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Relating Electrolyte Leakage to Shelled Corn Storability
Author(s) -
Marks Bradley P.,
Stroshine Richard L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cereal chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1943-3638
pISSN - 0009-0352
DOI - 10.1094/cchem.1998.75.5.651
Subject(s) - electrolyte , chemistry , moisture , water content , carbon dioxide , leakage (economics) , conductivity , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , electrode , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
Corn from three growing seasons was harvested, dried, and stored in small bins. Samples taken at harvest and after various periods of bin storage (up to 77 months) were evaluated by two primary tests: carbon dioxide evolution during accelerated storage at ≈20.5% moisture content and 26°C and electrolyte leakage from bulk (100 g) samples soaking in deionized water. The initial ( t < 72 hr) slope of carbon dioxide evolution rate curves (SLOPE72) was used as a base measure of storability (i.e., potential for safe storage without significant mold invasion). In electrolyte leakage tests, both test temperature and initial sample moisture content influenced results. Additionally, water conductivity after 10 min was correlated ( r = 0.79) with SLOPE72, implying that electrolyte leakage has the potential to provide rapid information regarding future storability.