Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-23T13:50:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Michelle Carvalho de Souza.pdf: 1066706 bytes, checksum: 3c78ec62d0a1683cf0df485633effc39 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-21 / O yacon é um tubérculo de origem andina, e seu consumo tem se disseminado pelos demais países devido as suas características de alimento funcional. Os benefícios advindos do yacon são devido à presença dos FOS (frutooligossacarídeos), que são carboidratos não digeríveis pelo organismo humano, que atuam como fibra e são fermentados pelas bactérias intestinais, produzindo compostos benéficos à saúde. Devido ao alto teor de água, média de 90%, o yacon é suscetível a uma rápida degradação e a uma vida útil de aproximadamente sete dias. A secagem é uma alternativa para aumentar o período de consumo do yacon, além disso, a farinha de yacon pode ser utilizada como ingrediente em diversos produtos industrializados, entretanto, não há uma padronização desse processo para a produção da farinha de yacon em larga escala, o que dificulta a inserção desse produto na agroindústria. Para o estudo do processo de secagem do yacon e obtenção de farinhas que preservassem as características mais próximas as dos produtos in natura, foram utilizadas cinco temperaturas de secagem (40, 50, 60, 70 e 80º C). O modelo matemático que melhor se ajustou ao experimento foi o modelo de Page, e a partir disso, pode-se elaborar um modelo matemático generalizado que representasse a secagem do yacon. Estimou-se a difusividade efetiva do yacon nas diferentes temperaturas testadas através do modelo de difusão, além disso, a influência da temperatura de secagem sobre a difusividade efetiva foi avaliada ajustando-se o modelo de Arrhenius. A energia de ativação para a difusão líquida no processo de secagem do yacon foi de 22,088 kJ/mol. O yacon atingiu sua umidade de equilíbrio a 60º C próximo a 400 minutos, o que também foi observado nas temperaturas mais altas. O teor de fibra bruta das farinhas não variou com o aumento da temperatura de secagem, entretanto, o maior valor de açúcar redutor foi obtido a 80º C, enquanto que a 50º C encontrou-se o maior valor de açúcar não redutor. Isso pode ser devido a hidrólise dos FOS, consequência do efeito térmico. A farinha elaborada a 60º C possui baixa umidade, além de preservar suas características intrínsecas mais próximas as do produto in natura / The yacon tuber is an Andean origin, and its consumption has been disseminated by other countries due to its characteristics of functional food. The benefits of yacon are due to the presence of FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides), which are non-digestible carbohydrates by the human body, which act as fiber and are fermented by intestinal bacteria, producing compounds beneficial to health. Due to the high water content, 90% average, the yacon is susceptible to rapid degradation and a lifespan of about seven days. The drying is an alternative to increasing the consumption period of yacon, moreover, yacon flour can be used as an ingredient in various manufactured products. To study the drying of yacon, and getting flour which preserved the characteristics as close as possible to the fresh products, this study tested five drying temperatures (40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 º C). The mathematical model that best fit the experiment was the Page model, and from this, one can develop a generalized mathematical model to represent the drying of yacon. We estimated the effective diffusivity of yacon tested at different temperatures by diffusion model, moreover, the influence of the drying temperature on the effective diffusivity was measured by adjusting the Arrhenius model. The activation energy for liquid diffusion in the drying process of yacon was 22.088 kJ / mol. At 60 ° C the yacon reached its equilibrium moisture content close to 400 minutes, which was also observed at higher temperatures. The crude fiber content of the flour did not vary with increasing drying temperature, however, the largest amount of reducing sugar was obtained at 80 ° C, while at 50 ° C was found the highest amount of non-reducing sugar. This may be due to hydrolysis of FOS result of the thermal effect. Thus, the flour produced at 60 º C has low humidity, while preserving its merits closer the product fresh

