Acta Scientiarum Agronomy
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Item Modeling of the shrinkage kinetics of coffee berries during drying(Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM, 2011-07) Oliveira, Gabriel Henrique Horta; Corrêa, Paulo Cesar; Botelho, Fernando Mendes; Goneli, André Luis Duarte; Afonso Júnior, Paulo Cesar; Campos, Sílvia CarvalhoThe effects of drying conditions on the shrinkage of Coffea arabica L., cultivar Catuaí Vermelho, were studied. An exponential model derived from the kinetic model was used to describe the shrinkage kinetics. In addition, an equation was proposed to describe the relationship between the superficial areas and weights of the coffee berries. Coffee berries were dried at temperatures (T) of 35, 45, 55 and 65oC and at relative humidities (φ) of 25, 35, 45 and 55%, forming 16 different sets of conditions, with an initial moisture content for all conditions of 2.27 dry basis (d.b.), dried until 0.11 d.b. Changes in the product dimensions were measured continuously during drying. Surface area-to-volume ratio values increased with moisture content decrease. The model was suitable for representing the shrinkage kinetics, as well the empirical equation for predicting surface area. Temperature had a greater influence over the constant rate of change of the characteristic dimension (k values) than φ. Activation energies were also determined to have magnitudes of 39.31, 37.32, 36.28 and 36.22 kJ mol-1 for relative humidities of 25, 35, 45 and 55%, respectively.Item Kinetic modeling of water sorption by roasted and ground coffee(Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM, 2017-07) Baptestini, Fernanda Machado; Corrêa, Paulo Cesar; Oliveira, Gabriel Henrique Horta de; Cecon, Paulo Roberto; Soares, Nilda de Fátima FerreiraThe 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 kg w kg dm-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.