Recommended Uses
When control of insect infestation is an issue
- When the commodity is hygroscopic (tends to absorb moisture)
- When taste, color and chemical composition change during storage
- When molds (fungi) tend to cause spoilage
- Prevent growth of Free Fatty Acids (FFAs)
Commodities are in alphabetical order:
| Name | Problem | Technical Solution | Result |
| Anato (Achueta) | Insect Infestation, loss of chemical properties | GrainSafe II | |
| Aromatic Rice (including Basmati Rice) | Loss of taste, aroma; insect infestation | SuperGrainbags, GrainSafe II, Cocoons, TranSafeliner (TSL) | Taste and aroma will be retained. Control of insect infestation |
| Cement | Highly hygroscopic | SuperGrainbags, GrainSafe II, Cocoons | No moisture adsorption |
| Cocoa Beans | Insect infestation, molds, oxidation | SuperGrainbags, GrainSafe II, Cocoons, TranSafeliner (TSL) | Taste, aroma, and color will be retained. Control of insect infestation. Prevention of fungus, growth of Free Fatty Acids (FFAs). |
| Coffee | Loss of color, taste, aroma; insect infestation; molds | SuperGrainbags, GrainSafe II, Cocoons, TranSafeliner (TSL) | Taste, color, aroma will be retained. Insects controlled. |
| Corn | Insect infestaton, mycotoxins (aflatoxins), rodents, birds | Hermetic storage in Cocoon or Bunker, GrainSafe II | Insects will be controlled. Fungal developments will be halted. |
| Corn Seeds (including hybrid seeds) | Insect infestation, loss of germination | Cocoon, GrainSafe II | Insects will be controlled. Works as well as refrigerated storage. Germination retained. |
| Dates | Insect infestation, oxidation | Storage in G-HF Cocoons, GrainSafe II | Zero infestation. Preservation of color, taste, appearance. Savings on cold storage. |
| Flour (in bags) | Insect infestation, rodents | V-HF, GrainSafe II | Vacuum kills insects at all level of development in 72 hrs. |
| Hybrid Seeds (see: corn seeds; paddy seeds) | GrainSafe II | ||
| Maize (see corn) | GrainSafe II | ||
| Malt (sprouted barley) | Hygroscopic, insect infestation | Cocoons, GrainSafe II | Adsorption of moisture prevented. No infestation. |
| Millet | Insect infestation | Hermetic storage in SuperGrainbags, GrainSafe II or Cocoons | Insects will be controlled. Fungal developments will be halted. |
| Museum fumigation | Pests, wood and book worms | The Cocoon provides a safe gas tight enclosure enabling use of toxic gases, phosphine (PH3), CO2 or Nitrogen | Fumigation can be performed "at the site" without need to move museum objects out of museum compound. |
| Paddy | Insect infestation, yellowing, molds. Weight loss on long term storage | Hermetic storage in SuperGrainbag, GrainSafe II, Cocoon, or TranSafeliner (TSL). | Insects will be controlled. Fungal developments will be halted. No weight loss. |
| Paddy seeds (including hybrid seeds) | Insect infestation, loss of germination | Cocoon, GrainSafe II or SuperGrainbag | Insects will be controlled. Works as well as conditioned storage. Germination retained. |
| Rice (milled) | Insect infestation, discoloring, chemical changes due to oxidation | Cocoon, GrainSafe II, SuperGrainbag, or TranSafeliner (TSL) | Insects will be controlled, chemical breakdown process slowed down |
| Rice bran | Insect infestation, oil content turns rancid starting 12 hrs from milling | Cocoon, GrainSafe II, SuperGrainbag, or TranSafeliner (TSL) | Insects will be controlled, chemical breakdown process slowed down |
| Sorghum | Insect infestation, weight loss on long term storage | SuperGrainbag, GrainSafe II, Cocoon, TranSafeliner (TSL) | Insects will be controlled. Fungal developments will be halted. No weight loss |
| Sugar | Hygroscopic. Attracts insects (ants, cockroadges) | Cocoon, GrainSafe II, TranSafeliner (TSL) | No adsorption of moisture. Insects kept away. No contamination. |
| Wheat | Insect infestation | Hermetic storage in SuperGrainbag, GrainSafe II, Cocoon, Bunker, or TranSafeliner (TSL) | Control of insect infestation |
