High-moisture extrusion technology should be considered one of the best choices for producing plant-based meat substitutes with the rich fibrous structure offered by real animal meat products.Unfortunately,the extrusi...High-moisture extrusion technology should be considered one of the best choices for producing plant-based meat substitutes with the rich fibrous structure offered by real animal meat products.Unfortunately,the extrusion process has been seen as a“black box”with limited information about what occurs inside,causing serious obstacles in developing meat substitutes.This study designed a high-moisture extrusion process and developed 10 new plant-based meat substitutes comparable to the fibrous structure of real animal meat.The study used the Feature-Augmented Principal Component Analysis(FA-PCA)method to visualize and understand the whole extrusion process in three ways systematically and accurately.It established six sets of mathematical models of the high-moisture extrusion process based on 8000 pieces of data,including five types of parameters.The FA-PCA method improved the R^(2) values significantly compared with the PCA method.The Way 3 was the best to predict product quality(Z),demonstrating that the gradually molecular conformational changes(Y^(n'))were critical in controlling the final quality of the plant-based meat substitutes.Moreover,the first visualization platform software for the high-moisture extrusion process has been established to clearly show the“black box”by combining the virtual simulation technology.Through the software,some practice work such as equipment installation,parameter adjustment,equipment disassembly,and data prediction can be easily achieved.展开更多
This study aimed to investigate the interaction between maltodextrin/starch of different molecular weight distributions and soy protein isolate (SPI)–wheat gluten (WG) matrix during high-moisture extrusion.Two maltod...This study aimed to investigate the interaction between maltodextrin/starch of different molecular weight distributions and soy protein isolate (SPI)–wheat gluten (WG) matrix during high-moisture extrusion.Two maltodextrins (dextrose equivalent (DE):10 and 20) and wheat starch were extruded with SPI–WG blend in a system of 65,70,and 75%moisture to investigate their effects on texture and thermal stability.Incorporating 5%maltodextrin (DE10) in the SPI–WG matrix improved the fiber structure and thermal stability.When wheat starch was thoroughly gelatinized during subsequent sterilization,the fiber structure and thermal stability were also improved.It was found that the plasticization caused by small-molecular weight saccharides and enhanced phase separation caused by large-molecular weight saccharides changed the melting temperature of blends and significantly improved the texture and thermal stability of extrudates.展开更多
High-moisture meat analogues(HMMAs)offer sustainable protein alternatives to conventional meat and become a research hotspot in recent years.This study systematically investigated the impact of nori powder(NP)incorpor...High-moisture meat analogues(HMMAs)offer sustainable protein alternatives to conventional meat and become a research hotspot in recent years.This study systematically investigated the impact of nori powder(NP)incorporation(0.5%–2.0%)on the physicochemical and structural properties of HMMAs.Rheological analysis revealed that NP reduced the viscosity(consistency coefficient K decreased from 65.67 Pa⋅s to 16.66–19.99 Pa⋅s)and enhanced the fluidity(flow behavior index n increased from 0.25 to 0.33–0.38)of raw material.NP addition progressively decreased the redness values(a*),except for 0.5%NP level.At 1.0%NP level,HMMAs exhibited a denser microstructure with reduced water mobility,resulting in the lowest water holding capacity(2.07 g/g).Conversely,2.0%NP promoted highly oriented fibrous structures,achieving a maximal texturization degree of 1.51.Secondary structure analysis indicated NP facilitated a shift fromα-helix toβ-sheet conformations(β-sheet content increased from 26.06%to 29.92%at 2.0%NP),resulting in stabilized protein networks.These modifications were attributed to NP-induced hydrophobic interactions and polysaccharide-protein crosslinking.The study demonstrates NP's role in modulating HMMA texture and nutrition,providing critical insights for developing fiber-enhanced,nutrient-fortified HMMAs.展开更多
