Drying Kinetics, Desorption Isotherms and Apparent Diffusivity of Sage Leaves

Abstract:

The use of fresh herb is limited in the food and pharmaceutical industry thats why the dry form of the herb is the one commonly used. To save the quality of medicinal and aromatic plants it is very important to provide optimum drying and storage conditions. The aim of this study is to determine and model the drying kinetics of sage leaves. Initially the desorption isotherms are determined for different temperatures (30, 45 and 60°C). The drying experiments were carried out in a convection oven at the same temperature range. For the desorption isotherms and the drying kinetics various models reported in the literature were used and from the statistical view, the Yanniotis and Blahovec and the Fick models fit well the results of desorption isotherms and the oven drying, respectively. The net isosteric heat of desorption of the sage leaves ranged from 6.86 to 63.45 kJ/mol. The total time of oven drying reduced substantially with an increase of the drying temperature. Effective moisture diffusivity values ranged from 1.1x10^-12 to 3.7x10^-12 m²/s and significantly affected by temperature. An Arrhenius relation with an activation energy value of 66.87 kJ/mol expressed effect of temperature on the diffusivity. Keywords: Desorption isotherms, Drying kinetics, Modelling, Effective diffusivity, Sage leaves

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 406)
• Pages: 173-181
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.406.173
• Online since: January 2021
• Authors: Bensebia Ouahida*
• Keywords: Desorption Isotherms, Drying Kinetics, Effective Diffusivity, Modelling, Sage Leaves

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