Detta arbete undersöker förhållandet mellan kvalitetsparametrar i frityrolja, såsom halten fria fettsyror (FFA), anisidinvärdet (AV) och %TPM (Total Polar Materials) samt Agtronvärdet hos köttbullar efter fritering. Kvalitetsparametrar hos frityrolja, såsom primära och sekundära oxidationsprodukter, kan mätas för att utvärdera oljans kvalitet då nivåerna ofta ökar i samband med oljans användning. Primära oxidationsprodukter, såsom peroxider, kan mätas med hjälp av ett så kallat peroxidvärde (PV) och sekundära oxidationsprodukter, såsom aldehyder, kan mätas med hjälp av anisidinvärdet. Analys av %TPM och FFA är exempel på andra metoder för att mäta kvaliteten hos en olja då polariteten ökar i takt med oljans användning. Halten FFA i oljan undersöktes med hjälp av titrering med natriumhydroxid och %TPM mättes med hjälp av mätinstrumentet Testo 270. Agtronvärdet hos köttbullarna mättes med hjälp av instrumentet Agtron E30FP, som använder IR-teknologi för att bestämma färgen på en produkt. Resultaten visade att halten FFA, AV och %TPM i frityroljan ökade med tiden under samtliga fyra produktionsdagar. Hypotesen att produkten bör vara mörkare, det vill säga att Agtronvärdet bör vara lägre vid produktionens slut jämfört med början stödjs av resultaten från två av fyra produktionsdagar. Slutsatsen drogs att det fanns skillnader i oljans sammansättning, med hänsyn till FFA, AV och %TPM vid produktionsdagens slut jämfört med start. Däremot kunde ingen tydlig koppling ses mellan dessa förändringar och en minskning av Agtronvärdet hos köttbullarna över tiden. Ytterligare studier behövs således för att kunna dra en slutsats kring sambandet mellan kvalitetsparametrar i frityrolja och färgen på det friterade livsmedlet. / This study examines the relationship between quality parameters of frying oil, such as Free fatty acids (FFA), the Anisidine Value (AV) and Total Polar Materials (%TPM), as well as the Agtron Value of meatballs after deep frying. Quality parameters in frying oil, such as primary and secondary oxidation products, measure the quality of the frying oil since levels increase with the use of the oil. Primary oxidation products, such as peroxides, can be measured by the Peroxide Value (PV) and secondary oxidation products, such as aldehydes, can be measured by the Anisidine Value. Analysis of %TPM and FFA are other methods to measure the quality of an oil, since the polarity increases as the oil is used for frying. The instrument Testo 270 was used to measure %TPM in the oil and FFA was determined by titration with sodium hydroxide. The Agtron E30FP instrument was used to determine the Agtron Values of the meatballs, wich used IR technology to determine the color of the product. Results showed that the FFA, AV and %TPM of the oil increased over time in all four production days. It was expected that the product should be darker, that is, the Agtron Value should be lower at the end of production compared to the beginning, but this was only seen in two out of four production days. It was concluded that there are differences in the composition of the oil, with regard to FFA, AV and %TPM at the end of the production day compared to the beginning of the day, but no clear connection was seen between these changes and a decrease in the Agtron Value of the meatballs over time. Further studies are needed to be able to draw a conclusion about the relationship between quality parameters of frying oil and the color of the fried food.

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第24235号 / 工博第5063号 / 新制||工||1790(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科物質エネルギー化学専攻 / (主査)教授 陰山 洋, 教授 藤田 晃司, 教授 作花 哲夫 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DGAM

In this thesis, the results pertaining to various investigations carried out on Triglycine sulphate (TGS) single crystals, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films, lithium tantalate (LT)/PVDF nanocomposites and LT thin films are presented with emphasis on the characteristics that are crucial for their use in pyroelectric sensors. TGS single crystals (size 68 x 45 x 42 mm3), which have high pyroelectric coefficients, were grown by slow cooling method using newly designed platform technique based crystal growth work stations. The problem of slow growth rate along c-direction was overcome by placing (010) oriented seeds on the platform. The grown TGS crystals were used for the fabrication of the laser energy meter and temperature sensor. One drawback of TGS is its low Curie temperature (490C). As a consequence when the operating temperature approaches the Curie temperature, the crystals start depolarizing owing to the movement of domains. As a result the linearity of the devices gets affected and restricts the use of TGS. Therefore pyroelectric materials possessing higher Curie temperatures and larger pyroelectric coefficients than that of TGS are desirable. LT in single crystalline form having Curie temperature of ≈6000C has already been in use for pyroelectric device applications. However, growing stoichiometric LT single crystal is very difficult. On the other hand PVDF polymer films (Tc≈1800C) have low pyrolectric coefficients and difficult to pole electrically. Therefore efforts were made to prepare LT/PVDF nanocrystal composites to increase the pyroelectric coefficient of PVDF and to reduce the poling field. Nanoparticles of LT were prepared using sol-gel route. Spherical nanoparticles of size 20-40nm were prepared from sol by adding oleic acid to it. These nanoparticles were characterized using XRD, TEM, DSC and Raman spectroscopy. PVDF films with large percentage of β-phase (ferroelectric phase) were fabricated from solutions prepared using dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) solvent. PVDF films (30µm thick), embedded with 20-40nm sized nanocrystallites of LT were fabricated to utilize them for pyroelectric sensor applications. The ferroelectric and pyrolectric properties of nano composite films were studied for sensor applications point of view. As a replacement for the single crystals of LT in pyroelectric sensors, investigations were carried out on oriented LT thin films. The studies on LT thin films yielded promising results which could be exploited for pyroelectric sensor applications.