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Engenharia Agrícola • Rev. Caatinga 30 (1) • Jan-Mar 2017 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252017v30n119rc   copy

FOAM-MAT DRYING KINETICS OF KEITT MANGO PULP1 1 Paper extracted from the doctoral thesis of the first author.

CINÉTICA DE SECAGEM EM CAMADA DE ESPUMA DA POLPA DE MANGA CV. KEITT

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to assess the foam-mat drying kinetics of mango pulp (cv. Keitt) adding 1% Emustab® and 1% Super Liga Neutra®, for a whipping time of 20 minutes, dried in a forced -air convection oven at different temperatures (50, 60 and 70oC) and foam layer thicknesses (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 cm). Drying kinetic data were used to build drying curves and then fit to Page, Henderson, Henderson and Pabis, Logarithmic and two-term Exponential models. Both temperature and foam layer thickness influenced drying time, which reached the shortest value at the highest temperature and smallest thickness. The Page model provided the best fit to the experimental drying curve data.

Keywords:
Mangifera indica L.; Dehydration; Mathematical modeling.

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