scholarly journals Moisture sorption isotherms and isosteric heat sorption of habanero pepper (Capsicum chínense) dehydrated powder

Author(s):  
Mario Luna-Flores ◽  
Mariana Gisela Peña-Juarez ◽  
Angélica Mara Bello-Ramirez ◽  
Javier Telis-Romero ◽  
Guadalupe Luna-Solano

Moisture sorption isotherms of the habanero pepper powder were determined using the Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS) method at 20, 25, 35, 45 and 55 °C in a range of water activity from 0.10 to 0.90 at which the processes of drying, packing and storage of habanero pepper are developed. The sorption capacity decreased with increasing temperature at a given water activity and the sorption isotherms showed a sigmoid form (Type II). The hysteresis phenomenon was observed in the sorption isotherms at all temperatures studied and it was more pronounced at temperatures high. The experimental sorption curves were fitting to the GAB, BET and Oswin models. It was concluded that the models that best describe the adsorption and desorption data for habanero pepper dehydrated powder were the GAB and Oswin models.  The isosteric heat of water sorption was calculated with the moisture content data in equilibrium. The desorption isotherms present a higher isosteric heat in relation to the adsorption isotherms. In both, the isosteric heat decreased as the moisture content increased. Keywords: Habanero pepper dehydrated powder; Convective drying; Moisture sorption isotherms; Mathematic models

Author(s):  
Zhao Yang ◽  
Enlong Zhu ◽  
Zongsheng Zhu

Abstract Moisture sorption isotherms of green soybean seeds were determined by static gravimetric method and water activity ranging from 0.11to 0.94 at 20, 30 and 40°C. The optimal sorption model of green soybean was determined by using nonlinear regression method. Modified BET multilayer sorption theory model parameters at different temperatures were calculated, isosteric sorption heat was derived by the water activity sorption isosteric model. Results indicated that sorption isotherms were belong to type III behaviour, a notable hysteresis effect was observed, Green soybean monolayer saturated sorption capacity was greater in desorption process than that of adsorption. The monolayer saturated sorption capacity decreased with increasing temperature, while the number of multilayer had a reverse trend with the monolayer saturated sorption capacity, the optimal sorption isotherm model for green soybean is Halsey model, The thermodynamic parameters including net isosteric heat of adsorption and desorption calculated at 40°C were 105.2-1865.4 kJ/kg and 111.62-1939.0 kJ/kg with equilibrium moisture content between 5% and 32% (d.b.), respectively. The net isosteric heat of sorption decreased with increasing equilibrium moisture content.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tochukwu Samuel ◽  
J. Obeta Ugwuanyi

Garri is a creamy white or yellow starchy grit produced by roasting to gelatinization and dryness of peeled, washed, mashed, and fermented dewatered cassava roots. It is the most important product of cassava in West and Central Africa. Mean moisture content of yellow and white garri was 11.11% and 10.81% within 24 hrs of sampling from the market, increasing to 17.27% and 16.14%, respectively, following 3 months of storage at room temperature. The water activity of samples varied from initial 0.587 to 0.934 following storage. Moisture sorption isotherms, determined by static gravimetric techniques at 20° and 30°C, showed temperature dependent BET Sigmoidal type II behaviour typical of carbohydrate rich foods but modulated very slightly by the content of palm oil. Equilibrium moisture content decreased with increase in temperature at constant water activity. A total of 10 fungal species belonging to the generaMucor,Penicillium,Cephalosporium,Aspergillus,Scopulariopsis,Rhizopus, and Paecilomyceswere identified, with range increasing with water activity of samples.


