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Research on Industrial-Scale Electroporation Devices Fostering the Extraction of Substances from Biological Tissue

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Electroporation is an innovative method in food processing to support the extraction of substances from cells. By applying a pulsed electric field to the tissue, the cell membranes are charged and pores are formed in the membranes fostering the extraction. Although this principle is common to all electroporation devices, due to the different properties of each material, the devices and processes have to be designed for each application individually. The publication gives an overview on the advantages of electroporation for the processing of crushed grapes, sugar beets, and energy crop, and also on the design of electroporation devices for these applications.

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  1. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Institut für Hochleistungsimpuls- und Mikrowellentechnik, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

    M. Sack, Chr. Eing, W. Frey, F. Attmann & G. Müller

  2. Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg, Merzhauser Str. 119, 79100, Freiburg, Germany

    J. Sigler & L. Stukenbrock

  3. SÜDZUCKER AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Wormser Str. 11, 67283, Obrigheim, Germany

    S. Frenzel, J. Arnold & Th. Michelberger

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The article is based on an invited talk on the research on industrial-scale electroporation devices at KIT (formerly Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe) and cooperation partners, given at the Conference on Bio and Food Electrotechnologies (BFE) which was held in October 2009 in Compiègne, France.

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Sack, M., Sigler, J., Frenzel, S. et al. Research on Industrial-Scale Electroporation Devices Fostering the Extraction of Substances from Biological Tissue. Food Eng. Rev. 2, 147–156 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12393-010-9017-1

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