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Análise experimental da secagem do corante hidrossolúvel de urucum (Bixa orellana L.) em leito de jorro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-02-15) SILVA, Adriano Gomes Paixão da; FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7428609361678173; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-9998; COSTA, Cristiane Maria Leal; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0581730621014796
The water-soluble dye annatto norbixin salt is mainly used in the pharmaceuticals industry, cosmetics and especially in industrial food sector in breads, sausages, yogurts, confectionery, pasta, cheese, sandwich cookies, juice concentrates and others. The low toxicity and its coloring ability make the annatto norbixin salt a very attractive and convenient dye, replacing many synthetic dyes. These characteristics encourage to seek ways to facilitate the use of natural dyes in the various segments of industry, as well as promoting research about obtaining in order to get a product with the desired characteristics and qualities. This work it is carried out experimental analysis of water soluble dye drying annatto (Bixa orellana L.) in spouted bed, using cassava starch as a carrier agent and particles of low-density poliestileno (LDPE) as an inert material. The extraction of the dye was carried out by immersion and agitation of annatto seeds in 5% potassium hydroxide solution. It is statistically evaluated the influence of the drying process input variables, temperature (70, 80 and 90 ° C), atomization pressure (10, 15 and 20 psi), and atomization of the suspension flow (10, 7 and 8.5 mL/min) one the response variables: efficiency (η), moisture content (U) and norbixin salt content of the dye powder (S), using Statistica®7.0 application. The estimate of the optimum condition of drying within the analyzed experimental area is determined based on the input variables applying the concept of global desirability. The conditions in this work, it was reached a optimum value of Desirability Function considered as very good and that matches the temperature of the drying air 82.6 °C, atomization pressure of 13.7 psi and flow of suspension dye 10 ml / min, generating satisfactory values for the response variables corresponding to 71.69 % yield, 0.06161 g H2O/g dry solids of moisture and 2.3605 % dye of norbixin salt powder.
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Análise experimental do comportamento fluidodinâmico e da secagem de sementes de linhaça (Linum usitatissimum L.) em leito de jorro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-09-30) SANTANA, Elza Brandão; PINTO, Cláudio Roberto Orofino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4833991906165550; COSTA, Cristiane Maria Leal; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0581730621014796
Flaxseed is the seed of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum L.) is polymorphic native flax, and is considered one of the six plants currently recognized by the National Cancer Institute of the United States (U.S. National Cancer Institute - NCI) for their properties specific anti-cancer. Part of this recognition should be the remarkable characteristic of being the richest source of lignin precursors (vegetable steroid action analogous to the mammalian estrogen) in the human diet. The variety used in this work was the "Linseed" brown and objective of this study was to analyze the fluid-dynamics of spouted bed. The fluid-dynamics was defined by the measurements of the bed pressure drop as a function of the flow rate for different seeds loads, so getting information to determine parameters related to the process, such as: minimum spouting velocity, maximum pressure drop, stable spout pressure drop and minimum spouted pressure drop. These values were compared with the values obtained by empirical equations found in the literature. It was also studied the drying of raw material, through a full factorial design 22 with com three central point and the statistical analysis of the results were realized and the effects of independent variables spouting air temperature (Tg) and time (t) on the responses humidity ratio (Xr, adim.), germination (G, %) and germination speed index (GSI, t-1) were evaluated. The optimal operational point was determined as function of the entrance variables applying the concept of global desirability. The kinetics of drying was performed at temperatures of 45, 55 and 65 °C, and the Midilli et al. model showed the best fitting to the experimental data. For the fluid-dynamic parameters showed that the correlation of Gorshtein and Mukhlenov (1965) showed the lowest deviations for minimum spouted pressure drop and pressure drop in the steady spouted, Abdelrazek (1969) showed the smallest deviation to the minimum spouting velocity and Pallai and Németh (1969) described adequately the maximum pressure drop. It was observed that the mass of seeds processed and air-spouted temperature exerted a significant influence on fluid-dynamic. Based on the statistical analysis of experimental noticed that all variable Tg e t are statistically significant for the responses: humidity ratio, germination and germination speed index, proposing models representative of these parameters with the presence of curvature, obtaining the coefficient of determination (R2) greater than 99 %.
