Extraction Using Moderate Electric Fields
Extraction Using Moderate Electric Fields
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使用中等电场提取
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb17861.x
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发表时间:
2004
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通讯作者:
S. Sastry
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作者:
I. Şensoy;S. Sastry
During moderate electric field (MEF) processing, a voltage applied across a food material may affect the permeability of cell membranes. It is known that high electric fields can cause either reversible or irreversible rupture of cell membranes. In this research, the effect of MEF processing on permeability was studied. Effects of frequency and electric field strength were investigated. Cellular structure was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Fermented black ten leaves and fresh or dry mint leaves were placed in tea bags or cut in 1 cm 2 squares, depending on the experiment, and immersed in an aqueous fluid medium. Control samples were heated on a hot plate. MEF treatments were conducted by applying a voltage across electrodes immersed in opposite sides of the beaker. Control and MEF-treated fresh mint leaf samples heated to 50 °C were analyzed by TEM. MEF processing significantly increased the extraction yield for fresh mint leaves because of additional clectric field effects during heating. Dried mint leaves and fermented black tea leaves were not affected, by the treatment type. Low frequency resulted in higher extraction rates for fresh mint leaves. The electric field strength study showed that electrical breakdown is achieved even at low electric field strengths. MEF treatment shows potential to be used as an alternative to conventional heating for extraction from cellular materials.