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Mass Transfer Modeling During Osmotic Dehydration of Hexahedral Pineapple Slices in Limited Volume Solutions

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The study of mass transfer during osmotic dehydration process in limited volume solutions was carried out to evaluate the diffusion coefficients of sucrose and water in the osmotic treatment of hexahedral pineapple slices. The experimental osmotic dehydration kinetics for pineapple slices of two different sizes were conducted at 25 °C using a 1:1 solution to fruit weight ratio. The analytical solution of a 3D mass transfer model considering a limited volume of osmotic solution (i.e., an osmotic media of variable solute concentration) was used for describing the mass transfer in osmotic dehydration of pineapple slices. This model was fitted to the experimental kinetics by means of nonlinear regression to obtain the diffusion coefficients. Additionally, the diffusion coefficients were evaluated considering an infinite volume of osmotic solution (i.e., an osmotic media of constant solute concentration). Results showed that the proposed model may be fitted accurately to the experimental osmotic dehydration kinetics and allows the estimation of diffusion coefficients when solute concentration in the osmotic media varies along the process.

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The authors wish to thank the Mexican Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) and the Mexican Consejo del Sistema Nacional de Educación Tecnológica (COSNET) for the financial support through the projects G35128-B and 420.01.02-P.

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  1. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtepec, Av. Dr. Víctor Bravo Ahuja S/N, 68350, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México

    I. I. Ruiz-López

  2. Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Km. 88.5 Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz, 91700, Veracruz, Veracruz, México

    R. I. Castillo-Zamudio

  3. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department, Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz, Av. Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 2779, 91897, Veracruz, Veracruz, México

    M. A. Salgado-Cervantes, G. C. Rodríguez-Jimenes & M. A. García-Alvarado

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Ruiz-López, I.I., Castillo-Zamudio, R.I., Salgado-Cervantes, M.A. et al. Mass Transfer Modeling During Osmotic Dehydration of Hexahedral Pineapple Slices in Limited Volume Solutions. Food Bioprocess Technol 3, 427–433 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-008-0102-x

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