EMF application to soil disinfestation and agro-food processing for a sustainable development

摘要

Preservation technologies like pasteurization or sterilization are used to inactivate microorganisms, and therefore enhance food safety and shelf life. Using advanced heating technologies based on microwave and radiofrequency electromagnetic fields can play a great role in improving sustainability of food processing. Electromagnetic fields can also be used in soil disinfestation as an alternative, non polluting method instead of conventional methods based on fumigation. This technology ensures effective soil disinfestation without polluting the groundwater. On the other hand, low power MW fields can also be used in facilitate germination and growth rate of seeds ensuring more abundant crops in poor areas.