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- ItemOptimisation of Spirulina platensis convective drying: evaluation of phycocyanin loss and lipid oxidation(2010) Oliveira, Elisangela Gonçalves de; Duarte, Jéssica; Barros, Kelly Moraes de; Crexi, Valéria Terra; Pinto, Luiz Antonio de AlmeidaThe aim of the study was the optimisation of Spirulina platensis drying on convective hot air through the response surface methodology. The responses were thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and phycocyanin loss percentage values in final product. Experiments were carried out in perforated tray drier with parallel air flow, and the wet samples thickness and drying air temperatures were in range of 3–7 mm and 50–70 °C, respectively. The statistical analysis showed significant effect (P < 0.05) for air temperature and samples thickness. In the best drying condition, 55 °C and 3.7 mm, presented the phycocyanin loss percentage and the TBA values of approximately 37% and 1.5 mgMDA kg−1, respectively. In this drying condition, the fatty acids composition of the microalgae Spirulina did not show significance difference (P > 0.05) in relation to fresh biomass. The lipid profile of dried product presented high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids (34.4%), especially the gamma-linolenic acid (20.6%).
- ItemAnalysis of mass transfer kinetics in the biosorption of synthetic dyes onto Spirulina platensis nanoparticles(2012) Dotto, Guilherme Luiz; Pinto, Luiz Antonio de AlmeidaIn this research, the mass transfer kinetics for the biosorption of synthetic dyes (acid blue 9 and FD&C red no. 40) by Spirulina platensis nanoparticles was analyzed under different experimental conditions. The external mass transfer model (EMTM) and the homogeneous solid diffusion model (HSDM) were employed to study the mass transfer kinetics and also to estimate the values of external mass transfer coefficient (kf) and intraparticle diffusion coefficient (Dint). The Biot number (Bi) was used to verify the importance of external mass transfer in relation to intraparticle diffusion. The values of external mass transfer coefficient (kf) ranged from 1.67 × 10−6 to 11.40 × 10−6 cm s−1 and the intraparticle diffusion coefficient (Dint) ranged from 0.70 ×10−14 to 4.30 ×10−14 cm2 s−1. The Biot numbers (0.53 ≤ Bi ≤ 10.33) showed that, for both dyes, the biosorption onto S. platensis nanoparticles was controlled simultaneously by external mass transfer and intraparticle diffusion.