Pub Date : 2026-01-20DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.011
Honghui Guo , Haohong Yao , Quanxing Zheng , Quanling Xie , Hongliang Lu , Xiaohua Deng , Yan Lin , Ming’en Zhang , Pengfei Ma , Zhuan Hong , Xiaoqing Huang
Menthol/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) and menthone/HP-β-CD inclusion microcapsules were prepared by spray drying their pre-formed inclusion complexes. Phase solubility studies indicated that both menthol and menthone formed AL-type inclusions with HP-β-CD at a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH, ΔS, and ΔG) and stability constants demonstrated that the embedding processes are spontaneously exothermic, with lower temperatures favoring these reactions. Compared to menthone, menthol exhibited a stronger affinity for HP-β-CD, making it more effective in enhancing the solubility and stability of menthol. Infrared spectroscopy and 1H NMR analyses confirmed the successful microencapsulation of both compounds by HP-β-CD. Molecular docking further provided the proposed embedding structures and binding energies of the inclusion complexes. The findings revealed that distinct microencapsulation mechanisms (hydrogen bonding for menthol/HP-β-CD, van der Waals forces for menthone/HP-β-CD) significantly influenced performance. Menthol/HP-β-CD microcapsules had higher storage retention at 60 °C after 16 days (34.7 %), compared with 24.4 % for menthone/HP-β-CD microcapsules, while menthone/HP-β-CD microcapsules showed better thermal stability above 150 °C. These results confirm HP-β-CD microencapsulation enhances mint compounds’ stability and retention, supporting their use in food, pharmaceuticals and other fields requiring thermal processing or long storage.
{"title":"Microencapsulation mechanism of menthol and menthone by hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin for enhanced stability and prolonged retention","authors":"Honghui Guo , Haohong Yao , Quanxing Zheng , Quanling Xie , Hongliang Lu , Xiaohua Deng , Yan Lin , Ming’en Zhang , Pengfei Ma , Zhuan Hong , Xiaoqing Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Menthol/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) and menthone/HP-β-CD inclusion microcapsules were prepared by spray drying their pre-formed inclusion complexes. Phase solubility studies indicated that both menthol and menthone formed A<sub>L</sub>-type inclusions with HP-β-CD at a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH, ΔS, and ΔG) and stability constants demonstrated that the embedding processes are spontaneously exothermic, with lower temperatures favoring these reactions. Compared to menthone, menthol exhibited a stronger affinity for HP-β-CD, making it more effective in enhancing the solubility and stability of menthol. Infrared spectroscopy and <sup>1</sup>H NMR analyses confirmed the successful microencapsulation of both compounds by HP-β-CD. Molecular docking further provided the proposed embedding structures and binding energies of the inclusion complexes. The findings revealed that distinct microencapsulation mechanisms (hydrogen bonding for menthol/HP-β-CD, van der Waals forces for menthone/HP-β-CD) significantly influenced performance. Menthol/HP-β-CD microcapsules had higher storage retention at 60 °C after 16 days (34.7 %), compared with 24.4 % for menthone/HP-β-CD microcapsules, while menthone/HP-β-CD microcapsules showed better thermal stability above 150 °C. These results confirm HP-β-CD microencapsulation enhances mint compounds’ stability and retention, supporting their use in food, pharmaceuticals and other fields requiring thermal processing or long storage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12134,"journal":{"name":"Food and Bioproducts Processing","volume":"156 ","pages":"Pages 321-332"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146073755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The use of essential oils from plants has occurred since ancient times, with their demand steadily increasing. In Southeast Asia, the white champaka flower is a well-known medicinal flower, and its essential oil holds significant value in various industries. There are numerous studies on enhancing their extraction yields using various methods. However, research into the extraction mechanism of the white champaka flower is relatively limited, despite their importance. Therefore, the study of essential oil extraction from Michelia alba D.C. or white champaka flowers was investigated using the subcritical solvent extraction method with 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) as the solvent. This research analyzes the extraction mechanism and the effects of time and temperature on the extraction yield. The extraction times were varied to 20, 30, 40, and 50 min per extraction loop, and the temperatures ranged from 40 to 60°C. The results showed that increasing time or temperature significantly improved the extraction yield. Furthermore, this study also provides an agitator as an alternative method for maintaining the solute concentration difference between the inside and outside of the raw material particles. This replaces the old method used in the machine, which is called the “solvent-overfill method”. Lastly, the extraction mechanism was analyzed using mathematical modeling, including Darcy’s law, the mass transfer equation, and the Arrhenius equation. Consequently, the initial concentration of solute inside white champaka petal, the activation energy and pre-exponential constant, were evaluated to be 6.99 × 10−4 g/cm3, 18.48 kJ/mol and 9.03 × 10−2 g/min·cm2, respectively, as well as the mass transfer coefficient of the extraction at various temperatures. These discoveries are highly advantageous for further research on the extraction of other flowers under similar conditions.
