Improvements in chitosan-based slurry ice production and its application in precooling and storage of Pampus argenteus.

The effects of microbubbles in chitosan-based slurry ice production were investigated, and the efficiency of chitosan-based slurry ice was evaluated for silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) precooling and storage at 0 °C. Microbubbles generated though agitation accelerated slurry ice production by promoting ice nucleation and eliminating supercooling. Higher bubble counts improved freezing, but overly large bubbles reduced the performance.