Du Preez, JacoInternational Symposium on Electrodynamic and Mechatronic System (SELM) 2013 : Opole-Zawiercie2015-10-072015-10-072013-05Sinha, S, Stander, T & Du Preez, J 2013, 'Inactivating pathogenic micro-organisms through microwave sterilization technology', 2013 International Symposium on Electrodynamic and Mechatronic System (SELM), Opole-Zawiercie, 15-18 May 2013, pp. 63-64.978-1-4673-5588-910.1109/SELM.2013.6562981http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50165Paper presented at the 2013 International Symposium on Electrodynamic and Mechatronic System (SELM), 15-18 May 2013, Opole-Zawiercie.Microwave heating as a means of inactivating pathogenic micro-organisms in commercially produced food products in sterilization and pasteurization processes is discussed in this paper. The physics of a microwave heating system was explored and compared to the more widely used retorting processes. Existing and developing microwave sterilization processes were researched and are discussed here.en© 2013 IEEE. Personal use is permitted, but republication/redistribution requires IEEE permission.Microwave ovenFood technologyMicrowave technologyDielectric materialsPresentation