FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRANSPORT CONTAINER AND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STORAGE TRANSPORT METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain higher freshness as compared with the case of using conventional containers in transporting fruits and vegetable in a transport container for a long time.;SOLUTION: The fruit and vegetable transport container includes a carbon dioxide emission controller that has a gas heat transfer type sensor and emits carbon dioxide at a rate of 0.5 m³/h or more to 6 m³/h or less inclusive. The container is provided with vents corresponding to 0.02 to 0.22% of the area of its opening/closing part so that air ventilation is in the range of 2 to 12 m³/h inclusive. Thereby, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the container is controlled so as to be in the range of 8 to 40 vol.% inclusive. The container is also provided with a temperature controller in order to control temperature inside the container so that it is in the range of 0°C to 15°C inclusive.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT