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Research On Chemical Composition And Atomization Behavior Of E-Cigs Liquid By Electrical Heating Atomizing Electronic Cigarettes, Zhang Xiaoxu, Shao Dengyin, Lian Peikang, Guo Lei, Luo Juanmin, Xu Da, Su Jiakun, Cai Jibao Nov 2017

Research On Chemical Composition And Atomization Behavior Of E-Cigs Liquid By Electrical Heating Atomizing Electronic Cigarettes, Zhang Xiaoxu, Shao Dengyin, Lian Peikang, Guo Lei, Luo Juanmin, Xu Da, Su Jiakun, Cai Jibao

Food and Machinery

The components of the provided E-cigs liquids were analyzed by solvent extraction-gas chromatography/mass spectro-metry and headspace GC/MS (HS-GC/MS). Under the standard suction (ISO) condition, the atomization behavior of E-cigs was studied. The results indicated: ① The content of PG, glycerol, and nicotine in E-cigs liquid was higher than the other components. The other components were mainly tobacco essences and extracts. ② The component of PG in mainstream cigarette aerosol was highest, which up to 588.5 mg/g. The glycerol content was up to 290.2 mg/g, and the nicotine content was 10.4 mg/g. ③ E-cigs liquid was atomized and trapped by Cambridge …

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Antibacterial Effective Component Analysis Of Peristrophe Japonica, Zhang Lijuan, Wang Zheng, Liao Shanggao Nov 2017

Antibacterial Effective Component Analysis Of Peristrophe Japonica, Zhang Lijuan, Wang Zheng, Liao Shanggao

Food and Machinery

To determine the antibacterially effective fraction from Peristrophe japonica (Thunb.) Brem.and to clarify its chemical components. The ethanol extract of Peristrophe japonica (Thunb.) Brem. was separated by macroporous resin column chromatography eluted with water, 80% ethanol and acetone, respectively, to give the fractions A-C. The in vitro antibacterial effects of the fractions were determined by the disc diffusion test. The anti-bacterial potencies of the active fraction was then assessed in vitro by determining the MICs and MBCs. The chemical structures and relative contents of the components present in the antibacterially effective fraction were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Each …

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Study On Physicochemical Properties And Digestibility Of The Resistant Starch From Dioscorea Opposite Thunb. Cv. Huaiqing, Ma Liping, Jiao Kunpeng, Luo Lei, Xiang Jinle, Zhang Xiaoyu, Fan Jinling, Zhu Wenxue Nov 2017

Study On Physicochemical Properties And Digestibility Of The Resistant Starch From Dioscorea Opposite Thunb. Cv. Huaiqing, Ma Liping, Jiao Kunpeng, Luo Lei, Xiang Jinle, Zhang Xiaoyu, Fan Jinling, Zhu Wenxue

Food and Machinery

The physicochemical characteristics and digestibility of native starch from Dioscorea opposite Thunb. cv. Huaiqing and its resistant starch produced by autoclave process preparation method have been analyzed and compared in the paper. Results showed that the shape of native starch granules from Dioscorea opposite Thunb. cv. Huaiqing was irregular ellipsoid and triangle with a smooth surface. The crystal form of naitive starch was type C. Resistant starch losing particle characteristic exhibited a lamellar structure with loose surface. Both of them were similar in chemical structure without new functional group in resistant starch granules. Compared with the native starch, the molecular …

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Influence Of Environmental Humidity On Cigarette Smoke Components And Sensory Features, Yan Jin Nov 2017

Influence Of Environmental Humidity On Cigarette Smoke Components And Sensory Features, Yan Jin

Food and Machinery

The cut tobacco moisture content, smoke moisture content, tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and 70 kinds of smoke components of cigarettes with different environmental humidity were measured, and the cigarette feature indexes and quality indexes were evaluated. ① In general, with increasing of the environmental humidity, the contents of mainstream smoke components increased. ② With the increasing of the environmental humidity, the features indexes were overall increased firstly and then decreased, and the maximum value appeared at 50% humidity. In quality characteristics, the total score were increased first and then decreased, the maximum value appeared in 60% humidity, and the comfort …

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Rapid Screening And Confirmation Of Weight-Loss Illegally Added Drugs In Health Foods, Zhang Fan, Wang Meiling, Li Rongjuan, Yan Hongfei, Zhang Ying, Huang Zhiqiang Nov 2017

Rapid Screening And Confirmation Of Weight-Loss Illegally Added Drugs In Health Foods, Zhang Fan, Wang Meiling, Li Rongjuan, Yan Hongfei, Zhang Ying, Huang Zhiqiang

Food and Machinery

The high resolution mass spectrometry database of weight-loss illegally added drugs was established base on liquid chromatography-diode array detector-ion trap-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry (LC-DAD-MS-IT-TOF)．The analytes in samples were extracted with acetonitrile and the extract was purified with the mixed QuEChERS sorbents. In the chromatographic analysis, target compounds were separated on a ZORBAX Eclipse AAA column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 4.5 μm) with the gradient elution using the mobile phases of acetonitrile and water containing 0.1% acetic acid. The results showed that the screening detection limit (SDL)of the target compounds were ranged from 0.10～0.75 mg/kg. The method validation …

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Rapid Quantitative Detection Of Salmonella Based On Nanogold Composite Probes, Xie Tongbin, Mei Lin Nov 2017

Rapid Quantitative Detection Of Salmonella Based On Nanogold Composite Probes, Xie Tongbin, Mei Lin

Food and Machinery

As the defects of the existing detection methods for Salmonella, a fast, simple, low cost and highly sensitive new rapid detection technology has been developed. The CdTe quantum dots were synthesized by water method, and then the display DNA was used to connect hundreds of quantum dots to a gold nanoparticle. After preparing the amination Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles by using a water hot-solvent hot method, the principle of avidin-biotin specific was used to bind with the capturing probes. Finally the fluorescence intensity of Salmonella DNA was detected. The results showed that the fluorescence intensity and Salmonella DNA …

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Determination Of Five Arsenic Species In Aquatic Animals And Their Products By High Performance Liquid Chromatography And Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Wang Linpei, Zheng Yazhe, Peng Xinran Nov 2017

Determination Of Five Arsenic Species In Aquatic Animals And Their Products By High Performance Liquid Chromatography And Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Wang Linpei, Zheng Yazhe, Peng Xinran

Food and Machinery

A method was developed for the simultaneous determination of arsenic acid \[As(Ⅴ)\], arsenious acid \[As(Ⅲ)\], arsenobetaine (AsB), monomethyl arsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) in aquatic animals and their products by high performance liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS). The extraction reagent was 0.15 mol/L nitric acid with heat-assistant condition for 30 min at 80 ℃. Then, the five arsenic species were separated by a anion exchange column (Hanmilton PRX-X100 250 mm×4.1 mm, 10 μm) and detected by ICP-MS. The effects of different elution methods on the separation of five arsenic forms were compared, and the …

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Study On Determination Of Rice Protein By Automatic Kjeldahl Apparatus, Guo Yingshi, Cao Xiaoyan, Zou Hangjun, Guo Mingyi, Zhang Wei Nov 2017

Study On Determination Of Rice Protein By Automatic Kjeldahl Apparatus, Guo Yingshi, Cao Xiaoyan, Zou Hangjun, Guo Mingyi, Zhang Wei

Food and Machinery

The method of measuring rice protein with fully automatic Kieldahl azotometer by single-factor experiment and orthogonal experiment was investigated. It defines the best experiment conditions through examining such key factors as sample weight, additive amount of sulfuric acid, digesting temperature and digesting time. The results showed that when the sample weight is 0.40 g, the added amount of sulfuric acid was 12 mL, digested at is 420 ℃ and for 50 min, the experimental effect was the best. The standard deviations of 6 determinations of 5 kinds of rice were 0.050 2～0.101 1, and the recoveries of nitrogen of urea …

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Lc/Ms-Ms For Simultaneous Determination Of 4 Kinds Of Rodenticide Residues In Plant-Origin Food, Chen Hua, Xu Wenyang, Wang Yunhao, Zou Qiao, Li Tao Nov 2017

Lc/Ms-Ms For Simultaneous Determination Of 4 Kinds Of Rodenticide Residues In Plant-Origin Food, Chen Hua, Xu Wenyang, Wang Yunhao, Zou Qiao, Li Tao

Food and Machinery

To establish a LC/MS-MS method for determination of 4 kinds of rodenticide residues in plant-origin food, the effects of different mobile phase and purification on the recovery was studied. The grain samples were extracted by acetontrile and then determined by LC/MS-MS, while the samples with fruit or vegetable matrix were purified with PSA+GCB after the extraction. LC/MS-MS was used for determination. The recoveries were all above 70% at spiked levels of 0.002～0.050 mg/kg, and the relative standard deviation of the methods were 4.1%～9.5%. The LOD of warfarin and coumatetralyl were 0.001 mg/kg while the other two reach 0.005 mg/kg which …

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Simultaneous Determination Of Trace Amounts Of I-, Scn-, Clo-4 And Glyphosate In Water By Fia-Ic, Liu Qiulian Nov 2017

Simultaneous Determination Of Trace Amounts Of I-, Scn-, Clo-4 And Glyphosate In Water By Fia-Ic, Liu Qiulian

Food and Machinery

A method to the determination of Iodide, Thiocyanate, Perchlorate and Glyphosate in drinking water by flow injection on-line preconcentration and Ion chromatography Spectrometry with activated carbon fiber as adsorbent was developed. Using the activated carbon fiber as adsorbent flow injection on-line preconcentration, and by flow injection in the laboratory (FIA)-ion chromatography (IC) combined with technology of adsorption column enrichment of Iodide, Thiocyanate, Perchlorate and Glyphosate were determined. The linear range of the method for trace Iodide, Thiocyanate, Perchlorate and Glyphosate was 0.01～5.00 mg/L, the correlation coefficients were 0.997 9, 0.999 0, 0.998 7 and 0.998 1, and the average recoveries …

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Changes And Control Optimizationof The Nitrite Content In Toona Sinensis In The Pickling Process, Liu Junlei, Ren Guangyue, Duan Xu, Zhang Ledao Nov 2017

Changes And Control Optimizationof The Nitrite Content In Toona Sinensis In The Pickling Process, Liu Junlei, Ren Guangyue, Duan Xu, Zhang Ledao

Food and Machinery

The effects of different pretreatments, NaCl concentration and pickling temperature on nitrite formation in the traditional pickling process of Toona sinensis were studied. Moreover, the change rules of the content of nitrite in the pickling process after adding VC, glucose and ginger respectively were also discussed, and the control conditions were optimized. The results showed that blanching materials with Zn(Ac)2 and EDTA-2Na mixture could greatly reduce the content of nitrite in the product; the higher the NaCl concentration, the later the peak of nitrite occurred and the higher the concentration and the peak value of nitrite; the lower the …

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Study On The Degradation Effect Of Ultrasonic Pesticide Degradation Machine, Gao Honggang, Lou Jinpei Nov 2017

Study On The Degradation Effect Of Ultrasonic Pesticide Degradation Machine, Gao Honggang, Lou Jinpei

Food and Machinery

One vegetable processing production line was used based on ultrasonic pesticide degradation machine as experimental equipment in this study. By controlling the different ultrasonic power and ultrasonic radiation time parameters, the pesticide degradation effects of organic phosphorus and carbamate remaining on the surface of a small green vegetables with different ultrasonic power and ultrasonic radiation time were analyzed. The results showed that the ultrasonic power for organic phosphorus and carbamate pesticide degradation effect was very obvious. However, when the ultrasonic power reached to a certain degree, the pesticide degradation tend to be changless. The relationship between the ultrasonic irradiation time …

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Design Of An Automatic Hamburg-Making Machine, Wang Tao, Chen Chengjun, Guo Yanbao, Liu Chengcheng Nov 2017

Design Of An Automatic Hamburg-Making Machine, Wang Tao, Chen Chengjun, Guo Yanbao, Liu Chengcheng

Food and Machinery

In order to reduce the high degree of dependence on human resources in the process of hamburger-making, an automatic hamburger-making machine was designed. The machine consisted of mechanical system and control system. The mechanical system included an oven, an overhead travelling crane system, a meat storage cabinet, a manipulator, a pallet trolley, an assembly line, a hamburger sauce adding mechanism and a vegetable adding mechanism. The control system included a touch screen, a communication system and a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). The control system could regulate the mechanical system to complete a five-step task, including adding bread, adding meat, adding …

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Design And Test Of The Rub Peeling Machine For Potato, Yang Jiapeng, Wang Qinghui, Yan Shengkun, Yang Zhongqiang Nov 2017

Design And Test Of The Rub Peeling Machine For Potato, Yang Jiapeng, Wang Qinghui, Yan Shengkun, Yang Zhongqiang

Food and Machinery

To improve the dehulling rate and reduce the damage rate, a peeling machine for potato was designed according to the principle of rubbing. The machine consisted of waterworks, discharge control device, locking device, peeling roller, spiral brush roller and so on. It adopted rubbing of peeling roller and spiral brush roller for potato peeling. The main factors influenced peeling were studied, including rotating speed, time and feeding rate, and a peel test was carried out. The results showed the mass loss rate increased significantly with the increase of rotating speed and time. However, with the increase of feeding rate, the …

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The Thymol-Chitosan Composite Membrane And Its Application In Pork Preservation, Wang Di, Zhang Renfeng, Zhang Bin, Cheng Bai, Xu Hui, Ke Chunlin, Ren Maosheng Nov 2017

The Thymol-Chitosan Composite Membrane And Its Application In Pork Preservation, Wang Di, Zhang Renfeng, Zhang Bin, Cheng Bai, Xu Hui, Ke Chunlin, Ren Maosheng

Food and Machinery

The bacteriostatic activity and bacteriostatic mechanism of thymol to Listeria monocytogenes were studied and the thymol-chitosan composite membrane was prepared to study the properties of the composite membrane and its preservation effect on pork. The results showed that the minimum inhibitory concentration of thymol on Listeria monocytogenes was 12.5 μg/mL. The experimental study of conductivity, nucleic acid and protein leakage found that thymol caused by mononuclear proliferative Leptospira cell membrane damage, so that bacterial cell inclusions caused by bacterial death. With the increase of thymol concentration (0.25%, 0.50%, 1.00%) in the thymol-chitosan composite membrane, the hardness and puncture strength of …

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Performance Of Antibacterial And Mouldproof Packaging Film Of Compound P-Hydroxybenzoate, Li Yan, Tang Yali, Lu Lixin, Qiu Xiaolin, Wang Jun Nov 2017

Performance Of Antibacterial And Mouldproof Packaging Film Of Compound P-Hydroxybenzoate, Li Yan, Tang Yali, Lu Lixin, Qiu Xiaolin, Wang Jun

Food and Machinery

The two compounds of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate and propyl p-hydroxybenzoate were added into LDPE to make antibacterial masterbatch. The masterbatch were prepared for different formula antimicrobial films using of extrusion casting methods, and then the antibacterial and mildew resistance properties, as well as the mechanical and barrier properties of the films were studied. Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate and propyl p-hydroxybenzoate were found showing synergistic antibacterial effect. When the ratio was 23, the antibacterial rate reached 99.67% (E.coli) and 99.59% (Staphylococcus aureus) respectively, and the mold mildew grade reached Level 1, with a strong anti-bacterial and anti-mildew effect. The addition of p-hydroxybenzoate had little …

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The Innovative Application Of Changsha Kiln Ware In Food Packaging Design, Wang Long Nov 2017

The Innovative Application Of Changsha Kiln Ware In Food Packaging Design, Wang Long

Food and Machinery

Changsha kiln was famous in history for specializing in the production of civilian ceramic utensils since the Tang Dynasty. It not only reflects the spiritual meaning of the Huxiang culture , but also mixes the cultural traits of western Asia, northern Africa and Europe in the 9th century during the long-term foreign trade. Starting from ceramic types of Changsha kiln, the traditional plain and modest modeling elements can be extracted, and an innovative packaging design for a fish sauce can be achieved. This packaging can not only convey the cultural implication of traditional food, but also serve as a caster …

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Effect Of Reducing Water Activity And Deoxygen Packaging On Shelf Life And Quality Of Semi-Dried Noodles, Jiang Yun, Zhu Kexue, Guo Xiaona Nov 2017

Effect Of Reducing Water Activity And Deoxygen Packaging On Shelf Life And Quality Of Semi-Dried Noodles, Jiang Yun, Zhu Kexue, Guo Xiaona

Food and Machinery

In order to prolong the shelf life of semi-dried noodles at normal temperature, In this paper, the effects of different water activity lowering agents on water activities were investigated，A combination of 3% sorbitol solution, 0.10% propylene glycol, 2% salt, 0.8% complex phosphate reduced the water activity of semi-noodles from 0.945 to 0.867. Then changes in total plate count (TPC), water content, water activity, texture and sensory quality of the semi-dried noodles of the reducing the water activity group, the deoxygen packaging group and the combined action group were measured. The results showed that compared with the control group, the three …

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Research On Fresh Bean Curd Packaging Technology At Room Temperature, Ding Xiaotong, Yang Fuxin, Qiu Yanna, Zhang Jiongjiong Nov 2017

Research On Fresh Bean Curd Packaging Technology At Room Temperature, Ding Xiaotong, Yang Fuxin, Qiu Yanna, Zhang Jiongjiong

Food and Machinery

The preservation at room temperature of fresh bean curd using polyamide (PA) packaging films with different concentrations of sugar, vinegar and salt was researched in this study. The single factor experiment was used to determine the optimal concentration of sugar, vinegar and salt. The orthogonal test showed that preservative solution ratio of 1 g/L sugar, 3 g/L vinegar, 7 g/L salt, treated with boiling water for 0.5 min, the freash bean curd could be stored longest.

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Construction Of Mango Quality Inspection Platform Based On Dsp System, Pan Junyang, Xiang Huiyu, Xue Zhen Nov 2017

Construction Of Mango Quality Inspection Platform Based On Dsp System, Pan Junyang, Xiang Huiyu, Xue Zhen

Food and Machinery

In order to realize the detection of mango size, maturity and degree of decay, a test platform based on DSP6437 development board was constructed. Image acquisition was carried out on this platform, with conversion and collection of the data stream. Therefor, the RGB and grayscale images were obtained, the super neighborhood average method for smoothing the image was used to detect the region of interest, and according to the regional average gray degree of maturity, the classification of mango was determined. The edge points of mango were calculated by Laplace transform, and the minimum envelope rectangle was rotated to judge …

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Non-Destructive Determination Of Eggs Freshness By Vis/Nir Hyperspectral Imaging Technology, Yang Xiaoyu, Ding Jiaxing, Fang Mengmeng, He Jianguo Nov 2017

Non-Destructive Determination Of Eggs Freshness By Vis/Nir Hyperspectral Imaging Technology, Yang Xiaoyu, Ding Jiaxing, Fang Mengmeng, He Jianguo