{"title":"The extraction mechanism of essential oil from Michelia alba DC. using subcritical solvent extraction","authors":"Nawaphat Thaiseeharach , Pawit Suwanarawat , Pantira Songlertsakul , Pattarin Supanivatin , Aluck Thipayarat , Jakrapop Wongwiwat","doi":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The use of essential oils from plants has occurred since ancient times, with their demand steadily increasing. In Southeast Asia, the white champaka flower is a well-known medicinal flower, and its essential oil holds significant value in various industries. There are numerous studies on enhancing their extraction yields using various methods. However, research into the extraction mechanism of the white champaka flower is relatively limited, despite their importance. Therefore, the study of essential oil extraction from Michelia alba D.C. or white champaka flowers was investigated using the subcritical solvent extraction method with 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) as the solvent. This research analyzes the extraction mechanism and the effects of time and temperature on the extraction yield. The extraction times were varied to 20, 30, 40, and 50 min per extraction loop, and the temperatures ranged from 40 to 60°C. The results showed that increasing time or temperature significantly improved the extraction yield. Furthermore, this study also provides an agitator as an alternative method for maintaining the solute concentration difference between the inside and outside of the raw material particles. This replaces the old method used in the machine, which is called the “solvent-overfill method”. Lastly, the extraction mechanism was analyzed using mathematical modeling, including Darcy’s law, the mass transfer equation, and the Arrhenius equation. Consequently, the initial concentration of solute inside white champaka petal, the activation energy and pre-exponential constant, were evaluated to be 6.99 × 10<sup>−4</sup> g/cm<sup>3</sup>, 18.48 kJ/mol and 9.03 × 10<sup>−2</sup> g/min·cm<sup>2</sup>, respectively, as well as the mass transfer coefficient of the extraction at various temperatures. These discoveries are highly advantageous for further research on the extraction of other flowers under similar conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12134,"journal":{"name":"Food and Bioproducts Processing","volume":"156 ","pages":"Pages 254-263"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146034519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-16DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.010
Xinbin Ji , Zheng Li , Yulan Wang, Lei Han, Fucheng Guan, Jing Guo, Xin Zhang
To mitigate probiotic inactivation and low colonization during oral delivery, continuous fibers with meat-like fibrous morphology were fabricated from a sodium alginate/karaya gum/soy protein isolate (SA/CG/SPI) matrix to gently encapsulate Lactobacillus plantarum and enable controlled release. Network density was tuned by wet spinning followed by Ca²⁺-mediated crosslinking. The effects of two calcium sources—calcium chloride (CaCl2) and calcium gluconate—on microstructure, mechanical/thermal stability, and encapsulation-release behavior were systematically evaluated. The results indicate that CaCl2, which dissociates rapidly, forms a denser crosslinking gradient with smaller pore sizes, effectively balancing physical barrier properties and thermal protection. This leads to a stable, sustained release in a simulated in vitro digestive environment (PBS). By contrast, the slower dissociation of calcium gluconate generated a looser network with inferior overall performance. These differences were corroborated by morphological/spectroscopic analyses and mechanical testing. After comprehensive optimization, the best comprehensive performance was achieved under 2 % CaCl2 conditions: the tensile strength was approximately 139 kPa, the elongation at break was approximately 59.3 %, the encapsulation rate was up to approximately 85.4 %, and the cumulative release amount was approximately 7.99 log (CFU·g−1) in PBS within 8 h, with a stable release trend after about 5 h. This strategy offers a scalable materials-process framework for probiotic functional foods and oral delivery systems.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-14DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.007
