Bamboo fruit storage chamber (FSC) equipped with ethylene-degrading manganese doped titanium oxide nanomaterial as storage for banana (Musa acuminata)

• Main Authors: Raharjani, Sophie Anggitta, Aiman, Afandi Faris, Rizanti, Meirifa, Devy Naviana, Sumendap, Kevin Amadeus, Rizkita Rachmi Esyanti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20644/1/12.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20644/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil9_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil9_2022.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

As a climacteric fruit, banana undergoes rapid ripening induced by the hormone ethylene, which is produced by autocatalytic reactions. Titanium dioxide is a photocatalytic compound with the ability to degrade ethylene to water and carbon dioxide. This compound can be used to control the concentr...