Thermodynamic model of Ca(II)-alginate beads drying by spectrophotometry

[EN] The purpose of this work was to study the drying process of Ca(II)-alginate beads with/without sucrose, monitored by infrared thermography (IRT), in order to describe the critical points and the transformations suffered by the systems. Beads were obtained by the drop method and the drying proce...

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Autores: Santagapita, Patricio, Traffano Schiffo, María Victoria, Castro Giraldez, Marta|||0000-0001-9360-6869, Fito, Pedro J.|||0000-0001-9666-276X
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/118061
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/118061
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Drying
Dehydration
Dewatering
Emerging technologies
Products quality
Process control
Environmental
Evaporation
Sublimation
Diffusion
Energy
Intensification
Encapsulation
Thermodynamic
Spectrophotometry
Beads
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Sumario:[EN] The purpose of this work was to study the drying process of Ca(II)-alginate beads with/without sucrose, monitored by infrared thermography (IRT), in order to describe the critical points and the transformations suffered by the systems. Beads were obtained by the drop method and the drying process was performed at 40 ºC and 1.5 m/s. IRT was measured by a thermal imager Optris PI® 160. Mass, aw, xw and volume were also obtained. It was demonstrated that IRT is a good monitoring tool, able to analyzed heat transfer in colloidal systems. A thermodynamic model able to predict the mechanical phenomena of the beads throughout drying process has been developed.