The rates of maize breakage and entrainment loss are high in the harvest of high-moisture maize,which remains an issue with the development of agricultural mechanization.In order to reduce the maize breakage and entra...The rates of maize breakage and entrainment loss are high in the harvest of high-moisture maize,which remains an issue with the development of agricultural mechanization.In order to reduce the maize breakage and entrainment loss rates,the correlations among key factors,such as the threshing cylinder speed,concave clearance and feeding rate,and the rates of breakage and entrainment loss during high-moisture maize harvesting were studied in this paper.A single-factor experiment was carried out using a single-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester,and an orthogonal experiment was carried out using single-and double-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvesters with the Taguchi experimental design method.The single-factor experiment revealed that when the cylinder speed increased,the breakage rate of maize decreased first and then increased,while the entrainment loss rate decreased.The breakage rate of maize decreased as the concave clearance increased,while the entrainment loss rate decreased first and then increased.The optimum value of the concave clearance was positively correlated with the ear diameter of maize;Additionally,the minimum breakage rate of maize occurred when the feeding rate was at the rated value,and the entrainment loss rate increased as the feeding rate increased.The orthogonal experiments revealed that the importance of cylinder speed,feeding rate,concave clearance on the maize breakage and entrainment loss rates were in descending order.The optimum values of parameters for the single-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester were 370 r/min cylinder speed,40 mm concave clearance and 10 kg/s feeding rate.The optimum values of parameters the double-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester were 550 r/min cylinder speed,35 mm concave clearance and 10 kg/s feeding rate.The research can provide a reference for parameter configuration and control strategy for the longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester with high-moisture maize.展开更多
Flaking on high-moisture corn （wet corn） by hot-air heating was studied in the paper. The wet-heating approach was beneficial to improve corn gelatinization by experimental results. By the experiments, a set of opti...Flaking on high-moisture corn （wet corn） by hot-air heating was studied in the paper. The wet-heating approach was beneficial to improve corn gelatinization by experimental results. By the experiments, a set of optimal parameters was obtained： hot-air temperature 120-130℃, heating duration 70 min, gap between rollers 0.5 -1.0 mm, 150-200 r·min^-1 for rotational speed of rollers.展开更多
The Probability Sizing Screen (PSS) developed by China University of Mining and Technology has been used since 1980 for the screening of moist fine raw coal. More than 600PSS's have been installed in Chinese coal ...The Probability Sizing Screen (PSS) developed by China University of Mining and Technology has been used since 1980 for the screening of moist fine raw coal. More than 600PSS's have been installed in Chinese coal mines, bringing about economic benefits to both coal producers and consumers in terms of reduced energy saving, transpertation cost reduction,and environmental protection. While the PSS treats some high-moisture fine raw coal, the mesh apertures may be blinded by the fine particles stuck on the mesh wire of the screen. Recently, the authors have developed the Piano-wire Probability Screen, a new screen which screens moist fine raw coal. This screen assimilates advantages of PSS, having large deck inclination, large aperture and multideck. In addition the new screen uses piano-wire decks which have a new structure, great open area, and no blinding. The results of sizing fine moist raw coal in Lugou Coal Mine, Henan Province,show that the Piano-wire Probability Screen has a large capacity and high efficiency and is an efficient screen for separating moist raw coal with diameter of 6mm. This paper describes the results of fundamental studies on the Piano-wire Probability Screen. and also includes data from pilot-plant studies.展开更多
Lignite and sub-bituminous coals from western U.S. contain high amounts of moisture （sub-bituminous： 15%-30%, lignites： 25%-40%）. German and Australian lignites （brown coals） have even higher moisture content, 5...Lignite and sub-bituminous coals from western U.S. contain high amounts of moisture （sub-bituminous： 15%-30%, lignites： 25%-40%）. German and Australian lignites （brown coals） have even higher moisture content, 50% and 60%, respectively. The high moisture content causes a reduction in plant performance and higher emissions, compared to the bituminous （hard） coals. Despite their high-moisture content, lignite and sub-bituminous coals from the western U.S. and worldwide are attractive due to their abundance, low cost, low NOx and SOx emissions, and high reactivity. A novel low-temperature coal drying process employing a fluidized bed dryer and waste heat was developed in the U.S. by a team led by GRE （Great River Energy）. Demonstration of the technology was conducted with the U.S. Department of Energy and GRE funding at Coal Creek Station Unit 1. Following the successful demonstration, the low-temperature coal drying technology was commercialized by GRE under the trade name DryFiningTM fuel enhancement process and implemented at both units at Coal Creek Station. The coal drying system at Coal Creek has been in a continuous commercial operation since December 2009. By implementing DryFining at Coal Creek, GRE avoided $366 million in capital expenditures, which would otherwise be needed to comply with emission regulations. Four years of operating experience is described in this paper.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31901608)the National Key Research and Development Plan of China(2021YFC2101402)the Science and Technology Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS-ASTIP-2022-IFST)。