Food and Machinery

Hyperspectral images of egg samples were obtained using a hyperspectral system of 400~1 000 nm. The anomalous samples were detected by Monte Carlo method, and the original spectra were processed by three kinds of pretreatment methods. The characteristic wavelengths were extracted from the spectral data after pretreatment using competitive adaptive reweighed sampling (CARS), Genetic Algorithms PLS (GAPLS) and Interval Random Frog (IRF). The Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR) and Least Squares Support Vector Machine (LS-SVM) eggs freshness prediction models based on full spectrum and characteristic wavelength were established respectively. The results showed that the standardized normal variate (SNV) method was …

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Design And Application Of An Ice-Temperature Vacuum Drying System, Li Jianguo, Wan Jinqing, Zhao Yanfeng Nov 2017

Design And Application Of An Ice-Temperature Vacuum Drying System, Li Jianguo, Wan Jinqing, Zhao Yanfeng

Food and Machinery

The ice-temperature vacuum drying processing dose little damage to the nutrition of food products, and helps to preserve their high quality. However, the precise control of ice-temperature is difficult in this field. On the basis of analyzing the principles of ice-temperature vacuum drying process and the features of drying equipment, the ice-temperature vacuum drying system with improved control flow was set up and the experiments with the sample of white radish wear were carried out. The results showed that this system could operate steadily at the set sample temperature value ±0.5 ℃, and provided a platform for the follow-up study …

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Fast Filtering And Asymmetrical Trimmed-Mean Mass Estimator For The Checkweigher, Xu Jinzhou, Shi Xiudong, Wang Bin, Li Jin Nov 2017

Fast Filtering And Asymmetrical Trimmed-Mean Mass Estimator For The Checkweigher, Xu Jinzhou, Shi Xiudong, Wang Bin, Li Jin

Food and Machinery

In order to solve the problem of low weight detection precision of belt type weight detection equipment at high speed. Firstly, the model of weight detection system was modeled, and then the checkweigher in static, no-load operation, the normal work of the state of the system was checked to analyze time frequency signals.The source of interference and its frequency were found out, then an analysis of its causes and changes were analyzed, determining the index filtering. According to the index, the FIR digital filter was designed to denoise the data. After filtering, two methods were adopted as follows. The weight …

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Effects Of Online Laser Perforation Parameters On Physical And Chemical Indexes Of Fine Cigarettes, Gao Mingqi, Gu Liang, Li Mingzhe, Lu Ping, Ji Peng, Feng Xiaomin, Wang Ning, Meng Yang, Tian Haiying, Cui Chun, Hu Shaodong Nov 2017

Effects Of Online Laser Perforation Parameters On Physical And Chemical Indexes Of Fine Cigarettes, Gao Mingqi, Gu Liang, Li Mingzhe, Lu Ping, Ji Peng, Feng Xiaomin, Wang Ning, Meng Yang, Tian Haiying, Cui Chun, Hu Shaodong

Food and Machinery

In order to investigate the effects of online laser perforation parameters on physical and chemical indexes of fine cigarette, the cigarette samples were prepared with different laser perforation positions, different hole numbers and different laser perforation time, and the relationships of the said parameters were also analyzed with cigarette ventilation rate,the consistence of ventilation rate and the deliveries of routine smoke constituents. The results showed that: ① Compared with normal cigarettes, the positions of online laser pulse had little influence on physical and chemical indexes of fine cigarette, the change of physical and chemical indexes of fine cigarettes with different …

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Morphological, Thermal And Oxygen Barrier Properties Plasticized Film Polylactic Acid, Kurniawan Yuniarto, Bruce A. Welt, Foliatini -, Hanafi -, Candra Irawan Nov 2017

Morphological, Thermal And Oxygen Barrier Properties Plasticized Film Polylactic Acid, Kurniawan Yuniarto, Bruce A. Welt, Foliatini -, Hanafi -, Candra Irawan