Jingwen Bai, Bin Yu, Chi Wei, Haodong Xu, Huifang Cao, Yu Yang
This study aimed to prepare soybean protein isolate hydrolysate-Schisandra chinensis polysaccharide complex (SPH-SCP) to obtain a series of Pickering emulsions for the delivery of quercetin (QUE). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and dynamic interfacial tension analysis confirmed that SCP and SPH form complexes through hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, and electrostatic interactions, leading to alterations in the structure of SPH and a reduction in interfacial tension. Compared with emulsion stabilized by SPH, the QUE-loaded Pickering emulsion stabilized by SPH-SCP (SPH-SCP/QUE) exhibited smaller particles (517.13 ± 1.62 nm), higher absolute values of zeta potential (−41.82 ± 1.13 mV), and improved apparent viscosities, modulus, encapsulation efficiency (91.65 ± 0.25 %), loading ability (89.93 ± 0.15 %) and stability. These properties collectively reduced the release of free fatty acids (5.09 ± 0.14 %) and QUE (17.85 ± 3.13 %), thereby enhancing the bioaccessibility of QUE. In addition, the prepared SPH-0.1 %SCP/QUE emulsion exhibited strong antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Intake of sugar and protein production assays revealed that SPH-0.1 %SCP/QUE Pickering emulsion inhibited the carbohydrate metabolism of Staphylococcus aureus by binding pyruvate kinase. Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations assays confirmed that there were strong binding affinity and interaction between QUE and pyruvate kinase. In conclusion, the Pickering emulsions fabricated in this study displayed robust QUE encapsulation capability and potent antibacterial activity. These findings demonstrate the considerable potential of emulsions for applications such as the encapsulation of bioactive compounds, intestinal health, and food preservation.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-14DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.009
Saeid Chobdar Rahim , Beyza Çay , Aydın Erge , Zehra Betül Ahi
In this study, the structural and functional properties of collagen hydrolysates were evaluated in a simulated gastrointestinal digestion model. Collagen peptides were produced by enzymatically hydrolyzing bovine gelatin in the presence of selected bioactive compounds, including a phenolic acid (gallic acid), a flavonoid (quercetin), and a non-phenolic antioxidant vitamin (ascorbic acid). The results demonstrated that collagen peptides obtained under these conditions exhibited enhanced antioxidant activity. However, during the gastric phase, phenolic-enriched samples partially inhibited pepsin activity, leading to limited proteolysis and reduced molecular weight decline. This indicates that phenolic compounds, when present during hydrolysis, can interact with digestive enzymes and modulate protein digestion. Such interactions may not always generate synergistic effects; instead, they may result in phase-dependent modulation, where early gastric digestion is hindered but intestinal hydrolysis is restored. These findings highlight the importance of evaluating the digestive behavior of phenolic–protein systems to better understand their nutritional and functional implications in the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals.
