Kemerovo, Россия
Irkutsk, Россия
Moscow, Россия
Kaliningrad, Калининградская область, Россия
Kemerovo, Россия
The paper describes physical characteristics of drying animal- and plant-based raw materials with pulsed infrared emitters. Furthermore, it discusses how to select and use infrared emitters to produce high quality products with a long shelf-life. Using an experimental facility, we identified basic patterns of changes in the heat flux density. We also analysed the drying thermograms and assessed the influence of process factors on the removal of moisture from raw materials and the preservation of biologically active substances in dried and concentrated products. We determined specific kinetics of drying in different modes of power supply and selected the most efficient pulsed cera- mic emitters. These emitters had a high rate of heat transfer and an ability to accurately target molecular bonds, thus reducing the drying time and energy costs. Mathematical modelling enabled us to obtain specific values of process parameters for pulsed infrared drying of plant materials. The heating time constant was calculated for root and tuber vegetables, depending on their moisture content and size. The study showed that root and tuber vegetables should not be heated to more than 60°C when irradiated with a 500 W medium-wave emitter at a working distance of 250 mm during a full 10-minute cycle. The optimal modes of drying liquid products with milk and plant proteins included a heating power of 400 W, a radiant heating temperature of 60°C, and a layer thickness of 10 mm. The selected modes of pulsed infrared drying of sugar-containing root and tuber vegetables reduced the duration of moisture removal by 16–20% and cut energy costs by 16.6%. This unconventional method of infrared drying of whole milk, whey, whey drinks, and milk mixture preserves beneficial microflora and increases the nutritional value and shelf-life, with a pos- sible content of chemically bound water of polymolecular and monomolecular adsorption ranging from 10 to 15.58%.
Infrared, pulsed IR emitters, plant material, liquid raw milk, temperature, features, water
Animal- and plant-based foods and raw materials have a short shelf-life, tasking food technologists with finding ways to preserve their quality for consumers [1]. One of the oldest methods of food preservation is drying, ensuring microbiological safety by dehydration [2, 3, 33]. The current research aims to develop new techno- logies using unconventional drying methods to create biologically valuable long-life products of high quality [4, 5]. Dry products are widely used in various branches
of industrial processing. Plant- and animal-based raw materials are commonly dried with facilities that use electrical energy converted to infrared radiation. Since electrically charged particles are stimulated by electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields, pulsed infrared treatment is considered one of the most effective me- thods of dehydrating raw materials and foods.
Infrared (IR) radiation is a transfer of energy from a radiation source to an object by means of electro- magnetic oscillations at wavelengths between 0.78 and
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750 microns through a medium that is transparent to thermal radiation. The technology of pulsed infrared drying of wet products can use almost 100% of delivered energy, with the drying process proceeding under gen- tle conditions [6, 7]. Infrared emitters used in this tech- nology allow for drying at 40–60°C and thus preserving most of the original functional properties of food com- ponents. Biologically active substances and vitamins in the dried product account for about 90% of their content in the fresh product [8–11].
The physicochemical process can be described as follows: the product’s water molecules absorb IR rays, which intensifies the thermal motion of atoms and mole- cules and causes them to heat. This way the energy is delivered directly to the product water, making thermal evaporation highly efficient. Such a direct heat supply allows for drying at relatively low temperatures (40– 60°C). This method has two advantages. Firstly, it pre- vents cells and vitamins from being destroyed and sugar from caramelising, thus preserving the properties of raw materials and foods. Secondly, the walls of the drying equipment do not heat, thus reducing heat losses.
The following methods are currently used in Russia and abroad to dry raw materials of animal and plant ori- gin: natural drying, conduction, convection, microwave drying, infrared drying, sublimation, and pseudo-boi- ling. Each of the methods has its advantages and disad- vantages.
Infrared drying is comparable to other methods in many respects and even surpasses them in terms of ene- rgy consumption for the evaporation of moisture. Due to a high penetrating ability of infrared radiation, heat is released in the depth of the material, increasing the dry- ing intensity 1.5–2 times and thus reducing energy co- nsumption.
We established that the specific effect of IR radiation on food products is determined by the intensification of biochemical processes. This is due to the resonant effect of the absorbed energy on the bonds of atoms in mole- cules, whose oscillation frequencies are equal or multi- ple to the frequency of the incident radiation.