Cette thèse est consacrée aux écoulements homogènes de bulles, ainsi qu'à leur couplage avec le transport d'un scalaire et la turbulence. Elle s'intéresse plus spécifiquement aux effets de taille finie, des interactions hydrodynamiques et de la microstructure de la suspension qui sont étudiés à l'aide de simulations numériques directes à l'échelle d'une seule bulle. La dynamique d'une suspension laminaire de bulles induite par la seule gravité est d'abord revisitée. L'influence de la fraction volumique sur la vitesse de dérive des bulles est établie analytiquement et numériquement pour une suspension parfaitement ordonnée, puis des ressemblances entre suspensions ordonnées et suspensions désordonnées sont mises en évidence. Ces résultats sont ensuite mis à profit pour la modélisation du transport d'un scalaire passif au sein d'une suspension laminaire, tel que décrit par une diffusivité effective tensorielle, et des différences essentielles entre systèmes ordonnés et systèmes désordonnés concernant le transport de scalaire sont mises en exergue. Enfin, la turbulence est prise en compte dans les simulations et son interaction avec une bulle de taille finie est caractérisée. Il est montré que le comportement dynamique d'une bulle de taille comparable à la microéchelle de Taylor ressemble qualitativement à celui d'une microbulle, avec, notamment, une préférence pour certaines régions caractéristiques de l'écoulement. Une définition de l'écoulement vu par la bulle compatible avec les modèles standards de masse ajoutée et de portance est finalement proposée / This thesis is devoted to the study of homogeneous bubbly flows and their coupling with scalar transport and turbulence. It focuses on the effects of finite size, hydrodynamic interactions, and suspension microstructure, which are investigated using direct numerical simulations at the bubble scale. The dynamics of laminar buoyancy-driven bubbly suspensions is first revisited. More specifically, the effect of volume fraction on the bubble drift velocity is clarified by connecting numerical results to theory for dilute ordered systems, and similarities between perfectly ordered and free disordered suspensions are evidenced. These results are then used for the modeling of passive scalar transport in laminar suspensions as described by an effective diffusivity tensor, and crucial differences between ordered and disordered systems with respect to scalar transport are highlighted. Lastly, turbulence is included in the simulations, and its interaction with a finite-size bubble is characterized. The behavior of a bubble as large as Taylor microscale is shown to share a number of common features with that of a microbubble, most notably, the flow sampled by the bubble is biased. A definition of the liquid flow seen by the bubble, as it enters in usual models for the added mass and the lift forces, is finally proposed

Submitted by Emanuel Varela Cardoso (emanuel.varela@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-06-05T19:47:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RENNAN PEREIRA DE GUSMÃO – TESE (PPGEP) 2015.pdf: 4781124 bytes, checksum: fd473ef9686e8dc699f6b0aa1da038e5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-05T19:47:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RENNAN PEREIRA DE GUSMÃO – TESE (PPGEP) 2015.pdf: 4781124 bytes, checksum: fd473ef9686e8dc699f6b0aa1da038e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-25 / O segmento de biscoitos é de extrema importância para o Brasil, que se destaca como o 2º maior produtor mundial. A busca por matérias-primas alternativas ao trigo se torna cada vez mais necessária para desenvolvimento de produtos sem glúten, incremento no valor nutricional e redução de custos no setor de panificação. As vagens da algaroba apresentam alto valor nutritivo e podem ser utilizadas como matéria-prima para o desenvolvimento de novos produtos alimentícios. Com esses aspectos, o objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver biscoito enriquecido com farinha de algaroba com elevada qualidade nutricional e importância para o desenvolvimento econômico do semiárido nordestino; para tal, foi utilizada a algaroba madura, com teor de água de 20% (b.u) e realizados experimentos de secagem com temperaturas de 50, 60, 70 e 80°C; os modelos matemáticos de Fick, Page, Cavalcanti Mata, Exponencial de Dois Termos e Henderson & Pabis foram utilizados para ajuste aos dados experimentais; posteriormente, foram desenvolvidos biscoitos com farinha de algaroba e submetidos à análise sensorial. A farinha de algaroba utilizada