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

Introducing plasticizer poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG400) was applied into poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to produce film matrix packaging by direct casting. Non mechanical properties were carried out plasticized PLA including morphology, crystallinity structure and degree, thermal properties and oxygen barrier properties. Plasticized PLA revealed improving surface structure of PLA film matrix form fractures and homogenous film were achieved at 5% PEG 400. Chromatogram PLA and plasticized PLA were categorized crystal structure an α-form crystal. Intercalated and exfoliated structure did not occur significantly due to dispersion PEG 400 in the matrix but indicated dispersion structure. Thermal properties did not improve plasticized PLA significantly …

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Evaluating The Effect Of Chitosan, Water-Soluble Chitosan And Chitosan Application Techniques On The Quality Of Refrigerated Catfish Fillets, Franklin Bonilla Torres Nov 2017

Evaluating The Effect Of Chitosan, Water-Soluble Chitosan And Chitosan Application Techniques On The Quality Of Refrigerated Catfish Fillets, Franklin Bonilla Torres

LSU Master's Theses

Chitosan (CH) is a biopolymer synthetized by deacetylation of chitin, it is found in the exoskeleton of crustaceans, cell wall of fungi, and insects. CH’s water insolubility limited the used of this compound in some food systems. However, enzymatic hydrolysis of CH yields water-soluble chitosan (WSC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of chitosan, water-soluble chitosan, and chitosan application techniques on the quality of refrigerated catfish fillets. This research was conducted in two separated studies. In the first study, three solution treatments were prepared: (1) a 1% acetic acid (AA) solution, (2) a 0.5% CH solution …

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Chance, Nancy Fowler (Fa 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Chance, Nancy Fowler (Fa 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1110. Student folk studies project titled: “Butter making” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional butter making process in Allen County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, belief and motif index number.

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Heat, Acid And Osmotic Stress Tolerance Of Leuconostoc Mesenteroides As Influenced By Prior Exposure To Various Mild Stress Conditions, Ingrid C. Osorio Rodriguez Nov 2017

Heat, Acid And Osmotic Stress Tolerance Of Leuconostoc Mesenteroides As Influenced By Prior Exposure To Various Mild Stress Conditions, Ingrid C. Osorio Rodriguez

LSU Master's Theses

The importance of Leuconostoc mesenteroides is recognized for its contribution to taste in cultured dairy products. It has been cited for its potential role as a probiotic. Consumer demand exists for new dairy products with health benefits. In the manufacture of probiotic-products survival of Leuconostoc mesenteroides would depend on its ability to tolerate challenging processing and storage conditions. Improved viability by prior exposure to mild stresses can increase stress tolerance toward a more severe stress. Furthermore, it can result in cross-protection due to connection of several proteins in response to stresses. Objective was to evaluate the effect of prior …

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Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 346. Paper titled "Hog Killing in Western Kentucky" in which Gary Collins and Tammie Pickering discuss the cultural significance of farm-raising hogs and the foodways traditions that result from the slaughtering process. Using slides and interviews, Collins and Pickering document a hog killing that took place in January 1986 on a farm in Trigg County, Kentucky.

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Interaction Of Cocoa Powder With Intestinal Microbiota, Martha M. Escoto Sabillon Oct 2017

Interaction Of Cocoa Powder With Intestinal Microbiota, Martha M. Escoto Sabillon

LSU Master's Theses

Cocoa is the fully fermented and dried seed of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao L.) which has prebiotic properties, due to their high concentration of polyphenols. Therefore, the ingestion of cocoa could cause changes in the proportions of the intestinal microbiota that can influence the intestinal immune response. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of alkalization process of the cocoa bean in the diversity of the gut microbiota. The samples were “lavado” unprocessed cocoa powder, “natural” unprocessed cocoa powder, “D-11-S” as alkalized cocoa powder, “D-11-B” heavily alkalized cocoa powder, and raw cocoa “shells” and a control …

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