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Low-pressure ozone injection system: relationship between reaction kinetics and physical properties of grains

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JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Volume 103, Issue 3, Pages 1183-1193

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12212

Keywords

hypobaric chamber; ozonation; Zabrotes subfasciatus; Callosobruchus maculatus; Sitophilus zeamais

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This study characterized the physical properties of a low-pressure ozone injection system and determined its potential effects on the quality of grains. The results showed that the physical properties of grains influenced the reaction kinetics of ozone gas, and low-pressure ozone injection did not alter the quality attributes of the grains under study.
BACKGROUND The ozonation of grains in a closed system at low pressure is a strategy with the potential for treating packaged products. Research is necessary to characterize the reaction kinetics of ozone in this type of injection system so that it is possible to design chambers and determine the ozone concentrations suitable for commercial-scale applications. The objective of this study was therefore to characterize the low-pressure ozone injection system in relation to the physical properties of the grains and determine possible changes in their quality. Samples (5 kg each) of common beans, cowpea beans, corn, popcorn kernels, paddy rice, and polished rice were exposed to ozone in a 70 L hypobaric chamber. Initially, the internal pressure of the chamber was reduced to 500 hPa. Then, ozone was injected at a concentration of 32.10 g m(-3) at a volumetric flow rate of 1 L min(-1) until reaching a pressure of 1000 hPa. To relate the decomposition of ozone to the grains that were being evaluated, different physical properties were determined, and quality analysis was conducted. RESULTS Ozone gas half-life outside and inside the package depended on the grain type. Ozone decomposition was quickest in polished rice and slowest in common beans. The half-life of the different grains ranged from 17.8 to 52.9 and 16.4 to 52.9 min, outside and inside the package, respectively. Considering the physical properties, specific surface (Ss), surface area (SA), and sphericity (phi) exhibited a significant correlation with the decomposition rate constant (k) of ozone. However, the variables volume (V), permeability (K), porosity (epsilon), and specific mass (rho) showed no correlation with k. CONCLUSION The physical properties of grain influenced the reaction kinetics of ozone gas during the low-pressure injection process. Ozone gas injection at low pressures did not alter the quality attributes of the grains under study. (c) 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.

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