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Análise experimental do processo de extração do óleo essencial de Puxuri [Licaria puchury-major (Mart.), Kosterm., Lauraceae] por arraste com vapor
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-04-30) MAFRA, Eduardo de Souza; FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7428609361678173
Analyse experimentally the extraction process of the essential oil of seeds and aerial parts of puxuri for drag with steam. The puxuri, [Licaria puchury-major (Mart.)] Kosterm., Lauraceae], is a species of the Amazon forest with great potential for the Bioproducts Industry (pharmaceu-ticals, cosmetics, food and natural pesticide) due to the presence of safrole in its essential oil. This work is an anatomical study and physical and chemical characterization of plant parts used for oil extraction. Studying the kinetics of drying of seeds, thin branches and leaves of puxuri and quantifies the influence of convective drying in fixed bed in safrole content and moisture content. Through statistically designed experiments, identify levels of process variables: mois-ture content, particle size and extraction time of samples of seed of puxuri, that optimize both answers the responses: in essential oil yield and content of safrole, its major component, within the experimental domain adopted and 90% confidence (α = 0.10) in the extraction process of the essential oil by steam drag. Chemically analyzed the essential oil of puxuri by GC-MS and iden-tifies the chemical composition in terms of their senior constituents. Using the gravimetric ap-proximation method static with concentrated solutions, desorption isotherms are obtained for puxuri seeds powder, in temperatures 15, 25 and 35ºC. The experimental data hygroscopic equi-librium, fits very well the GAB model, being estimated the heats of sorption liquid and inte-grals, in addition to the equilibrium moisture content in monolayer and other constants in the equation. Noted low toxicity of essential oil of puxuri and the solid residue of extraction can be used as material for the production of saponifiable transparent soaps to cold.
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Análise experimental do processo de secagem de urucum (Bixa orellana L.) em leito fixo
(Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 1998-12-18) FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; ROCHA, Sandra Cristina dos Santos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3173533801776868
The drying of annatto seeds (Bixa orellana L.), type Red Piave, was studied in a fixed bed dryer. The optimal conditions were obtained to minimize the bixin losses and to obtain the final moisture content of seeds in the adequate lovels for conservation and quality maintenance. The bixix and the final moisture contents were studied as a function of the operational variables of the drying process. The termodynamic behavior of the seeds during the process of moisture desorption was verified by the static gravimetric method, using saturated salt solutions to maintain atmospheres with relative humidities in the range from 7 to 75%, at temperatures between 15 and 80ºC. GAB medel was used to fit the experimental data and the three parameters of GAB equation were evaluated. The Clausisus-Clapeyron equations was applied to obtain the net isosteric heats of sorption, using the desorption isotherm¿s data. It was verified that the annatto seeds can be conserved with higher stability in atmospheres with relative humidity of 60% in the range of temperatures studied. The quantification of the influences of the inlet variables of the process in the final moisture and bixin contents of the seeds and the identification of the optimal point for the process was accomplished by techniques of fractional factorial design, response surface methodology, canonical analysis and desirability function. Its was verified that the final moisture content of the seeds can be estimated by a second order polynomial model as a function of the is temperature and mass flow rate and of the dryng time, and that final bixin content is significantly influenced only by the process time, being described appropriately by linear model.
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Avaliação da qualidade de sementes Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp após processo de secagem em leito de jorro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-03) CORUMBÁ, Lorena Gomes; COSTA, Cristiane Marial Leal; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0581730621014796; FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7428609361678173
The variety of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.), known as manteiguinha beans, is native from Amazon region, the cultivation is mainly done by small producers dominated by family farms. The physiological quality of manteiguinha bean seeds, in concern to the germination and emergence rate index are directly connected to the moisture content of the seeds. Therefore, are required studies to evalute the behavior of seeds such as beans their potential hygroscopic and drying conditions. In intention for contribute to improvements in agricultural productivity cowpea, the main objective of this study was to qualitative evaluate of manteiguinha beans seeds behind drying process in conventional spouted bed. In this context, it was first defined the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of fresh seed according to obtain their moisture sorption isotherms at temperatures of 40, 55 and 70 °C. The thermodynamic parameters of sorption, as isosteric heat, and entropy change in Gibbs free energy were evaluated from the GAB model and through Clausius-Clapeyron and Gibbs-Helmholtz relations. The compensation theory enthalpy-entropy was properly applied to the isotherms indicating that the moisture sorption phenomenon in manteiguinha bean seeds is controlled by enthalpy. To carry on the drying process were defined operating conditions of the spouted bed trhough fluidodynamics parameters analysis (maximum pressure drop, pressure drop in stable spout, pressure drop in the minimum spouting and the minimum spouting velocity). In carry out of the drying tests were applied to experimental design technique Box-Behnken and through statistical analysis of the experimental data was possible to evaluate the influence of input variables: air temperature (Tar), air velocity (Uar) and time drying (t) on the responses, moisture ratio (XR), germination percentage (G) and emergence speed index (ESI). The optimal point of the drying process, estimated by global desirability function obtained when the bed particles operated at temperature and drying air rate of 57 °C and 0.934 m / s, respectively, for a period of 240 minutes. These conditions are obtained seeds with final humidity 0,12 kg water/ kg dry solid, germination of 82.53% and 14.73 and emergence speed index.
