ABSORBENT PAD HAVING THREE OR MORE MODULES TO ENHANCE PRESERVATION OF FLOWERS

摘要

An absorbent pad is provided having three or more adjacent modules as a treatment system that modifies the atmosphere in a container to prolong life and the physical/sensory characteristics of cut flowers at all stages of storage and transport. Each module of the absorbent pad of the present disclosure is a discrete absorbent pad in itself that contains an active agent, such as a CO2 generation system or a SO2 generation system. A method is provided for pre-wetting the outer modules without wetting the inner module to increase the duration and effectiveness of the active agents in the absorbent pad.

主权项

1. An absorbent pad that prolongs the life of a cut flower in a container used for transport or storage of the cut flower, the absorbent pad comprising:
at least three adjacent modules, the at least three adjacent modules including a first outer module, a second outer module and an inner module positioned between the first outer module and the second outer module, wherein each of the first outer module, the second outer module and the inner module includes:
a top layer;a bottom layer; andan absorbent body made of one or more layers of absorbent or superabsorbent material, the absorbent body being positioned between and enclosed in the top layer and the bottom layer; a first active agent in the absorbent body of the first outer module; a second active agent in the absorbent body of the second outer module; and a third active agent in the absorbent body of the inner module, wherein the first active agent, the second active agent and the third active agent are physically separate from each other.