Cyclodextrin compositions including one or more radiation polymerizable monomers and a cyclodextrin inclusion complex, the cyclodextrin inclusion complex including a cyclodextrin compound and an olefinic inhibitor of an ethylene generation in produce, are coated onto packaging materials and cured. Treated containers and treated package inserts having the cured cyclodextrin compositions are useful in packaging of respiring plant materials.

A method and device for preserving wine or other oxygen sensitive items is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device has a housing, a pressure indicator, a pressure sensor, and a one-way valve. The housing is configured to seal an opening of a wine bottle. The housing has a closure side configured to be in communication with an interior of the wine bottle. The housing has an input channel extending through the housing. The pressure sensor is within the housing and is in communication with the closure side. The one-way valve is in the input channel. The pressure sensor is configured to move the pressure indicator to an indicating position when a predetermined amount of pressure is reached at the sensor.

A high pressure process for decontamination comprises subjecting a hermetically-sealed package containing a product and a gas to an operating pressure by a pressurizing media containing water, wherein the product has a water activity less than or equal to 0.9; increasing the operating pressure to change the gas into a different phase; and maintaining the operating pressure for a sufficient length of time to achieve some decontamination inside the package.

A high pressure process for decontamination comprises subjecting a hermetically-sealed package containing a product and a gas to an operating pressure by a pressurizing media containing water, wherein the product has a water activity less than or equal to 0.9; increasing the operating pressure to change the gas into a different phase; and maintaining the operating pressure for a sufficient length of time to achieve some decontamination inside the package.

The aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods for energy-efficient destruction of organic toxins on the surface of any material, in particular on the surface of organic material. The material contaminated with toxins is exposed to NH.sub.2 and H radicals. Said radicals react chemically with toxins causing their transformation to less poisonous or less carcinogenic substances, or destruction to hydrocarbons and nitrogen-containing benign molecules. Exemplary usage for treatment of seeds, grains, beans, food, feedstock.

The aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods for energy-efficient destruction of organic toxins on the surface of any material, in particular on the surface of organic material. The material contaminated with toxins is exposed to NH.sub.2 and H radicals. Said radicals react chemically with toxins causing their transformation to less poisonous or less carcinogenic substances, or destruction to hydrocarbons and nitrogen-containing benign molecules. Exemplary usage for treatment of seeds, grains, beans, food, feedstock.

A system for treating food, the system including: a direct barrier discharge system including a pair of electrodes separated by a gap of at least 0.5 cm, wherein the direct barrier discharge system is configured to provide a feed gas between the electrodes, wherein the feed gas includes nitrogen and water, wherein a content of nitrogen in the feed gas is at least 75 vol % based on a total volume of the feed gas, and a relative humidity of the feed gas is at least 50% RH, wherein a content of oxygen in the feed gas is less than 1.5 vol % based on a total volume of the feed gas, and wherein the direct barrier discharge system is configured to provide an electric potential between the electrodes to generate a working gas having an ozone content of less than 20 ppm, based on a total volume of the working gas.

The present application relates to large-scale methods of uniformly coating packaging surfaces with a benzoxaborole compound.

The present application relates to large-scale methods of uniformly coating packaging surfaces with a benzoxaborole compound.

The treatment unit includes an evaporation device including a gas circulation pipe, and a material with a large specific surface filling an evaporation section of the circulation pipe; a device for circulating the gas through the circulation pipe; a liquid impregnating the material with a large specific surface, the liquid containing at least one product or a mixture of volatile biocide and/or phytoprotective products, with a boiling temperature between 130 and 280° C., the material with a large specific surface having a liquid retention capacity greater than 50 L/m.sup.3 of material with a large specific surface at 20° C.; a recharging device, arranged to re-impregnate the material with a large specific surface with liquid or to replace the spent material with a large specific surface with a new material with a large specific surface impregnated with liquid.