<b>Kinetic modeling of water sorption by roasted and ground coffee

  • Fernanda Machado Baptestini Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Paulo Cesar Corrêa Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Gabriel Henrique Horta de Oliveira Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Sudeste de Minas Gerais
  • Paulo Roberto Cecon Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Resumo

The objective of this study was to model the kinetics of water sorption in roasted and ground coffee. Crude Arabica coffee beans with an initial moisture content of 0.1234 kgwkgdm-1 were used. These beans were roasted to a medium roast level (SCCA # 55) and ground at three particle sizes: coarse (1.19 mm), medium (0.84 mm) and fine (0.59 mm). To obtain the water sorption isotherms and the isosteric heat, different conditions of temperature and relative humidity were analyzed using the dynamic method at 25ºC (0.50, 0.60, 0.70, and 0.80 of RH) and 30°C (0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, and 0.80 of RH) and using the static method at 25ºC (0.332 and 0.438 of RH). The GAB model best represented the hygroscopic equilibrium of roasted coffee at every particle size. Isosteric heat of sorption for the fine particle size increased with increments of equilibrium moisture content, indicating a strong bond energy between water molecules and the product components. The Gibbs free energy decreased with the increase in equilibrium moisture content and with temperature.

 

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Biografia do Autor

Fernanda Machado Baptestini, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental;

Área: Armazenamento e Processamento de Produtos Agrícolas

Paulo Cesar Corrêa, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental;

Área: Armazenamento e Processamento de Produtos Agrícolas

Paulo Roberto Cecon, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Departamento de Estatística

Área: Estatística aplicada, Planejamento e análise de experimentos, etc.

Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos
Publicado
2017-05-17
Como Citar
Baptestini, F. M., Corrêa, P. C., Oliveira, G. H. H. de, Cecon, P. R., & Soares, N. de F. F. (2017). <b&gt;Kinetic modeling of water sorption by roasted and ground coffee. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 39(3), 273-281. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v39i3.32576
Seção
Engenharia Agrícola

 

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