Of all existing drying facilities, infrared drying equipment is versatile: it can be used for drying both plant- and animal-based raw materials and products from them. It includes drying chambers and apparatuses with ceramic-coated heating elements emitting infrared rays. Pulsed infrared radiation is known to destroy mi- croorganisms on the surface of a raw material, making it suitable for long-term storage [6, 12–17].
As a technological process, infrared drying is based on the fact that infrared rays of a certain wavelength are quickly absorbed by the water and not absorbed by the product microstructures. This allows for removing mois- ture at low temperatures (40–60°C) and thus preserving natural colour, vitamins, taste, aroma, and biologically active substances [6, 18–21].
Thus, infrared heating has the following advantages over other drying methods:
- The amount of heat transferred, determined by the Stefan-Boltzmann law, is proportional to the difference in fourth powers of the temperatures of the emitter and
the heated body. Infrared radiation is 4–5 times as in-
tense as heat transfer by convection at the emitter tem- perature above 500°C.
2. The radiant flux is directionally focused on the heated object with the help of reflectors, ensuring mini- mal radiation in other directions. The temperature of the air through which the rays pass makes almost no diffe- rence for the heating or drying process.
3. This method allows for selective heating. Due to the low energy of quanta, infrared rays have a very limited ability to cause chemical reactions. Only the absorbed part of the radiant flux can accelerate chemi- cal reactions in a substance or its heating. Substances vary in the ability to absorb infrared rays. Therefore, molecules of different compounds can have pronounced absorption maxima, and the emitters or heating tempera- tures need to be carefully selected to ensure intensive heating of surfaces or particles.
This method of dehydration may be used to pro- duce various types of food concentrates such as cereals, soups, main courses, snacks, vegetable- and fruit-based baking powders, and components for dry infant formu- las. Vegetables subjected to infrared drying, rather than traditional drying, retain their taste as close as possible to that of fresh vegetables. In addition, powders pro- duced by infrared drying have antioxidant, anti-inflam- matory, and detoxifying properties.
The use of ingredients produced by infrared drying in the dairy industry, confectionery or bakery allows them to expand the range of products with specific sen- sory properties. In addition, such products are environ- mentally friendly and free from exposure to harmful electromagnetic fields and radiation, as infrared radia- tion is harmless to humans and the environment.
It should be noted that dry products are easily stored and resistant to the development of microorganisms. They can be stored without special packaging (at low en- vironmental humidity) for a year, with a 5–15% loss of vitamins. When sealed, dry products can be stored for up to two years. Drying reduces the volume of a product 3–4 times and its weight, 4–8 times.
This work aimed to study physicochemical patterns and develop a technology for thermoradiation drying of animal- and plant-based raw materials using pulsed in- frared emitters to produce foods with a high biological value and an extended shelf-life.
STUDY OBJECTS AND METHODS
The experimental studies of the dehydration of ani- mal- and plant-based raw materials and their physico- chemical characteristics were conducted at the Kemero- vo State University and the Ezhevsky Irkutsk Agrarian University, Russia.
The objects of study were root vegetables (carrot, beetroot, turnip, Jerusalem artichoke, and potato), liquid products with milk proteins (whole milk, whey, whey drinks, and fermented milk drinks), purchased in the retail chains of Kemerovo and Irkutsk, and oat protein extract [22].
The studies consisted of several stages followed by a substantiation of the technology for producing highly nutritional food concentrates containing sugar, milk, and
plant proteins.
An experimental production facility with IR power supply was designed to dry vegetables and fruits (Fig. 1).
e
where j = 1, 2, 3.
= aj , e
= aj , lj = ln aj , (4)
Liquid products with milk and plant proteins were dried under vacuum. The facility contained automatic circuit breakers, heating elements, and an electric motor with a fan, and was insulated with a thermal non-flammable material to reduce thermal losses.
Changes in the carbohydrate content, S (%), in the ele-
mentary layer of root vegetables exposed to IR treatment and drying with a given radiation power P (W) and du- ration τ (min) was represented by the following function:
Pulsed ceramic heating elements of ECS, ECP, ECH,
S(P, t ) = çæb
at + b
at + b
× at ÷ö × P2 +
ECX, and ECZ types with a capacity of 1 kW
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01 1
02 2
03 3 0
Shredded fruits and vegetables were placed on trays in a
where a , b
are the process parameters under study, de-
layer of 1.5 cm, and liquid products in a layer of 10 cm,
in the drying chamber. The choice of thermal emitters depended on the type of material to be dried. The tem- perature in the chamber was maintained by the control system and thermocouples. Evaporated moisture was re- moved by the fan. After a certain time, the product was taken out of the drying chamber.