{"title":"Enzyme–phenolic and ascorbic acid interactions in collagen hydrolysates: A simulated gastrointestinal perspective","authors":"Saeid Chobdar Rahim , Beyza Çay , Aydın Erge , Zehra Betül Ahi","doi":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, the structural and functional properties of collagen hydrolysates were evaluated in a simulated gastrointestinal digestion model. Collagen peptides were produced by enzymatically hydrolyzing bovine gelatin in the presence of selected bioactive compounds, including a phenolic acid (gallic acid), a flavonoid (quercetin), and a non-phenolic antioxidant vitamin (ascorbic acid). The results demonstrated that collagen peptides obtained under these conditions exhibited enhanced antioxidant activity. However, during the gastric phase, phenolic-enriched samples partially inhibited pepsin activity, leading to limited proteolysis and reduced molecular weight decline. This indicates that phenolic compounds, when present during hydrolysis, can interact with digestive enzymes and modulate protein digestion. Such interactions may not always generate synergistic effects; instead, they may result in phase-dependent modulation, where early gastric digestion is hindered but intestinal hydrolysis is restored. These findings highlight the importance of evaluating the digestive behavior of phenolic–protein systems to better understand their nutritional and functional implications in the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12134,"journal":{"name":"Food and Bioproducts Processing","volume":"156 ","pages":"Pages 242-253"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146034517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.008
Maria Rita Meyer Ferraz da Costa , Enio Nazaré de Oliveira Junior , Marali Vilela Dias , Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen , Gustavo Henrique Denzin Tonoli , Anand Ramesh Sanadi , Mario Guimarães Junior
Growing environmental concerns over plastic pollution have intensified the search for sustainable alternatives in food packaging. However, the high cost of biopolymers remains a barrier to large-scale adoption. This study addresses this gap by investigating the use of sugarcane bagasse, an abundant agro-industrial residue in Minas Gerais (Brazil), as a low-cost substrate for xanthan gum (XG) production. The objective was to evaluate the physicochemical properties of lab-produced XG and compare them to commercial XG, assessing their suitability for incorporation into biodegradable packaging films. In this sense, the developed gum was characterized for apparent and intrinsic viscosities, molecular weight, chemical/functional groups (FTIR), thermal properties (TGA and DSC), and elemental analysis (C, H, O, N and S). Fermentation of sugarcane bagasse extract (6 % w/v) with Xanthomonas campestris CCT 5268 at 28 °C for 120 h yielded 2.07 g/L of gum. The biopolymer exhibited pseudoplastic behavior, with an apparent viscosity of 135 mPa·s at 25° C and 25 s⁻¹ . Thermal analysis revealed degradation temperatures of 290º C (lab-produced) and 300º C (commercial), indicating comparable stability. The molecular weight of the lab-produced gum was 1238 kDa, surpassing the commercial sample (1018 kDa). FTIR and elemental analyses confirmed structural similarity between both samples, with minor differences attributed to the fermentation substrate. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of valorizing agro-industrial waste for the production of functional biopolymers, supporting the development of cost-effective and sustainable packaging materials.
