Encapsulation of Orange Essential Oil in a Spout-Fluid Bed Dryer with a Draft Tube on a Bed of Inert Solids

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Abstract

Encapsulation of orange essential oil in modified starch (N-Lok) was performed in a spout-fluid bed dryer with a draft tube (SFB) on a bed of inert solids under different operating conditions. The essential oil retention and encapsulation efficiencies were determined and compared with those obtained in a spray-drying encapsulation process. The results showed that, in general, both SFB efficiencies were lower than those obtained in the spray dryer; however, it was observed that most of the essential oil remaining in the SFB was encapsulated (94% compared with 70% for the spray dryer). The formation of particles with thicker encapsulation walls in the SFB provided better protection of the orange essential oil than that achieved in spray drying.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1718-1726
Number of pages9
JournalDrying Technology
Volume32
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2014

Keywords

  • Encapsulation
  • Inert solids
  • Orange oil
  • Spout-fluid bed dryer
  • Spray drying

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