Title
Study of the enthalpy-entropy mechanism from water sorption of orange seeds (C. sinensis cv. Brazilian) for the use of agro-industrial residues as a possible source of vegetable oil production
Other title
Estudo do mecanismo entdlpico-entrópico de sorção da água de sementes de laranja (C. sinensis cv. Brasileira), para a utilização de resíduos agroindustriais como uma possível fonte de produção de óleo vegetal
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rosa D.P.
Telis-Romero J.
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Publisher(s)
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos, SBCTA
Abstract
Orange seeds are a promising agroindustry-waste which can be implemented in the extraction and production of vegetable oil. The relationship between moisture content and water activity provides useful information for the processing and storage of this waste item. The aim of this study was to determine the mechanism of water sorption enthalpy-entropy of orange seeds (C. sinensis cv. Brazilians) according to the moisture content. Therefore, desorption isotherms were determined at five different temperature (30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 °C) under a wide range of moisture content (0.005-0.057 kg kg-1 d.b.) and water activity (0.02-0.756). Theoretical and empirical models were used for modeling the desorption isotherms. An analytical solution of the Clausius-Clapeyron equation was proposed to compute the isosteric heat of sorption, the differential entropy, and Gibbs free energy using the Oswin model when the effect of temperature on the hygroscopic equilibrium was considered.
Start page
95
End page
101
Volume
33
Issue
SUPPL.1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ingenierías, Otras tecnologías Biotecnología agrícola
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84885744126
Source
Food Science and Technology
ISSN of the container
01012061
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus