Prevention of Food Residue Spoilage in Waste Packaging from Feeding Systems Utilized by Personnel Operating in a Closed Gaseous Environment Requirement Number AF 4-12

Abstract

Under certain military requirements, personnel are required to live for extended periods in closed gaseous environments. Food wastes and trash produced under these environments can not be disposed of in the usual manner. It was determined that limited quantities of food waste and trash may be compacted and preserved against gas and odor production for up to 30 days storage at room temperature. Several disinfectants were evaluated as preservatives. The addition of salt to the food wastes and trash prior to compaction proved to be simple, inexpensive and an effective way of preventig odor and gas production of the compacted waste during a 30 day incubation period under laboratory test conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA032727

Entities

People

  • Arthur M. Kaplan
  • Elizabeth Pillion
  • Joseph J. Vitaliano
  • Morris R. Rogers

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Environment
  • Fungi
  • Inhibition
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microorganisms
  • Osmotic Pressure
  • Packaging
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Vegetables

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics or Statistics