{"title":"Xanthan gum production from sugarcane bagasse and its potential for biodegradable food packaging films","authors":"Maria Rita Meyer Ferraz da Costa , Enio Nazaré de Oliveira Junior , Marali Vilela Dias , Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen , Gustavo Henrique Denzin Tonoli , Anand Ramesh Sanadi , Mario Guimarães Junior","doi":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Growing environmental concerns over plastic pollution have intensified the search for sustainable alternatives in food packaging. However, the high cost of biopolymers remains a barrier to large-scale adoption. This study addresses this gap by investigating the use of sugarcane bagasse, an abundant agro-industrial residue in Minas Gerais (Brazil), as a low-cost substrate for xanthan gum (XG) production. The objective was to evaluate the physicochemical properties of lab-produced XG and compare them to commercial XG, assessing their suitability for incorporation into biodegradable packaging films. In this sense, the developed gum was characterized for apparent and intrinsic viscosities, molecular weight, chemical/functional groups (FTIR), thermal properties (TGA and DSC), and elemental analysis (C, H, O, N and S). Fermentation of sugarcane bagasse extract (6 % w/v) with <em>Xanthomonas campestris</em> CCT 5268 at 28 °C for 120 h yielded 2.07 g/L of gum. The biopolymer exhibited pseudoplastic behavior, with an apparent viscosity of 135 mPa·s at 25° C and 25 s⁻¹ . Thermal analysis revealed degradation temperatures of 290º C (lab-produced) and 300º C (commercial), indicating comparable stability. The molecular weight of the lab-produced gum was 1238 kDa, surpassing the commercial sample (1018 kDa). FTIR and elemental analyses confirmed structural similarity between both samples, with minor differences attributed to the fermentation substrate. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of valorizing agro-industrial waste for the production of functional biopolymers, supporting the development of cost-effective and sustainable packaging materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12134,"journal":{"name":"Food and Bioproducts Processing","volume":"156 ","pages":"Pages 191-199"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145973489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.005
Badal Dewangan, Manjunath P. Eelager
Herein, the various sustainable consumer packaging for turmeric and nutmeg powder were examined to extend shelf life. The combination of paper and plastic packaging reduces plastic dependency and serves the sustainable goal. The absence of heavy metals and phthalates, as confirmed by ICP and GC-MS analysis, demonstrates that the P1 to P4 packaging options are safe for food contact. These packaging materials exhibit tensile strength ranging from 15.77 to 25.68 MPa. Due to the presence of Aluminum foil and MET PET as a barrier layer, the P3 and P4 packaging option exhibits superior barrier properties compared to P1 and P2. Fresh turmeric and nutmeg powder having nominal moisture content and water activity were studied for extension in their shelf life under accelerated conditions of 38 ± 1˚C and RH 90 ± 2 % with optimized sustainable consumer packaging option, achieved the maximum shelf life extension of 480 d (turmeric) and 390 d (nutmeg) in P4 packaging material with MET PET as the barrier layer.
{"title":"Evaluation of sustainable paper-based consumer packaging materials for shelf life extension of turmeric and nutmeg powder","authors":"Badal Dewangan, Manjunath P. Eelager","doi":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, the various sustainable consumer packaging for turmeric and nutmeg powder were examined to extend shelf life. The combination of paper and plastic packaging reduces plastic dependency and serves the sustainable goal. The absence of heavy metals and phthalates, as confirmed by ICP and GC-MS analysis, demonstrates that the P1 to P4 packaging options are safe for food contact. These packaging materials exhibit tensile strength ranging from 15.77 to 25.68 MPa. Due to the presence of Aluminum foil and MET PET as a barrier layer, the P3 and P4 packaging option exhibits superior barrier properties compared to P1 and P2. Fresh turmeric and nutmeg powder having nominal moisture content and water activity were studied for extension in their shelf life under accelerated conditions of 38 ± 1˚C and RH 90 ± 2 % with optimized sustainable consumer packaging option, achieved the maximum shelf life extension of 480 d (turmeric) and 390 d (nutmeg) in P4 packaging material with MET PET as the barrier layer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12134,"journal":{"name":"Food and Bioproducts Processing","volume":"156 ","pages":"Pages 141-151"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145939730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2025.12.020
