期刊
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
卷 23, 期 -, 页码 302-307出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2014.10.001
关键词
Ascophyllum nodosum; Ultrasound; Seaweed; Drying kinetics; Pre-treatment; Color
资金
- Irish Research Council's Embark Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme
The effect of ultrasound pre-treatment on the drying kinetics of brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum under hot-air convective drying was investigated. Pretreatments were carried out at ultrasound intensity levels ranging from 7.00 to 75.78W cm(-2) for 10 min using an ultrasonic probe system. It was observed that ultrasound pre-treatments reduced the drying time required. The shortest drying times were obtained from samples pre-treated at 75.78W cm(-2). The fit quality of 6 thin-layer drying models was also evaluated using the determination of coefficient (R-2), root means square error (RMSE), AIC (Akaike information criterion) and BIC (Bayesian information criterion). Drying kinetics were modelled using the Newton, Henderson and Pabis, Page, Wang and Singh, Midilli et al. and Weibull models. The Newton, Wang and Singh, and Midilli et al. models showed the best fit to the experimental drying data. Color of ultrasound pretreated dried seaweed samples were lighter compared to control samples. It was concluded that ultrasound pretreatment can be effectively used to reduce the energy cost and drying time for drying of A. nodosum. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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