Observation of microstructure change during freeze-drying by in-situ X-ray Computed Tomography

[EN] X-ray computed tomography technique was used to observe microstructure formation during freeze-drying. A specially designed vacuum freeze-drying stage was equipped at the X-ray CT stage, and the frozen and dried microstructures of dextrin solutions were successfully observed. It was confirmed t...

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Autores: Nakagawa, Kyuya, Tamiya, Shinri, Sakamoto, Shu, Do, Gabsoo, Kono, Shinji, Ochiai, Takaaki
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:10251/118377
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/118377
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Drying
Dehydration
Dewatering
Emerging technologies
Products quality
Process control
Environmental
Evaporation
Sublimation
Diffusion
Energy
Intensification
Freeze-drying
X-ray CT
Ice microstructure
Glassy state
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Sumario:[EN] X-ray computed tomography technique was used to observe microstructure formation during freeze-drying. A specially designed vacuum freeze-drying stage was equipped at the X-ray CT stage, and the frozen and dried microstructures of dextrin solutions were successfully observed. It was confirmed that the many parts of the pore microstructures formed as a replica of the original ice microstructures, whereas some parts formed as a consequence of the dehydration dependent on the relaxation level of the glassy phases, suggesting that the post-freezing annealing is advantageous for avoiding quality loss that relates to the structural deformation of glassy matters.