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Sterilization of Natural Rose Water with Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma

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In this study, nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP) method was performed for the sterilization of natural rose water which has a great potential as drug and food additive. NTAPP is applied to rose water containing mesophilic aerobic bacteria, mold and yeast. Experiments were carried out at a voltage of 500 V, a rotating speed of 500 rpm and a plasma power of 100 W. The effect of various plasma treatment times (15, 30 and 45 s) on the inactivation of total viable (aerobic count), mold and yeast was evaluated. Scanning electron microscopy images showed that the microorganism population in rose water was reduced after plasma treatment for 45 s. After 45 s of plasma treatment, inactivation of mesophilic aerobic bacteria, mold and yeast cells are decreased ~ 70%. This sterilization effect may be associated with cell death, which may be attributed to oxidative stress and other damage effects caused by the applied plasma. After sterilization process, the composition of volatile oils obtained from rose water samples was detected using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The chemical composition of rose water before and after plasma sterilization was evaluated by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Suleyman Demirel University Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit (Project No: 4765-YL2-16) for their financial support of this study. We would also like to thank the outstanding service in the plasma system provided by PlazmaTek Company (Isparta, Turkey).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    Cansel Dogan, Aysegul Uygun Oksuz & Esin Eren

  2. Innovative Technologies Application and Research Center, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    Neslihan Nohut Maslakci

  3. Department of Food Processing, Gelendost Vocational School, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, 32900, Isparta, Turkey

    Neslihan Nohut Maslakci

  4. Department of Energy Technologies, Innovative Technologies Application and Research Center, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    Esin Eren

  5. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    Emre Uygun

  6. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    Lutfi Oksuz

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Dogan, C., Uygun Oksuz, A., Nohut Maslakci, N. et al. Sterilization of Natural Rose Water with Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma. Arab J Sci Eng 44, 6403–6410 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-03921-8

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