文摘High-moisture extrusion technology should be considered one of the best choices for producing plant-based meat substitutes with the rich fibrous structure offered by real animal meat products.Unfortunately,the extrusion process has been seen as a“black box”with limited information about what occurs inside,causing serious obstacles in developing meat substitutes.This study designed a high-moisture extrusion process and developed 10 new plant-based meat substitutes comparable to the fibrous structure of real animal meat.The study used the Feature-Augmented Principal Component Analysis(FA-PCA)method to visualize and understand the whole extrusion process in three ways systematically and accurately.It established six sets of mathematical models of the high-moisture extrusion process based on 8000 pieces of data,including five types of parameters.The FA-PCA method improved the R^(2) values significantly compared with the PCA method.The Way 3 was the best to predict product quality(Z),demonstrating that the gradually molecular conformational changes(Y^(n'))were critical in controlling the final quality of the plant-based meat substitutes.Moreover,the first visualization platform software for the high-moisture extrusion process has been established to clearly show the“black box”by combining the virtual simulation technology.Through the software,some practice work such as equipment installation,parameter adjustment,equipment disassembly,and data prediction can be easily achieved.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32202081)the National Key Research and Development Plan of China (2021YFC2101402)。
文摘This study aimed to investigate the interaction between maltodextrin/starch of different molecular weight distributions and soy protein isolate (SPI)–wheat gluten (WG) matrix during high-moisture extrusion.Two maltodextrins (dextrose equivalent (DE):10 and 20) and wheat starch were extruded with SPI–WG blend in a system of 65,70,and 75%moisture to investigate their effects on texture and thermal stability.Incorporating 5%maltodextrin (DE10) in the SPI–WG matrix improved the fiber structure and thermal stability.When wheat starch was thoroughly gelatinized during subsequent sterilization,the fiber structure and thermal stability were also improved.It was found that the plasticization caused by small-molecular weight saccharides and enhanced phase separation caused by large-molecular weight saccharides changed the melting temperature of blends and significantly improved the texture and thermal stability of extrudates.
基金funded by The Science Foundation of Henan University of Technology(2021BS038)The Open Project Program of National Engineering Re-search Center of Wheat and Corn Further Processing(NL2022014)Henan Province Science and Technology R&D Program Joint Fund(Application Research and De-velopment Category)(242103810082).
文摘High-moisture meat analogues(HMMAs)offer sustainable protein alternatives to conventional meat and become a research hotspot in recent years.This study systematically investigated the impact of nori powder(NP)incorporation(0.5%–2.0%)on the physicochemical and structural properties of HMMAs.Rheological analysis revealed that NP reduced the viscosity(consistency coefficient K decreased from 65.67 Pa⋅s to 16.66–19.99 Pa⋅s)and enhanced the fluidity(flow behavior index n increased from 0.25 to 0.33–0.38)of raw material.NP addition progressively decreased the redness values(a*),except for 0.5%NP level.At 1.0%NP level,HMMAs exhibited a denser microstructure with reduced water mobility,resulting in the lowest water holding capacity(2.07 g/g).Conversely,2.0%NP promoted highly oriented fibrous structures,achieving a maximal texturization degree of 1.51.Secondary structure analysis indicated NP facilitated a shift fromα-helix toβ-sheet conformations(β-sheet content increased from 26.06%to 29.92%at 2.0%NP),resulting in stabilized protein networks.These modifications were attributed to NP-induced hydrophobic interactions and polysaccharide-protein crosslinking.The study demonstrates NP's role in modulating HMMA texture and nutrition,providing critical insights for developing fiber-enhanced,nutrient-fortified HMMAs.
基金The authors acknowledge that this work was financially supported by the 13th Five-year National Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2016YFD0701901).
