scholarly journals Lyophilized Protein Structures as an Alternative Biodegradable Material for Food Packaging

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7002
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kozłowicz ◽  
Sybilla Nazarewicz ◽  
Dariusz Góral ◽  
Anna Krawczuk ◽  
Marek Domin

Considering the need for sustainable development in packaging production and environmental protection, a material based on lyophilized protein structures intended for frozen food packaging was produced and its selected thermophysical properties were characterized. Analyses of density, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity were performed and strength tests were carried out for lyophilized protein structures with the addition of xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose. Packagings were made of new materials for their comparative assessment. Then, the surface temperature distribution during thawing of the deep-frozen product inside the packaging was tested. In terms of thermal insulation capacity, the best properties were obtained for sample B4 with a thermal conductivity of λ = 0.06 W∙(mK)−1), thermal capacity C = 0.29 (MJ∙(m3K)−1) and thermal diffusivity a = 0.21 (mm2∙s−1). The density and hardness of the obtained lyophilized protein structures were significantly lower compared to foamed polystyrene used as a reference material. Thermal imaging analysis of the packaging showed the occurrence of local freezing. Lyophilized protein structures obtained from natural ingredients meet the needs of consumers and are environmentally friendly. These were made in accordance with the principles of sustainable development and can be an alternative material used for the production of frozen food packaging.

2006 ◽  
Vol 530-531 ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.A.L. Machado ◽  
Roberto da Trindade Faria Jr. ◽  
Marcello Filgueira ◽  
M.F. Rodrigues ◽  
Guerold Sergueevitch Bobrovinitchii ◽  
...  

The open photoacoustic cell technique (OPC) was carried out in order to measure the thermal diffusivity of hardmetal. Hardmetal is usually processed by the conventional powder technology techniques: mix of WC + Co powders, compacting, and liquid phase sintering A new method to process hardmetal parts is hereby described. Parts of WC-15%wt Co were processed by using high pressure – high temperature sintering. It was used the pressure of 5GPa, temperature of 1350 oC, and time of 2 minutes of sintering. In addition to the thermal diffusivity, heat capacity was considered and the thermal conductivity achieved. Results matched with the values of the literatures where others photoacoustic techniques have been employed. It was achieved a thermal capacity of 3.34J/cm3K, thermal diffusivity of 0.35cm2/s, and thermal conductivity of 116.9W/mK. It reveals that the HPHT processed WC- 15%wtCo hardmetal is able to work as a cutting tool, in the thermal point of view.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-85
Author(s):  
M. V. Glagolev ◽  
A. F. Sabrekov

Two problems in the theory of soil thermal conductivity are considered. First, the concept of the thermal diffusivity coefficient is discussed. It was shown that this coefficient can be used for model predictions only in a certain special cases. In the general case (when the soil thermal capacity and thermal conductivity vary in space and/or in time), the thermal diffusivity does not naturally appear. It could be artificially introduced into the heat equation but, in any case, to solve this equation (i.e., to calculate the dynamics of the soil temperature), this one parameter is not sufficient. It is necessary to set both the heat capacity and thermal conductivity as a functions of spatial and temporal coordinates or as a functions of environmental factors (e.g. soil moisture) depending on these coordinates. In this regard, the widespread misconception of the supposed sufficiency of one parameter (soil thermal diffusivity as a ratio of soil thermal conductivity to thermal capacity) for solving the heat equation using numerical methods is discussed. The examples of the common difference schemes used in computational practice show that this is not the case. Secondly, the condition number for the problem of parameters identification for the dependence of the soil thermal diffusivity coefficient on humidity for one well-known equation is considered. It is shown on real examples, that this problem is often ill-conditioned when solved by the least-squares method. However, sometimes its stability can be significantly improved if simple constraints are set for certain parameters (least-squares method with constraints). В работе рассматриваются две проблемы, возникающие в теории теплопроводности почв. Во-первых, обсуждается понятие коэффициента температуропроводности в свете того, что оно появляется только в отдельных весьма частных случаях, а в общем случае (когда теплоемкость и теплопроводность изменяются по пространству и/или с течением времени) коэффициент температуропроводности естественным образом вообще не возникает. Для такой среды с переменными (по пространству и во времени) свойствами он может быть искусственно введен в уравнение динамики температурного поля, но, в любом случае, для решения этого уравнения (т.е. для расчета динамики температурного поля) недостаточно одного параметра необходимо задать и теплоемкость, и теплопроводность как функции пространственной и временной координат или как функции факторов среды (например, влажности), зависящих от этих координат. В связи с этим обсуждается и распространенное заблуждение о якобы достаточности одного параметра (коэффициента температуропроводности как отношения теплопроводности к теплоемкости) при решении вышеуказанного уравнения численными методами. На примерах основных разностных схем, применяемых в вычислительной практике, показано, что это не так. Во-вторых, рассматривается число обусловленности задачи идентификации параметров одного изветного уравнения зависимости коэффициента температуропроводности от влажности. На конкретных примерах показано, что данная задача при ее решении обычным методом наименьших квадратов часто является плохо обусловленной. Однако иногда ее обусловленность удается существенно улучшить при наложении простейших ограничений на искомые параметры (метод наименьших квадратов с ограничениями). Текст статьи на русском языке см. на вкладке Дополнительные файлы


2012 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 255-260
Author(s):  
Ashari Maqsood

The first measurement of thermal transport properties on the polycrystalline D-Er2Si2O7have been made in the temperature range 77-300K. Both the thermal conductivity and the thermal diffusivity follow modified Euckens law in this temperature region. The Transient Plane Source technique (TPS) has been used to measure thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity simultaneously.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
V. A. Gorban

Soil is a specific natural body, which is characterized by a number of features due to which it differs from living organisms and rocks. One of these features is its thermal properties. The most important thermal properties of the soil are thermal conductivity, thermal capacity and thermal diffusivity, which reflect the specific features of the set of properties inherent in different soils. As a result of the studies, the existence of a direct relationship between the values of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of Calcic Chernozem and the content of the silt fraction in them, as well as between the thermal capacity and the content of organic matter in them. The established relations do not appear clearly in Luvic Chernozem and Chernic Phaeozem. The maximum thermal properties for Luvic Chernozem and Chernic Phaeozem were found in the eluvial horizon, which in the lower part borders on the illuvial horizon. The eluvial horizons of Luvic Chernozem and Chernic Phaeozem are characterized by lower thermal properties compared with the illuvial horizons. The thermal properties of soils can be used to clarify the distribution characteristics of the silt fraction and organic matter along the profile, as well as determination of the intensity of eluvial-illuvial processes. The establishment of these soil features is an important characteristic of their soil genesis, which is especially important for chernozem soils under forest vegetation.


1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Balasubramaniam ◽  
H. F. Bowman

A technique is presented for the simultaneous determination of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of biomaterials. Measurements are derived from the transient power supplied to a thermistor probe operated in a self-heated mode. The thermal properties are extracted through the use of an appropriate thermal model. Thermal conductivity is determined through a simple algebraic equation. Thermal diffusivity is determined from a convenient set of nondimensionalized curves. The technique can be used in vivo and in vitro. Measurements can be made in sample volumes of less than 1 cc in less than 30 s.


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