Postharvest Technologies and Facilities

Name: Choong Wen Kang Iain

Calculation of ethylene emission from Japanese persimmon

28 𝑆 273.15 𝑐−𝑐𝑜 Vo−Vm

c = 22.4 x 𝑆1 x 273.15+𝑇 q= x x 1000
𝑋 𝑚

Treatment A
28 14579405 273.15 40.45 1.379−0.203
c = 22.4 x x 273.15+20 q= x x 1000
419841 18 253.9

= 40.45 mg/L = 10.41 mg/kg h

Treatment B
28 11911114 273.15 33.04 1.379−0.193
c = 22.4 x x 273.15+20 q= x x 1000
419841 18 253.7

= 33.04 mg/L = 8.58 mg/kg h

Treatment C
28 8234656 273.15 24.16 1.379−0.205
c = 22.4 x x 273.15+4 q= x x 1000
419841 18 251.7

= 24.16 mg/L = 6.26 mg/kg h

Treatment D
28 7080687 273.15 20.78 1.379−0.191
c = 22.4 x x 273.15+4 q= x x 1000
419841 18 251.9

= 20.78 mg/L = 5.44 mg/kg h

Comment
Based on the experiment, average gas emission of C2H4 is lower when the temperature
is lower. This is because the volume of ethylene inside the gas tight box is lower.
Therefore, it is suggested that the persimmon should keep in lower temperature to be
able to keep in longer time.