M. Joppa, R. Schade, T. Hanisch, C. Golla, E. Fuchs, M. Mauermann
In hygiene-critical industries such as the food industry, there is great interest in designing needs-based cleaning processes with optimized parameters. Simulations of the cleaning processes can support optimization, but often take too long, especially regarding the spray cleaning of large containers. Simplified and semi-empirical prediction models can improve the situation but require a solid experimental basis. The present study addresses an important knowledge gap by investigating the cleaning of a swellable, food-related model soil with water by a spray that is superimposed with a falling film. The variation of the impact angle of the spray (30° … 90°), the pre-wetting time (0 s … 120 s) and the nozzle pressure (1 barg … 5 barg) reveals a wide range of possible effects. Compared to spray cleaning only, both an increase in the cleaning rate of almost 50 % as well as a decrease in the cleaned area of about 80 % were observed, depending on the parameter selection and focus of the analysis.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.002
Deyin Gu, Tao Peng, Changshu Li, Li Wen, Yinghua Song, Haifeng Gong
This work applied fractal theory to the structure design of the impeller and baffle in the solid-liquid stirred reactors, proposing the coupled use of the fractal-structure impeller and fractal-structure baffle to improve the suspension quality of solid particles. Meanwhile, an optimization framework consisting of one-hot encoding, BP neural network, NSGA-II, and TOPSIS decision making was constructed to achieve an optimal balance among the solid suspension degree, local solid holdup distribution, and power consumption. The findings showed that the optimal case increased the solid suspension degree by 1.41 %, decreased the power consumption by 10.37 %, increased local solid holdup Ch1 (r/R = 0.8, z/H = 0.9) by 19.50 %, and decreased local solid holdup Ch5 (r/R = 0.8, z/H = 0.1) by 2.32 % compared to the base case. This indicated that the optimal case could effectively reduce the stirring power consumption, decrease the axial concentration gradient of solid particles, and enhance the solid suspension degree. In addition, the numerical simulation results further confirmed that the optimal case could increase the fluid circulation velocity, reduce the low-velocity stagnant zone, enhance the turbulent kinetic energy, mitigate the deposition of solid particles, and improve the mixing quality of solid-liquid two-phase compared with the base case. This study provides a valuable structural optimization approach for enhancing the performance of solid-liquid stirred reactors.
本文将分形理论应用于固液搅拌反应器中叶轮和挡板的结构设计,提出了分形结构叶轮和分形结构挡板的耦合使用,以提高固体颗粒的悬浮质量。同时,构建了由单热编码、BP神经网络、NSGA-II和TOPSIS决策组成的优化框架,以实现固体悬浮度、局部固体含率分布和功耗之间的最优平衡。结果表明:与基本情况相比,优化后的悬浮度提高了1.41 %,能耗降低了10.37 %,局部固含率Ch1 (r/ r = 0.8, z/H = 0.9)提高了19.50 %,局部固含率Ch5 (r/ r = 0.8, z/H = 0.1)降低了2.32 %。结果表明,该优化方案能够有效降低搅拌功率消耗,减小固体颗粒轴向浓度梯度,提高固体悬浮度。此外,数值模拟结果进一步证实,与基本情况相比,最优情况可以增加流体循环速度,减少低速停滞区,增强湍流动能,减轻固体颗粒沉积,改善固液两相混合质量。该研究为提高固液搅拌反应器的性能提供了一种有价值的结构优化方法。
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Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2026.01.004
Nikoletta Solomakou, Anastasia Kyriakoudi, Ioannis Mourtzinos, Athanasia M. Goula
Olive oil processing generates substantial quantities of olive mill wastewater (OMW). While numerous strategies have been applied for treating OMW, achieving efficient phenol removal remains a challenge. Coffee production also yields large volumes of residues; therefore, this study investigates the prospective application of spent coffee grounds (SCG) as an economical and sustainable biosorbent for OMW treatment. Building on earlier work using untreated SCG, the current study evaluates how physical and chemical (methanol, sodium hydroxide) activation affects its adsorption performance. In addition, a new activation method based on coating with a natural agent, milk proteins, was studied. Findings indicate that SCG activation notably enhances its adsorption capacity. The most pronounced increase in adsorption efficiency was observed following thermal activation of SCG at 250 °C. All chemical activation methods led to improved adsorption performance, achieving adsorption efficiencies of up to 60 %. Adsorption enhancement was linked to modifications in the SCG surface structure and functional groups. The research contributes novel insight into eco-friendly biosorbent development, highlighting milk protein-coated SCG as a “green” alternative to conventional activation techniques. The above findings support the design of sustainable and cost-efficient approaches for the treatment of phenol-rich effluents such as OMW.
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