na formulação do biscoito com maior aceitação, foi submetida à caracterização granulométrica, morfológica, reológica, físico -química, determinação dos minerais e utilizada para produção de biscoitos, mediante planejamento experimental. As cinco melhores formulações de biscoito foram submetidas ao teste de aceitação sensorial; a atividade de água, firmeza, fraturabilidade e cor das três formulações de biscoitos com maior aceitação foram analisadas durante 120 dias de armazenamento; a partir dos resultados obtidos pode-se afirmar que os modelos matemáticos de Fick, Page, Cavalcanti Mata, Exponencial de Dois Termos e Henderson & Pabis, representaram satisfatoriamente os dados experimentais da secagem de algaroba. A farinha de algaroba apresentou características reológicas adequadas à produção de biscoitos. A farinha de algaroba apresentou alta concentração de fibras (15,10.g.100g-1), proteínas (9,12.g.100g-1), cálcio (650,75.mg.100g-1) e fósforo (879,12.mg.100g-1). Os biscoitos elaborados com: 25% de farinha de algaroba, 30% de teor de açúcar e 45% de teor de gordura de palma (experimento 4), 5% de farinha de algaroba, 50% de teor de açúcar e 45% de teor de gordura de palma (experimento 7) e 15% de farinha de algaroba, 40% de teor de açúcar e 35% de teor de gordura de palma (experimento 9) foram os que tiveram maior aceitação e intenção de compra. Decorrido o período de 120 dias de armazenamento, os biscoitos elaborados com farinha de algaroba tiveram sua atividade de água, fraturabilidade e luminosidade aumentadas, e sua firmeza, intensidade de amarelo e vermelho, diminuídas. Conclui-se que os biscoitos elaborados com farinha de algaroba apresentaram nutrientes, como: cálcio, ferro e fósforo, boa aceitação sensorial e características de qualidade com comportamento similar ao de produtos já existentes no mercado, durante o armazenamento. / The segment of cookies is extremely important to Brazil, which stands as the 2nd largest producer. The search for alternative raw materials to wheat becomes increasingly necessary for the development of gluten-free products, increase the nutritional value and cost savings in the bakery sector. The mesquite pods have a high nutritional value and can be used as feedstock for the development of new food products. With these aspects, the objective of this study was to develop cookie enriched with mesquite flour which has high nutritional quality and importance to the economic development of the semi-arid northeast. In this work, the mature mesquite was used with a water content of 20% (wb). Drying experiments were performed at temperatures of 50, 60, 70 and 80 ° C. Mathematical models of Fick, Page, Cavalcanti Mata, Exponential Two Terms and Henderson & Pabis were used to fit the experimental data. Later, cookies were developed with mesquite flour and subjected to sensory analysis. The mesquite flour used in the cookie formulation with greater acceptance, was subjected to size grain, morphological, rheological, physico-chemical, determination of the chemical elements and was used for the production of cookies by using experimental design. The five best cookie formulations were subjected to sensory acceptance test. Water activity, firmness, fracture stress and color of all three formulations of cookies with greater acceptance were analyzed for 120 days of storage. From the results obtained, it can be said that the mathematical models Fick, Page, Cavalcanti Mata, Exponential Two Terms and Henderson & Pabis satisfactorily explained the experimental data of drying mesquite. The mesquite flour presented rheological characteristics suitable for production of cookies. The mesquite flour showed high concentration of fibers (15.10 g.100g-1), protein (9.12 g.100g-1), calcium (650.75.mg.100g-1) and phosphorous (879.12.mg.100g-1). The cookies made with 25% mesquite flour, 30% sugar and 45% palm fat content (experiment 4), 5% of mesquite flour, 50% sugar content and 45% content palm fat (experiment 7) and 15% of mesquite flour, 40% sugar and 35% palm fat content (experiment 9) were those who had greater acceptance and purchase intent. After the 120 days of storage, cookies of mesquite flour had their water activity and luminance increased, while its firmness, fracture stress, yellow and red intensity reduced. It is concluded that the cookies, of mesquite flour presented a high nutritional composition, high sensory acceptance, and similar quality characteristics to existing products on the market during storage.