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Avaliação das condições de secagem no rendimento e na qualidade do óleo de linhaça (Linum usitatissimum L.)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-06-20) VALENTE, Maria da Conceição da Costa; COSTA, Cristiane Maria Leal; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0581730621014796; SOUZA, Célio Augusto Gomes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0800747860976046
From Asian origin flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) and belongs to the linaceae family and it is obtained from flax. It is considered a functional food, because it contains substances that may prevent diseases such as degenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Flaxseeds are still a major lignans source, that are photochemical compounds similar estrogen, which it may performs cancer-preventative. In addition to being one of the richest sources of α-linolenic acid oil and soluble fibre. The drying is a unit operation, in general, usually means removal of relatively small amounts of water from material by evaporation or by sublimation, applying heat under control conditions. Aiming to analyze the behavior of flax seeds during the drying operation, this study aimed to perform the experimental design and statistically analyze the results used to quantify the influence of air temperature (T), drying time (t) fluidization air velocity (Uf) and solids loading (Cs) on the humidity ratio (Xr), oil yield (Rend.) and the parameters oleochemicals. The estimate of the optimal point of operation was determined according to the input variables by applying the concept of global desirability. Among the conditions set out in this work, the optimal value of the function you want and when T is shifted to high level (72 oC), Uf is shifted to high level (0,83 m/s), t you for the minimum (3h ) and Cs for the secondary level (500 g), thus obtaining: 0.126 to Xr, 36,92 % for Rend.; 4.51 mg KOH/g for IA, 22,52meq O2/g IP and 0,31% for DC. We obtained the sorption isotherms of flaxseed at temperatures 40, 60 and 80 °C. Six mathematical models were applied to analyze the experimental data. The enthalpy and differential entropy were determined by appying Clausius-Clapeyron and Gibbs-Helmholtz equation, respectively. Peleg model and GAB model showed the best fit to experimental data. The enthalpy-entropy compensation theory was applied to the isotherms, indicating that they are enthalpy - controlled. The flaxseed Drying were evaluated in a fixed and fluidized bed dryer, the experimental runs were done at temperatures 40, 60 and 80 °C. Five mathematical models were evaluated and the Midilli et al. model was found to be the best model for describing the flaxseeds drying behavior. It was observed that the effective diffusivity for the flaxseeds increased with increasing drying air temperature. The diffusivity dependence by temperature was described by the Arrhenius equation. It was estimated the activation energy.
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Caracterização e processamento de leite bubalino em pó em secador por nebulização
(2005-09) GUERRA, Roberta Batista; NEVES, Elisa Cristina Andrade; PENA, Rosinelson da Silva
This work aims to show the process development based on the spray dryer for the obtaining of powdered buffalo milk. For that, physiochemical analyses were made in the milk in natura and later in the powdered product, which was also submitted to microbiological analysis to be sure that it could be consumed by humans; and to sensorial analysis for obtaining information about the product's acceptance. Sorption isotherms for the powdered product were obtained at 25ºC with the purpose of perceiving the hygroscopic behavior. The buffalo's powdered milk presented the following characteristics: 3,4 % moisture content, 23,2% proteins, 46,1% fat, 4,2% ash, 0,5% soybean lecithin and 22,6% of total carbohydrates. The product was characterized as whole powdered buffalo milk, because it didn't suffer any standardization. Nutrient losses, during the process, were less then 5%, and just for proteins the variation was more than 15%. It can be justified by the desnaturation of the casein due to high temperatures (>80ºC). The powdered product presented type III sorption isotherms and the same behavior was observed for the whole powdered milk. Through sorption isotherms, the moisture content value, referent to the monolayer, was on an average of 4,4g H2O/100g dry solids, which confirms the process efficiency. The hysteresis behavior presented by the powdered product was similar of the whole powdered milk. The product acceptance was of 74%, close to the commercial powdered milk acceptance.
