Research Regarding the Storage of Fruits and Vegetables in Controlled Atmosphere

Abstract

One factor as important as the automatic control of the humidity and temperature in the warehouses for fruits and vegetables is the automatic controlled composition atmosphere. This paper studies two different atmosphere composition control systems, one carbon dioxide generator and one nitrogen generator. Both enrich the atmosphere to 99% from the total gas mass. Using these control methods together with automatic adjustment systems used for controlling the climacteric factors increases significant the storage duration and at the same time reduces weight loss due to dehydration.