Optimisation of mass transfer kinetics during osmotic dehydration of pork meat cubes in complex osmotic solution
This paper presents the effects of different process temperature (20, 35 and 50 °C), immersion time (1, 3 and 5 hours) and the concentration of sugar beet molasses + NaCl + sucrose water solution on osmotic dehydration of pork meat (M. triceps brachii) cubes, shaped 1 x 1 x 1 cm, at atmosph...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia
2014-01-01
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Series: | Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-9372/2014/1451-93721300012F.pdf |
Summary: | This paper presents the effects of different process temperature (20, 35 and
50 °C), immersion time (1, 3 and 5 hours) and the concentration of sugar
beet molasses + NaCl + sucrose water solution on osmotic dehydration of pork
meat (M. triceps brachii) cubes, shaped 1 x 1 x 1 cm, at atmospheric
pressure. The main objective was to examine the influence of different
parameters on the mass transfer kinetics during osmotic treatment. The
observed system’s responses were: water loss, solid gain, and water
activity. The optimum osmotic conditions (temperature of 40 °C, treatment
time of 4.1 h and concentration 67 %), were determined using response
surface method, by superimposing the contour plots of each process variable,
and the responses were: water loss=0.46, solid gain=0.15, and water
activity=0.79. Transport coefficients, for both solids and water transfer
and energy of activation for all samples were also determined. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR-31055] |
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ISSN: | 1451-9372 2217-7434 |