Drying characteristics and heat requirement of coconut endocarp determined by simultaneous thermal analyzer
Abstract
Drying characteristics and heat requirement of coconut endocarp at 40, 50 and 60 °C were investigated by a simultaneous thermal analyzer (TG-DSC). Results showed that Page model was the suitable model to describe and estimate the drying characteristics of coconut endocarp with a relatively higher R 2 value and lower χ2 value. Effective moisture diffusivity ( D eff) ranged from 9.90 × 10-9 to 1.10 × 10-8 m2/s. Activation energies were 4.70 kJ/mol and heat requirements ranged from 59.3 to 55.9 kJ/kg.
- Publication:
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Heat and Mass Transfer
- Pub Date:
- September 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00231-015-1701-5
- Bibcode:
- 2016HMT....52.1891Z