Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Welt Lab
Led by Bruce Welt · Agricultural and Biological Engineering
What we study
The Welt Lab studies food packaging materials, focusing on adjusting polyethylene permeability to control oxygen levels for freshness and food irradiation effects. They also explore interactions between packaging and food, like migration and moisture gain.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Gas permeation for modified atmospheric packaging applications (MAP)
Adjusting polyethylene properties to control oxygen levels in packaging.
Irradiation of food contact materials
Examines how irradiation, used to sterilize food, changes the properties of food-contact packaging materials.
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Food-package interactions (migration, aroma scalping, moisture gain/loss, etc.)
Studying how packaging interacts with food, including migration and moisture effects.
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Recent papers, explained
- Liquid‐Phase Syngas‐To‐Methanol at Low Temperature: Mixed Alcohol Solvent‐Controlled Pathways for Circular Carbon Manufacturing
2026 · ChemSusChem
Studies how mixed alcohol solvents affect methanol production from syngas.
- Batch-wise nitrogen fixation from atmospheric air for on-farm fertilizer production using a 10 kW microwave induction-coupled plasma (MICP) torch
2026 · Cleaner Engineering and Technology
Tests making nitric acid from air using a plasma torch for fertilizer.
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- Concise Review of the Evolution of Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation Technologies: From Natural Processes to Recent Plasma-Based Innovations
2025 · Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Reviews natural and plasma-based nitrogen fixation methods.
- Dry ice sublimation: A computational study with experimental validation for the effects of geometry
2025 · Journal of Food Science
Models how dry ice geometry affects sublimation rates.
- Closing the Loop: How Regenerative Robust Gasification Enhances Recycling and Supply Chain Resilience
2025 · Recycling
Compares waste recycling methods using a new greenhouse gas metric.
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How to reach out
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