ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Fick's second law for unsteady-state, one-dimensional diffusion in solid media from a well stirred solution of limited volume was used to develop mathematical equations for modeling the mass transfer of NaCl in cheeses during salting. A computational method was employed to solve the equations and analyze the suitable conditions for salt penetration in finite cylindrical cheeses. Various volume ratios of solution and solid were considered to determine the variation of NaCl concentration in cheeses. Experimental results were predicted by the proposed mathematical model with less than 10% error.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1991.tb08637.x
