transport of bananas with ventilation in a non-refrigerated vehicle could be a cost effective alternative to refrigeration. Ventilation could also have application in developing regions where refrigerated transport is not routinely available or affordable.
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1327607
- Identifier
- uon:25701
- Identifier
- ISSN:1032-5298
- Language
- eng
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