{"title":"Optimizing infrared drying of black soldier fly larvae for sustainable cricket feed production","authors":"Nuntawat Butwong, Sarawut Saenkham, Adisak Pattiya, Anuwat Saenpong, Chinnapat Turakarn, Aphichon Mungchu, Shenghua Hu, Sopa Cansee","doi":"10.1016/j.csite.2024.105582","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"As global demand for animal-derived protein surges, Black soldier fly larvae emerge as a promising sustainable feed source, particularly for cricket farming. This study investigated the infrared drying of whole larvae, exploring its potential as an efficient alternative to conventional drying methods for producing high-quality cricket feed. The effects of temperature (50 °C, 60 °C, 70 °C) and air velocity (1.0, 1.5, 2.0 m/s) on drying behavior, energy consumption, and moisture diffusivity were examined. Higher temperatures significantly reduced drying time, with 70 °C leading to the fastest drying in ∼5 h. While air velocity had minimal impact on overall drying time, it influenced drying rates. The optimal specific energy consumption was 1.58 MJ/kg water evaporated at 60 °C. The Logarithmic and Midilli models best described the drying kinetics, with R<ce:sup loc=\"post\">2</ce:sup> > 0.99. Effective moisture diffusivity ranged from 2.28 × 10<ce:sup loc=\"post\">−9</ce:sup> to 3.09 × 10<ce:sup loc=\"post\">−8</ce:sup> m<ce:sup loc=\"post\">2</ce:sup>/h, increasing with temperature. Activation energy values spanned from 56.88 kJ/mol at 1.0 m/s to 115.41 kJ/mol at 2.0 m/s air velocity. This study demonstrated that infrared drying offered a balanced approach for larvae processing, providing faster drying times and moderate energy consumption compared to hot air and solar drying, making it a viable option for producing sustainable cricket feed.","PeriodicalId":9658,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies in Thermal Engineering","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Case Studies in Thermal Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2024.105582","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"THERMODYNAMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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As global demand for animal-derived protein surges, Black soldier fly larvae emerge as a promising sustainable feed source, particularly for cricket farming. This study investigated the infrared drying of whole larvae, exploring its potential as an efficient alternative to conventional drying methods for producing high-quality cricket feed. The effects of temperature (50 °C, 60 °C, 70 °C) and air velocity (1.0, 1.5, 2.0 m/s) on drying behavior, energy consumption, and moisture diffusivity were examined. Higher temperatures significantly reduced drying time, with 70 °C leading to the fastest drying in ∼5 h. While air velocity had minimal impact on overall drying time, it influenced drying rates. The optimal specific energy consumption was 1.58 MJ/kg water evaporated at 60 °C. The Logarithmic and Midilli models best described the drying kinetics, with R2 > 0.99. Effective moisture diffusivity ranged from 2.28 × 10−9 to 3.09 × 10−8 m2/h, increasing with temperature. Activation energy values spanned from 56.88 kJ/mol at 1.0 m/s to 115.41 kJ/mol at 2.0 m/s air velocity. This study demonstrated that infrared drying offered a balanced approach for larvae processing, providing faster drying times and moderate energy consumption compared to hot air and solar drying, making it a viable option for producing sustainable cricket feed.
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering provides a forum for the rapid publication of short, structured Case Studies in Thermal Engineering and related Short Communications. It provides an essential compendium of case studies for researchers and practitioners in the field of thermal engineering and others who are interested in aspects of thermal engineering cases that could affect other engineering processes. The journal not only publishes new and novel case studies, but also provides a forum for the publication of high quality descriptions of classic thermal engineering problems. The scope of the journal includes case studies of thermal engineering problems in components, devices and systems using existing experimental and numerical techniques in the areas of mechanical, aerospace, chemical, medical, thermal management for electronics, heat exchangers, regeneration, solar thermal energy, thermal storage, building energy conservation, and power generation. Case studies of thermal problems in other areas will also be considered.