@inproceedings{37426a8e14834c0595e00549400de554,
title = "Reliable monitoring UV-C irradiation of a specific LED system for application in extending the postharvest life of bananas",
abstract = "Antifungal effects of ultraviolet C (UV-C) irradiation have been considered a potential solution to reduce the severity of black spots on postharvest fruits. In this work, a 30 × 30 × 30 cm system was made based on UV-C light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to apply in reducing disease symptoms for bananas which could be used in industrial conveyor belts. The UV-C irradiance monitoring was carefully carried out for several sections at various box heights in simulation and measurement. The findings experienced a dominating range of 6 to 9 W/m2 in the central sections. Regarding in vivo conditions, the observation after a week from experiment showed that the disease symptoms on the UVC-treated banana peel, which was exposed under UV-C light around 5 s, dramatically decreased compared to a natural banana. Consequently, the UV-C dose range is proposed from 0.030 to 0.045 kJ/m2 with minimum damage in terms of sensory properties. Owing to the flexible shape and short exposure time, the system promises to provide many potential applications to prolong the quality of bananas.",
keywords = "UV-C LED, UV-C irradiance, UV-C system, banana disease, banana preservation, postharvest disease",
author = "Le, {Thi Thu Ngoc} and Liao, {Chung Ta} and Wu, {Chi Shou} and Lin, {Shih Kang} and Yang, {Tsung Hsun} and Yu, {Yeh Wei} and Sun, {Ching Cherng}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 SPIE.; Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XXIV 2023 ; Conference date: 22-08-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1117/12.2675903",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Johnson, {R. Barry} and Mahajan, {Virendra N.} and Simon Thibault",
booktitle = "Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XXIV",
}