FOOD PACKAGING STERILIZATION

Food packaging means containers and pouches that are used to store food products in liquid, bulk or solid state.
*photo credit from Scholle IPN

IONIZING RADIATION TECHNOLOGY - X-RAY AND EBEAM - FOR FOOD PACKAGING STERILIZATION

Electron accelerators use high energy of electrons and X-Rays as a method for treatment of materials and products sterilization. Electron accelerator generates and accelerates electrons that pass through materials and products affecting microorganisms and chemical compounds. Electron beam treatment of materials and products is environmentally friendly since it uses only electricity.

The dose is based on the time period the product is located in the ionizing radiation chamber: The longer its stays, the higher the dose. For dose uniformity the product needs to be turned. In case of treatment in pallets, the pallet rotates around its axis in front of the electron beam outlet window.

BENEFITS OF PACKAGE TREATMENT
WITH RADIATION

  • Complete sterility of both internal and external surfaces of the packaging.
  • The material structure doesn't change. The treatment doesn't affect physical or chemical properties of packaging.
  • There's no residual radiation in irradiated products when treated by Beamcomplex electron accelerators, since we use electron accelerators with the energy up to 5 MeV.
  • Sterilization by electron accelerators ensures and guarantees safe use and filling of the sterilized packaging and eliminates recontamination.