Food Engineering
Sima Yassari; Hossein Mirsaeedghazi; Leila Roozbeh Nasiraie; Ali Fadavi
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IntroductionAs a useful fruit for humans, apple (Malus domestica) is a good sourceof antioxidants, minerals, ascorbic acid, vitamins, polyphenols, fibers and other essential elements with medicinal properties. Improving the storage time of apple juice and maintaining the stability of extracts with high ...
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IntroductionAs a useful fruit for humans, apple (Malus domestica) is a good sourceof antioxidants, minerals, ascorbic acid, vitamins, polyphenols, fibers and other essential elements with medicinal properties. Improving the storage time of apple juice and maintaining the stability of extracts with high Brix value (during transportation and storage) and its marketability by removing the remaining water as well as reducing the turbidity, viscosity and brown color caused by colloidal suspended solids. Large (pectin, protopectin, pigments, polymeric carbohydrates, tannin, starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, fibers, etc.) is of great importance. Due to the presence of colloidal suspended solid particles and compounds that settle over time (mold, bacteria, plant cell fragments, pectin-tannin complex), apple juice must be clarified before concentration. Due to the high-energy consumption, time-consuming, degradation of thermo-sensitive components, and reduction of nutritional value in traditional methods, recently, the use of membrane concentration in food and beverage production holds great potential.. Despite all the benefits of membrane processes, one of the critical problems is permeate flux decline due to the concentration polarization and membrane fouling. In this study, an innovative mechanical motion was developed to remove the cake deposits on the membrane surface towards mitigating adverse effects of polarization and fouling. Materials and MethodsMembrane scraped surface module was designed and made with polyethylene material. The membrane was enclosed between the lower and upper parts of the module. These two parts are connected with screws and create a cylindrical part. Also, two caps are pressed axially to this cylindrical part by a metal frame to eliminate any unwanted leakage. The rotor shaft was coupled with an electric motor and the rotation of the output shaft was regulated by an inverter. A pump transferred the fresh fruit juice to the module through the inlet port and then it was divided into two output streams, permeate and retentate. The permeate was collected from the bottom of the module for further investigation and the retentate was returned to the juice tank. A polyethersulfone (PES) membrane with molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 4 kDa was used to clarify apple juice. Effects of the blade rotation speed (0, 600, 1400 and 2200 rpm), transmembrane pressure (TMP) (0.5, 1 and 1.5 bar), feed flow rate (FFR) (10, 15 and 20 ml/s) and the distance of the blade from the membrane surface (2 and 5 mm) on volumetric concentration factor (VCF) and fouling phenomenon were evaluated. Hermia model was used to study the main fouling mechanism and it was verified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Results and Discussion Results showed that rotating the blade with speed of 600 rpm at TMP of 0.5 bar, FFR of 10 ml/s and 2 mm distance from the membrane surface had the best performance in VCF and reducing fouling. The main mechanism of fouling was cake formation. Rotation of the blade decreases the intensity of cake formation and its thickness on the membrane surface and enhances the standard pore blocking. Also increasing the blade rotation speed changes the main fouling mechanism to the standard pore blocking due to the cake disintegration on the membrane surface and the penetration of fine particles into the membrane pores. As a result, the rotation of blade had a significant positive effect on increasing the VCF. On the other hand, the total resistance decreased with the rotation of the blade and by increasing the distance of blade from the membrane surface, the intensity of cake formation reduced. Also, the SEM images showed that in without blade rotation mode, the accumulation of cake particles on the membrane surface is thicker and denser than in with blade rotation mode. On the other hand, the low thickness of the cake layer formed on the membrane surface in the process of blade rotation is due to the turbulences resulting from the rotating blade. These observations confirm the results of the Hermia model in the previous sections. Conclusion In conclusion, the TMP 0.5 bar, FFR of 10 ml/s, blade rotation speed of 600 rpm with a distance of 2 mm from membrane surface were considered as the best conditions for ultrafiltration of apple juice using scraped-surface membrane unit.
Food Chemistry
Mahshid Zamankhani; Sohrab Moeini; Peyman Mahasti Shotorbani; Hossein Mirsaeedghazi; Afshin Jafarpour
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This study aimed to investigate antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of borage (Echium amoenum L.) and hollyhock (Althaea rosea var. Nigra) extracts. The extracts were obtained through soaking and ultrasound- assisted methods using water or methanol as a solvent. The total phenols and flavonoid, ...
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This study aimed to investigate antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of borage (Echium amoenum L.) and hollyhock (Althaea rosea var. Nigra) extracts. The extracts were obtained through soaking and ultrasound- assisted methods using water or methanol as a solvent. The total phenols and flavonoid, anthocyanin content, free radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power, and antibacterial capacity of the extracts were determined. Phenolic acids were identified using the HPLC chromatogram. It was found that the ultrasound-assisted extraction was more efficient compared to the soaking method. The results showed that in the TPC, anthocyanins, and the FRAP tests, the highest amount was related to the samples extracted using the ultrasound- assisted method with water as solvent. The highest amount of TFC was obtained through a soaking method using methanol as the solvent. Anti- radical activity of the samples indicated that using water as a solvent in the optimum method resulted in a higher antioxidant activity. Furthermore, bacterial alpha amylase inhibition test signified that the inhibitory effect was boosted by increasing the extract concentration. The HPLC analysis of the borage and hollyhock extracts revealed that gallic acid and Syringic acid were the most prominent phenolic compounds. Generally, the results showed a good antibacterial property against Staphylococcus aureus for borage and hollyhock extracts. The results give us valuable insight into the potential therapeutic and medicinal applications of borage and hollyhock as a natural preservative to improve immunity.
Hossein Mirsaeedghazi; Zahra Emam-Djomeh
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Limonene is a major flavor Producing Compound in orange - flavored soft drinks. It is an important parameter in marketability of products. Effect of molar fraction, time and CO2 on Limonene activity coefficient was evaluated using Dortmund-UNIFAC thermodynamic model. Results showed that activity coefficient ...
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Limonene is a major flavor Producing Compound in orange - flavored soft drinks. It is an important parameter in marketability of products. Effect of molar fraction, time and CO2 on Limonene activity coefficient was evaluated using Dortmund-UNIFAC thermodynamic model. Results showed that activity coefficient decreased by increasing molar fraction. Also, activity coefficient was in minimum level at 30 days storage and increased before and after this period of time. CO2 had a negative effect on Limonene activity coefficient.
Hossein Mirsaeedghazi; Zahra Emam-Djomeh; Seyed Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh Mousavi; Abdolreza Aroujalian; Mahdi Navidbakhsh
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The pomegranate juice with high nutritional value has turbid appearance that makes it difficult to preserve and concentrate. Microfiltration is useful process which can clarify it. One of the most important problems in this process is fouling phenomenon which affected by several parameters. The effects ...
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The pomegranate juice with high nutritional value has turbid appearance that makes it difficult to preserve and concentrate. Microfiltration is useful process which can clarify it. One of the most important problems in this process is fouling phenomenon which affected by several parameters. The effects of fluid velocity, transmembrane pressure, membrane type and its pore size on membrane fouling were studied. The results showed that the membrane fouling increased with increase in the fluid velocity and transmembrane pressure. Also, more hydrophilic property and pore size resulted more membrane fouling due to greater flux which move more particles to membrane surface. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images support these results.
Keywords: Clarification, Fouling, Membrane, Pomegranate juice
