What You Need to Know
These methods lower greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy demand for refrigeration and cooking, extending shelf life to cut waste, and sequestering carbon in soils. They also capture biogenic gases such as methane and hydrogen, converting waste streams into renewable energy. The chemistry involves physical pressure‑induced microbial inactivation, low‑temperature preservation, vacuum‑induced oxygen removal, fermentation pathways producing bio‑hydrogen, and enzymatic respiration suppression by edible coatings.
The Science
Primary Reaction
Energy reduction and greenhouse gas capture via pressure, temperature, vacuum, fermentation, and biogas generation