scholarly journals Modelling Water Absorption in Micronized Lentil Seeds with the Use of Peleg’s Equation

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Izabela Kuna-Broniowska ◽  
Agata Blicharz-Kania ◽  
Dariusz Andrejko ◽  
Agnieszka Kubik-Komar ◽  
Zbigniew Kobus ◽  
...  

The aim of the paper was to investigate the effect of infrared pre-treatment on the process of water absorption by lentil seeds. The paper presents the effects of micronization on the process of water absorption by lentil seeds. As a source of infrared emission, 400-W ceramic infrared radiators ECS-1 were used. The seeds were soaked at three temperature values (in the range from 25 to 75 °C) for 8 h, that is, until the equilibrium moisture content was achieved. Peleg’s equation was used to describe the kinetics of water absorption by lentil seeds. The results were compared with those obtained in the process of soaking crude seeds. On the basis of the conducted research, it was found that the infrared pre-treatment contributed to a substantial increase in the water absorption rate in the initial period of soaking lentil seeds (especially at 25 °C). Infrared irradiation can be an effective method for intensification of lentil seed hydration at an ambient temperature. It should be assumed that, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, shortening the heating time will significantly reduce the energy consumption and cost of processing lentil seeds.

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 2391-2399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Kašpar ◽  
Jiří Trekoval

The polymerization kinetics of isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) in benzene with butyllithium as the initiator was investigated by the gas chromatographic method. After completion of the initial period of the reaction, its order with respect to the initial concentration of initiator is negative at the concentrations of the latter between 0.01 and 0.25 mol/l, and positive at higher concentrations. A reaction scheme has been suggested with respect to the "cross" association of butyllithium and of the "living" oligoisoprene.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajibola B. Oyedeji ◽  
Olajide P. Sobukola ◽  
Ezekiel Green ◽  
Oluwafemi A. Adebo

AbstractThe physical properties and water absorption kinetics of three varieties of Mucuna beans (Mucuna pruriens, Mucuna rajada and Mucuna veracruz) were determined in this study. Physical properties including length, width, thickness, geometric mean diameter, sphericity, porosity, bulk density, area, volume and one thousand seed mass were calculated while hydration kinetics was studied by soaking Mucuna beans in water at 30 °C, 40 °C and 50 °C and measuring water uptake at 9 h interval. Peleg’s equation was used to model the hydration characteristics and Arrhenius equation was used to describe the effect of temperature on Peleg’s rate constant k1 and to obtain the activation energies for soaking. Significant variations were observed in almost all the physical properties of the different varieties, however, there were no significant differences (p < 0.05) in their thicknesses and bulk densities. The effectiveness of fit of Peleg’s model (R2) increased with increase in soaking temperature. Peleg’s rate constant k1 decreased with increase in soaking temperature while k2 increased with temperature increase. Activation energies of Mucuna pruriens, Mucuna rajada and Mucuna veracruz were 1613.24 kJ/mol, 747.95 kJ/mol and 2743.64 kJ/mol, respectively. This study provides useful information about the properties of three varieties of Mucuna beans that could be of importance to processors and engineers for process design and optimization.


2021 ◽  
Vol 302 ◽  
pp. 124156
Author(s):  
Kun Liang ◽  
Yingjie Hou ◽  
Jianchun Sun ◽  
Xiaoguang Li ◽  
Jiahong Bai ◽  
...  

1960 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. Dogadkin ◽  
O. N. Beliatskaya ◽  
A. B. Dobromyslova ◽  
M. S. Feldshtein

Abstract 1. The vulcanization of rubber in the presence of N,N-diethyl-2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide is characterized by an S-shaped curve for the addition of sulfur with an initial induction period in the reaction. The modulus and number of crosslinks are changed in an analogous manner to the structure of the vulcanizate. 2. The energy of activation of the addition of sulfur in the initial period is equal to 30 kcal per mole as against 14 kcal per mole in the main period. 3. The induction period is increased if the sodium-butadiene rubber is purified from alkali. 4. Molecular oxygen present in the compound being vulcanized decreases the induction period and increases the rate of the addition of the sulfur in the main period. An induction period is not observed when vulcanization is carried out in an atmosphere of pure oxygen. 5. The interaction of N,N-diethyl-2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide with rubber (in the absence of sulfur) at vulcanization temperatures is accompanied by the formation of MBT, diethylamine, and the addition of the elements of the accelerator to the rubber. The kinetics of this process were studied. 6. The interaction of N,N-diethyl-2-benzothiazolyl sulfenamide with rubber leads to the formation of chemical crosslinks between the molecules of rubber (the effect of vulcanization). 7. The change of N,N-diethyl-2-benzothiazolyl sulfenamide under the conditions of normal sulfur vulcanization has the same character as in the interaction of it with rubber. The kinetics of the formation of MBT have a maximum which coincides with the maximum rate of the addition of sulfur to the rubber. 8. A mechanism is presented for the vulcanization and acceleration actions of N,N-diethyl-2-benzothiazolyl sulfenamide which provides for the extraction of hydrogen by the accelerator radicals from the molecular chains of the rubber with the formation of MBT, diethylamine and polymer radicals which are able to interact with the sulfur.