2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Fikry ◽  
Alhussein M. Al-Awaadh

Abstract Dynamic vapor sorption equipment (AQUADVS) was used to determine adsorption and desorption isotherms for powder rich in fiber (PRF) produced from Palm Date flesh of Sifri cultivar (Phoenix dactylifera L.) at temperatures 25, 35 and 45 °C in a wide range of water activity (0.09–0.87). Equilibrium was achieved within 29 and 25 h for the adsorption and desorption process respectively. The obtained data were fitted to ten models (Peleg, GAB, BET, Halsey, Oswin, Smith, Modified Henderson, Adam and Shove, Modified Oswin and Modified Halsey). The results indicated that the PRF followed type III behavior. The empirical Peleg model was found to be the best to represent the experimental data in the water activity range 0.09–0.87. The isosteric heat of sorption and the differential entropy decreased by increasing the moisture content and can be predicted by polynomial functions. Glass transition temperatures (Tg) of PRF were determined. The Tg decreased as the moisture content increased and can be correlated using the Gordon and Taylor model (R2=0.976). The PRF should be stored at moisture less than 9 d.b.% and temperature less than 35 °C.


Author(s):  
Valeria S. Eim ◽  
Carmen Rosselló ◽  
Antoni Femenia ◽  
Susana Simal

The water sorption isotherms of carrot were determined at five different temperatures (at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50ºC) within wide ranges of moisture content (1.3-78.4 kg water /100 kg dry matter) and water activities (0.165-0.907) by using a standardized conductivity thermohygrometer. The sorption isotherms exhibited the type III behaviour, thus, an increase in temperature promoted a decrease in water activity. The GAB, Halsey, Henderson, Iglesias & Chirife and Oswin models were tested to fit the experimental data by using nonlinear regression analysis. The GAB and Henderson models satisfactorily described the sorption isotherms (mean relative error < 5.6%). The net isosteric heat of sorption (Qstn) and the differential entropy (Sd), estimated as functions of the moisture content, decreased as the carrot moisture content increased.


2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Siripatrawan ◽  
P. Jantawat

Moisture sorption isotherms of Thai Jasmine rice crackers were determined at 30, 45 and 60°C over a water activity range of 0.10 to 0.95 using a static gravimetric technique. Moisture sorption isotherms of rice crackers exhibited the sigmoid (Type II) shape. The moisture content of rice crackers decreased as temperature increased at a given water activity of the storage environment. The Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) and Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer (GAB) models were applied to fit the experimental data. The isosteric heat of sorption at different moisture levels was also determined using the Clausius–Clapeyron thermodynamic equation. A nonlinear regression analysis method was determined to evaluate the parameters of sorption equations. The criteria used to evaluate the goodness of fit of each model were the mean relative percentage deviation modulus (E) and the percentage root mean square error (RMSE). The more extended range of application of the GAB equation over the BET equation was evident. The GAB model gave the best fit to the experimental sorption data for a wide range of water activity (0.10–0.95) while the BET model gave the best fit for a water activity range of less than 0.60. The GAB model is considered suitable to predict the moisture sorption isotherm of rice crackers since it gave low E and RMSE values. The heat of sorption values of rice crackers were found to be large at low moisture content and decreased with an increase in food moisture content.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1033-1034 ◽  
pp. 681-689
Author(s):  
Zhong Yang Ren ◽  
Yan Yan Wu ◽  
Zhen Hua Duan ◽  
Lai Hao Li ◽  
Xian Qing Yang

The moisture sorption characteristics of salted largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) were investigated within the limits of water activity (0.11-0.98) at 25 and 35°C using a self-made instrument for the measurement of the equilibrium moisture content according to the static gravimetric method. The shape of the sorption isotherms was sigmoidal. The moisture sorption isotherms exhibited significant hysteresis. The hysteresis of salted fish may be due to the salt permeating into the body of the fish as a result of desorption and adsorption processes. Seventeen mathematical models were fit to the experimental data for the equilibrium moisture content at different water activity levels. The Ferro-Fontan equation provided the best fit for the experimental data of the equilibrium moisture content among the 17 models assessed for the sorption isotherms at 25 and 35°C. The net isosteric heats of sorption decreased gradually with increases in moisture content. The isosteric heats of sorption ranged from 44.59 kJ/mol to 45.61 kJ/mol between the moisture contents of 22.22% and 43.25% for salted largehead hairtail.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Maha Muhyi Alhussaini ◽  
Hassanain A. Hassan ◽  
Nada S. Ahmedzeki

