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Acceleration of Maturity of Young Sorghum (Kaoliang) Spirits by Linking Nanogold Photocatalyzed Process to Conventional Biological Aging—a Kinetic Approach

Accelerated Maturation of Young Spirits

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With an aim to effectively shorten the ageing period and reduce process cost, a nanogold photocatalyzed process was developed. This process successfully accelerated maturity of young sorghum spirit less than 120 min at ambient temperature. Process parameters relevant to process design were determined to be (1) the amount of acetic acid (≥1.53 g/100 ml); (2) an operation temperature ≤37°C; (3) a degree of mineralization ≤4.87%. Kinetic analysis indicated that to cautiously control dissolved oxygen (DO) to facilitate optimum production of hydroxyl free radical [-OH] could be a crucial step, while the kinetic equations elucidated to indicate production of ethyl acetate and acetic acid could be applicable to reactor scale-up. More importantly, this process provides several benefits including container-saving, space-saving, labor-saving, and no storage-loss due to evaporation; hence, a huge amount of cost reduction (20–24%) in a 4-year aging period could be attainable for each batch cycle.

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The authors are thankful to the partial financial supports from Grants NHRI-EX95-91-6PN and DOH95-TD-B-11-002.

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  1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Hungkuang University, 34, Chung-Chie Rd., Shalu County, Taichung Hsien, 43302, Taiwan

    Li-Yun Lin & Hui-Er Wang

  2. Research Institute of Biotechnology, Hungkuang University, 34, Chung-Chie Rd., Shalu County, Taichung Hsien, 43302, Taiwan

    Li-Yun Lin & Robert Y. Peng

  3. Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare & Management, 112, Min-Zu Rd., Sin-Dian, Taipei County, 23143, Taiwan

    Chiung-Chi Peng

  4. Department of Nursing, Hungkuang University, 34, Chung-Chie Rd., Shalu County, Taichung Hsien, 43302, Taiwan

    Chao-Ming Chuang

  5. Department and Graduate Institute of Bioindustrial Technology, Da-Yei University, Chang Hua, Taiwan

    Tung-Hsi Yu

  6. Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, 250, Wu-Xin St., Taipei, 110, Taiwan

    Robert Y. Peng

  7. Department of Urology, Taipei Medical University, 250, Wu-Xin St., Taipei, 110, Taiwan

    Kuan-Chou Chen

  8. Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Medical University, 250, Wu-Xin St., Taipei, 110, Taiwan

    Wen-Ta Chiu

  9. Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, 250, Wu-Xin St., Taipei, 110, Taiwan

    Wen-Ta Chiu

  10. Wang-Fang Medical Centre, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250, Wu-Xin St., Taipei, 110, Taiwan

    Wen-Ta Chiu

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Lin, LY., Peng, CC., Wang, HE. et al. Acceleration of Maturity of Young Sorghum (Kaoliang) Spirits by Linking Nanogold Photocatalyzed Process to Conventional Biological Aging—a Kinetic Approach. Food Bioprocess Technol 1, 234–245 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-007-0024-z

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