Dans le cadre de la présente thèse, a été étudié l’impact de la texturation par traitement thermo-mécanique DIC (Détente Instantanée Contrôlée) sur le séchage de divers produits alimentaires. Ce prétraitement a induit une amélioration de la cinétique de l’opération de séchage quand elle est limitée par le transfert interne de la matière couplé au rétrécissement du produit. Ainsi, la diminution du temps de séchage a atteint 67% dans le cas de l’oignon et 77% dans le cas du cassis. Quant à la diffusivité effective Deff, elle a augmenté par rapport à la matière première jusqu’à 246% pour les pépins et 795% pour les déchets de canneberge, 336% pour l’oignon et 1223% pour le cassis. Dans le cas des produits étudiés, la pression de vapeur de traitement DIC a généralement un effet significatif positif sur la cinétique de séchage et d’extraction des différentes molécules. Concernant les caractérisatiques des produits, nous constatons l’impact positif du traitement par DIC quant aux principales caractéristiques de la matière. Ainsi, les composés phénoliques apparaissent plus disponibles à la suite du traitement adéquat par DIC. Le contenu en composés phénoliques et la capacité antioxydante étant supérieurs dans les produits traités par DIC, la qualité nutritionnelle s’est ainsi également trouvée améliorée. Avec une dégradation thermique négligeable, le traitement DIC implique un effet mécanique dû à la détente instantanée, ce qui permet la rupture de certaines structures cellulaires de la matière et l’augmentation de la quantité maximale extractible. Les caractéristiques physiques diverses (masse volumique apparente et taux relatif d’expansion), les caractéristiques microstructurelles (mesurées par microscopie électronique à balayage) et fonctionnelles d’interaction avec l’eau (réhydratation, teneur en eau, isotherme de sorption, microbiologie et contenu nutritionnel...) peuvent être optimisées en fonction des conditions opératoires DIC, selon les besoins du consommateur. / The present PhD work concerns the effect of thermo-mechanical texturing by DIC (Instantaneous Controlled Pressure-Drop) on fruit and vegetable drying. This pretreatment dramatically improves drying kinetics when the internal mass transfer coupled to the shrinkage of the product, is the limiting process. Indeed, the drying time decreased by 67% in the case of onion and 77% for blackcurrants, while the effective diffusivity Deff increased up to 246%, 795%, 336%, and 1223% for cranberry seed and waste, onion and blackcurrants, respectively. With these products, the saturated steam pressure generally has a significant positive effect on the drying kinetics.DIC treatment significantly improves the main nutritional and functional characteristics of the fruits and vegetables, with more available phenols and higher antioxidant activity. As thermal degradation is negligible, the DIC treatment involves micromechanical effect linked to the instant pressure drop, which allows cell to break and structure to be more porous such increasing the maximum extractable amount. Various physical, microstructural and functional characteristics of new textured material allow water interaction to be completely modified in terms of rehydration kinetics and capacity, sorption isotherm, microbiological and nutritional content... depending on operating DIC conditions, which can be optimized according to the consumer needs.

This thesis aims to find out the effective diffusivity (Deff) of a porous material – γ-alumina, using an unsteady state method with two inert gases at ambient condition with no reactions. For porous materials, Deff is important because it determines the amount of reactants that transfers to the surface of pores. When Deff is known, the apparent tortuosity factor of γ-alumina is calculated using the parallel pore model. The apparent tortuosity factor is important because: (a) it can be used to back-calculate Deff at reacting conditions; (b) once Deff with reactions is known, the Thiele modulus can be calculated and hence the global reaction rate can be found; (c) apparent tortuosity factor is also important for modelling purposes (e.g. modelling a packed-bed column or a catalytic combustion reactor packed with porous γ-alumina in various shapes and monoliths). Experimental measurements were performed to determine the effective diffusivity of a binary pair of non-reacting gases (He in N2, and N2 in He) in spherical γ-alumina pellets (1 mm diameter), and in γ-alumina washcoated monoliths (washcoat thickness 20 to 60 µm, on 400 cpsi (cells per square inch) cordierite support). The method used is based on the chromatographic technique, where a gas flows through a tube, which is packed with the sample to be tested. A pulse of tracer gas is injected (e.g. using sample loops: 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 ml) and by using an on-line mass spectrometer the response in the outlet of the packed bed is monitored over time. For the spherical pellets, the tube i.d. = 13.8 mm and the packed bed depths were 200 and 400 mm. For monoliths the tube i.d. = 7 mm and the packed lengths were 500 and 1000 mm. When the chromatographic technique was applied to the monoliths, it was observed that experimental errors can be significant, and it is very difficult to interpret the data. However, the technique worked well with the spherical pellets, and the effective diffusivity of He in N2 was 0.75 – 1.38 × 10-7 m2 s-1, and for N2 in He was 1.81 – 3.10 × 10-7 m2 s-1. Using the parallel pore model to back-calculate the apparent tortuosity factor, then a value between 5 to 9.5 was found for the pellets.

