[EN] High intensity pulsed UV Light is a non-thermal treatment used in sanitization of fruits and vegetables. In this work, we have applied high intensity pulsed UV light as a pretreatment for convective air-drying evaluating ...
Silva, N. C.; Silva, T. C.; Santos, A. O.; Graton, I. S.; Duarte, C. R.; Barrozo, Marcos(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] The aim of this work is investigate the use of a rotary dryer with inert bed for drying of microalga Spirulina platensis. The influence of air temperature, feed rate, rotation speed and inerts filling degree was ...
[EN] Drying of moist porous media such as paper, pulp and food products is one of the most energy intensive processes in industry. Impinging jet nozzles are commonly used in various drying processes. There have been many ...
Tada, Érika; Bück, Andreas; Casciatori, Fernanda; Thoméo, João(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] One-phase model have been reported to describing the simultaneous heat and mass transfer in a horizontal drum partially filled by sugarcane bagasse with attention to the loss of water promoted by the increase of ...
San Jose, Maria J; Alvarez, Sonia; Lopez, Raquel(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] The goal of this study was to prove the feasibility of a conical spouted bed dryer for the drying of wastes of almond tree fruit. The drying operating regimes ranges in sspouted beds contactors were determined. The ...
Hassini, L.; Desmorieux, H.(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] The aim of this work is to study the effects of drying conditions on the quality of extracted pricly pear seed oil, specifically α-tocopherol content. Drying experiments were carried on following a full 23 factorial ...
[EN] The possibility of using a heat pump as a part of on-farm drying plant is considered taking drying of corn grain as an example. The methodology for kinetic calculations of a drying plant with a batch fluidized bed for ...
[EN] Microwaves are a fast way to dry moist goods through volumetric heating. During the drying process, materials change their electrical properties. As a result, the impedances at the feed port of the applicator will ...
Camacho Vidal, Mª Mar; Casanova, Miguel Ángel; Fenollosa Ribera, María Loreto; Ribal Sanchis, Francisco Javier; Martínez-Lahuerta, Juan José; Martínez Navarrete, Nuria(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] Fruit is a highly valuable food whose consumption should be encouraged. In addition, it would be desirable to design processes and products to channel the surplus and take advantage of the post-harvest losses that ...
[EN] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of convective air-drying at different temperatures (35, 50, 60 and 75°C) on the color of Bifurcaria bifurcata (BB) seaweed powders obtained after milling, the ...
Nogueira, Gislaine; Fakhouri, Farayde; de Oliveira, Rafael(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] his research work aimed to evaluate the physicochemical properties of arrowroot starch films plasticized with glycerol and incorporated in film-forming solution directly (D) and by sprinkling (S) with 0%, 20%, 30%, ...
Calabuig Jiménez, Laura; Barrera Puigdollers, María Cristina; Seguí Gil, Lucía; Betoret Valls, Noelia(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] Producing dried powders from blueberry pomace allows to reduce its environmental impact and gives value to this waste material. This work aims to evaluate the effect of particle size (fine or coarse) of blueberry ...
Chaves, Matheus; Pinho, Samantha(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] Proliposomes are dry phospholipid-based particles in which bioactives can be entrapped, and that can produce liposomal suspensions if adequately hydrated. In our study, curcumin and cholecalciferol were incorporated ...
[EN] Mexican plum (Spondias purpurea L.) is a fruit with high nutritional content. Freeze and tray drying increases its shelf life, however non-reversible changes may ocurr. Properties as rehydration capacity and texture ...
[EN] The effects of saccharide additives on the dehydration and drying properties as well as the quality properties of dried kiwi fruit products were investigated. Sliced kiwi fruits were soaked and dehydrated in citric ...
Bailey, Jannika; Castro Giráldez, Marta; Esteves, Alfredo; Fito Suñer, Pedro José(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] Solar ovens have become a very popular technology for cooking, specially, in underdeveloped countries where access to firewood is scarce, time consuming and expensive. The benefits of solar cooking are multiple, such ...
[EN] In this work the spray drying of the fresh stevia leaves aqueous extract without encapsulating agents was carried out. The effect of the inlet air temperature (160-200 ºC) and the feed flow rate (2-3 kg/h) on the total ...
Nogueira, P.; Leite Neta, M.; Araújo, H.; Jesus, M.; Shanmugam, S.; Narain, Narendra(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] The objective of this work was to optimize the drying conditions in order to obtain acerola powder and to focus on the product aroma quality. Acerola fruits were selected, washed and sanitized before extracting the ...
[EN] Germinated parboiled rice (GPR) is recognized as a functional food because it is rich in bioactive compounds, especially gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). GPR was produced by soaking, incubating, steaming, and then ...
Silva-Norman, Azucena; López-Ortiz, Anabel; García-Valladares, Octavio; Pilatowsky-Figueroa, Isaac; Ramirez, J. R.(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-07)
[EN] Technical performance of two solar drying technologies was evaluated: Solar Greenhouse Drying (SGD) with auxiliary heating system, and Direct Solar Drying (DSD) in order to evaluate its effect on antioxidant activity ...