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Cinética de degradação térmica de folhas de mandioca (Manihot Esculeta Crantz) durante tratamentos de secagem em estufa e cocção
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2018-03-29) MODESTO JÚNIOR, Elivaldo Nunes; CHISTÉ, Renan Campos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0583058299891937; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-3297; PENA, Rosinelson da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3452623210043423
Cassava leaves (Manihot esculenta Crantz), despite their use in animal feeding as silage, hay, or raw material, they are commonly used for human consumption in regional dishes in the North and Northeast of Brazil. Cassava presents cyanogenic glycosides in its composition linamarin and lotaustralin, which release hydrocyanic acid (HCN) after hydrolysis. The goal of this work was to study the effect of temperature and time of thermal processes application on the degradation of HCN from cassava leaves in order to establish processing conditions to obtain a safe product for human consumption. The cassava leaves were collected after six months of cultivation in a cassava farm from Salvaterra (Marajó-PA). Nine varieties of cassava leaves were characterized regarding their moisture, pH, total acidity, ashes, total lipids, crude protein, water activity, carbohydrates, total energetic value and HCN contents. Among the nine varieties, three of them were submitted to drying process at different temperatures and the thermal degradation of HCN was studied under drying and boiling conditions. The physicochemical characteristics of all studied cassava leaves were similar and total HCN content varied from 90.64- 560.88 mg HCN/kg leaves (total HCN, wet basis) and free HCN 16.65-59.24 mg HCN/kg leaves (free HCN, wet basis). Concerning the drying process, the increase in the temperature increased the effective diffusivity (Deff) of cassava leaves, which facilitates water loss; and temperatures above 50 °C are more effective. Thermal degradation studies of HCN showed that the drying and boiling processes were effective on total HCN removal after 180 minutes. Furthermore, a remarkable decrease in HCN contents was observed after 20 minutes of boiling, since the water facilitates HCN volatilization during the cooking process. Regarding free HCN, the drying method was more effective than cooking, showing high degradation percentages 74.07%- 92.19%).
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Cinética de secagem do camarão-da-amazônia (macrobrachium amazonicum) por refractance window
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2023-10-19) ROSA, Matheus Yury de Oliveira; RODRIGUES, Antonio Manoel da Cruz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7524720020580309
In the Amazon region, freshwater prawns are distributed throughout the hydrographic subbasins. Macrobrachium amazonicum, popularly known as the Amazon Prawn, is the species with the highest production in the region and has the greatest potential for fishing and aquaculture. Its capture and commercialization are one of the main and sometimes the only source of income for several families, especially those living along the riversides, due to the final destination of this production, with distribution in ports in Pará and Amapá. Although prawns are known for their high nutritional value, this characteristic can be affected when this food does not undergo a suitable preservation method to extend its shelf life. Given the importance of this food, it is necessary to explore new technologies, such as the use of ethanol in food pretreatment - which has the ability to dissolve cell membranes, alter the sample structure to be dehydrated, improve moisture transfer, and reduce drying time when combined with Refractance Window (RW) drying, a method that is known in literature as a technological innovation, in view of its advantages, which are: it retains bioactive compounds; it preserves quality and increases the product's shelf life; it has energy efficiency; it involves lower operating costs; and it is environmentally viable. The objective of this dissertation was to evaluate the performance of the RW drying method associated with ethanol pretreatment assisted by mechanical agitation and ultrasound in the dehydration process of an animal-based matrix (Amazon Prawn – Macrobrachium amazonicum). Simultaneously, mass transfer parameters and thermodynamic properties controlling the drying process were determined. The samples (peeled abdomen) were pretreated with 100% ethanol (1:18) under mechanical agitation (PTAG) and ultrasound (PTUS) for 10 minutes, in addition to the sample without pre-treatment (SPT). Then, the samples subjected to the drying process in RW at temperatures of 50, 70, and 90ºC. The parameters of the mathematical models by Dincer & Dost, Crank, and Motta Lima and Massarani were estimated using Origin Software 2023. The analyses were done in duplicate using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Tukey test at 5% probability. Additionally, the quality of fit for the experimental drying kinetics (CS) data was estimated by the coefficient of variation (R²) and the chi-squared (X²). After obtaining the data, the moisture determination indicated that at a temperature of 90ºC, the PTAG (12.93 ± 0.16%) and PTUS (11.86 ± 1.59%) samples had the lowest final moisture content. Through ANOVA, the results show that the ASPT and PTUS samples presented a significant difference, while the PTAG sample did not present a significant difference (p<0.05) between the temperatures. Regarding the mathematical modeling of CS, the Motta Lima and Massarani model showed the best fit to the experimental data, with R² ≥ 0.98 and reduced X² values for all temperatures. Thermodynamic properties were calculated based on data obtained by the Dincer & Dost model, such as activation energy (Ea) with a range between 42.97 - 30.37 kJ/mol; positive enthalpy (ΔH) values, indicating the need for heat energy for the drying process to occur; and negative entropy (ΔS) values, indicating that the process occurred without a significant increase in disorder in the system. Based on the results, it was evident that the combination of pretreatment with ethanol assisted by AG and US, coupled with RW drying, significantly reduced the time required for drying the Amazon Prawn.
