Treatment.
MB-CO
2
Temperature (°C)
Pressure (MPa)
k (min
-1
)
D (min)
Z (°C)
1
No
45
No
0.0660 ± 0.01
35.80 ± 6.80
10.35 ± 1.55
2
No
50
No
0.2016 ± 0.01
11.46 ± 0.75
6
Yes
45
4
0.3866 ± 0.11
1.67 ± 0.13
111.24 ± 4.36
7
Yes
50
4
1.4289 ± 0.07
1.01 ± 0.08
Table 4:
Rate constant (k) decimal reduction time (D) and Z values of protease inactivation at 45°C and 50°C with and without MB-CO
2
.
