scholarly journals Torrefaction of Almond and Walnut Byproducts

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zach McCaffrey ◽  
Lennard Torres ◽  
Bor-Sen Chiou ◽  
Saulo Rocha Ferreira ◽  
Luiz Eduardo Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Moisture Absorption ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Dynamic Vapor Sorption ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Thermochemical Process ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
The Us ◽  
Torrefied Biomass ◽  
Different Temperatures

While the US nut industry is growing, markets for nut by-products, particularly nutshells and tree prunings, have not kept pace. Torrefaction is a thermochemical process used to improve physicochemical properties of biomass for energy and other applications. The goal of the paper was to characterize the effects of a range of torrefaction conditions on the properties of nut by-product feedstock. The process consists of thermal treatment of biomass at a temperature between 200 and 300°C in the absence of oxygen, where final material properties of the torrefied biomass depend on the temperature, heating rate, and residence time. In general, torrefied biomass exhibits higher hydrophobicity and calorific value with reduced moisture absorption compared to untreated biomass, making it an ideal fuel source for energy applications compared to raw biomass. In this study, almond shells of soft, semi-soft, and hardshell varieties, as well as walnut shells and almond wood, were torrefied at two different temperatures (230 and 290°C) and three different residence times (20, 40, and 60 min) in order to characterize the physicochemical properties. The thermal behavior of raw and heat-treated biomass was investigated by TGA analysis, elemental analysis, pH, helium pycnometry, FTIR spectroscopy, and dynamic vapor sorption analysis.

Development of astaxanthin-loaded layer-by-layer emulsion: Physicochemical properties and improvement on LPS-induced neuroinflammation in mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Zhao ◽  
Dexue Ma ◽  
Aiziguli Mulati ◽  
Beita Zhao ◽  
Fuguo Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Hydrophobic Properties ◽  
Neuroprotective Effects ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Different Temperatures

Astaxanthin (AST) has been shown to have neuroprotective effects, however, its bioavailability in vivo is low due to its hydrophobic properties. In this study, heat-treated lactoferrin (LF) with different temperatures...

Heat Treatment Influence on the Corrosion Resistance of a Cu-Al-Fe-Mn Bronze

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 1055-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Ciurdas ◽  
Ioana Arina Gherghescu ◽  
Sorin Ciuca ◽  
Alina Daniela Necsulescu ◽  
Cosmin Cotrut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Galvanic Corrosion ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Water Quenching ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Different Temperatures

Aluminium bronzes are exhibiting good corrosion resistance in saline environments combined with high mechanical properties. Their corrosion resistance is obviously confered by the alloy chemical composition, but it can also be improved by heat treatment structural changes. In the present paper, five Cu-Al-Fe-Mn bronze samples were subjected to annealing heat treatments with furnace cooling, water quenching and water quenching followed by tempering at three different temperatures: 200, 400 and 550�C. The heating temperature on annealing and quenching was 900�C. The structure of the heat treated samples was studied by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Subsequently, the five samples were submitted to corrosion tests. The best resistance to galvanic corrosion was showed by the quenched sample, but it can be said that all samples are characterized by close values of open-circuit potentials and corrosion potentials. Concerning the susceptibility to other types of corrosion (selective leaching, pitting, crevice corrosion), the best corrosion resistant structure consists of a solid solution, g2 and k compounds, corresponding to the quenched and 550�C tempered sample.

scholarly journals Prediction of Thiol Group Changes in Minced Raw and Cooked Chicken Meat with Plant Extracts—Kinetic and Neural Network Approaches

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1647
Author(s):  
Anna Kaczmarek ◽  
Małgorzata Muzolf-Panek
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Predictive Models ◽  
External Validation ◽  
Thiol Group ◽  
Chicken Meat ◽  
Validation Dataset ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Meat Samples ◽  
Network Approaches

The aim of the study was to develop predictive models of thiol group (SH) level changes in minced raw and heat-treated chicken meat enriched with selected plant extracts (allspice, basil, bay leaf, black seed, cardamom, caraway, cloves, garlic, nutmeg, onion, oregano, rosemary, and thyme) during storage at different temperatures. Meat samples with extract addition were stored under various temperatures (4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 °C). SH changes were measured spectrophotometrically using Ellman’s reagent. Samples stored at 12 °C were used as the external validation dataset. SH content decreased with storage time and temperature. The dependence of SH changes on temperature was adequately modeled by the Arrhenius equation with average high R2 coefficients for raw meat (R2 = 0.951) and heat-treated meat (R2 = 0.968). Kinetic models and artificial neural networks (ANNs) were used to build the predictive models of thiol group decay during meat storage. The obtained results demonstrate that both kinetic Arrhenius (R2 = 0.853 and 0.872 for raw and cooked meat, respectively) and ANN (R2 = 0.803) models can predict thiol group changes in raw and cooked ground chicken meat during storage.

scholarly journals Changes of Physicochemical Properties of Starch Syrups Recommended for Winter Feeding of Honeybees during Storage

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 374
Author(s):  
Teresa Szczęsna ◽  
Ewa Waś ◽  
Piotr Semkiw ◽  
Piotr Skubida ◽  
Katarzyna Jaśkiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Temperature Time ◽  
Winter Feeding

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of storage temperature and time on physicochemical parameters of starch syrups recommended for the winter feeding of bee colonies. The studies included commercially available three starch syrups and an inverted saccharose syrup that were stored at different temperatures: ca. 20 °C, 10–14 °C, and ca. 4 °C. Physicochemical parameters of fresh syrups (immediately after purchase) and syrups after 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 months of storage at the abovementioned temperatures were measured. It was observed that the rate of unfavorable changes in chemical composition of starch syrups and the inverted saccharose syrup, mainly the changes in the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content, depended on the type of a syrup and storage conditions (temperature, time). Properties of tested starch syrups intended for winter feeding of bees stored at ca. 20 °C maintained unchanged for up to 6 months, whereas the same syrups stored at lower temperatures (10–14 °C) maintained unchanged physicochemical parameters for about 12 months. In higher temperatures, the HMF content increased. To date, the influence of this compound on bees has not been thoroughly investigated.