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Comportamento higroscópico do resíduo seco de camarão-rosa
(2007-12) ASSUNÇÃO, Alan Barros; PENA, Rosinelson da Silva
A study was made of the hygroscopic behavior of the dry residue of pink shrimp (Peneaus subtilis), characterized as being rich in total proteins (42.59%) and ash (22.01%). Adsorption and desorption isotherms were plotted at 10, 25 and 40 °C. The monolayer and desorption heat values were determined and thirteen mathematical models were fitted to experimental data to predict the sorption data. The product presented Type II isotherms. The adsorption data indicated that the product's microbiological stability (aw < 0.6) would require the dry residue to contain moisture of less than 13.0 g H2O.100 g–1 dry solids in adsorption and 14.0 g H2O.100 g–1 dry solids in desorption. The monolayer's desorption values indicated that, in order to avoid unnecessary loss of energy, the residue should not be dried to a moisture level below 7.29 g H2O.100 g–1 dry solids. The values of desorption heat indicated that large amounts of energy were not required to dry the residue to appropriate levels of moisture to attain microbiological stability (aw < 0.6). The best models for predicting the sorption isotherms of the residue were Oswin and Halsey (biparametric); GAB, modified BET, Hailwood-Horrobin, Anderson, Anderson-Hall and Gascoyne-Pethig (triparametric).
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Estrutura e produtividade de capim-tanzânia submetido a diferentes frequências de desfolhação
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-05) MACEDO, Vitor Hugo Maués; CUNHA, Antonio Marcos Quadros; CÂNDIDO, Ebson Pereira; DOMINGUES, Felipe Nogueira; MELO, Deyvid de Menezes; RÊGO, Aníbal Coutinho do
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of different frequencies of defoliation at fixed periods on the structural and productive characteristics of Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum) under Am climate conditions in 2014. The experimental design was in complete randomized blocks with six treatments corresponding to six frequencies of defoliation (14, 21, 28, 35, 42, and 49 days) and five repetitions. The data was submitted to regression analysis. The light interception (LI) increased (P <0.05) in an asymptotic way with increasing rest periods. The maximum light interception was 98% and occurred at 42 days of regrowth. The leaf area index (LAI) and the dry matter accumulation increased (P <0.05) linearly varying from 3.6 to 7.1 and from 880.3 to 4051.7 kg.ha-1 of forage dry matter in the frequencies 14-49 days, respectively. The height ranged 44-119 cm at frequencies 14-49 days, respectively. The frequency of defoliation at 95% LI is related to the rest period of 29 days, where the Tanzania grass canopy presented around 63 cm height, critical LAI of 5.1, and forage dry matter accumulation of 2,160 kg ha-1.
