Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 25
Published: March 16, 2025
Climate
change
and
food
security
issues
have
increased
the
demand
for
effective
sustainable
technologies
in
agriculture
sectors.
Plasma-activated
water
(PAW),
a
novel
cleaning
disinfecting
agent
enriched
with
reactive
oxygen
species
nitrogen
species,
has
attracted
widespread
attention
due
to
its
potential
application
maintaining
microbiological
safety
other
quality
parameters
of
products.
Compared
traditional
disinfection
methods,
PAW
is
rapid
various
products,
unrestricted
by
volume
or
shape
treated
sample,
green
sustainable.
This
article
reviews
research
progress
on
latest
preparation
physicochemical
properties,
antimicrobial
activities,
mechanisms
PAW,
their
applications
industry.
In
addition,
current
methods
preparing
suffer
from
low
efficiency,
poor
stability,
lack
technology
validation
evaluation.
To
solve
these
challenges,
synergies
between
technologies,
impact
quality,
assessing
are
highlighted.
Technology
readiness,
energy
consumption,
international
regulations,
toxic
intermediate
products
during
production,
scalability,
important
directions
future
commercialization
also
presented.
It
provides
necessary
theoretical
basis
regulating
generation
high-throughput
demonstrates
feasibility
as
sanitizing
agent.
summary,
this
review
essential
insights
into
PAW's
safety,
potential,
sustainability