scholarly journals The Effect of Edible Coatings on Selected Physicochemical Properties of Cassava Chips

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3265
Author(s):  
Diofanor Acevedo-Correa ◽  
José Jaimes-Morales ◽  
Piedad M. Montero-Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Whey Protein ◽  
Oil Content ◽  
Moisture Absorption ◽  
Moisture Loss ◽  
Edible Coatings ◽  
Protein Films ◽  
Anova Analysis ◽  
Coating Type ◽  
Sensory Parameters

The objective of this research was to study the effect of edible coatings on the physicochemical properties of cassava chips. The oil and moisture absorption in fried cassava chips that were not coated and in chips that were coated with pectin and whey protein films were determined using a completely randomized experiment design with a 33 factorial arrangement. The multifactorial ANOVA analysis of variance showed that all factors had significant statistical differences for moisture loss and oil absorption (p < 0.05). The coating type, the control, and the whey protein-coated chips presented a 321% greater oil content on average at 180 °C and 180 s than the pectin-coated chips. The density, heat capacity, and thermal diffusivity had statistical differences at all temperatures (p < 0.05). The sensory analysis showed that the coating type affected all sensory parameters, except crispness, as indicated by significant statistical differences (p < 0.05). The temperature only influenced the color of the control chips, with statistical differences (p < 0.05) at all temperatures.

scholarly journals Effect of Powder Heat Treatment on Chemical Composition and Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Alloys Fabricated by Combining Water Atomization and Spark Plasma Sintering

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2993
Author(s):  
Dong-won Shin ◽  
Peyala Dharmaiah ◽  
Jun-Woo Song ◽  
Soon-Jik Hong
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Hole Concentration ◽  
Bismuth Antimony Telluride ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Water Atomization ◽  
Powder Samples ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Spark Plasma

In this work, Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 materials were produced by an economically viable and time efficient water atomization process. The powder samples were heat treated at different temperatures (673 K, 723 K, 743 K, 773 K, 803 K, and 823 K) followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS). It was found that the Te evaporated slightly at 723 K and 743 K and became dominated at 773 K, 803 K, and 823 K, which severely influences the thermoelectric properties. The electrical conductivity was significantly improved for over 803 K heat treated samples due to the remarkable improvement in hole concentration. The power factor values for the 803 K and 823 K samples were significantly larger at T > 350 K compared to other samples. Consequently, the peak ZT of 0.92 at 350 K was obtained for the 803 K sample, which could be useful in commercial thermoelectric power generation.

Elasto-plastic deformation of glass-like carbons heat-treated at different temperatures

Carbon ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1525-1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norio Iwashita ◽  
Michael V. Swain ◽  
John S. Field ◽  
Naoto Ohta ◽  
Shingo Bitoh
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Different Temperatures

Formation of Grain Structures of Thermal Sprayed Nickel Coatings and the Coating Properties

2005 ◽  
Vol 502 ◽  
pp. 517-0
Author(s):  
Kenji Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Steel Substrate ◽  
Nickel Coatings ◽  
Grain Structures ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Columnar Grains ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Plasma Sprayed ◽  
Equiaxed Grains ◽  
Sprayed Coatings ◽  
Lamellar Interfaces

Pure nickel powder was low pressure plasma sprayed onto a steel substrate held at different temperatures during spraying. The as-sprayed coatings consist of columnar grains whose axes are nearly perpendicular to the lamellae composing the coatings. As the coating temperature becomes higher, the length of the columnar grains increases and is longer than the thickness of the lamellae, indicating the growth of the grains across the lamellar interfaces during spraying. On the other hand, the coatings that were heat treated after spraying consist of coarse equiaxed grains. The coatings that experienced high temperatures during spraying or the heat treated coatings have large porosity and contain large globular pores. The hardness, apparent density and the tensile strength of the coating itself were the highest for the coating prepared at a low temperature and became low on heat treatment. The thermal conductivity in the direction perpendicular to the coating was the largest for the coating that consisted of long columnar grains.

Preparation and Microwave Permittivity of Nano-Sized Si/C/N Powder

2005 ◽  
Vol 475-479 ◽  
pp. 3571-3574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Kui Liu ◽  
Wan Cheng Zhou ◽  
Fa Luo ◽  
Dong Mei Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Dissipation Factor ◽  
Nano Powder ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Degree Of Crystallization ◽  
Microwave Permittivity ◽  
N Powder

Nano-sized Si/C/N powders are prepared from hexamethyldisilazane ((CH3)3Si)2NH) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at different pyrolysis temperatures from 900°C to 1200°C. The as-formed Si/C/N nano powder is amorphous, and after controlled heat-treatment, SiC crystals formed. The composition of the Si/C/N powders prepared at different conditions is analyzed and the result shows that the nitrogen content of the Si/C/N powder is related to the synthesizing temperature. Si/C/N powders heat-treated at different temperatures are mixed with paraffin wax and the microwave permittivity of the mixture is measured. The result shows that the e¢, e², and the dissipation factor tg d ( e²/ e¢) of the mixture are high at the frequency of 8.2~12.4GHz, and the nitrogen content and the degree of crystallization have influence on the microwave permittivity. We believe that the high value of e¢, e² ,and tg d are due to the dielectric relaxation as the result of nitrogen atoms doped in silicon carbide lattice.

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