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Estudo das etapas de obtenção e de armazenamento do pirarucu salgado-seco
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2020-06-29) MARTINS, Mayara Galvão; PENA, Rosinelson da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3452623210043423
Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) has promoted interest for commercial exploitation, due to its nutritional quality and sensory characteristics, as well as having a high rate of growth in captivity and a high carcass yield. Salting and drying are the main processes used in the fish muscle conservation, which is traditionally sold in the form of dry-salted. On the other hand, the processing of pirarucu does not have standard technological conditions and the sale of products also occurs without effective control, which compromises the quality products. Thus, this study aimed to assess the quality of commercial dry-salted pirarucu, as well as to study the process of obtaining dry-salted pirarucu, with satisfactory stability and quality. In the first chapter, a review of the literature on the themes addressed in the study is presented and in the following four chapters the main research results are presented. In the second chapter, a manuscript is presented that deals with the evaluation of the composition and physical-chemical quality of the dorsal and ventral regions of salted-dried pirarucu sold in the Metropolitan Region of Belém (Pará, Brazil). The composition and quality parameters (water activity, pH, total titratable acidity, instrumental color, total volatile bases, substances reactive to thiobarbituric acid and amine profile) from six commercial samples of the product were analyzed, to identify possible quality markers to be used during the processing and marketing of the product. The third chapter presents a manuscript with the results of the research, in which the impact of using different proportions of refined and coarse salt in the dry salting process of the dorsal and ventral regions of the pirarucu was evaluated. Additionally, the complementary drying process of the salted product was studied, as well as the possible changes of the product, during the storage period, in a standard atmosphere. In the fourth chapter, a manuscript published in the Food Research International magazine is presented, with the results of the research that evaluated the influence of the application of vacuum pulse and periodic vacuum pulses, as well as temperature, in salting process of the pirarucu muscle, by impregnation with sodium chloride. The fifth chapter presents a manuscript with the results of the study that compared the drying processes with hot air circulation and cold air circulation, of the pirarucu muscle impregnated with sodium chloride, using a periodic vacuum pulse. In this study, the hygroscopic behavior and the nutritional and sensory characteristics of the products obtained by the two drying processes were also evaluated
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Estudo de secagem por microondas e eólica-solar térmica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2003-04-29) PAIVA, Reginaldo Sabóia de; MACÊDO, Emanuel Negrão; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8718370108324505; PINHO, João Tavares; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0847897516772421
With the main objective of studying and developing methodologies of control and simulation of microwave drying processes, this work uses as tool the physical-mathematical modelling of the thermal effects and mass transfer caused by microwave radiation in porous solid materials, taking into account the important variables for each case. Several results are presented, such as simulations of electric field profiles, power density, temperature and humidity inside materials with homogeneous characteristics and with simple geometry for the one, two and three-dimensional excitations. As a complementary study, the thermal process for the sizing of solar and wind dryers is modeled including the presentation of the results of the simulations developed.
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Extração de oleoresina de Cúrcuma (Curcuma longa l) com CO2 supercrítico
(1997-12) CHASSAGNEZ MÉNDEZ, Angel Luis; CORRÊA, Nádia Cristina Fernandes; MEIRELES, Maria Angela de Almeida
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L) is one of the most used source of natural color in the food industry. Curcuminoids can be obtained from the roots of this plant. These pigments impact a yellow color and they might be able to substitute synthetic dyes. Turmeric oleoresin extraction experiments have been carried out with supercritical CO2 to investigate the influences of the pretreatment of the rhizomes on oleoresin. The extractions were conducted at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Federal University of Pará (Universidade Federal do Pará). Turmeric was dried at 70ºC and 105ºC. Extractions have been carried out at pressures of 200, 250 and 300 bar and a temperature of 45ºC. Results shown the total yield and the content of curcumin present in the oleoresin. Amount of oleoresin extracted from the material dried at 70ºC was larger while most of the curcuminoids remained in the solid material.
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Ferramentas estatísticas aplicadas nos diferentes métodos de secagem de gelatina de peixe e no desenvolvimento de bala de goma comestível
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2021-11-22) MATIAS, Cleidiane da Silva Araújo; REGO, José de Arimateia Rodrigues do; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4163468898377462; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0891-6438; LOURENÇO, Lúcia de Fátima Henriques; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7365554949786769; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-8235
