The process includes a treatment step during which a liquid containing a biocidal and/or plant-protection product or a mixture of biocidal and/or plant-protection products is evaporated and injected into the internal atmosphere of premises, the liquid being evaporates at a temperature of less than 50 C., the product vapour concentration in the internal atmosphere of the premises being kept at greater than 10% of a saturation concentration of the vapour of said product in said atmosphere at said temperature for a saturation duration of greater than 12 hours.

Methods and apparatuses to activate, modify, and sanitize the surfaces of granular, powdered, or seed material placed in a continuous flow of a low-temperature, reduced-pressure gas plasma. Said plasma may be created with radio-frequency power, using capacitive-inductive, or a combination of both types of discharge. The plasma is generated at pressures in the 0.01 to 10 Torr range. RF frequency ranges from 0.2 to 220 MHz, and correspond to a plasma density between about n.sub.e10.sup.8-n.sub.e10.sup.12 or 0.001 to 0.4 W/cm.sup.3. Inserts and electrodes may be temperature controlled to control process conditions. RF discharge may be pulsed or modulated by different frequency in order to stimulate energy exchange between gas plasma and process material. The apparatuses may be grounded, biased and mechanically activated (e.g., vibration, rotation, etc.).

An apparatus, comprising a camera, a motion sensor, a receiving section, gas tanks, a screen, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to control the camera to take electronic images, determine a type of food placed in a particular container, determine an amount of gas and a type of gas to fill the particular container, generate an electronic message to request placement of the particular container onto the receiving section, and inject gas into the particular container when the particular container is placed onto the receiving section. The injected gas is used to preserve food inside the container.

An apparatus, comprising a camera, a motion sensor, a receiving section, gas tanks, a screen, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to control the camera to take electronic images, determine a type of food placed in a particular container, determine an amount of gas and a type of gas to fill the particular container, generate an electronic message to request placement of the particular container onto the receiving section, and inject gas into the particular container when the particular container is placed onto the receiving section. The injected gas is used to preserve food inside the container.

A system for managing spoilage of perishable goods including: a storage device to store perishable good requirements, spoilage characteristics, and perishable good parameters associated with the perishable goods; and a spoilage management system coupled to the storage device. The spoilage management system including: a quality assessment module to determine quality levels in response to at least one of the perishable good parameters and the perishable good requirements; a spoilage determination module to determine spoilage risk levels in response to at least one of the perishable good parameters, the spoilage characteristics, and the quality levels; and a meshing module to determine output parameters in response to at least one of the quality levels and the spoilage risk levels.

Methods and apparatuses to activate, modify, and sanitize the surfaces of granular, powdered, or seed material placed in a continuous flow of a low-temperature, reduced-pressure gas plasma. Said plasma may be created with radio-frequency power, using capacitive-inductive, or a combination of both types of discharge. The plasma is generated at pressures in the 0.01 to 10 Torr range. RF frequency ranges from 0.2 to 220 MHz, and correspond to a plasma density between about n.sub.e10.sup.8n.sub.e10.sup.12 or 0.001 to 0.4 W/cm.sup.3. Inserts and electrodes may be temperature controlled to control process conditions. RF discharge may be pulsed or modulated by different frequency in order to stimulate energy exchange between gas plasma and process material. The apparatuses may be grounded, biased and mechanically activated (e.g., vibration, rotation, etc.).

A clamping apparatus for clamping a sheet to a supporting structure of an agricultural storage apparatus. The clamping apparatus includes a first clamping section and at least one second clamping section and is attached to a wall of the supporting structure. The, or each, second clamping section includes a lever section and a catch section pivotably attached to the lever section. In use, a section of the sheet is clamped between the first clamping section and the catch section of the, or each, second clamping section thereby securing the sheet to the supporting structure.

A clamping apparatus for clamping a sheet to a supporting structure of an agricultural storage apparatus. The clamping apparatus includes a first clamping section and at least one second clamping section and is attached to a wall of the supporting structure. The, or each, second clamping section includes a lever section and a catch section pivotably attached to the lever section. In use, a section of the sheet is clamped between the first clamping section and the catch section of the, or each, second clamping section thereby securing the sheet to the supporting structure.

Improved methods for treating agricultural commodities with ozone are disclosed. The methods include treating the commodity with humid ozone to effectively treat the commodity.

Improved methods for treating agricultural commodities with ozone are disclosed. The methods include treating the commodity with humid ozone to effectively treat the commodity.