   The moisture sorption isotherms of Mefenamic acid tablets were investigated by measuring the experimental equilibrium moisture content (EMC) using the static method of saturated salt solutions at three temperatures (25, 35, and 45°C) and water activity range from 0.056 to 0.8434. The results showed that EMC increased when relative humidity increased and the sorption capacity decreased, the tablets became less hygroscopic and more stable when the temperature increased at constant water activity. The sorption curves had a sigmoid shape, type II according to Brunauer’s classification. The hysteresis effect was significant along with the whole sorption process. The results were fitted to three models: Oswin, Smith, and Guggenhein - Anderson and de Boer. According to the fitting results, the GAB model was the most appropriate model to describe the sorption behavior of Mefenamic acid; it had a regression coefficient range (0.9803-0.994), %E (0.69-4.06), and low values of SEE (0.85-2.2). The monolayer moisture content was calculated using the GAB model and it was concluded that the tablets should be stored at moisture content equal or slightly higher than (0.2046, 0.1843, and 0.1437 %) for desorption and (0.2073, 0.1269, and 0.1452 %) for adsorption for the three temperatures.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Lucas Aguirre ◽  
German Antonio Giraldo Giraldo ◽  
Misael Cortés Rodríguez

PurposeIn order to understand interactions aw vs equilibrium moisture content (EMC) in fortified coconut powder, moisture sorption isotherms were constructed under different storage conditions in order to predict the changes in their physical, chemical and microbiological properties that occur during storage and processing, which are unique to each food.Design/methodology/approachFor which the moisture sorption isotherms were determined at three different temperatures (15, 25 and 35 °C), in a range of water activity from 0.1 to 0.90. Nine models, namely, the GAB, BET, Oswin, Smith, Halsey, Henderson, Chung and Pfost, Peleg and Caurie equations, were fitted to the sorption data. Various statistical tests were adopted as criteria to evaluate the fit performance of the models.FindingsOf the models tested, the Peleg model gave the best fit to experimental data (R2 = 0.997; RMSE = 0.276), across the full range of water activities and at different temperatures. Humidity of the monolayer (mo) was found between 2.54 and 2.34%, a fundamental parameter to define the storage and control conditions, given that it is considered the value at which the product is more stable. The net sorption isosteric heat (Qst) increased to maximum and then diminished with increased moisture content (Xw); maximum values were obtained in the Xw interval between 0.48 and 2.87% (db), being between 35.72 and 99.26 kJ/mol, where the maximum value indicates coverage of the strongest bond sites and higher adsorbate-adsorbent interaction.Originality/valueThese results provide reliable experimental data on water absorption isotherms of the CP + FAC important to determine optimal processing, storing and packaging conditions.


Author(s):  
Jatindra Kumar Sahu ◽  
Ajita Tiwari

Moisture sorption isotherms of osmotically dehydrated sweet peppers were determined at 15oC, 30oC and 40oC using static desiccator techniques. In the study, seven levels of water activity in range of 0.08 to 0.91 were used by the use of saturated salt solutions. The isotherms were found to be sigmoid type and of BET classification II. Out of seven sorption models i.e. BET, modified BET, Hasley, Caurie, GAB, Oswin and Smith, fitted to the experimental data, Oswin model was found to be the best for accurate prediction of moisture sorption isotherm with highest value of coefficient of determination (R2) and lowest values of standard error (SE) and relative deviation parentage (Rd). The value of monolayer moisture content of the osmotically dehydrated sweet pepper was found to be 3.037%, 3.934% and 4.432% (db) at 15oC, 30oC and 40oC respectively. The values of net isosteric heat of sorption as calculated by Clausius–Clapeyron equation showed a regular fall with increase in moisture content.


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