Estudo do processo de aglomeração de pectina em leito fluidizado : efeito sobre as propriedades físico-químicas / Study of the pectin agglomeration process : effect on physicochemical properties

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

24/03/2011

RESUMO

The agglomeration of food powders is commonly used to produce porous granules with higher wettability and dispersability. The agglomeration process promotes the particles enlargement and reduction of fines and result in some benefits, including lower rates of particles elutriation and danger reduction in handling or inhalation. Fluid bed agglomeration is commonly used to improve the instant properties of spray-dried food powders. However, the fluidization of spray-dried particles is characterized by cracks and channels. The pulsed fluid bed has some advantages over the conventional fluid bed equipment, including easy fluidization of irregular particles of different sizes. Pectin is widely used in the food industries as a gelling agent and has been used in powder form. The aim of this work was to study the changes in the physical properties of pectin powder produced by agglomeration in pulsed fluidized bed. The optimal process conditions were obtained by a full factorial design 24. The variables studied were fluidizing air temperature, binder flow rate, fluidizing air velocity and air pulsation frequency. Agglomerated process presented a process yield above 80% and an increase of almost 340% in the mean particle diameter. The product was characterized by moisture, wettability, dissolution, morphology, particle size distribution and mean diameter, fluidity and fragility of the agglomerated. The agglomerated was more porous and irregular compared with the raw material that is more compact and circular. The agglomerated particles showed an improvement in appearance, fluidity and the properties of wettability and dissolution. It was also found that the stress at fracture and modulus of elasticity of the gel formed by the agglomerated product were higher than the gel obtained from the raw material

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aglomeração pectina leito fluidizado pulsado agglomeration pectin pulsed fluid bed

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