Comparative evaluation of air, freeze and fluidised bed drying for Solid State Fermented (SSF) lactic cultures

Fluidised bed drying of soybeans.

The fluidised bed drying characteristics of soybeans at high temperatures (110-140 degrees C) and moisture contents, 31-49% dry basis, were modelled using drying equations from the literature. Air speeds of 2.4-4.1 m/s and bed depths from 10 to 15 cm were used. The minimum fluidised bed velocity was 1.9 m/s. From a quality point of view, fluidised bed drying was found to reduce the level of ure...

Comparative study of three drying methods: freeze, hot air- assisted freeze and infrared-assisted freeze modes

The dehydration tests were conducted at three drying methods to evaluate the drying curves and the energy uptake. Apple (Malus domestica L.) cubes were dried under different processing conditions applying freeze drying (FD), freeze drying assisted by hot air and freeze drying assisted by infrared radiation. Control samples were produced using regular freeze drying without the pre-drying. Hot ai...

Evaluation of Strategies for Temperature and Moisture Control in Solid State Packed Bed Bioreactors

Different control strategies of bed temperature and moisture were investigated using various inlet air temperatures and air fluxes in both the ordinary packed bed bioreactor (without cooling water in the jacket) and the bioreactor with cooling water in jacket. The experiments were carried out within a 1-L solid-state packed bed bioreactor in which Aspergillus niger was cultivated on wheat bran....

Concealed haemorrhage in patients nursed on an air fluidised bed.

Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria by Freeze-Drying

Lactic acid bacteria are widely used in the manufacture of fermented milk products, such as cheeses, sour cream butter, yoghurt and fermented milk beverages. These microorganisms may also be applied to the production of fermented meat products and silage. We may easily cultivate lactic acid bacteria in milk. However, it is a laborious work to preserve the organisms in liquid state because viabi...