BacFooNet Training School – Programme
(Novel) physical intervention technologies for controlling food stability
University of Malta
Hours
9.00
9.15
9.30
10.30
11.00
11.45
12.30
14.00
15.30
16.00
17.30
18.00
Tuesday 21st April
Registration
Physical Intervention technologies
programme
(Novel) physical intervention technologies
overview
(Oliver Schlüter)
Cold atmospheric plasma systems:
fundamentals, mode of action, current
applications
(Oliver Schlüter)
Cold atmospheric plasma and current
applications: Plasma jets and
Microwave torch systems
(Jörg Ehlbeck)
Practical workshop on plasma:
microbial studies
(Oliver Schlüter & Jörg Ehlbeck)
Practical workshop on plasma:
enzymatic studies
(Oliver Schlüter & Jörg Ehlbeck)
Wednesday 22nd April
High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP):
fundamentals, mode of action
(Petros Taoukis & Oliver
Schlüter)
Coffee break
High-pressure laboratory
equipment for biology and food
science (Janusz Szczepek)
Practical workshop on HHP:
microbial studies
(Vasilis Valdramidis & Janusz
Szczepek)
Lunch break
Practical workshop on HHP:
enzymatic studies
(George Katsaros & Janusz
Szczepek)
Coffee break
Kinetic modeling of non-thermal
technologies during and post
processing (Petros Taoukis)
Collection and analysis
of data by the students
End of day
Thursday 23rd April
Practical workshop on
quantitative analysis for
assessing the efficacy of nonthermal technologies
(George Katsaros & Vasilis
Valdramidis)
Friday 24th April
Practical workshop on US:
microbial and quality studies
(David Millan Sango)
UV light: fundamentals, mode of
action
(Ana Allende Prieto)
Collection and analysis
of data by the students
UV light and current
applications: Fresh produce
industry as a case study
(Ana Allende Prieto)
Collection and analysis
of data by the students
Practical workshop on UV light:
microbial inactivation
(Ana Allende Prieto)
Presentation of students with
relevant results
Ultrasound (US): fundamentals,
mode of action, current
applications
(Vasilis Valdramidis)
Collection and analysis
of data by the students
Presentation of students with
relevant results
Speakers and practical trainers
Dr. Oliver Schlüter, ATB Potsdam, Germany
Dr. Jörg Ehlbeck, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology, Greifswald, Germany
Janusz Szczepek, Unipress, Warsaw, Poland
Prof Petros Taoukis, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Dr. George Katsaros, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Dr. Ana Allende Prieto, CSIC, Spain
Dr. Vasilis Valdramidis, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Mr. David Millan Sango, University of Malta, Msida, Malta