Open AccessThe use of pulsed infrared drying in the processing of leafy plant raw materials
Author(s) -
А. Н. Сапожников,
С. Д. Слепцов,
M. A. Grishin,
А. В. Копылова,
T. A. Levin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1677/1/012177
Subject(s) - leafy vegetables , spinacia , spinach , raw material , ascorbic acid , leafy , moisture , humidity , food science , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , horticulture , biology , engineering , biochemistry , physics , chloroplast , organic chemistry , gene , thermodynamics
The paper presents the results of research of leafy plant raw materials drying with pulsed infrared (IR) radiation by the example of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). The efficiency of the selected method for weight and humidity changes in the processed material has been analyzed. The specific energy consumption for removal of 1 g of moisture as well as ascorbic acid concentration in dried product have been calculated. The results of the analysis show that IR-drying of leafy plant raw materials is efficient and can be carried out in production environment.