Publication detail

Removal of Paper Microbial Contamination by Means of Dielectric Barrier Diascharge

VRAJOVÁ, J. SOURAL, I. KRČMA, F. NOVOTNÝ, O. SŤAHEL, P.

Original Title

Type

miscellaneous

Language

English

Original Abstract

This contribution presents results of the removal of the microbial contamination from paper material using the plasma treatment at atmospheric pressure. Aspergillus Niger, the fungi commonly found in libraries and archives, has been chosen as a bio-indicator enabling to evaluate the effect of plasma assisted microbial inactivation. Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) operated at atmospheric pressure was used for the paper sterilization. Pure nitrogen, argon or helium were used as a working gas. The treatment time and the plasma power density were varied in order to see the effect of the plasma treatment on the fungi removal. After the treatment, the microbial abatement was evaluated by the standard plate count method. This proved a positive effect of the DBD plasma treatment on fungi removal. Moreover the influence of the plasma treatment on the paper properties was investigated.

Keywords

dielectric barrier discharge, plasma sterilisation, paper decontamination

Authors

VRAJOVÁ, J.; SOURAL, I.; KRČMA, F.; NOVOTNÝ, O.; SŤAHEL, P.

RIV year

2008

Released

16. 6. 2008

Location

Karlsruhe

ISBN

0730-9244

Periodical

IEEE CONFERENCE RECORD - ABSTRACTS

Year of study

2008

Number

ICOPS

State

United States of America

Pages from

294

Pages to

294

Pages count

BibTex

@misc{BUT49511,
  author="Jitka {Slámová} and Ivo {Soural} and František {Krčma} and Ondřej {Novotný} and Pavel {Sťahel}",
  title="Removal of Paper Microbial Contamination by Means of Dielectric Barrier Diascharge",
  year="2008",
  journal="IEEE CONFERENCE RECORD - ABSTRACTS",
  volume="2008",
  number="ICOPS",
  pages="294--294",
  address="Karlsruhe",
  issn="0730-9244",
  note="miscellaneous"
}