The temperature regime, T (°C), of the elementary layer of biological objects exposed to IR treatment and
termined by the material’s properties;
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ε (P,τ) is the random deviation of experimental sugar data from the calculated values.
Changes in the vitamin content, V (mg/100 g), in the elementary layer of vegetables exposed to IR treatment and drying with a given radiation power P (W) and du- ration τ (min) was represented by the following function:
The heating time constant is the time taken for the temperature rise to reach a steady-state value if there is no heat release to the environment. Since the drying pro- cess takes place in a closed chamber and there is practi- cally no heat release to the environment, the heating time constant becomes a decisive factor for choosing the IR power feed mode. The heating time does not depend on the input power and is numerically equal to the ratio of the body heat capacity to its heat transfer [14, 21, 24]:
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Plant- and animal-based raw materials have cer- tain electrophysical and thermal properties (heat ca- pacity, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, dielectric and magnetic permeability, and optical prope- rties) manifested at the exposure to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields, as well as waves of different
characteristics of the materials.
Infrared treatment and drying work well for both vegetables (carrot, beetroot, turnip, celery, cabbage, spinach, tomato, parsley, pepper, potato, and Jerusalem artichoke) and fruits (apple, pear, plum, peach, apricot, grape, and banana). As objects of drying, they are cha- racterised by a high water content and a relatively low dry matter content. About 5% of water is bound in cells, tissues, and colloids and is firmly held there, while the rest of it is in a relatively free mobile form.
Various modes of power supply and sources of
pulsed infrared radiation were tried to establish effec-
tive modes of treatment and drying. The optimum was achieved with 700 W emitters and decreased power sup- ply. The preservation of nutrients was provided by the emitters of any capacity with decreased power supply.
Changing humidity and achieving the required mois- ture content in the raw material or product in a short time reduces the duration of drying and saves energy. The most efficient reduction in moisture content was provided by the mode of repeated short-term heating with decreased power supply. In addition, this mode of infrared treatment and drying ensured increased carbo- hydrate content and maximum vitamin content in sugar-
containing root vegetables (beetroot).
The above method enabled us to control electromag- netic radiation fluxes at the Planck constant level and produce foods with an optimal composition of active substances. Modern electrical facilities with advanced electronics make it possible to realise the main principles of quantum electrodynamics.
Pulsed ceramic IR emitters are efficient due to a high rate of heat transfer and a possibility of targeting mole- cular bonds, reducing the duration of the process, and thus saving energy. Their use in the infrared drying technolo- gy ensures high-quality products with a long shelf-life.
With pulsed IR emitters, there are three ways of
controlling infrared power supply [26] with differing
relations between the heating temperature, irradiation power, and power consumption during the drying pro- cess (Fig. 2).
Using formulae (7)–(20), we calculated the heating time constant for root and tuber vegetables depending on their moisture and size. The experimental studies of pulsed infrared drying of sugar-containing roots and tu- bers identified effective modes for controlling IR power supply and their influence on the quality of carrot, beet- root, and Jerusalem artichoke. In particular, those modes included a decreased power feed with a power density of
0.8 kW/m2 and a radiation surface temperature of 500°C at a 225–250 mm distance. Pulsed ceramic IR emitters operating in those modes created a uniform 40–60°C thermal field on the surface of root and tuber vegetables, thus maintaining the quality of the end product. Those effective modes of pulsed infrared drying of sugar-con- taining roots shortened the duration of moisture removal by 16–20% and reduced power consumption by 16.6%. The optimal modes for liquid products with milk and plant proteins included a heating power of 400 W, a ra- diant heating temperature of 60°C, and a product layer thickness of 10 mm.
Fig. 3 shows thermophysical features of thermal evaporation of water under infrared radiation. We moni- tored changes in the moisture content of plant raw ma- terials (root vegetables) during evaporation in an ex- perimental facility using IR power supply (Fig. 1) with various types of IR emitters. Different modes of power supply produced different drying kinetics. The analysis of the drying curves showed that pulsed ceramic heaters ensured a residual moisture of 12% with a product tem- perature of less than 60°C in less time. A higher tem- perature reduced the quality and the content of nutrients in root and tuber vegetables.
