In this study, 3 mm thick quince slices were dipped in bitter orange (BO), tangerine (Citrus deliciosa Mediterranean) (CDM), orange (O), tangerine (Citrus reticulata Owari) (CRO), pomegranate (P) juices and a non-pre-treatment (control) dried at an air temperature of 70 °C and air velocity of 1.5 m/s. According to the results of the pre-treatment trials, drying time was found to be a minimum of 121 min in pomegranate at 5 min dipping time to reach a safe moisture content of 10% (w.b.). The lowest total color change (∆E) values were observed in orange juice dipped samples (10.19). We found the highest total phenolics (TP) (16.77 mg GAE/g d.w.) in CDM, Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) (32.49 µmol TE/g d.w.) in P and total flavonoid (TF) (2018.15 mg GAE/kg d.w.) in BO for 5 min dipping time values. As a result, pomegranate juice pre-treatment in all dipping times improved the biocompounds for quince slices.
Switchgrass earned its place globally as a significant energy crop by possessing essential properties such as being able to control erosion, low cost of production, biomass richness, and appeal for biofuel production. In this study, the impact of a Ca(OH)2-assisted thermal pretreatment process on the switchgrass variety Shawnee for methane fuel production was investigated. The Ca(OH)2-assisted thermal pretreatment process was optimized to enhance the methane production potential of switchgrass. Solid loading (3–7%), Ca(OH)2 concentration (0–2%), reaction temperature (50–100 °C), and reaction time (6–16 h) were selected as independent variables for the optimization. Methane production was obtained as 248.7 mL CH4 gVS−1 under the optimized pretreatment conditions. Specifically, a reaction temperature of 100 °C, a reaction time of 6 h, 0% Ca(OH)2, and 3% solid loading. Compared to raw switchgrass, methane production was enhanced by 14.5%. Additionally, the changes in surface properties and bond structure, along with the kinetic parameters from first order, cone, reaction curve, and modified Gompertz modeling revealed the importance of optimization.
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