2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2306-2309
Author(s):  
Shu Bin Zhao ◽  
Pan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Tong Cai ◽  
Dong Fu

The absorption rates of CO2 in diethanolamine (DEA) promoted N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) aqueous solution were measured at normal pressure with temperatures ranging from 303.15-323.15K. The influence of temperature and the mass fraction of DEA on the absorption rate of CO2 was illustrated.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 302-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shekhar U. Kadam ◽  
Brijesh K. Tiwari ◽  
Colm P. O’Donnell

2014 ◽  
Vol 911 ◽  
pp. 40-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aqif Adam ◽  
Alawi Sulaiman ◽  
Che Mohd Som Said ◽  
Ayub M. Som ◽  
Azhari Samsu Bahruddin ◽  
...  

Palm oil industry produces huge amount of oil palm decanter cake (OPDC). Currently it is not yet commercialized however due to its characteristics, it can be used to produce oil palm decanter cake natural polymer composite (OPDC-NPC). NPC is a type of material made by combining natural fiber with polymer. Therefore the objective of this paper is to produce NPC from OPDC and then determine its mechanical and physical properties such as elasticity, stiffness, tensile strength and water absorption rate. The OPDC samples were collected from Felda Trolak Palm Oil Mill. Prior to NPC development, the oil was removed from OPDC using hexane soxhlet extraction method. OPDC-NPC was fabricated using molding method where the mixture of 95% polypropylene (PP) and 5% OPDC were mixed using twin-screw extruder. The results showed that OPDC-NPC has an elasticity of 2231 MPa, stiffness of 30 MPa, tensile strength of 32 MPa and water absorption rate of 0.16 % which was slightly better with the other types of fibers.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemalata Jena ◽  
Abinash Panigrahi

Purpose Here, attempts have been made to explore the possible use of Marine waste as filler materials into the bio-fibre composites. Clam shell is a type of marine waste which belongs to the class of Bivalvia. It is mainly made of aragonite crystalline polymorphs. This paper aims to develop a new class of natural fibre composite in which jute fibre as reinforcement, epoxy as matrix and clam shell, as particulate microsphere filler. The study investigates the effects of different amounts of clam shell powder on the kinetics of water absorption of jute fibre-reinforced epoxy composite. Two different environmental conditions at room temperature, i.e. distilled water and seawater, are collected for this purpose. Moisture absorption reduces when clam shell is added to the jute-epoxy composite. The curve of water absorption of jute-epoxy composites with filler loading at both environmental conditions follows as Fickian behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Hand lay-up technique to fabricate the composite – Experimental observation Findings The incorporation of Clam shell filler in jute epoxy composite modified the water absorption property of the composite. Hence the present marine waste is an potential filler in jute fibre reinforced polymer composite. Originality/value The paper demonstrates a new class hybrid composite material which uses a marine waste as important phase in the bio-fibre-reinforced composite. It is a new work submitted for original research paper.


2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Martín ◽  
O.M. Alfano ◽  
A.E. Cassano

Sometimes, provision of water for domiciliary consumption faces the problem of natural contamination originated by the presence of organic substances such as humic or fulvic acids. Very often, after conventional sanitary treatments this water exhibits a persistent yellowish coloration that affects its use. Moreover, these substances may act as precursors of tri-halomethanes formation during pre-desinfection with chlorine. This paper presents, with a simplified mechanistic approach, the intrinsic reaction kinetics of natural water decolorization employing UV radiation and hydrogen peroxide. The main variables for the model are: contaminant concentration expressed as TOC, hydrogen peroxide concentration and the photon absorption rate.


2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Nuryono Nuryono ◽  
V.V.H. Susanti ◽  
Narsito Narsito

In this research, the effect of Sangiran diatomaceous earth pre-treatment with sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and hydrochloric acid (HCl) on the kinetics of adsorption for Cr(III) in aqueous solution has been studied. The research has been carried out by mixing an amount of diatomeaeous earth with HCl or H2SO4 in various concentrations for two hours at temperature of 150 - 200°C. The mixture was washed with water until neutral, and the residue was dried at 70°C for four hours. The result then was used as adsorbent. Adsorption was carried out by mixing an amount of adsorbent with Cr(III) solution in various contact times. Ion adsorbed was determined by analyzing filtrate using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The effect of pre-treatment on adsorption kinetics was evaluated based on kinetic parameters, i.e. constant of adsorption rate by using Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics and using two-process kinetics (fast and slow processes). Adsorption kinetics calculated using LH equation gave negative value for adsorption rate constant of zero order (k0). On the other words, the LH kinetics might not be applied for adsorption of Cr(III) to diatomaceous earth adsorbent. Results of kinetics study approached using two processes (fast and slow) showed that adsorption of Cr(III) occurred in two processes with rate constant of fast adsorption, kc, 0.041/min, rate constant of slow adsorption, kl, 0.0089/min, and of slow desorption, k'l, 0.089/menit. Pre-treatment with HCl up to 10 M decreased either kc, kl or k'l, while pre-treatment with H2SO4 1M increased kc to 0.061/min, decreased kl to 0.00424 and k'l to 0.0139/min. On pre-treatment with H2SO4 higher than 6 M significantly decreased three constants above. Based on the Gibbs energy change (4.31 - 6.79 kJ/mole) showed that adsorption involved physical interaction.   Keywords: adsorption, chromium, diatomaceous earth, kinetics, Langmuir-Hinshelwood


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