The most effective mode of drying plant raw mate- rials is the one that ensures minimal duration and power consumption, thus leading to greater preservation of bi- ologically active substances. Such a mode requires that the working temperature and wavelength correspond to the biotechnical conditions of heating. In addition, the
spectral characteristics of an infrared emitter need to be
consistent with the optical properties of the product. In this case, the energy slowly penetrates into its inner lay- ers and displaces moisture from the depth to the surface. The above mode can be established with pulsed ceramic emitters, when a product is exposed to high density pulses in a certain spectral range (the depth of penetration in the first approximation is proportional to the pulse density) [14]. The source of primary infrared radiation in pulsed ceramic emitters is a nichrome spiral located in a quartz glass tube with a multilayer ceramic coating. Due to this coating, the full spectrum of in- frared radiation is converted from a heating element to a very narrow range of radiation emitted in a series of pulses that are 10–3,000 μs long (Fig. 4) and have a den-
sity of 120–350 W/cm2 [14, 16, 21].
The effect of pulsed conversion is associated with cyclic energy transformations in the system. Cera- mics accumulates thermal radiation, converts it and then ‘shoots’ impulses in a certain region of the spectrum. The wavelength of the radiation generated varies in the range of 1.7–5.8 microns. With pulsed infrared irradia- tion, the time required to heat plant raw materials to the ultimate temperature is significantly shorter than that with continuous irradiation. In addition, materials with a high specific thermal capacity heat up faster [14, 16, 27–29]. Furthermore, the high penetrating capacity of pulsed IR radiation leads to the dissociation of organic and bio-organic molecules and the destruction of micro- organisms, spores, fungi, and viruses, thus increasing the product’s shelf-life.
Fig. 5 shows the drying of whey and fermented milk drinks with pulsed ceramic IR emitters. We aimed for a dry matter concentration of 27% to 70%, depending on the further use of dried dairy materials [30–32].
The analysis showed that all the samples of concen- trated dairy raw materials and semi-finished products containing animal or plant proteins had the following characteristics (Table 1).
Evaluated on a 10-point scale of organoleptic prope- rties, the samples received an average of 9 points. The physicochemical indicators of concentrated dairy raw
materials were as follows: 41% dry matter; 6.0–6.4%
Fig. 5. Changes in moisture content of products containing milk or plant proteins during evaporation in an experimental facility with pulsed ceramic emitters. (1) whey; (2) whey product; (3) kefir; (4) oat protein extract.
fat, 7.6–7.8% protein (semi-finished products with plant proteins had 35% protein and 3% fat), and 1×109–1×1010 CFU/g of beneficial lactic acid microflora at a high functional level.
Some particular features of the process kinetics for various types of dairy raw materials and semi-finished products with plant proteins are determined by their chemical composition and moisture. The drying curves show the removal of the most energy-intensive adsorp- tion moisture with an ordered structure. We established that the chemically bound moisture of polymolecular and monomolecular adsorption in liquid products with milk or plant proteins ranged from 4% to 15.58%, re- maining so after drying.
CONCLUSION
The results of thermal evaporation showed a correla- tion between growing duration of infrared drying and increasing mass fraction of dry matter in the product.
Table 1. Sensory characteristics of concentrated dairy raw ma- terials and semi-finished products containing animal or plant proteins
Characteristic Assessment
Appearance opaque, dense, and homogeneous mass Colour creamy or matching the filler (yellow, orange)
Flavour pure, milky-sweet, with a pronounced taste of the filler or salty-sweet, without bitterness or foreign taste
The changes in the key quality indicators established 60°C as the optimal temperature of the heat flux in the drying chamber. In that case, the drying rate depended on the speed of moisture displacement inside the pro- duct, rather than on the rate of heat transfer.
The temperature graphs for infrared drying of whey and fermented milk drinks showed low temperatures on the surface of the samples (22–25°C), preserving their original natural properties. The analysis of experimental data on drying raw materials with milk and plant pro- teins established an optimal heating power of pulsed infrared lamps as 400–600 W. Concentrated dairy semi-finished products retained their properties after infrared drying at 22–25°C, with up to 90% of vitamins and other biologically active substances preserved.
The studies demonstrated that the temperature of heating root and tuber vegetables exposed to infrared radiation with a medium-wave 500 W emitter at a wor- king distance of 250 mm during a full 10-minute cycle did not exceed 60°C. Since higher temperatures could lead to an irreversible loss of vitamins and mineral nu- trients, those parameters of IR power supply were con- sidered ‘effective’.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The work was carried out with partial financial sup- port of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation [Project No. 15.4642.2017/8.9].
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