Continuous flow microwave processing of peanut butter: A (hypothetical) computational process design study with experimental validation

2022-12-01
Coskun, Eda
Ozturk, Samet
Topcam, Huseyin
Karatas, Ozan
Li, Rui
Wang, Shaojin
Mert, Behiç
ERDOĞDU, FERRUH
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© 2022 Elsevier LtdThe increase in foodborne pathogen cases in low moisture foods has raised a significant food safety concern for food industry. One of the most significant outbreaks related with these food products was observed in 2008–2009 due to Salmonella problem in peanut butter. This issue was recently observed again for a multinational case. Challenges of conventional thermal processing due to the lower thermal conductivity – diffusivity value and higher viscosity, microwave (MW) heating might be an efficient processing while the non-uniform heating is a challenging drawback. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop a mathematical model for MW processing of peanut butter and present industrial scale designs for continuous flow processing. For this purpose, the mathematical model was first experimentally validated using a lab-scale system and validated with experimental data. Following this, continuous flow MW process design studies were carried out with different holding tube configurations to obtain a temperature increase to enable decontamination and improve the temperature uniformity. These design simulations provided a better understanding to enhance the process efficiency of high viscosity low moisture peanut butter samples and for design and optimization of continuous flow MW processing.
Continuous flow microwave heating, Design and optimization, Low moisture food products, Mathematical modeling, Peanut butter
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Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies
Department of Food Engineering, Article

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E. Coskun et al., “Continuous flow microwave processing of peanut butter: A (hypothetical) computational process design study with experimental validation,” Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, vol. 82, pp. 0–0, 2022, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85139282453&origin=inward.
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