文摘The rates of maize breakage and entrainment loss are high in the harvest of high-moisture maize,which remains an issue with the development of agricultural mechanization.In order to reduce the maize breakage and entrainment loss rates,the correlations among key factors,such as the threshing cylinder speed,concave clearance and feeding rate,and the rates of breakage and entrainment loss during high-moisture maize harvesting were studied in this paper.A single-factor experiment was carried out using a single-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester,and an orthogonal experiment was carried out using single-and double-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvesters with the Taguchi experimental design method.The single-factor experiment revealed that when the cylinder speed increased,the breakage rate of maize decreased first and then increased,while the entrainment loss rate decreased.The breakage rate of maize decreased as the concave clearance increased,while the entrainment loss rate decreased first and then increased.The optimum value of the concave clearance was positively correlated with the ear diameter of maize;Additionally,the minimum breakage rate of maize occurred when the feeding rate was at the rated value,and the entrainment loss rate increased as the feeding rate increased.The orthogonal experiments revealed that the importance of cylinder speed,feeding rate,concave clearance on the maize breakage and entrainment loss rates were in descending order.The optimum values of parameters for the single-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester were 370 r/min cylinder speed,40 mm concave clearance and 10 kg/s feeding rate.The optimum values of parameters the double-longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester were 550 r/min cylinder speed,35 mm concave clearance and 10 kg/s feeding rate.The research can provide a reference for parameter configuration and control strategy for the longitudinal-axial flow maize harvester with high-moisture maize.
基金Supported by Heilongjiang Provincial Scientific Research Project(GC04B509-02)
文摘Flaking on high-moisture corn （wet corn） by hot-air heating was studied in the paper. The wet-heating approach was beneficial to improve corn gelatinization by experimental results. By the experiments, a set of optimal parameters was obtained： hot-air temperature 120-130℃, heating duration 70 min, gap between rollers 0.5 -1.0 mm, 150-200 r·min^-1 for rotational speed of rollers.
基金This project is supported by the special fund of Chinese institutions of higher learning
文摘The Probability Sizing Screen (PSS) developed by China University of Mining and Technology has been used since 1980 for the screening of moist fine raw coal. More than 600PSS's have been installed in Chinese coal mines, bringing about economic benefits to both coal producers and consumers in terms of reduced energy saving, transpertation cost reduction,and environmental protection. While the PSS treats some high-moisture fine raw coal, the mesh apertures may be blinded by the fine particles stuck on the mesh wire of the screen. Recently, the authors have developed the Piano-wire Probability Screen, a new screen which screens moist fine raw coal. This screen assimilates advantages of PSS, having large deck inclination, large aperture and multideck. In addition the new screen uses piano-wire decks which have a new structure, great open area, and no blinding. The results of sizing fine moist raw coal in Lugou Coal Mine, Henan Province,show that the Piano-wire Probability Screen has a large capacity and high efficiency and is an efficient screen for separating moist raw coal with diameter of 6mm. This paper describes the results of fundamental studies on the Piano-wire Probability Screen. and also includes data from pilot-plant studies.
文摘Lignite and sub-bituminous coals from western U.S. contain high amounts of moisture （sub-bituminous： 15%-30%, lignites： 25%-40%）. German and Australian lignites （brown coals） have even higher moisture content, 50% and 60%, respectively. The high moisture content causes a reduction in plant performance and higher emissions, compared to the bituminous （hard） coals. Despite their high-moisture content, lignite and sub-bituminous coals from the western U.S. and worldwide are attractive due to their abundance, low cost, low NOx and SOx emissions, and high reactivity. A novel low-temperature coal drying process employing a fluidized bed dryer and waste heat was developed in the U.S. by a team led by GRE （Great River Energy）. Demonstration of the technology was conducted with the U.S. Department of Energy and GRE funding at Coal Creek Station Unit 1. Following the successful demonstration, the low-temperature coal drying technology was commercialized by GRE under the trade name DryFiningTM fuel enhancement process and implemented at both units at Coal Creek Station. The coal drying system at Coal Creek has been in a continuous commercial operation since December 2009. By implementing DryFining at Coal Creek, GRE avoided $366 million in capital expenditures, which would otherwise be needed to comply with emission regulations. Four years of operating experience is described in this paper.