Fish skin gelatin is a collagen product partially denatured by heat, with great potential for application in several areas of industry and thus the use of this biomaterial will add value to waste from the fishing industry and will contribute to reducing environmental impacts. The objectives of this study were: a) to optimize the drying methods by forced convection of hot air and combined with infrared radiation of gelatin extracted from fish skins, using fractional planning and rotational central composite design; b) verify the effect of different drying methods (freeze-drying, forced hot air convection, combined method, infrared radiation and refractance window) on the technological, functional, structural, thermal and rheological properties of gelatin, evaluated by ANOVA and principal component analysis; and c) prepare gummy candy using fish gelatin, cassava starch and powdered cupuaçu, through mixing planning. According to the results obtained, the desirability function showed that 59.14 °C for 12.35 h was the most effective condition for hot air convection drying and for the combined process, the optimized region was infrared temperature and drying time. 70 °C/2h with oven time/temperature of 3.51h at 70 °C. Regarding the evaluation of the five drying methods, the results were that the principal component analysis explained the accumulated variation of 99.87% of the data and that lyophilization was the method that provided the best preservation of gelatin properties, although drying convective and refractance window also showed good results, demonstrating that they are techniques with great potential for the production of gelatin. The desirability function defined the best conditions for the elaboration of the gum, in 25% of fish gelatin, 15% of cassava starch and 7% of cupuaçu powder. Therefore, the relevance of controlling the variables of the drying methods as a strategy for the production of biomaterials with standardized biochemical composition is of great interest, to obtain desirable physical, technological and functional properties necessary for the different applications of gelatin. In addition, the study suggests that there is great potential in the use of fish gelatin associated with the use of cassava and cupuaçu starch in the preparation of confectionery gum, providing better technological and functional properties of the final product
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Hygroscopic behavior of buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) fruit
(2011-12) MELO, Wellington dos Santos; PENA, Rosinelson da Silva; RODRIGUES, Antonio Manoel da Cruz; SILVA, Luiza Helena Meller da
The objective of this study was to perform an analysis of the characterization of buriti fruit (Mauritia flexuosa). Each part of the fruit (peel, pulp, and fibrous part) was analyzed and their hygroscopic behavior was evaluated to establish the drying and storage conditions. Adsorption and desorption isotherms were obtained at 25 °C to the monolayer value was estimated, and the application of the Halsey, Handerson, Kuhn, Mizrahi, Oswin, Smith, BET, and GAB models was evaluated to the prediction of the isotherms. The fruit pulp was classified as rich in high quality oil, and like the peel and the fibrous part, it was also considered as rich in dietary fiber. The isotherms of the fruit parts were classified as type II, and their microbiological stability (aw< 0.6) can be maintained at 25 °C if the moisture content is lower than 8.5, 7.3, and 11.0 g H2O.100 g-1 of dry matter (d.m.), respectively. The hygroscopic behavior showed that in order to ensure stability, the fruit parts should be packaged with low water vapor permeability. The monolayer demonstrated that the peel, pulp, and the fibrous part cannot be dried under moisture content lower than 5.9, 5.0, and 6.4 g H2O.100 g-1 d.m., respectively. GAB was the most adequate model to describe their isotherms.
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A mass transfer model applied to the supercritical extraction with CO2 of curcumins from turmeric rhizomes (Curcuma longa L)
(2000-09) CHASSAGNEZ MÉNDEZ, Angel Luis; CORRÊA, Nádia Cristina Fernandes; FRANÇA, Luiz Ferreira de; MACHADO, Nélio Teixeira de; ARAÚJO, Marilena Emmi
Increasing restrictions on the use of artificial pigments in the food industry, imposed by the international market, have increased the importance of raw materials containing natural pigments. Of those natural substances with potential applications turmeric rhizomes (Curcuma longa L), are one of the most important natural sources of yellow coloring. Three different pigments (curcumin, desmetoxycurcumin, and bis-desmetoxycurcumin) constitute the curcuminoids. These pigments are largely used in the food industry as substitutes for synthetic dyes like tartrazin. Extraction of curcuminoids from tumeric rhizomes with supercritical CO2 can be applied as an alternative method to obtain curcuminoids, as natural pigments are in general unstable, and hence degrade when submitted to extraction with organic solvents at high temperatures. Extraction experiments were carried out in a supercritical extraction pilot plant at pressures between 25 and 30 MPa and a temperature of 318 K. The influence of drying pretreatment on extraction yield was evaluated by analyzing the mass transfer kinetics and the content of curcuminoids in the extracts during the course of extraction. The chemical identification of curcuminoids in both the extract and the residual solid was performed by spectrophotometry. Mass transfer within the solid matrix was described by a linear first-order desorption model, while that in the gas phase was described by a convective mass transfer model. Experimental results showed that the concentration profile for curcuminoids during the supercritical extraction process was higher when the turmeric rhizomes were submitted to a drying pretreatment at 343 K.
