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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, ZA;
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, ZA;
Filicity Ann Vries, Bellville, ZA;
Michel Lonji Kalombo, Faerie Glen, ZA;
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, ZA;
Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, ZA;
Abstract
This invention relates to a membrane and method for the preservation of agricultural produce. According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a membrane for the preservation of agricultural produce comprising first and second outer polymeric layers, at least one of the outer polymeric layers being impregnated with a hydrophilic agent, and an inner layer dispersed in between the outer layers, the inner layer consisting of a polymer being impregnated with a carrier for incorporation of an antimicrobial volatile into the inner layer, the inner layer further including an absorptive agent, wherein in use, the membrane is placed proximate to agricultural produce to be preserved.
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