Durant les dernières années, les études des procédés de trituration ou d’extraction des huiles végétales à partir des graines oléagineuses se sont concentrées sur les impacts environnementaux, la consommation énergétique et les qualités nutritionnelles. Les travaux de recherche ont donc visé l’étude de l’intensification des procédés d’extraction des huiles et de leur raffinage à travers leur décontamination phytosanitaire, grâce à la texturation par Détente Instantanée Contrôlée DIC et à la technologie d’autovaporisation multi-flash (MFA), respectivement. D’une part, ces travaux de recherche ont porté sur l’impact d’une texturation par la technologie de DIC, qui est à l’origine d’une modification de l’aptitude technologique des graines, vis-à-vis de l’extraction et de la préservation de la qualité nutritionnelle des huiles extraites. Appliquée sur des graines oléagineuses (graines de colza et de soja) et sur la base d’un bilan quantitatif (rendements en huile), cette étude met en évidence l’impact de la technologie DIC comparée à des prétraitements conventionnels tels que la cuisson, le concassage, l’aplatissage et le traitement par expandeur. D’autre part, sur la base d’une modélisation phénoménologique, les cinétiques d'extraction ont aussi été étudiées en vue de comparer les paramètres cinétiques d'extraction d'huiles végétales, cités plus haut, tels que la diffusivité effective et l’accessibilité initiale, par rapport aux systèmes conventionnels. Les résultats indiquent l’amélioration de la cinétique d'extraction des matières traitées par DIC d'une part, et la préservation de la qualité nutritionnelle des composés extraits, d'autre part. Enfin, les travaux fondés sur la technologie d’autovaporisation multi-flash (MFA) ont porté sur le raffinage des huiles extraites principalement au plan de son contenu phytosanitaire. L’efficacité de cette technologie a été prouvée dans l’objectif d’une décontamination des résidus de pesticides (organochlorés) dans le cas de l’huile de colza brute. / Recently, studies of structural pretreatment and improvement of the sector of vegetal oil extraction from oilseeds have focused on the intensification of the concerned processes in both aspects of performance (environmental impacts, energy consumption, and kinetics) and quality (nutritional content, sensorial attributes…). Therefore, this research aimed to study the improvement of oil extraction processes and their phytosanitary decontamination, based on DIC texturing and multi-flash autovaporization (MFA), respectively. First, the effect DIC texturing technology was studied as structural pretreatments in improving the technological aptitudes of processing seeds such as rapeseed and soybean, regarding the extraction kinetics and yields, and the preservation of the nutritional composition of the extracted oils. DIC was studied based on quantitative assessments of oil (yields, composition…), highlighting its impact following the conventional pretreatments such as cooking, crushing, flattening, and expanding. Furthermore, founded on the Coupled Washing Diffusion CWD phenomenological model, in the specific cases of Negligible External Resistance NER extraction kinetics were also conducted to determine the fundamental extraction parameters of solvent vegetal oil extraction kinetics, such as the effective diffusivity and the starting accessibility, compared to conventional systems. The results denoted the improvement of extraction kinetics of the materials treated with DIC, on the one hand, and the preservation of the nutritional quality of the extracted compounds, on the other hand. Finally, this work focused on the study of multi-flash autovaporization (MFA) technology and its effect on the phytosanitary aspect of the extracted oils. The effectiveness of this technology has been proven for pesticide residue decontamination (organochlorine) of crude rapeseed oil.