The control of paracetamol particle size and surface morphology through crystallisation in a spray dryer

The parameters governing the crystallisation of paracetamol using various conventional techniques has been extensively studied, however the factors influencing the drug crystallisation using spray drying is not as well understood. The aim of this work was to investigate the crystallisation of an active pharmaceutical ingredient through evaporative crystallisation using a spray dryer to study the physicochemical properties of the drug and to use semi-empirical equations to gain insight into the morphology and particle size of the dried powder. Paracetamol solutions were spray dried at various inlet temperatures ranging from 60 °C to 120 °C and also from a series of inlet feed solvent compositions ranging from 50/50% v/v ethanol/water to 100% ethanol and solid-state characterisation was done. The size and morphology of the dried materials were altered with a change in spray drying parameters, with an increase in inlet temperature leading to an increase in particle Sauter mean diameter (from 3.0 to 4.4 µm) and a decrease in the particle size with an increase in ethanol concentration in the feed (from 4.6 to 4.4 µm) as a result of changes in particle density and atomised droplet size. The morphology of the dried particles consisted of agglomerates of individual crystallites bound together into larger semi-spherical agglomerates with a higher tendency for particles having crystalline ridges to form at higher ethanol concentrations of the feed.     

加工方式对玉筋鱼干风味的影响

为研究加工方式对玉筋鱼干风味的影响，实验按加工方式分为加盐煮制冷风干燥（boiling in salt solution followed by cold air drying，SCC）组和冷风干燥（cold air drying，CD）组。采用电子鼻技术、气相离子迁移谱（gas chromatography-ion mobility spectroscopy，GC-IMS）技术、氨基酸自动分析技术、高效液相色谱技术测定玉筋鱼干中的风味成分。结果表明，不同加工方式制作的玉筋鱼干在气味、滋味方面存在显著差异。电子鼻、GC-IMS技术均能区分不同工艺制作的玉筋鱼干气味，采用GC-IMS技术共分析出68 种挥发性成分，庚醛、戊醛、3-甲基丁醛对玉筋鱼干独特风味的形成有重要影响，其中3-甲基丁醛源自CD工艺，其区别于SCC工艺气味的关键物质。玉筋鱼干中的主要鲜味氨基酸是Glu，主要呈味核苷酸是肌苷酸；CD组玉筋鱼干中的鲜味氨基酸和甜味氨基酸含量占总游离氨基酸的比重高于SCC组，同时CD组滋味活性值、味精当量值均高于SCC组，所以仅采用CD工艺制作的玉筋鱼干滋味优于加盐煮制后CD工艺制作的玉筋鱼干。     

γ射线和电子束辐照对风味豆干杀菌效果及品质的影响

为探究γ射线和电子束辐照对风味豆干微生物和理化指标影响的差异性，分别采用不同剂量的γ射线（0、3.1、5.9、8.6、11.4 kGy）和电子束（0、2.7、5.5、8.2、10.8 kGy）辐照风味豆干，研究其对风味豆干中微生物存活数、营养成分、理化指标及质构特性的影响。结果表明，γ射线和电子束辐照均能有效控制风味豆干菌落总数、霉菌及大肠菌群数，γ射线辐照杂菌和霉菌的D₁₀值分别为1.82 kGy和1.72 kGy，电子束辐照的D₁₀值分别为2.44 kGy和1.79 kGy，γ射线对风味豆干的杀菌效果强于电子束。两种辐照方式对风味豆干水分、蛋白和灰分的含量没有明显影响，但辐照后脂肪含量均显著降低。γ射线辐照后风味豆干氨基酸的含量无明显变化，但5.5 kGy剂量条件下，电子束辐照会对缬氨酸、苯丙氨酸、脯氨酸、甘氨酸、丙氨酸、酪氨酸等6种氨基酸的含量产生显著影响。γ射线辐照对风味豆干过氧化值有显著的影响，与酸价无明显的相关性；而电子束辐照与风味豆干过氧化值没有明显的相关性，但会引起其酸价显著上升。γ射线辐照不会对风味豆干硬度、内聚性、胶着性、咀嚼性和弹性产生显著影响，电子束辐照对其硬度、内聚性和胶着性的影响不显著，但5.5 kGy以上剂量辐照会对其咀嚼性和弹性产生显著的影响。综上所述，γ射线和电子束对风味豆干的辐照效应在某些方面存在一定的差异性，但均具有在豆干加工中应用的潜力，研究结果可为γ射线和电子束辐照技术在豆干加工中的应用提供理论依据。     

北方干鲜果害鼠绿色防控技术

文章介绍了北方干鲜果各种不同为害方式害鼠的相应的绿色防控技术,树根和树干害鼠中华鼢鼠、棕色田鼠宜采用银恒快速捕鼠器捕杀;果实害鼠岩松鼠、花鼠、北社鼠防治时等应采用坚果注射杀鼠剂精准灭鼠技术;果园地面害鼠大仓鼠、长尾仓鼠、黑线姬鼠等可采用TBS技术绿色防控;果实贮藏害鼠褐家鼠、黄胸鼠、小家鼠采用粘鼠板消灭。各类绿色灭鼠技术可为干鲜果害鼠的防控提供参考。     

我国杂粮挂面标准探讨

近年来,随着我国经济社会的发展,挂面产业与消费的转型升级需求日益增强,有健康促进作用的各种杂粮挂面受到越来越多的关注。然而,我国挂面标准的发展却滞后于市场发展要求,尚无针对于杂粮挂面的行业标准,杂粮挂面的标准问题已经成为产业发展与创新的重要瓶颈。在分析我国挂面标准现状与问题的基础上,分析借鉴日本挂面标准的现状,对我国杂粮挂面标准制定的难点与发展方向进行了探讨。     

不同干燥方法对茉莉花品质影响分析

根据茉莉花的生物学特性，通过试验研究了吸香或未吸香茉莉花浸膏的芳香组分，并对比研究茉莉花花蕾、吸香鲜花及未吸香鲜花经自然干燥、烘箱干燥、微波干燥、真空干燥或真空冷冻干燥后的干花品质，为茉莉花干花产业化提供了有价值的数据。     

Dried jujube classification using support vector machine based on fractal parameters and red,green and blue intensity

A new method that combines fractal theory and red, green and blue (RGB) colour intensity was developed to sort dried jujube fruits by using support vector machine (SVM). Our result shows that the new method is fast and accurate in dried jujube fruits classification. The SVM models based on fractal parameters only achieved 85.18–92.73% total accuracy rate. The total classification accuracy of SVM based on RGB intensity values was 94.44%. However, the SVM models based on combining fractal parameters with RGB intensity values achieved 94.44–98.15% total accuracy rate. The best classification accuracy (98.15%) was found when using SVM model based on combining fractal measures (FM) with RGB intensity values (C = 512, γ = 0.0078125). Therefore, the SVM model based on combining FMs with RGB intensity is recommended in dried jujube fruits classification.