Quantification and kinetics of the residual brine generation during ham and shoulder pile salting

Environmental management of the residual brine of cod desalting. Quantification of mass transfer phenomena and determination of some parameters on the residual brine important for its treatment by membrane technology

“…Mass transport phenomena in the desalting process was quantified through the following indexes: total mass variation in cod fillets (IM C ), water mass variation in cod fillets (IM w ), NaCl mass variation in cod fillets (IM NaCl ) and residual brine generation (g, according to the following equations (Andrés et al, 2005;Barat et al, 2006b):…”

Use of simultaneous brine thawing/salting in dry-cured Iberian ham production

“…In fact, when solid salt is used in the process, the quantity of brine produced, which is not reused, is elevated as a consequence of the water (from the hams and moisture in the salting chamber) gained by the salt. The amount of released brine produced in the production of dry-cured hams and shoulders in Spain was around 38,000 metric tons in 2002 (Barat et al, 2006b), which demonstrates the importance of using a technique that permits the cleaning and recycling of the brine.…”

Gestión medioambiental de salmueras de desalado de bacalao. Tratamiento mediante tecnología de membranas

“…Por otra parte a medida que se aumenta la temperatura se disminuye la vida útil del producto, favoreciendo el desarrollo microbiano y el aumento de la velocidad de las reacciones bioquímicas. Por tanto es recomendable trabajar con temperaturas de refrigeración entre los 2ºC a 5ºC lo que por un lado favorece la transferencia de materia en el sistema y a su vez se contribuye al control microbiológico (Barat et al, 2006b, Magnússon et al, 2006, Martínez, 2002, Barat et al, 2006a.…”

“…Para la cuantificación se utilizaron los parámetros y ecuaciones usuales en este tipo de procesos (Tabla 3.1), que establecen la variación de masa durante el desalado (Barat et al, 2006b, Andrés et al, 2005a, Barat et al, 2004b.…”