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Nutritional potential of green banana flour obtained by drying in spouted be
(Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2013-12) BEZERRA, Carolina Vieira; RODRIGUES, Antonio Manoel da Cruz; AMANTE, Edna Regina; SILVA, Luiza Helena Meller da
This study evaluated the chemical composition of peeled and unpeeled green banana Cavendish (AAA) flour obtained by drying in spouted bed, aiming at adding nutritional value to food products. The bananas were sliced and crushed to obtain a paste and fed to the spouted bed dryer (12 cm height and T = 80 ºC) in order to obtain flour. The flours obtained were subjected to analysis of moisture, protein, ash, carbohydrates, total starch, resistant starch, fiber. The green banana flours, mainly unpeeled, are good sources of fiber and resistant starch with an average of 21.91g/100g and 68.02g/100g respectively. The protein content was found in an average of 4.76g/100g, being classified as a low biological value protein with lysine as the first limiting amino acid. The results showed that unpeeled green banana flour obtained by spouted bed drying can be a valuable tool to add nutritional value to products in order to increase their non-digestible fraction.
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Obtenção de um produto desidratado a base de jacaiacá (antrocaryon amazonicum(ducke) burtt. & hill) e cará-roxo (dioscorea trifida l.) em leito de jorro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-10-05) MENDES, Kharen dos Anjos; RODRIGUES, Antonio Manoel da Cruz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7524720020580309
This study aimed to develop a food supplement powder, from the dehydration of the mix obtained from the pulp of fruits of jacaiacá (Antrocaryon amazonicum (ducke) and of yams-purple tubers (Dioscorea trifida L.).The drying process was carried out in a fluidized dryer, spouted bed type with intermittent feeding. This study evaluated the thermal effects resulting from the drying process on sensory characteristics, nutritional and technological functional properties of the product obtained powder. The temperatures of the drying agent (atmospheric air) used were 70, 80 and 90°C. Assays physical-chemical characterization of bioactive compounds and antioxidant (phenolic compounds, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, carotenoids, and antioxidants total) were conducted in order to evaluate the heat effects of the drying process. Associated with these assays were also performed tests for physical characteristics of powders (particle size and apparent density and compression), technological properties (Water solubility index WSI and Water absorption index WAI), fluidity, morphological characterization and study of moisture sorption isotherms at 25° C, the mix obtained in spouted bed. The products had moisture and water activity within the safety range (1.49 to 7.83% and from 0.30 to 0.46, respectively) from the microbiological point of view established for dry food. There was no thermal influence on flowability of powders. The product had smaller rest angles 45° and were classified as being free flowing and low apparent density and compression. Regarding color, the powders showed strong tendency to red. The Chroma component (C*) revealed that the mix at 90° C had a higher color intensity compared to the other samples. The powders were classified as very different to ΔE. Products may be considered an excellent source of phenolic compounds (3171.71 to 1296.30 mg GAE/100g) and with remarkable anthocyanin content (47.52 to 38.36 mg/100g d.b) and ascorbic acid (285.61 to 58.09 mg/100g d.b). The powders showed high antioxidant capacity and satisfactory content even after drying (DPPH: 500.16 to 204.16 μmol TE/g d.b and ABTS: 15.66 to 2.52 μmol TE/g d.b). The powder mix showed no uniform particles. The higher mass percentage retained for post at different temperatures were the basis of the equipment (47,04 a 68,61%) and the sieve 60 mesh (250 mm). All products obtained had low solubility at room temperature (20.74 to 21.34%). For the powders of WAI it was observed that at room temperature the starch present in the composition of the post, ungelatinized. Through particle morphology it was possible to distinguish some starch granules with different shapes and sizes (which have the shapes and values). The moisture sorption isotherms indicated that the powder mix should not be dried at lower moisture levels to 4.98 H2O/100 g, and the dried product will have already secured microbiological stability when presenting 12.64g H2O g d.b. humidity. The GAB model was the best fit, with good accuracy for the product moisture sorption isotherms (adsorption: R2: 0.9987 and P: 6.3079,% and desorption: R2: 0.9997 and P: 1,85%).
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Optimization of annatto (Bixa orellana L.) drying in fixed bed
(2000-12) FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; ROCHA, Sandra Cristina dos Santos
The drying of annatto seeds (Bixa orellana L.), red piave cultivate, was studied in a fixed bed dryer. The best conditions were estimated to minimize the loss of coloring and to obtain final moisture of the seeds in appropriate levels to its conservation and maintenance of quality. The quantification of the influence of entrance variables in the final contents of bixin and moisture seeds and the identification of the optimal point was performed through the techniques of factorial design, response surfaces methodology, canonical analysis and desirability function. It was verified that the final moisture of the seeds may be estimated by a second-order polynomial model and that the final content of bixin is only significantly influenced by the time of drying being described properly by a linear model, for the seeds used in this study.