The Kinetic Model and Temperature Effect of Caulerpa Lentillifera Drying Process

The drying mechanism of the seaweed, Caulerpa Lentillifera, at different temperature were studied. This involved the modelling of the drying kinetic and the studied of the effect of the relative humidity. Five empirical drying kinetic models of Newton, Page, Modified Page, Logarithmic, and flenderson-Pabis were fitted to the experimental data with the kinetic parameters following the modified Arrhenius equation. The decency of the fit of different model was statistically evaluated. Moreover, the milestones for optimization of the drying procedure towards the energy preservation and the valuable constituent saving have been set through the modelling of the drying process energy consumption and the studied of the effect of drying temperature to the seaweed physical appearance. This work should be an interesting starting point for the further study, analysis, and improvement of the Caulerpa Lentillifera drying process.