Commercially mature “Bartlett” pears for this study were obtained from local commercial packing facilities. In the first year, pears were packed in modified atmosphere bags and placed in boxes or packed normally (control) with an individual paper wrap around each pear plus a polyethylene liner in the box. Boxed pears from both types of packaging were stored in regular atmosphere (RA) storage at...

A mathematical model to predict oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapour exchanges in non-perforated and micro-perforated modified atmosphere packaging films has successfully been proposed. The transmission rate of gases was measured for films with thickness of 0.03 and 0.05 mm, perforation diameters of 0.5 and 2.0 mm, and temperatures of 0, 10 and 20 °C. Under most conditions, the increase in ...

In modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) of horticultural produce, prediction of the evolution of gaseous O2 and CO2 concentrations inside packages is important to evaluate package performance and to reduce number of experimental trials needed to select packaging conditions. Mathematical modelling constitutes a useful tool in MAP design. A mathematical model for predicting oxygen (O2), carbon dio...

The aim of the present study was to develop a simple but comprehensive mathematical model for predicting molecular oxygen (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and temperature evolution inside modified atmosphere packages of strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa cv. San Andreas) during storage in fluctuating temperature conditions. Gas transport and heat transfer within packages were modelled with traditional...